/* SIDECAR HR site styles. Brand Standards v1, September 2026.
   Arial throughout. Blue #00AEEF is text only on navy, except for the 98% retention number. */
:root{
  --blue:#00AEEF;
  --link:#4A5568;
  --navy:#0E1B2C;
  --gray:#414042;
  --body:#4A5568;
  --muted:#4A5568;
  --rule:#E5E9EE;
  --ground:#F7F9FA;
  --white:#FFFFFF;
  --radius:4px;
  --max:1180px;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth;-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%}
body{margin:0;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:17px;line-height:1.6;color:var(--body);background:var(--white)}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
a{color:var(--link);text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}
a:hover{color:var(--navy)}
h1,h2,h3,h4{font-weight:700;color:var(--navy);line-height:1.12;margin:0 0 .5em}
h1{font-size:clamp(38px,5.4vw,64px);letter-spacing:-.015em}
h2{font-size:clamp(30px,3.6vw,44px);letter-spacing:-.01em}
h3{font-size:22px}
h4,.h4{font-size:18px}
.h3{font-size:22px;letter-spacing:0}
p{margin:0 0 1em}
ul{margin:0 0 1em;padding-left:1.2em}
li{margin-bottom:.35em}
.lede{font-size:20px;color:var(--body)}
.label{display:block;font-size:12px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:14px}
.on-navy .label,.page-hero .label,.hero .label,.hero.hero-story .label{color:var(--blue)}
.wrap{max-width:var(--max);margin:0 auto;padding:0 20px}
.section{padding:80px 0}
.section.tight{padding:56px 0}
.ground{background:var(--ground)}
.on-navy{background:var(--navy);color:#E5E9EE}
.on-navy h1,.on-navy h2,.on-navy h3,.on-navy h4{color:var(--white)}
.on-navy a{color:var(--white)}
.on-navy .blue-text{color:var(--blue)}
.grid{display:grid;gap:28px}
.cols-2{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
.cols-3{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}
.cols-4{grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr)}
@media(max-width:900px){.cols-3,.cols-4{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}}
@media(max-width:640px){.cols-2,.cols-3,.cols-4{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.card{background:var(--white);border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:28px}
.card h3,.card h4{margin-top:0}
.card .num{display:block;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;color:var(--link);margin-bottom:10px}
.on-navy .card{background:rgba(255,255,255,.04);border-color:rgba(255,255,255,.14)}
.on-navy .card h3,.on-navy .card h4{color:var(--white)}
.rule-top{border-top:4px solid var(--blue)}
.btn{display:inline-block;background:var(--blue);color:var(--navy)!important;font-weight:700;font-size:17px;padding:16px 26px;border-radius:var(--radius);text-decoration:none;border:0;cursor:pointer;line-height:1.2}
.btn:hover{background:#19B8F2}
.btn.ghost{background:transparent;color:var(--white)!important;border:2px solid rgba(255,255,255,.5);padding:14px 24px}
.btn.ghost:hover{border-color:var(--white)}
.btn.navy{background:var(--navy);color:var(--white)!important}
.btn.navy:hover{background:#1A2B40}
.btn-row{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;align-items:center;margin-top:28px}
.phone-big{font-size:clamp(28px,4vw,42px);font-weight:700;color:var(--navy);text-decoration:none}
.on-navy .phone-big{color:var(--white)}

/* header */
.site-header{background:var(--navy);position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08)}
.site-header .wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;height:74px}
.logo img{height:30px;width:auto}
.nav{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:26px}
.nav a{color:#E5E9EE;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase}
.nav a:hover,.nav a[aria-current=page]{color:var(--white);border-bottom:2px solid var(--blue)}
.nav .login{color:var(--white);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.35);padding:9px 14px;border-radius:var(--radius)}
.nav .login:hover{border-color:var(--white);border-bottom:1px solid var(--white)}
.nav .call{color:var(--navy);background:var(--blue);padding:10px 16px;border-radius:var(--radius)}
.nav .call:hover{background:#19B8F2;border-bottom:0}
.menu-btn{display:none;background:none;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.35);color:#fff;font:inherit;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;padding:9px 14px;border-radius:var(--radius);cursor:pointer}
@media(max-width:980px){
  .nav{display:none;position:absolute;left:0;right:0;top:74px;background:var(--navy);flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch;padding:12px 20px 20px;gap:0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1)}
  .nav.open{display:flex}
  .nav a{padding:14px 0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08)!important}
  .nav .login,.nav .call{margin-top:12px;text-align:center;border-radius:var(--radius)}
  .menu-btn{display:block}
}

