METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING EMPLOYEE BACKGROUND CHECKS
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1. A method for performing a prior employment record check on an employee, the method comprising:
- providing a database for a new employer to enter at least a name and a contact address for a new employee;
requiring submission of a unique access code with a designation of either no prior employers or at least one prior employer by the new employee;
making a first request to each prior employer to conduct a records check of the new employee when there exists at least one prior employer; and
forwarding a response from each prior employer to the new employer when there exists at least one prior employer.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for performing background checks on potential new employees. After an employer enters identifying information for the potential new employee, the employee completes information related to prior employers, if any, through the use of a unique access code as part of an electronic signature. An automated request is sent to the prior employer(s) to complete a background check, and the new employer retrieves the response Reminders are sent to the prior employer(s) in the event they do not respond during a prescribed time period.
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1. A method for performing a prior employment record check on an employee, the method comprising:
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providing a database for a new employer to enter at least a name and a contact address for a new employee; requiring submission of a unique access code with a designation of either no prior employers or at least one prior employer by the new employee; making a first request to each prior employer to conduct a records check of the new employee when there exists at least one prior employer; and forwarding a response from each prior employer to the new employer when there exists at least one prior employer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for performing a prior employment record check on an employee, the apparatus comprising:
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a database configured for a new employer to enter at least a name and a contact address for a new employee; means for requiring submission of a unique access code with a designation of either no prior employers or at least one prior employer by the new employee; means for making a first request to each prior employer to conduct a records check of the new employee when there exists at least one prior employer; and means for forwarding a response to the first request from each prior employer to the new employer when there exists at least one prior employer. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable storage medium storing thereon a method executable by a computer for performing a prior employment record check on an employee, the method comprising:
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providing a database for a new employer to enter at least a name and a contact address for a new employee; requiring submission of a unique access code with a designation of either no prior employers or at least one prior employer by the new employee; making a first request to each prior employer to conduct a records check of the new employee when there exists at least one prior employer; and forwarding a response from each prior employer to the new employer when there exists at least one prior employer. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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