Electronic Employment and Salary Verification Instructions
Lenders and other businesses who wish to verify the employment and salaries of SFSU employees will be using THE WORK NUMBER FOR EVERYONE®, also know as TALX. The service provides immediate employment and salary verification by touch-tone phone for credit and reference requests, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
For Student, Hourly and Auxiliary employee verification instructions, Click here
For questions related to Employment Verification, please call our main line at 415-338-1872.
Monthly Salaried Employees
• If your verifier needs a Basic verification of employment (name, job title, start/termination date, total state time), have them follow the verifier instructions below.
• If your verifier requires verification of the number of paychecks you receive per year (mostly applies to faculty) then please Click here and follow the instructions.
• If your verifier needs a Basic verification plus salary information, you must obtain a Salary Key Code.
• Call 1-800-EMP-AUTH (1-800-367-2884) from a touch-tone phone, or visit www.theworknumber.com
• Enter the following information when prompted:
- Employer Code: State of California Company Code 10396
- Employee ID (not your SSN): Last 6 digits of your Social Security Number, 2 digit month and 2 digit day of your birth
- PIN: 2 digit month and 2 digit day of your birth.
• Write the authorization code down when the system voices it to you, or print a copy if obtaining online.
NOTE: You may have a maximum of three codes active at one time. Each code can be used only once. After it is used, the code is automatically removed from the system.
Verifiers
• Call 1-800-367-5690, or visit www.theworknumber.com/go
• An account on this system is required in order to verify employment; log in to your existing account or create a new user account.
• To verify employment for an SF State employee, enter the following information when prompted:
- Employer Code: State of California Company Code 10396
- Employee ID (not SSN): Using the "Other ID Option" enter the last 6 digits of employee's SSN followed by the 2 digit month and then the 2 digit day of employee's birth.
- Salary Key Code (from employee) if salary verification is required
The system will voice back the information you need, and offer you a fax option. Be certain to record the Reference Number provided by THE WORK NUMBER for future audits of the same employee verification.
NOTE: Verifiers are charged a per-access fee, depending on your membership status and the level of verification you are receiving. For additional information, go to www.theworknumber.com/go and view information for Verifiers.
Questions?
If you have any question about how to use the system, call The Work Number Customer Service at 1-800-367-2884 or visit their website at www.theworknumber.com/
For more information on THE WORK NUMBER please visit the CA State Controller’s Office website at www.sco.ca.gov/ppsd_se_worknumber.html
Other types of Employment Verification
Written Verification (Request will be returned within 5 business days)
- THE WORK NUMBER service is not available for student and hourly employees. A verifier may request the required information via fax to 415-338-0521‚ Attention: Payroll. The employee’s signed permission must be provided for Human Resources to release the requested information.
Formal Verification Letter
- In the event that any employee is in need of a formal letter from their employer‚ an Employment Verification Request form must be completed by the employee and submitted to Human Resources for processing. A letter will be generated and delivered per instructions provided on the request form.
Auxiliary Employees
• For verification on employees paid through Associated Students, Inc., or University Corporation, please fax your request to the respective departments at:
ASI fax (415) 338-1738
U. Corp fax (415) 338-7950