/* hero */
.hero{background:var(--navy);color:#E5E9EE;padding:72px 0 56px;overflow:hidden}
.hero .wrap{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.05fr .95fr;gap:48px;align-items:center}
@media(max-width:900px){.hero .wrap{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.hero h1{color:var(--white);margin-bottom:22px}
.hero h1 .blue-text{color:var(--blue)}
.hero .lede{color:#E5E9EE;max-width:560px}
.hero .proof{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px 22px;margin-top:26px;padding-top:22px;border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14);font-size:13px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--blue)}
.hero-art svg{width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
.page-hero{background:var(--navy);color:#E5E9EE;padding:72px 0 64px}
.page-hero h1{color:var(--white);max-width:820px}
.page-hero .lede{color:#E5E9EE;max-width:680px}

/* stat */
.stat{display:flex;gap:32px;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap}
.stat .big{font-size:clamp(72px,10vw,132px);font-weight:700;line-height:.95;color:var(--blue);letter-spacing:-.03em}
.stat .big small{display:block;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin-top:10px;font-weight:700}
.on-navy .stat .big small{color:var(--blue)}

/* compare table */
.compare{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16px}
.compare th,.compare td{padding:18px 16px;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);text-align:left}
.compare th{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}
.compare th.us{color:var(--navy)}
.compare td.row{font-weight:700;color:var(--navy);width:18%}
.compare td.them{color:var(--muted)}
.compare td.us{color:var(--navy);border-left:4px solid var(--blue);background:var(--ground)}
@media(max-width:700px){
  .compare,.compare tbody,.compare tr,.compare td{display:block;width:100%}
  .compare thead{display:none}
  .compare td.row{width:auto;padding-bottom:4px;border-bottom:0}
  .compare td.them{padding-top:4px;border-bottom:0}
  .compare td.them::before{content:"Traditional PEO: ";font-weight:700;color:var(--muted)}
  .compare td.us::before{content:"SIDECAR HR: ";font-weight:700}
  .compare td.us{margin-bottom:12px}
}

/* steps */
.steps{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:28px;counter-reset:s}
@media(max-width:800px){.steps{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.step{border-top:4px solid var(--blue);padding-top:18px}
.step .when{font-size:12px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:8px}
.timeline{border-left:4px solid var(--blue);padding-left:28px}
.timeline .ph{padding-bottom:30px;position:relative}
.timeline .ph::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:-36px;top:6px;width:12px;height:12px;background:var(--navy);border-radius:50%}
.timeline .when{font-size:12px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--link);margin-bottom:4px}
.timeline .acts{font-size:14px;color:var(--muted)}

/* quotes */
.quote{border-left:4px solid var(--blue);padding:4px 0 4px 24px;margin:0}
.quote p{font-size:19px;color:var(--navy);margin-bottom:12px}
.quote cite{font-style:normal;font-size:12px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}
.quote.lead p{font-size:clamp(22px,2.6vw,30px);line-height:1.35}

/* faq */
details{border-top:1px solid var(--rule);padding:18px 0}
details:last-of-type{border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
summary{cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:var(--navy);font-size:19px;list-style:none;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px}
summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}
summary::after{content:"+";color:var(--link);font-size:24px;line-height:1}
details[open] summary::after{content:"\2013"}
details p{margin:12px 0 0;max-width:760px}

/* forms */
form .f{margin-bottom:18px}
label{display:block;font-size:12px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:8px}
input,select,textarea{width:100%;font:inherit;font-size:16px;padding:13px 14px;border:1px solid #C8D0D8;border-radius:var(--radius);color:var(--navy);background:#fff}
input:focus,select:focus,textarea:focus{outline:3px solid rgba(0,174,239,.4);border-color:var(--link)}
textarea{min-height:140px;resize:vertical}
.form-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:0 18px}
@media(max-width:600px){.form-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.notice{background:var(--ground);border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:16px 18px;font-size:15px;color:var(--body)}

