dateCompare exact match to todays date

You could try the conditional transform, which compares two values using the eq operator. Your transform might look like this:

{
    "attributes": {
        "firstDate": {
            "attributes": {
                "values": [
                    {
                        "attributes": {
                            "input": {
                                "attributes": {
                                    "sourceName": "Delimited File",
                                    "attributeName": "HIRE_DATE"
                                },
                                "type": "accountAttribute"
                            },
                            "inputFormat": "ddMMyyyy",
                            "outputFormat": "ISO8601"
                        },
                        "type": "dateFormat"
                    },
                    {
                        "attributes": {
                            "input": "31121999",
                            "inputFormat": "ddMMyyyy",
                            "outputFormat": "ISO8601"
                        },
                        "type": "dateFormat"
                    }
                ]
            },
            "type": "firstValid"
        },
        "secondDate": {
            "type": "dateMath",
            "attributes": {
                "expression": "now",
                "roundUp": true
            }
        },
        "expression": "$firstDate eq $secondDate",
        "positiveCondition": "Active",
        "negativeCondition": "Inactive"
    },
    "type": "conditional",
    "id": "PRE_HIRED DATE COMPARISON"
}