Progressive Ordering: Right Check, Right Role, Right Time

Background screening compliance is shifting fast, and running the same check on every candidate is no longer defensible. Fair Chance laws, Ban the Box requirements, and updated EEOC guidance now dictate what HR teams can ask, when they can ask it, and how deeply they can screen.

Despite this, many organizations still rely on one-size-fits-all screening packages built for a different era. The result is slower hiring, higher candidate drop off, inconsistent practices, and increased legal exposure as states expand and enforce new rules.

Progressive ordering offers a practical, modern solution. By aligning screening depth and timing to the actual risk of each role, HR teams can speed up hiring, reduce friction for candidates, and stay compliant across jurisdictions.

In this session, ClearStar’s Vice President of Product and Compliance, Lydia Wray, will break down the complexity and provide a practical framework for building a compliant, scalable screening strategy. With more than twenty years of background screening expertise, Wray is known for translating evolving regulatory requirements into solutions HR teams can implement with confidence.

You will walk away knowing:

• Which Fair Chance and Ban the Box laws apply to your hiring process and what triggers them
• How progressive ordering works and why it reduces both risk and candidate drop off
• How to match screening depth to job risk without slowing down hiring
• What you can and cannot ask candidates at each stage of the hiring process
• How to build a compliant multi state screening strategy that scales with your workforce
• The most common mistakes HR teams make and how to fix them before they become lawsuits

A clear, actionable session for HR leaders ready to modernize their screening strategy with confidence and compliance at the core.