Patent ID: 8060394

Claim:
A computer assisted method of managing workers and documents, comprising: storing electronic industry documents, data related to said industry representation documents based on compliance status of said industry representation documents, and a list of workers with data related to the workers, wherein the industry representation documents are electronic copies of actual physical certificate documents or physical license documents; relationally linking the industry representation documents with at least one worker from said list of workers; determining, by a computer, whether the worker meets an industry requirement by analyzing each of said at least one worker based on industry representation documents linked to said worker, said data related to said industry representation documents linked to said worker, existence of industry representation documents linked to said worker, and data related to said worker; wherein the determining comprises: dynamically selecting, by a user, types of the industry representation documents and types of said data related to said industry representation documents; and dynamically setting, by a user, filters for information to be displayed based on said selection of the type of the industry representation documents; displaying at least one worker from the list of workers with at least one corresponding industry representation document from said industry representation documents based on said set filter; and selecting a worker from said list of workers based on said determination from the displayed at least one worker, and wherein the worker meets the industry requirement when the worker has all physical certificate or license documents required to meet state or federal compliance, the documents are linked to the worker and the required state or federal licenses and certifications are valid.