EmploymentQuestion 243 of 1632
A contractor hires a new laborer who starts work on June 1. Under California's new-hire reporting law, the report to the EDD is due no later than:
a.July 1, i.e. 30 days after the start
b.June 21, 20 days after the start
c.June 30, the end of that quarter
d.July 15, with the next tax deposit
Explanation
Unemployment Insurance Code §1088.5 gives the employer 20 days from the employee's first day of work to report the new hire to the EDD, so a June 1 start is due June 21. Thirty days is not a deadline in §1088.5 at all. The quarterly return is a separate filing on its own clock and does not carry the new-hire report. And nothing ties the report to a payroll tax deposit — the deposit schedule and the new-hire report are independent obligations.
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