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Free background check and I-9 tools for employers

Time your FCRA notices, date every Form I-9 and plan each E-Verify case from the rule itself, then read the plain guide behind it.

Retention dates and deadlines from the regulations, dated.

Hiring compliance

Background checks and Form I-9, done by the book.

Updated Oct 2026

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Free tools for the hiring file

Calculators and checkers that work from the rule as written, show the cite, and print for the file.

All 14 tools

Adverse action & fair chance

Adverse Action Timeline Calculator

Date every step from the pre-adverse notice to the final adverse action notice, with the waiting period for federal law, California or NYC.

  • InputsNotice date, delivery, jurisdiction
  • ReturnsDated timeline with cites

Form I-9 & E-Verify

Form I-9 Retention Calculator

Enter a hire date and an end date to get the day a Form I-9 may be destroyed: 3 years after hire or 1 year after employment ends, whichever is later.

  • InputsHire date, end date
  • ReturnsPurge date and the cite

Form I-9 & E-Verify

I-9 and E-Verify Deadline Calculator

Enter a first day of work to get the Section 1, Section 2 and E-Verify case dates in business days, including the rule for very short jobs.

  • InputsFirst day, short job, E-Verify, holidays
  • ReturnsSection 1, Section 2 and case dates

Background checks & screening

Background Check Consent Form Builder (FCRA)

A background check consent form builder: a stand-alone FCRA disclosure and a separate authorization, with ongoing-consent and interview options.

  • InputsEmployer, screening firm, ongoing consent, interviews
  • ReturnsDisclosure and authorization pages

Background checks & screening

Background Check Lookback Checker (7-Year Rule)

Check whether an arrest, conviction, civil judgment or collection can appear on an employment background check under the FCRA lookback rules.

  • InputsRecord type, record date, report date, salary
  • ReturnsReportable or not, with the cite

Background checks & screening

FCRA Disclosure Checker (Stand-Alone Test)

Test your background check disclosure against the FCRA stand-alone document rule: extra wording, liability waivers and state notices.

  • InputsYour disclosure's contents
  • ReturnsIssues found, with the cite

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