Employment Verification

Some companies ask for your W-2 or most recent pay stub at some point during the job offer negotiation process. Why? What for? Here are some articles.

Screenshot of such a requirement: twitter

• employmentlawdaily
• sfgate
• careersherpa
• thelawdictionary
• salary.com
• zenefits
• payscale.com
• proformative
• Ask A Manager

From TW (unofficial): “We use them to get a balance on what the market actually looks like in addition to the companies we use externally for the market data is what I understand.”