diff --git a/app/models/qbo_employee.rb b/app/models/qbo_employee.rb
index 6e11e46..d0d1091 100644
--- a/app/models/qbo_employee.rb
+++ b/app/models/qbo_employee.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,12 @@ class QboEmployee < ActiveRecord::Base
       }
     end
     
-    #remove deleted employees
-    where.not(employees.map(&:id)).destroy_all
+  def self.sync_by_id(id)
+    employee = get_base.service.fetch_by_id(id)
+    
+    qbo_employee = 	find_or_create_by(id: employee.id)
+    qbo_employee.name = employee.display_name
+    qbo_employee.id = employee.id
+    qbo_employee.save!
   end
 end