Employment Verification

THE WORK NUMBER® is a service of TALX Corporation that provides an automated process to handle employment verifications. It provides employment and salary verification within a matter of minutes. This fast, secure service is used for mortgage applications, reference checks, loan applications, and apartment leases; anything that requires proof of employment. It is quick, accurate, and best of all, it’s easy. Requested information is printed directly from their Web site at www.theworknumber.com or voiced and/or faxed to verifiers who access the system through an 800 number.

Wayne County sends data from payroll files to TALX after each payroll run. The information allows TALX to provide:

• Name
• Most recent hire date
• Termination date (if no longer employed)
• Total time with Wayne County
• Job title
• Rate of Pay
• Gross earnings for current year to date, including base pay, overtime, bonuses, and commissions.
• Gross earnings for last year and two years past, including base pay, overtime, bonuses, and commissions.

The process of obtaining employment and salary information through The Work Number® is easy.

1. Wayne County provides updated employment and salary information files to The Work Number® after each payroll cycle.
2. The employee provides the verifier his/her social security number, Wayne County’s employer code, and a Salary Key (if the employee wants to allow the verifier obtain salary information).
3. The verifier contacts THE WORK NUMBER® and enters the employer code, the employee's SSN, and the Salary Key (if requesting salary information). The verifier can contact THE WORK NUMBER® via the Internet or 800 number.
4. The Internet displays the information and the 800 number voices the information. If the verifier accesses the data via the Web site, he/she is able to print a copy of the verification from his/her desktop. If the verifier accesses data via the 800 number, the caller has the option to enter a fax number when prompted, and the system automatically sends a fax with all the information.

When employees provide verifiers with a Salary Key, they are giving the verifier permission to access their salary information. A Salary Key is not required if the verifier does not need salary information. Salary Keys are not required for employment verifications from THE WORK NUMBER®. The Verification of Employment includes job title, total time with company, and start or termination date.

To generate a Salary Key, the employee goes to the web site at www.theworknumber.com or dials 1-800-367-2884. The employee will be prompted to enter the employer code and his/her password. Once logged in, the employee will select the option to create a salary key and the system will generate a 6-digit random number. The salary key is displayed or voiced to the associate. A Salary Key is valid for one salary verification by one verifier. The employee must create a new Salary Key for each verifier as needed, and may have up to three codes active at one time.

The password is the employee’s Birth Month, Birth Date and Last 4 digits of Social Security Number in the format MMDDSSSS.