Background check compliance
At 3rd Degree Screening, compliance is not an add-on — it's the foundation of everything we do. Our software and solutions are designed from the ground up to prioritize compliance, safeguard sensitive information, and mitigate your organization's exposure to liability at every step of the screening process.
FCRA verified
Audit-ready record
PBSA Accredited
Background Screening Association
FCRA Certified Staff
Fair Credit Reporting Act
100% US-Based
Support and Operations
Licensed Private Investigative Agency
State-Licensed & Bonded
Compliance built into every step
Candidates receive the correct forms and legal notices precisely when needed, based on their job and location. Electronic disclosure and authorization processing — including all required local notices — eliminates paperwork and saves time for your team.
Pre-adverse and adverse action notices are automated within our platform, ensuring candidates remain properly informed throughout the process and your organization remains protected from FCRA adverse action violations.
Our rules-based engine empowers you to set hiring criteria that align with your unique guidelines, as well as federal, state, and local regulations — including Ban-the-Box requirements. The engine applies your rules consistently to every candidate, every time.
For situations requiring individualized assessment, our platform supports a structured review process that considers the nature of the offense, time elapsed, and job relevance — enabling more informed, defensible hiring decisions.
Our experienced team takes the time to understand your industry, location, and business model, then works with you to build a background check program that emphasizes compliance and fits your specific hiring practices.
Our previous process had gaps in adverse action notices that could have cost us significantly. 3rd Degree's automated compliance workflows closed every single one of them without any manual effort from our team.
Sarah M.
HR Compliance Director
The rules-based adjudication engine automatically applies our state-specific Ban-the-Box requirements based on candidate location. That used to require a manual review on every single hire — now it's completely automated.
James K.
Employment Counsel
When we were audited, 3rd Degree's documentation gave us everything the auditor asked for within minutes. That level of organized, audit-ready recordkeeping is genuinely invaluable.
Patricia R.
HR Director
FCRA
Full compliance built in
Disclosures, consent & adverse action
Automated
Adverse action notices
Pre-adverse and adverse
Rules-Based
Adjudication engine
Federal, state & local regulations
Tailored
To your business
Industry, location & hiring guidelines
How It Works
Our compliance platform handles every legally required step of the background check process automatically — with documentation stored and organized for your audit file at every stage.
Candidates receive the correct federal, state, and local disclosure forms and authorization language for their specific job location — electronically, on time, and without any manual action from your team.
Signed authorizations are collected electronically and stored securely, creating an auditable consent record before any screening begins.
Our compliance engine applies your hiring criteria and all applicable regulations — including Ban-the-Box, EEOC guidelines, and individualized assessment requirements — consistently to every candidate.
When an adverse hiring decision is required, pre-adverse and adverse action notices are automatically generated, delivered to the candidate, and documented in your compliance file.
Comprehensive coverage
FCRA protection
FCRA violations can result in significant statutory damages and class action exposure. Our platform is built to comply at every step — from the first disclosure to the final adverse action notice — with no manual intervention required from your HR or legal team.
Ban-the-Box & state laws
Ban-the-Box ordinances, individualized assessment requirements, and state-specific hiring regulations vary by city, county, and state. Our rules-based engine applies the correct rules for every candidate's location — automatically and consistently, without manual review.
Audit readiness
When an auditor or plaintiff's attorney requests documentation, you need to produce it immediately. Our platform stores every disclosure, authorization, and adverse action notice in an organized, searchable, audit-ready format — accessible in seconds for any hire going back years.
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