34-15-04. Reporting format

34-15-04. Reporting format 1. Each employer report required by this chapter must be made, to the extent practicable, on a W-4 form or an equivalent form prescribed by the state directory of new hires. 2. Except as provided in subsection 3, the report may be transmitted by first-class mail or by any magnetic or electronic means readable by the department, including facsimile transmission, electronic mail, modem transmission, or other means of electronic communication. 3. An employer that employs more than twenty-four employees at any time must report new hires through an electronic method provided by the department. An employer that does not comply with this subsection is deemed to have failed to report new hires under section 34-15-05. The department may waive, upon a showing of good cause, the requirement to report new hires electronically.