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 "response": "# I can't process this hire yet: their state is required\n\nI've held this employee out of the run. Without a state, I can't correctly calculate or set up:\n\n- **State income tax withholding.** Rates, forms, and rules vary. Some states (TX, FL, WA, etc.) have none.\n- **State unemployment (SUI).** This is based on where the employee works.\n- **State disability or paid leave deductions.** Examples are CA SDI, NY PFL, WA PFML, NJ, and MA.\n- **Local taxes.** Examples are NYC, Ohio municipalities, PA local EIT, and Maryland counties.\n- **State new-hire reporting.** This is usually due within 20 days of hire.\n- **Minimum wage and overtime rules.** These differ by state and sometimes by city.\n\nGuessing could cause under-withholding, misfiled SUI, penalties, and amended returns later.\n\n## What I need from HR\n1. **Work location.** This is the physical address where the employee performs work, or their home address if remote.\n2. **Residence address.** This matters if it differs from the work state, because of reciprocity and resident tax.\n3. **State withholding form**, if the state has its own (e.g., CA DE 4, NY IT-2104, IL W-4). Otherwise I'll use the federal W-4 where the state allows it.\n\n## Timing options\n- **Preferred:** HR updates the record before the payroll cutoff, and I include the employee in this run.\n- **If the info arrives after cutoff:** I'll process an off-cycle payment as soon as it's received. Some states require timely payment of first wages, so please treat this as urgent.\n- **Not recommended:** Running federal-only or defaulting to headquarters' state. I'll only do this with written approval from Payroll/Tax leadership, and it will likely require corrections later.\n\n## Suggested message to HR\n> Subject: Action needed: missing state for new hire [Name, Employee ID]\n>\n> The HR record for [Name] (start date [date]) has no work state or address, so they can't be paid in the [date] payroll. Please provide their work location, home address, and any state withholding form by [cutoff time]. If we receive it after cutoff, we'll issue an off-cycle payment.\n\nSend me the details when you have them, and I'll finish setup and process the pay.",
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