11 code 179 worksites missing master check
Worksites Missing Master Check - Code 179
Like the edit just described, this had previously been two warning conditions, but is now a single warning-level edit. One of the original edits checked for an inactive master that was tied to active worksites. The other flagged a missing master record (i.e., only the worksite records existed on the Micro File). Both of these are handled in one code now, even though it is coded in two separate parts of the program (since checking the status of a record is different from the absence of a record).
Once again the information supplied by the worksite summarization program (ES2UT01) becomes invaluable for speeding through this edit. An indicator denotes whether the master account exists. Even though the UT01 preprocessor disregards the master account status code when it comes to processing the worksites, a flag is still needed to help this edit to complete. The following pseudo code, therefore, defines this edit:
In this code, Master Missing means the master account for the family does not exist. The original edits split the “or” condition of the middle line into two separate edit coding sections. Although the sections are still there, they are now grouped under the same code number. If this condition is found, it appears in the Warnings Report with the note “Worksite Missing Master”. This warning message can also be considered a “gross” error, depending on the size of the family’s employment and/or wages. BLS classification: A.2.8 or B.2.9, based on family employment or wage size.
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