.bch-hero {
  background:
linear-gradient(
90deg,
rgba(10,27,46,.78) 0%,
rgba(10,27,46,.70) 55%,
rgba(10,27,46,.35) 75%,
rgba(10,27,46,.05) 100%
),
    url("https://backgroundcheckhub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/homehero4.png");
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center right;
  color: #ffffff;
  padding: 72px 0 50px;
}

.bch-hero-inner {
  max-width: 720px;
}

.bch-eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  color: var(--teal2);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 22px;
}

.bch-hero h1 {
  max-width: 680px;
  margin: 0 0 22px;
  font-size: 58px;
	font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.08;
  letter-spacing: -.04em;
  color: #fff;
}

.bch-hero p {
  max-width: 650px;
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 20px;
}

.bch-searchbar {
  display: flex;
  width: min(620px, 100%);
  margin: 32px 0 18px;
  background: #fff;
  border-radius: 8px;
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 18px 45px rgba(0,0,0,.18);
}

.bch-searchbar input {
  flex: 1;
  min-height: 56px;
  border: 0;
  padding: 0 20px;
  font-size: 15px;
  outline: none;
}

.bch-searchbar button {
  width: 150px;
  border: 0;
	border-radius: 0 6px 6px 0;
  background: var(--teal);
  color: #fff;
	font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 18px;
  cursor: pointer;
	transition: background .2s ease;
}

.bch-popular {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 16px;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.bch-popular a {
  color: #fff;
  text-decoration: underline;
}

.bch-popular-links {
  margin-top: 14px;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px;
  align-items: center;
}

.bch-popular-links span {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.85);
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.bch-popular-links a {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 8px 14px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.12);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18);
  color: #fff;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 14px;
  transition: all .2s ease;
}

.bch-popular-links a:hover {
  background: var(--teal);
  border-color: var(--teal);
  color: #fff;
}

.bch-section {
  padding: 48px 0;
}

.bch-section h2 {
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  font-size: 28px;
  line-height: 1.2;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.bch-card-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 18px;
}

.bch-card {
  position: relative;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 12px;
  padding: 30px 30px 10px;
  text-align: center;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(7,31,63,.08);
  transition: transform .18s ease, box-shadow .18s ease;
}

.bch-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 30px rgba(7, 31, 63, 0.12);
}

.bch-card:hover h3 {
  color: var(--teal);
}

/* Stretch the card's link to cover the whole card, making it all clickable */
.bch-card a::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1;
}

.bch-card-icon {
	color: var(--teal);
  font-size: 40px;
  line-height: 1;
  margin-bottom: 15px;
}

.bch-card-icon img {
  width: 100px;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.bch-card h3 {
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.2;
  color: var(--text);
}

.bch-card p {
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  color: var(--text);
  font-size: 15px;
}

.bch-card a {
  color: var(--teal);
  font-weight: 600;
  text-decoration: none;
	transition: color .2s ease;
  font-size: 14px;
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 12px;
}

.bch-card a:hover {
  color: var(--navy);
}

.bch-topics {
  padding: 20px 0 62px;
	margin-top: -20px;
}

.bch-topic-scroll-wrap .bch-topic-chevron-left img {
  transform: translateY(-13px);
}

.bch-topic-scroll-wrap {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
}

.bch-topic-row {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: nowrap;
  gap: 24px 28px;
  overflow-x: auto;
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  padding: 4px 2px 10px;
  scrollbar-width: none;
  -ms-overflow-style: none;
}

.bch-topic-row::-webkit-scrollbar {
  display: none;
}

.bch-topic-row .bch-topic {
  flex: 0 0 90px;
}

.bch-topic {
  text-align: center;
  color: var(--teal);
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 13px;
	line-height: 1.35;
  min-width: 90px;
  overflow-wrap: normal;
  word-break: normal;
  transition: transform .15s ease;
}

.bch-topic:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
}

.bch-federal-law {
  background: var(--lightteal);
  padding: 48px 0px 32px;
}

.bch-federal-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 220px 1fr;
  gap: 32px;
  align-items: start;
}

.bch-federal-intro h2 {
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  font-size: 28px;
  line-height: 1.15;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.bch-federal-intro p {
  margin: 0px 0 18px;
  font-size: 16px;
  color: var(--text);
}

