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AdverseClear

Executive summary 5.2M US monthly hires, seasonally adjusted (BLS JOLTS, May 2026) 37 states / 150+ States and cities/counties with ban-the-box or fair-chance policies (NELP) 14 + DC States with Clean Slate automatic record-sealing laws as of 2026 (Clean Slate Initiative) $4.4M Largest cited FCRA background-check class-action settlement (Swift Transportation) AdverseClear is a done-for-you compliance-operations desk built for multi-state, high-volume hourly employers that runs the actual FCRA adverse-action process and the layered, jurisdiction-specific fair-chance/individualized-assessment workflow on the employer's behalf every time a background check contributes to a "do not hire" decision.

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Who this is for

A precise operating owner, not a generic audience.

Responsible buyer

Target buyer Tier Buyer Why they pay Primary VP HR / Talent Acquisition Director / CHRO or People Ops leader at multi-state, high-volume hourly employers (retail, QSR/restaurant, warehouse/3PL/logistics, healthcare support/home care, staffing agencies) running 100+ background-check-gated hires per month across 3 or more states with materially different fair-chance rules Owns the litigation and headline risk of a mishandled adverse action; wants a documented, defensible process without the HR team becoming 50-state-plus-150-city fair-chance specialists Secondary General Counsel / Employment Cou

Cost of the gap

Painful problem Multi-state, high-volume hourly employers face two layered, continuous compliance obligations every time a background check contributes to a decision not to hire: FCRA's federal adverse-action procedure (stand-alone disclosure, written authorization, pre-adverse notice with report copy and summary of rights, and a reasonable waiting period before final action), and a jurisdiction-specific fair-chance/individualized-assessment layer that now varies by state and by more than 150 individual cities and counties — each potentially imposing a different statutory waiting period, a different individualized-assessment factor set, and,

Outcome

The outcome we sell A fully executed, jurisdiction-correct adverse-action file for every flagged candidate — individualized-assessment questionnaire sent and logged, statutory waiting period tracked to the day, pre-adverse and final adverse-action notices drafted and delivered, Clean Slate sealed-record status checked, and a defensible audit trail retained — reviewed and released by a trained compliance reviewer, with the employer's own decision-maker retaining sole hire/no-hire authority throughout.

Decision rule

Proceed only when the source record, service boundary, responsible reviewer, and release criteria can be named before work begins.

Method

The work moves through visible states.

  1. ScopeService delivery workflow Client onboarding: hiring-footprint intake (states and cities of active hiring), CRA platform mapping (Checkr/Sterling/other), engagement letter and scope-of-service disclaimer signed, client's outside counsel reviews and approves the initial jurisdiction rule packs.
  2. CollectPer-candidate intake: background-check report and job-requisition location received via API or secure upload when a candidate is flagged for possible disqualification.
  3. NormalizeAI jurisdiction mapping, Clean Slate cross-check, and individualized-assessment questionnaire drafting.
  4. ValidateReviewer confirmation and questionnaire release to the candidate; waiting-period clock starts.
  5. ResolveAI tracks the waiting period and drafts the pre-adverse and, if unresolved, final adverse-action notice.
  6. ReviewReviewer confirmation and notice release; audit log updated at every step.
  7. ReleaseClient's HR/legal decision-maker confirms the final hire/no-hire outcome; AdverseClear logs the confirmation and closes the case file.

Engagement

Buy the reviewed outcome, with boundaries written down.

Pricing evidence and proposed pricing No public source disclosed concrete comparable pricing for a combined adverse-action-execution-plus-individualized-assessment managed service (labeled Unverified in the claim table above); pricing below is reasoned against the cost of a single FCRA class-action settlement (five named examples above $1.8M each) and the cost of a dedicated in-house employment-compliance hire, structured entirely per-unit and never hourly.

Release package

  • The outcome we sell A fully executed, jurisdiction-correct adverse-action file for every flagged candidate
  • individualized-assessment questionnaire sent and logged, statutory waiting period tracked to the day, pre-adverse and final adverse-action notices drafted and delivered, Clean Slate sealed-record status checked, and a defensible audit trail retained
  • reviewed and released by a trained compliance reviewer, with the employer's own decision-maker retaining sole hire/no-hire authority throughout.
  • The customer receives a finished, documented compliance outcome per candidate, not a dashboard or template library they must operate correctly themselves.

Proof standard

Operating evidence: No verified cycle-time result is published yet. The first result will be calculated from accepted intake through qualified-human release.

Client evidence: No client identity or case narrative is published. A reference may appear only after written permission and factual review.

Volume evidence: No completed-client count is claimed. Counts will be published only after the delivery ledger and provider records reconcile.

Evidence room

Authority comes from traceable sources, not decorative claims.

Open the full canonical blueprint dossier

Service boundary

Automation prepares. A qualified human releases.

AdverseClear is an operational documentation and processing service operated by Your Deputy, Obuke LLC. It is not a law firm and does not provide legal, tax, medical, financial, or other licensed professional advice. Consumer and personal debt matters are not accepted. The client retains its licensed professionals and decision authority. Automation may organize and check records, but a qualified human must review and release every client deliverable.

  • Unsupported facts remain unresolved, never inferred into a client deliverable.
  • Jurisdiction-specific or licensed questions are routed to the client's professional.
  • Every correction retains the source, reviewer, version, and reason for change.

Questions

Know the limits before intake.

Is this legal or professional advice?

No. This is bounded operational documentation and processing support. Licensed judgment remains with the client and its professionals.

Does automation make the final decision?

No. It can organize records, run declared checks, and prepare an exception queue. A qualified human reviews and releases every deliverable.

Is a client portal or CRM already active?

This public site does not claim an active portal integration. Portal access is provisioned only after the relevant backend is configured and independently verified.

What happens when evidence conflicts?

The item is placed in an exception state with its sources and owner. It is not silently resolved or presented as verified.

Fit diagnostic

Send enough context to scope the next conversation—no sensitive files.

Do not submit protected health information, personal financial data, credentials, or confidential client records through this public page.