Multistate employers

Employers who have employees in more than one state have two options to report newly hired employees. Employers can report to each state they have employees working or select one state to report all their newly hired employees. Those employers selecting one state must submit new hire reports electronically. They must notify the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in writing, of the state they have chosen. Employers can send their selection:

by fax at 410-277-9325, or

by mail to: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Child Support Enforcement Multistate Employer Registration PO Box 509 Randallstown MD 21133

The penalty for failure to timely report newly hired employees or for failure to file a report showing the required information is $20, multiplied by the number of employees not reported or the number of false or incomplete reports filed. However, if the failure is a result of a conspiracy between the employer and employee, the penalty will be $450, multiplied by the number of employees not reported or the number of false or incomplete reports filed.