> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.zeal.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The Employee Object > The Employee Object represents a W-2 employee for a given company. The Employee Object represents a W-2 employee for a given company. | attribute | type | description | | ----------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | employeeID | string | Zeal Employee ID | | companyID | string | Zeal Company ID of the employer | | onboarded | boolean | Whether the employee has been onboarded onto Zeal or not | | employment\_status | string | Employment status of the employee. Holds one of the following values:`live`: This employee currently works for this company and will receive payroll`leave`: This employee is "On Leave"`terminated`: This employee has been "Terminated". If terminated, must have `term_date`. (see below) | | term\_date | string | Termination Date of the employee. The termination date is the day on which the employee and the employer end their relationship and is formatted as a date (YYYY-MM-DD)**NOTE: This field is required to mark an Employee as terminated if opted into Health Insurance (Early Access)** | | term\_reason | string | Termination reason of the employee. Holds one of the following values: `voluntary`: This employee has voluntarily left the company `involuntary`: This employee has involuntarily left the company `death`: This employee is no longer with the company due to death `misconduct`: This employee is no longer with the company due to misconduct**NOTE: This field is required to mark an Employee as terminated if opted into Health Insurance (Early Access)** | | benefits\_class | string | Class of employee used for Health Insurance eligibility. Holds one of the following values:`Full-Time`, `Part Time`, `Executive`, `VP`, `IT Staff`, `Eligible - No ER Contribution`: Eligible for benefits and will receive an enrollment link`Ineligible`: **(Default)** Not eligible for benefits and will not receive an enrollment linkThere may be additional fields based on Health Insurance configuration.**NOTE: This field is only required if opted into Health Insurance (Early Access)** | | first\_name | string | First name of the employee | | last\_name | string | Last name of the employee | | title | string | Title of employee | | dob | string | Date of birth of the employee | | start\_date | string | Start Date of employee (also known as hire date). This is the first day that this employee works in return for wages and is formatted as a date (YYYY-MM-DD). Zeal uses this date for new hire reporting. | | email | string | Email of employee | | address | string | Residential Street address of the employee | | address\_line2 | string | Residential Street Address Line 2 of employee (i.e. apt numbers, suite no., etc.) | | city | string | Residential City of employee | | state | string | Residential State of employee | | zip | string | Residential Zip code of the employee | | phone\_number | string | Phone number of employee. Formatted with "+1" country code (e.g. `+18214370987`) | | default\_pay\_schedule | string | Default pay schedule of the employee. See the different options [here](/reference/employee-checks/reporting-periods/pay-frequency-reporting-periods-and-check-dates) | | default\_wage | number | Default wage of the employee | | default\_ot\_wage | number | Wage for overtime pay. Default OT rate is 1.5 times base wage | | default\_dt\_wage | number | Wage for double time pay. Default DT rate is 2 times base wage | | ssn | string | Social security number of employee | | is\_943 | boolean | Set to `true` if the employee is a farmworker | | is\_scheduleH | boolean | Set to `true` if the employee falls under the Schedule H category as a household employee | | is\_owner | boolean | Set to `true` if the employee is an Owner of the business and only receives [Owner's Draw](/docs/earning-components#/) earnings or reimbursements. There will be no tax withheld for this type of employee **Note: Early Access** | | external\_id | string | External ID for an employee that comes from an employer's HR or other internal systems | | metadata | object | Custom object you can attach to the employee object. This is useful for storing additional information about the object in a custom, structured format. See [Metadata](https://docs.zeal.com/reference/metadata). | | workLocationID | string | ID of [Work Location Object](/reference-link/company-location-object) | | work\_week\_start | string | ISO-8601 date-time with accurate UTC offset depicting the beginning of the work week when the employee begins work **NOTE: Only applicable for FLSA Overtime Policy (Early Access)** | | is\_salary | boolean | Set to `true` if the employee is salaried | | salary | number | The annual salary amount of the employee | | is\_regular | boolean | Set to `true` if the employee should be included in “on-cycle” payroll runs | | everify\_case\_number | string | Case number of the E-Verify request **NOTE: Only applicable for I9/E-Verify (Early Access)** | | everify\_further\_action\_notice\_url | string | Further action notice URL link of the E-Verify request **NOTE: Only applicable for I9/E-Verify (Early Access)** | | everify\_status | string | Holds one of the following values:`IN_PROGRESS`: A case has been created for the worker and e-verify is processing it`PENDING_REFERRAL`: The case received a Tentative Nonconfirmation (TNC) status and the employer must tell e-verify how to proceed`REFERRED`: The case has been referred to an E-verify agency and the worker will get in touch with them`SUCCESS`: The worker is authorized to work in the US`FAILURE`: The worker is not authorized to work in the US`FAILURE_NO_SHOW`: The worker never contacted the E-verify agency to resolve their Tentative Nonconfirmation (TNC) after indicating that they would take action, and are not authorized to work in the US`FAILURE_NO_ACTION`: The worker decided to take no action to resolve their Tentative Nonconfirmation (TNC), and are not authorized to work in the US **NOTE: Only applicable for I9/E-Verify (Early Access)** | | everify\_referral\_date\_confirmation\_url | string | Referral date confirmation URL of the E-Verify request **NOTE: Only applicable for I9/E-Verify (Early Access)** | | everify\_status\_display | string | Status display of the E-Verify request **NOTE: Only applicable for I9/E-Verify (Early Access)** | | everify\_ee\_continues\_to\_work\_after\_fnc | boolean | Set to `true` if the employee continues to work after a Final Nonconfirmation **NOTE: Only applicable for I9/E-Verify (Early Access)** | | everify\_er\_shared\_referral\_date\_confirmation\_at | string | Date the employer shared the referral confirmation of the E-Verify request **NOTE: Only applicable for I9/E-Verify (Early Access)** | | everify\_status\_updated\_at | string | Status update of the E-Verify request **NOTE: Only applicable for I9/E-Verify (Early Access)** | | paycard\_requested | boolean | Set to `true`if the contractor has completed paycard enrollment. The paycard may not be successfully provisioned to the contractor yet. **NOTE: Only applicable for Paycards (Early Access)** | | paycard\_enabled | boolean | Set to `true`if the employee has completed paycard enrollment **NOTE: Only applicable for Paycards (Early Access)** | | kyc\_status | enum | Holds one of the following values:`null``approved``denied` | | ssn\_verification\_status | enum | Holds one of the following values:`null``approved``declined` | | soc\_code | string | The Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code for the employee, in NN-NNNN format | | instant\_pay\_enabled | boolean | Set to `true` if the employee has completed instant pay enrollment. **NOTE: Only applicable for Instant Pay (Early Access)** | ```bash bash theme={null} { "employeeID": "1234567890", "companyID": "0987654321", "onboarded": true, "employment_status": "live", "term_date": null, "first_name": "erlich", "last_name": "bachman", "email": "erlich@zeal.com", "dob": "1999-12-04", "start_date": "2019-06-04", "title": "Brand Ambassador", "working_state": "CA", "workLocationID": "6247402f38756100224f0a52", "address": "320 Pancake Hollow Road", "address_line2": null, "city": "Highland", "state": "NY", "zip": "12528", "phone_number": "+18214370987", "default_pay_schedule": "weekly", "default_wage": 20, "default_ot_wage": 30, "default_dt_wage": 40, "ssn": "123456789", "is_943": true, "is_scheduleH": false, "is_salary": true, "salary": 100000, "external_id": "123456789", "paycard_requested": false, "paycard_enabled": false, "kyc_status": "approved", "ssn_verification_status": null, "soc_code": "15-1256", "instant_pay_enabled": true } ```