Fixed-Width File Layout - Version 1

Please note that every record must be on its own line.

Field	Type	Length	Start Position	End Position	Status	Comments
Worker's First Name	Char	11	1	11	Required
Worker's Middle Initial	Char	1	12	12	Optional
Worker's Last Name	Char	15	13	27	Required
Worker's Address Line 1	Char	30	28	57	Required
Worker's Address Line 2	Char	30	58	87	Optional
Worker's City	Char	18	88	105	Required
Worker's State	Char	2	106	107	Required	Valid 2 letter state code (e.g. MS)
Worker's Zip Code	Numeric	5	108	112	Required
Worker's Zip +4	Numeric	4	113	116	Required
Worker's SSN	Number	9	117	125	Required	All zeroes will be rejected
Worker's Date of Hire	Numeric	8	126	133	Required	YYYYMMDD
Worker's Date of Birth	Numeric	8	134	141	Required	YYYYMMDD, if unknown -00000000
Worker's Gender	Char	1	142	142	Required	M/F/U
Worker's Work State	Char	2	143	144	Required	Valid 2 letter state code (default to MS)
Employer's Name	Char	30	145	174	Required
Employer's Payroll Address Line 1	Character	30	175	204	Required
Employer's Payroll Address Line 2	Char	30	205	234	Optional
Employer's Payroll City	Char	18	235	252	Required
Employer's Payroll State	Char	2	253	254	Required	Valid 2 letter state code (default to MS)
Employer's Payroll Zip Code	Numeric	5	255	259	Required
Employer's Payroll Zip +4	Numeric	4	260	263	Required
Employer's Payroll Country Code	Char	2	264	265	Optional
Employer's Federal EIN	Numeric	9	266	274	Required
Employer's State EIN	Numeric	10	275	284	Required	If unknown default to 0000000000
Employee Salary	Numeric	8	285	292	Required	No decimal, last two digits for cents. Right-justify with leading zeroes
Payment Frequency	Char	1	293	293	Required	Effective December 1, 2010 use W (weekly), B (bi-weekly), M (monthly), and A (annual). If unavailable, default to a space or blank
Employee eligible for an insurance benefit	Char	1	294	294	Required	Y or N
Filler	Char	6	295	300	Required	blank spaces

Fixed-Width File Layout - Version 1

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