.bch-federal-cards {
  display: flex;
  gap: 18px;
  margin-top: 20px;
}

.bch-federal-card {
  flex: 1;
  min-width: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 10px;
  padding: 18px 12px 0px;
  min-height: auto;
	color: var(--text);
  text-align: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 26px rgba(7,31,63,.07);
  transition: all .2s ease;
}

.bch-federal-card:hover {
  box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(7,31,63,.12);
}

.bch-federal-icon {
  display: block;
  margin: 0px 0px 6px;
  font-size: 42px;
  color: var(--navy);
  line-height: 1;
}

.bch-federal-icon img {
  width: 70px;
  height: 70px;
  display: block;
  margin: 0 auto;
  object-fit: contain;
}

.bch-federal-card h3 {
	margin: 0 0 14px;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.25;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.bch-federal-card p {
	margin: 0 0 18px;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.45;
	flex-grow: 1;
  color: var(--text);
}

.bch-federal-link {
  margin-top: auto;
  color: var(--teal);
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.bch-federal-link:hover {
  color: var(--navy);
}

.bch-state {
  padding: 36px 0 36px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.bch-state-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 35% 65%;
  gap: 10px;
  align-items: center;
}

.bch-state h2 {
  margin: 0 0 8px;
  font-size: 28px;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.bch-state p {
  margin: 0 0 22px;
  font-size: 16px;	
  color: var(--text);
}

.bch-state-actions {
  display: flex;
  gap: 16px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.bch-select {
  min-width: 300px;
  min-height: 46px;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 6px;
  padding: 0 14px;
  background: #fff;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.bch-map {
  max-width: 750px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.bch-map svg,
.bch-map img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
}

.bch-trust {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 36px 0 16px;
}

.bch-trust h2 {
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  font-size: 30px;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.bch-trust-intro {
  max-width: 640px;
  margin: 0 auto 36px;
  color: var(--text);
}

.bch-trust-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 26px;
}

.bch-trust-item {
  padding: 0 12px;
}

.bch-trust-item .bch-card-icon {
  color: var(--teal);
	margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.bch-trust-icon {
  display: block;
  width: 100px;
  height: 100px;
  margin: 0 auto 10px;
}

.bch-trust-icon img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: contain;
}

.bch-trust-item h3 {
  margin: 0 0 8px;
  font-size: 16px;
  color: var(--navy);	
}

.bch-trust-item p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--text);
  font-size: 14px;
}

.bch-signup {
  padding: 12px 0 48px;
}

.bch-signup-box {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.1fr;
  gap: 24px;
  align-items: center;
  background: var(--lightteal);
  border-radius: 14px;
  padding: 26px 34px 26px;
}

.bch-signup-left {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 18px;
}

.bch-mail {
  font-size: 46px;
  color: var(--blue);
}

.bch-signup h3 {
  margin: 0 0 4px;
  font-size: 22px;
}

.bch-signup p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--text);
  font-size: 16px;
}

.bch-email-form {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0;
}

.bch-email-form input {
  flex: 1;
  min-height: 48px;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-right: 0;
  border-radius: 6px 0 0 6px;
  padding: 0 16px;
}

.bch-email-form button {
  min-height: 48px;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 0 6px 6px 0;
  background: var(--teal);
  color: #fff;
  font-weight: 600;
  padding: 0 22px;
	text-decoration: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background .2s ease;
}

.bch-privacy {
  font-size: 12px;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-top: 8px;
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .bch-card-grid,
  .bch-trust-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  }

  .bch-topic-row {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  }

  .bch-federal-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .bch-federal-cards {
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .bch-hero {
    padding: 54px 0 44px;
  }

  .bch-hero h1 {
    font-size: 40px;
  }

  .bch-searchbar {
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .bch-searchbar button {
    width: 100%;
    min-height: 48px;
  }

  .bch-card-grid,
  .bch-trust-grid,
  .bch-topic-row {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .bch-federal-law {
    padding: 42px 0;
  }

  .bch-federal-cards {
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .bch-federal-intro h2 {
    font-size: 30px;
  }

  .bch-select {
    min-width: 100%;
  }

  .bch-email-form {
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .bch-email-form input,
  .bch-email-form button {
    border-radius: 6px;
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
  }
}