/* resources */
.res-list{display:grid;gap:0}
.res-item{display:grid;grid-template-columns:60px 1fr auto;gap:20px;align-items:baseline;padding:22px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--rule)}
.res-item:last-child{border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
.res-item .num{font-size:13px;font-weight:700;color:var(--link);letter-spacing:.14em}
.res-item h3{font-size:20px;margin:0 0 4px}
.res-item p{margin:0;font-size:15px;color:var(--muted)}
.res-item a{text-decoration:none;color:var(--navy)}
.res-item a:hover{color:var(--link)}
.res-item .go{font-weight:700;color:var(--link);white-space:nowrap}
@media(max-width:600px){.res-item{grid-template-columns:1fr}.res-item .go{display:none}}
.article{max-width:760px}
.article a{overflow-wrap:anywhere}
.article h2{font-size:26px;margin-top:40px}
.article p{font-size:18px}
.article .lede{font-size:21px;color:var(--navy)}
.tpl{background:var(--ground);border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:18px 20px;font-size:16px;margin:0 0 18px}
.back{font-size:13px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none}
.resource-hub-promo{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:32px;padding:32px;border:1px solid var(--rule);border-left:4px solid var(--blue);background:var(--white)}
.resource-hub-promo h2{font-size:clamp(28px,3.4vw,38px);margin-bottom:10px}
.resource-hub-promo p{max-width:620px}
.resource-hub-promo .label{margin-bottom:8px}
.resource-nav{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px 24px;margin:28px 0 0;padding:0;list-style:none}
.resource-nav a{font-weight:700;text-decoration:none}
.page-hero .back,.page-hero .resource-nav a{color:var(--blue)}
.page-hero .back:hover,.page-hero .resource-nav a:hover{color:var(--white)}
.page-hero .back:focus-visible,.page-hero .resource-nav a:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--white);outline-offset:4px}
.client-resource-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:24px}
.client-resource-card{display:flex;flex-direction:column;min-height:100%;padding:28px;border:1px solid var(--rule);border-top:4px solid var(--blue);background:var(--white)}
.client-resource-card h3{margin:10px 0}
.client-resource-card p{font-size:16px}
.resource-meta{font-size:12px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}
.resource-actions{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;align-items:center;margin-top:auto;padding-top:12px}
.resource-actions .btn{font-size:15px;padding:12px 18px}
.resource-note{margin-top:24px;padding:18px 20px;background:var(--ground);border-left:4px solid var(--link);font-size:15px}
.resource-empty{padding:24px;border:1px dashed #C8D0D8;background:var(--ground)}
.resource-empty h3{font-size:20px;margin-bottom:8px}
.resource-empty p:last-child{margin-bottom:0}
@media(max-width:700px){
  .resource-hub-promo{align-items:flex-start;flex-direction:column;padding:24px}
  .client-resource-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
}

/* login */
.login-card{border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:28px;background:#fff}
.login-card h2,.login-card h3{margin-top:0}
.login-card .btn{margin-top:8px}

/* footer */
.site-footer{background:var(--navy);color:#8B95A1;padding:56px 0 32px;font-size:15px}
.site-footer .top{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.4fr 1fr 1fr;gap:32px;padding-bottom:36px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1)}
@media(max-width:800px){.site-footer .top{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.site-footer a{color:#E5E9EE;text-decoration:none}
.site-footer a:hover{color:#fff;text-decoration:underline}
.site-footer .logo img{height:26px;margin-bottom:16px}
.site-footer ul{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0}
.site-footer li{margin-bottom:10px}
.site-footer .lab{font-size:12px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--blue);margin-bottom:14px}
.site-footer .bottom{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:space-between;gap:12px;padding-top:24px;font-size:13px}

/* modal */
.modal{position:fixed;inset:0;background:rgba(14,27,44,.8);display:none;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:20px;z-index:100}
.modal.open{display:flex}
.modal .box{background:#fff;border-radius:var(--radius);max-width:560px;width:100%;padding:32px;position:relative}
.modal .close{position:absolute;top:12px;right:12px;background:none;border:0;font-size:26px;cursor:pointer;color:var(--muted);line-height:1}
.modal .modal-title{font-size:26px;margin:0 30px .5em 0;font-weight:700;color:var(--navy);line-height:1.12}
.modal .choices{display:grid;gap:12px;margin:20px 0}
.modal .choices a{display:block;border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:16px 18px;text-decoration:none;color:var(--navy);font-weight:700}
.modal .choices a span{display:block;font-weight:400;font-size:14px;color:var(--muted);margin-top:4px}
.modal .choices a:hover{border-color:var(--link);background:var(--ground)}
.modal .fine{font-size:14px;color:var(--muted);margin:0}

.skip{position:absolute;left:-9999px}
.skip:focus{left:20px;top:10px;background:#fff;padding:8px 12px;z-index:200}
.maxw{max-width:760px}
.mt0{margin-top:0}.mb0{margin-bottom:0}
.center{text-align:center}
.two{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:48px;align-items:start}
@media(max-width:860px){.two{grid-template-columns:1fr}}

/* contrast fixes on navy */
.on-navy .lede,.on-navy p{color:#E5E9EE}
.on-navy .quote p{color:var(--white)}
.on-navy .quote cite{color:var(--blue)}
.on-navy .card p{color:#E5E9EE}
.on-navy .num{color:var(--blue)}
.logo img{height:34px}
.hero-art img{width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:var(--radius);display:block;box-shadow:0 20px 60px rgba(0,0,0,.45)}

body.narrow-widget-hidden .narrow-widget-bubble,
body.narrow-widget-hidden .narrow-widget-tooltip,
body.narrow-widget-hidden .narrow-widget-panel{display:none!important}