diff --git a/src/backend/src/common/utils/object-comparison.util.ts b/src/backend/src/common/utils/object-comparison.util.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1bd270543
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/src/common/utils/object-comparison.util.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+const convertToISODate = (object: any) => {
+  if (object instanceof Date) {
+    return object.toISOString();
+  }
+
+  return object;
+};
+
+export const deepEqual = (
+  object1: any,
+  object2: any,
+  skipKeys: Array<string> = [],
+) => {
+  if (
+    typeof object1 !== 'object' ||
+    typeof object2 !== 'object' ||
+    object1 === null ||
+    object1 === undefined ||
+    object2 === null ||
+    object2 === undefined
+  ) {
+    if (object1 instanceof Date || object2 instanceof Date) {
+      object1 = convertToISODate(object1);
+      object2 = convertToISODate(object2);
+    }
+
+    return object1 === object2;
+  }
+
+  const keys1 = Object.keys(object1);
+  const keys2 = Object.keys(object2);
+
+  if (keys1.length !== keys2.length) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  for (const key of keys1) {
+    if (skipKeys.includes(key)) continue;
+
+    // recursive check for nested values [objects]
+    if (
+      typeof object1[key] === typeof object2[key] &&
+      typeof object1[key] === 'object' &&
+      object1[key] !== null &&
+      object1[key] !== undefined &&
+      object2[key] !== null &&
+      object2[key] !== undefined
+    ) {
+      if (deepEqual(object1[key], object2[key])) continue;
+
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    // check for primitive values
+    if (object1[key] !== object2[key]) {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return true;
+};
diff --git a/src/backend/src/modules/pia-intake/helper/handle-pia-updates.ts b/src/backend/src/modules/pia-intake/helper/handle-pia-updates.ts
index 2897f3160..9b96e3b4a 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/modules/pia-intake/helper/handle-pia-updates.ts
+++ b/src/backend/src/modules/pia-intake/helper/handle-pia-updates.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { ForbiddenException } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { PiaTypesEnum } from 'src/common/enums/pia-types.enum';
 import { UserTypesEnum } from 'src/common/enums/users.enum';
-import { isDeepStrictEqual } from 'util';
+import { deepEqual } from 'src/common/utils/object-comparison.util';
 import { UpdatePiaIntakeDto } from '../dto/update-pia-intake.dto';
 import { PiaIntakeEntity } from '../entities/pia-intake.entity';
 import { piaStatusMetadata } from '../metadata/pia-status.metadata';
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export const handlePiaUpdates = (
   if (Object.keys(updates).length === 0) return;
 
   const hasUpdates = !Object.keys(updates || {}).every((key) =>
-    isDeepStrictEqual(updates[key], storedValue?.[key]),
+    deepEqual(updates[key], storedValue?.[key]),
   );
 
   // when no updates
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/utils/object-comparison.util.ts b/src/frontend/src/utils/object-comparison.util.ts
index a316a21f2..1bd270543 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/utils/object-comparison.util.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/src/utils/object-comparison.util.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,32 @@
+const convertToISODate = (object: any) => {
+  if (object instanceof Date) {
+    return object.toISOString();
+  }
+
+  return object;
+};
+
 export const deepEqual = (
-  object1: Record<string, any>,
-  object2: Record<string, any>,
+  object1: any,
+  object2: any,
   skipKeys: Array<string> = [],
 ) => {
+  if (
+    typeof object1 !== 'object' ||
+    typeof object2 !== 'object' ||
+    object1 === null ||
+    object1 === undefined ||
+    object2 === null ||
+    object2 === undefined
+  ) {
+    if (object1 instanceof Date || object2 instanceof Date) {
+      object1 = convertToISODate(object1);
+      object2 = convertToISODate(object2);
+    }
+
+    return object1 === object2;
+  }
+
   const keys1 = Object.keys(object1);
   const keys2 = Object.keys(object2);