## Create employer

`employers.create(**kwargs) -> EmployerResponse`

**post** `/v1/employers`

Creates a new employer for the authenticated organization. Requires employer name, legal name, EIN, email, and address information. Returns the created employer with its assigned ID.

### Parameters

- `address: { address_line_1, city, state, 2 more}`

  Employer address

  - `address_line_1: String`

    Primary street address

  - `city: String`

    City name

  - `state: String`

    Two-letter state code

  - `zipcode: String`

    ZIP code

  - `address_line_2: String`

    Secondary street address

- `ein: String`

  Employer Identification Number (format: XX-XXXXXXX)

- `email: String`

  Email address for billing and communications

- `legal_name: String`

  Legal business name

- `name: String`

  Employer display name

- `phone_number: String`

  Employer phone number (10-digit US format, e.g. 5551234567)

- `reference_id: String`

  External reference ID for this employer

### Returns

- `class EmployerResponse`

  Response containing a single employer resource.

  - `data: Employer`

    Serializer for Employer entity in public API responses.

    - `id: String`

      Unique employer identifier with 'empr_' prefix

    - `active: bool`

      Whether the employer is currently active in the system

    - `address: { address_line_1, city, state, 2 more}`

      Nested address within EmployerSerializer.

      - `address_line_1: String`

        Primary street address

      - `city: String`

        City name

      - `state: String`

        Two-letter state code (e.g., CA, NY)

      - `zipcode: String`

        ZIP code (5 or 9 digit)

      - `address_line_2: String`

        Secondary street address (apt, suite, etc.)

    - `created_at: Time`

      Timestamp when the employer was created

    - `ein: String`

      Employer Identification Number (masked in responses)

    - `eligibility_policy_id: String`

      ID of the benefit eligibility policy (epol_*), if assigned

    - `legal_name: String`

      Legal business name for compliance and tax purposes

    - `name: String`

      Display name of the employer

    - `organization_id: String`

      ID of the parent organization (org_*)

    - `updated_at: Time`

      Timestamp when the employer was last updated

    - `email: String`

      Email address for billing and communications

    - `phone_number: String`

      Employer phone number (E.164 format recommended)

    - `reference_id: String`

      Partner-assigned reference ID for the employer

### Example

```ruby
require "vitable_connect"

vitable_connect = VitableConnect::Client.new(
  api_key: "My API Key",
  environment: "environment_1" # defaults to "production"
)

employer_response = vitable_connect.employers.create(
  address: {address_line_1: "789 Business Blvd", city: "Seattle", state: "WA", zipcode: "98101"},
  ein: "12-3456789",
  email: "hr@newco.com",
  legal_name: "NewCo Industries LLC",
  name: "NewCo Industries"
)

puts(employer_response)
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "data": {
    "id": "empr_new123abc",
    "organization_id": "org_xyz789",
    "name": "NewCo Industries",
    "legal_name": "NewCo Industries LLC",
    "ein": "XX-XXX6789",
    "reference_id": null,
    "email": "hr@newco.com",
    "phone_number": "2065550100",
    "active": true,
    "address": {
      "address_line_1": "789 Business Blvd",
      "address_line_2": "Floor 5",
      "city": "Seattle",
      "state": "WA",
      "zipcode": "98101"
    },
    "eligibility_policy_id": null,
    "created_at": "2024-11-26T10:00:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2024-11-26T10:00:00Z"
  }
}
```