Patent ID: 8595148

Claim:
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.