app.js

$( function() {
    const stateSelect = document.getElementById('state');
    states.forEach(function(state) {
        const option = document.createElement('option');
        option.value = state.abbreviation;
        option.text = state.name;
        stateSelect.appendChild(option);
    });

    $( "#department" ).selectmenu();
    $( "#state" ).selectmenu();

    $('#date-of-birth').datetimepicker({
        timepicker: false,
        format: 'm/d/Y'
    });
    $('#start-date').datetimepicker({
        timepicker: false,
        format: 'm/d/Y'
    });
});

function saveEmployee() {
    const firstName = document.getElementById('first-name');
    const lastName = document.getElementById('last-name');
    const dateOfBirth = document.getElementById('date-of-birth');
    const startDate = document.getElementById('start-date');
    const department = document.getElementById('department');
    const street = document.getElementById('street');
    const city = document.getElementById('city');
    const state = document.getElementById('state');
    const zipCode = document.getElementById('zip-code');

    const employees = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('employees')) || [];
    const employee = {
        firstName: firstName.value,
        lastName: lastName.value,
        dateOfBirth: dateOfBirth.value,
        startDate: startDate.value,
        department: department.value,
        street: street.value,
        city: city.value,
        state: state.value,
        zipCode: zipCode.value
    };
    employees.push(employee);
    localStorage.setItem('employees', JSON.stringify(employees));
    $('#confirmation').modal();
}

const states = [
    {
        "name": "Alabama",
        "abbreviation": "AL"
    },
    {
        "name": "Alaska",
        "abbreviation": "AK"
    },
    {
        "name": "American Samoa",
        "abbreviation": "AS"
    },
    {
        "name": "Arizona",
        "abbreviation": "AZ"
    },
    {
        "name": "Arkansas",
        "abbreviation": "AR"
    },
    {
        "name": "California",
        "abbreviation": "CA"
    },
    {
        "name": "Colorado",
        "abbreviation": "CO"
    },
    {
        "name": "Connecticut",
        "abbreviation": "CT"
    },
    {
        "name": "Delaware",
        "abbreviation": "DE"
    },
    {
        "name": "District Of Columbia",
        "abbreviation": "DC"
    },
    {
        "name": "Federated States Of Micronesia",
        "abbreviation": "FM"
    },
    {
        "name": "Florida",
        "abbreviation": "FL"
    },
    {
        "name": "Georgia",
        "abbreviation": "GA"
    },
    {
        "name": "Guam",
        "abbreviation": "GU"
    },
    {
        "name": "Hawaii",
        "abbreviation": "HI"
    },
    {
        "name": "Idaho",
        "abbreviation": "ID"
    },
    {
        "name": "Illinois",
        "abbreviation": "IL"
    },
    {
        "name": "Indiana",
        "abbreviation": "IN"
    },
    {
        "name": "Iowa",
        "abbreviation": "IA"
    },
    {
        "name": "Kansas",
        "abbreviation": "KS"
    },
    {
        "name": "Kentucky",
        "abbreviation": "KY"
    },
    {
        "name": "Louisiana",
        "abbreviation": "LA"
    },
    {
        "name": "Maine",
        "abbreviation": "ME"
    },
    {
        "name": "Marshall Islands",
        "abbreviation": "MH"
    },
    {
        "name": "Maryland",
        "abbreviation": "MD"
    },
    {
        "name": "Massachusetts",
        "abbreviation": "MA"
    },
    {
        "name": "Michigan",
        "abbreviation": "MI"
    },
    {
        "name": "Minnesota",
        "abbreviation": "MN"
    },
    {
        "name": "Mississippi",
        "abbreviation": "MS"
    },
    {
        "name": "Missouri",
        "abbreviation": "MO"
    },
    {
        "name": "Montana",
        "abbreviation": "MT"
    },
    {
        "name": "Nebraska",
        "abbreviation": "NE"
    },
    {
        "name": "Nevada",
        "abbreviation": "NV"
    },
    {
        "name": "New Hampshire",
        "abbreviation": "NH"
    },
    {
        "name": "New Jersey",
        "abbreviation": "NJ"
    },
    {
        "name": "New Mexico",
        "abbreviation": "NM"
    },
    {
        "name": "New York",
        "abbreviation": "NY"
    },
    {
        "name": "North Carolina",
        "abbreviation": "NC"
    },
    {
        "name": "North Dakota",
        "abbreviation": "ND"
    },
    {
        "name": "Northern Mariana Islands",
        "abbreviation": "MP"
    },
    {
        "name": "Ohio",
        "abbreviation": "OH"
    },
    {
        "name": "Oklahoma",
        "abbreviation": "OK"
    },
    {
        "name": "Oregon",
        "abbreviation": "OR"
    },
    {
        "name": "Palau",
        "abbreviation": "PW"
    },
    {
        "name": "Pennsylvania",
        "abbreviation": "PA"
    },
    {
        "name": "Puerto Rico",
        "abbreviation": "PR"
    },
    {
        "name": "Rhode Island",
        "abbreviation": "RI"
    },
    {
        "name": "South Carolina",
        "abbreviation": "SC"
    },
    {
        "name": "South Dakota",
        "abbreviation": "SD"
    },
    {
        "name": "Tennessee",
        "abbreviation": "TN"
    },
    {
        "name": "Texas",
        "abbreviation": "TX"
    },
    {
        "name": "Utah",
        "abbreviation": "UT"
    },
    {
        "name": "Vermont",
        "abbreviation": "VT"
    },
    {
        "name": "Virgin Islands",
        "abbreviation": "VI"
    },
    {
        "name": "Virginia",
        "abbreviation": "VA"
    },
    {
        "name": "Washington",
        "abbreviation": "WA"
    },
    {
        "name": "West Virginia",
        "abbreviation": "WV"
    },
    {
        "name": "Wisconsin",
        "abbreviation": "WI"
    },
    {
        "name": "Wyoming",
        "abbreviation": "WY"
    }
];