Method and system for applicant salary and employment history verification

• US 8,595,148 B1
• Filed: 05/30/2008
• Issued: 11/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intuit, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Intuit, Inc.
• Inventors: Borgen, Joshua Aaron, Fitch, Todd Matthew
• Primary Examiner(s): OBAID, FATEH M
• Application Number:
  US12/130,940
• Time in Patent Office: 2,006 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 705/321
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/105 Human resources

Abstract

The invention is directed to a method and system to verify an employment history of an applicant. The method involves obtaining data from a plurality of data sources comprising a business application, aggregating data to obtain aggregated data, where aggregated data includes employment and payroll data from the plurality of data sources, receiving a request for an employment history verification report based on a job application, where the request includes applicant identification information, searching aggregated data for data associated with applicant identification information, and providing the employment history verification report corresponding to applicant identification information, where the employment history verification report is based on the request and aggregated data. The employment history verification report may be based on employment and payroll data associated with applicant identification information.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for verifying employment history comprising:

downloading, by a processor and into an aggregate data repository (ADR), a plurality of salary amounts from a plurality of payroll software applications of a plurality of employers, wherein the plurality of salary amounts were paid by the plurality of employers to a plurality of employees;

receiving, by a processor and after downloading the plurality of salary amounts, a request from an employer for an employment history verification report for an employment applicant, wherein the request comprises an identification item identifying the employment applicant;

obtaining a salary history provided by the employment applicant and comprising a plurality of applicant-provided salary amounts corresponding to a plurality of past employers of the employment applicant;

matching, based on the identification item, a subset of the plurality of salary amounts in the ADR to the employment applicant, wherein the subset of the plurality of salary amounts was paid to the employment applicant by the plurality of past employers of the employment applicant;

identifying a discrepancy between the plurality of applicant-provided salary amounts and the subset of the plurality of salary amounts; and

generating the employment history verification report comprising the subset of the plurality of salary amounts and the discrepancy.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

searching a third party database for information associated with the request.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

establishing a policy to restrict access to the ADR and the employment history verification report.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the request further comprises a release from the employment applicant authorizing access to salary data corresponding to the employment applicant.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing, to the employer, a subscription to access the ADR.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the identification item is a social security number of the employment applicant.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

downloading, into the ADR and from a regulating organization, a professional membership history of the employment applicant with the regulating organization; and

obtaining an applicant-provided professional membership history provided by the employment applicant, wherein the employment history verification report further comprises a discrepancy between the professional membership history and the applicant-provided professional membership history.

6. A system to verify employment history, comprising:

a processor;

an aggregate data repository (ADR) comprising a plurality of salary amounts paid by a plurality of employers to a plurality of employees;

a memory operatively connected to the processor, and storing a plurality of instructions comprising functionality to;

download, into the ADR, the plurality of salary amounts from a plurality of payroll software applications of the plurality of employers,

receive, from an employer and after downloading the plurality of salary amounts, a request for an employment history verification report for an employment applicant, wherein the request comprises an identification item identifying the employment applicant,

obtain a salary history provided by the employment applicant and comprising a plurality of applicant-provided salary amounts corresponding to a plurality of past employers of the employment applicant,

match, based on the identification item, a subset of the plurality of salary amounts in the ADR to the employment applicant, wherein the subset of the plurality of salary amounts was paid to the employment applicant by the plurality of past employers,

identify a discrepancy between the plurality of applicant-provided salary amounts and the subset of the plurality of salary amounts, and

generate an employment history verification report comprising the subset of the plurality of salary amounts and the discrepancy.

7. The system of claim 6, further comprising:

an authentication service configured to restrict access to the ADR and the employment history verification report.

8. The system of claim 6, the plurality of instructions further comprising functionality to:

search a third party database for information associated with the identification item.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein the request further comprises a release from the employment applicant authorizing access to salary data corresponding to the employment applicant.

10. The system of claim 6, the plurality of instructions further comprising functionality to:

provide a subscription to access the ADR.

15. The system of claim 6, wherein the plurality of instructions further comprise functionality to:

download, into the ADR and from a regulating organization, a professional membership history of the employment applicant with the regulating organization; and

obtain an applicant-provided professional membership history provided by the employment applicant, wherein the employment history verification report further comprises a discrepancy between the professional membership history and the applicant-provided professional membership history.

11. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a plurality of instructions for verifying employment history, the plurality of instructions comprising functionality to:

download, into an aggregate data repository (ADR), a plurality of salary amounts from a plurality of payroll software applications of a plurality of employers, wherein the plurality of salary amounts were paid by the plurality of employers to a plurality of employees;

receive, from an employer and after downloading the plurality of salary amounts, a request for an employment history verification report for an employment applicant, wherein the request comprises an identification item identifying the employment applicant;

obtain a salary history provided by the employment applicant and comprising a plurality of applicant-provided salary amounts corresponding to a plurality of past employers of the employment applicant;

match, based on the identification item, a subset of the plurality of salary amounts in the ADR to the employment applicant, wherein the subset of the plurality of salary amounts was paid to the employment applicant by the plurality of past employers;

identify a discrepancy between the plurality of applicant-provided salary amounts and the subset of the plurality of salary amounts; and

generate the employment history verification report comprising the subset of the plurality of salary amounts and the discrepancy.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the request further comprises a release from the applicant authorizing access to salary data corresponding to the employment applicant.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the plurality of instructions further comprise functionality to:

download, into the ADR and from a regulating organization, a professional membership history of the employment applicant with the regulating organization; and

obtain an applicant-provided professional membership history provided by the employment applicant, wherein the employment history verification report further comprises a discrepancy between the professional membership history and the applicant-provided professional membership history.