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The Input/Update Employees screen allows you to add new employees, modify existing employees and terminate those who are no longer employed for the selected employer. This screen can be accessed by the WOW Main Menu screen and also provides a link to the Employee Update screen through links Modify Employees.
This screen has the following sections:
EMPLOYER
This section displays the FEIN, UI Account Number, and Business Name for the selected Employer. The information is not updateable, it is display only.
FEIN field
WOW displays the FEIN (Federal Employer Identification Number) of the selected employer.
UI Acct No field
WOW displays the Montana UI Account Number of the selected Employer.
Business Name field
WOW displays the Business Name of the selected Employer.
EMPLOYEE LISTThis section has sorting options as well as a scrollable window with 2 areas: “Modify Employee” and “Enter New Employees.”
Sort By/Sort Employees button
The sorting options allow you to sort your list of existing employees by SSN or Last Name. To sort your employee list, click on the dropdown box to select SSN or Last Name, and then click the “Sort Employees” button. NOTE: Terminated employees will always be displayed at the bottom of the Employee List, regardless which sort option is selected.
Existing Employees
SSN
This field displays SSN's of all existing employees (Employees that
you have previously added to WOW). To modify an employee’s
SSN, just click inside the appropriate box, and edit the SSN.
NOTE: Enter only nine digits in this field-no dashes or spaces!
LAST NAME
This field displays the Last Names of all the existing Employees (Employees that have been previously added to WOW). To modify an employee’s Last Name, just click inside the appropriate box, and edit the Name. This is a required field.
FIRST NAME
This field displays the First Names of all the existing Employees (Employees that have been previously added to WOW). To modify an employee’s First Name, just click inside the appropriate box, and edit the Name. This is a required field.
MID
This field displays the Middle Initial of all the existing Employees (Employees that have been previously added to WOW). To modify an employee’s Middle Initial, just click inside the appropriate box, and edit the Letter.
TERMINATED-FINAL PAY DATE
This field displays the Final Payroll Date of any terminated employees that you have on WOW. Once an employee is terminated, he/she will no longer appear on the Input Employee Wages screen for the quarters after the Terminated Date that you entered. If a previously terminated employee (who appears on the bottom of the Existing Employees List with a Termination Date) is re-hired with this employer, click the Modify Employee link, change the existing data, and save. This will add the employee back to your list of employees, and the employee will appear on the Input Employee Wages screen for all quarters.
MODIFY EMPLOYEE
To modify an employee’s information, click the underlined Modify Employee link next to the previously entered employee that needs to be changed. This will take you to the Employee Update screen and allow you to modify their information.
Enter New Employees Here:
The “Enter New Employees” block appears inside the scrollable window, at the bottom. It displays 10 rows of empty input boxes to add new employees to the selected employer. It also has a button inside the scrollable window at the bottom called “Save these Employees, Add 10 blank rows.”
SSN
Type the SSN of the employee you wish to add. This field is required. NOTE: Enter only nine digits in this field-no dashes or spaces!
LAST NAME
Type the Last Name of the employee you wish to add. This is a required field.
FIRST NAME
Type the First Name of the employee you wish to add. This is a required field.
MID
Type the middle initial of the employee you wish to add. This is not a required field.
“Save these employees, Add 10 blank Rows” button
Click this button if you have filled all 10 blank rows of new employees and need to enter more new employees.
BUTTONS
At the bottom of the fields, are 4 buttons: “Save and Stay on this page,” “Save and Go to Wages Page,” “Save and Return to Main Menu,” and “Reset this screen without saving.”
Save and Stay on this page
Click this button to save all changes to New and Existing Employees and then redisplay the same screen.
Save and go to Wages page
Click this button to save all changes to New and Existing employees and then display the Input Employees Wages screen.
Save and Return to Main Menu
Click this button to save all changes to New and Existing employees and then display the WOW Main Menu screen.
Reset this screen without saving
Click this button to disregard all changes you have made to New and Existing employees since the last time you saved, and redisplay the same screen with the original employee information.
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Revised: May 27, 2005. State of Montana - Department of Labor and Industry.



