As new employees join your company, you are required to add them to the MarylandSaves program.
Employees can be added individually or in bulk.
Please note: Ensure that all employee information that you enter is accurate as you will not be able to edit the employees' information once the employees' status is active. So please take your time.
Add Single Employee
To add a single employee start by clicking on the 'Add Employee' button from the Employee Management home page. After selecting 'Add Employee' you will see the employee information fields.
Fill out the required fields Name, SSN, and Date of Birth. if your payroll provider uses an External Payroll ID instead of SSN, please complete the optional field.
Once you have entered all the required information for your new employee, select the 'Save & Continue' button to move on to the next step.
Next, complete the employee's Email, Phone, and Address. You can add a separate Mailing and Physical Address but unclicking the "Mailing Address is the same as the physical address" box.
Lastly, click the 'Save New Employee' button to complete the addition of the employee.
You will be presented with this onscreen confirmation:
Click the OK button to return to the Employee Management home page.
Add Employees By Bulk Entry
You have two options to add multiple employees to your program by file upload or manual bulk entry. We'll show you how to do both.
A few helpful hints when submitting your Employees:
- All fields highlighted with an asterisk in the column header are REQUIRED data elements for each employee.
- Required fields include SSN, First Name, Last Name, Birthdate, and Physical Mailing Address.
- The Valid formats for Date of Birth are Month/Day/Year or Month-Day-Year (i.e 01/25/1970 or 01-25-1970
File Upload
To add employees by file upload, start by clicking on the 'Add Employee' button from the Employee Management home page.
After selecting 'Add Employee' you will see the employee information fields, select the 'Bulk Add Employees' option.
This will bring you to the bulk upload screen. Select the ‘Upload’ tab to use a CSV file with your employee’s information. You can also learn how to create your own by visiting 'How to create a File of Your Employee List'
Once your file uploads your Employee information will populate in the grid.
Manual Bulk Entry
After selecting 'Add Employee' and clicking on the ‘Bulk Add Employees’ option you will see the bulk upload screen. You can manually enter your employee's information on the grid.
If you are missing data for a required field, that cell will be highlighted in red.
Once you have uploaded your file or filled out employee information through the grid, hit the 'Save & Continue' button.
You will be presented with this onscreen confirmation:
After you've added a new employee, they will receive information about saving for retirement via MarylandSaves, including the option to Opt-Out of the program or change their regular savings rates. They will have 30 days to take action before their account becomes active, and you can begin to defer their savings from their pay.