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Independent Contractor Compliance

Hire contractors globally, with confidence.

Expand your freelance network worldwide without the legal headaches or entity setup. Worksuite automates worker classification, onboarding, contract workflows, and payments across 190+ jurisdictions, so your teams can engage the right talent anywhere, compliantly. 

Get worker classification right. Backed by indemnification.

 

Automated contractor classification assessment using federal and local-level tests. 

 

Fast, accurate determination: employee or contractor.

 

Ongoing monitoring for classification drift.

 

Indemnification-backed decisions give you peace of mind and mitigate your risk.

 

1. Contractor Onboarding

Grow your global talent pool compliantly with automated onboarding workflows. Worksuite’s customizable contractor onboarding workflows collect required tax and bank details, document signatures, ID verification, and compliance steps.

 

2. Contractor Classification

Our indemnification-backed worker classification engine navigates the complexities of federal and local labor law tests. Worksuite Classify is smart and fast, quickly verifying who you should hire as an employee or engage as an independent contractor.

 

3. Contracts Tailored to Local Labor Laws

We provide independent contractor agreements backed by legal and compliance expertise. These contractor agreements and contract templates help define the work relationship, ensuring your business is protected from misclassification risk.

 

4. Engage & Pay

Flexible options to pay contractors in 190+ countries, 120 currencies. Leverage Worksuite AOR (Agent of Record) for a full contracts lifecycle solution + indemnification + payment processing.

Independent Contractor Classification

Ensure accurate classification. Minimize risks.

Misclassifying a worker, even unintentionally, can trigger back taxes, penalties, and legal liability that far outweigh the cost of getting it right the first time. Worksuite's classification system helps you determine correct 1099 vs. W-2 status across all 50 U.S. states, and independent contractor status across 190+ jurisdictions worldwide, so every engagement is defensible.

Agent of Record (AOR) / Contractor of Record (CoR)

Avoid misclassification penalties. Simplify payments.

Worksuite’s Agent of Record (AOR), or Contractor of Record (CoR) services, handle contractor compliance, contracts, and contractor payments. Worksuite becomes the legal entity to directly engage and pay your independent contractors worldwide. Your team stays focused on the strategic work while mitigating the compliance risk.

It's the fastest way to engage contractors in new markets, scale your freelancer or influencer network, and minimize the administrative and legal overhead that comes with it.

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“If you’re looking for a comprehensive platform to help you pay and manage contractors and their contracts with compliance, Worksuite is the best product out there.”

Michael McCoy
Contingent Workforce Program Manager, The Motley Fool
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Automated ID & Documents Verification

Peace of mind, on autopilot

Worksuite offers automated identity verification for all workers classified as independent contractors, built into Worksuite’s onboarding workflows. This extra layer of security helps businesses stay compliant and avoid classification mistakes.

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“We have peace of mind and security that we’ve done all of the checks and balances on everybody that we’re sending into a home. Whether they’re our own in-house employee or a third party, they’re all treated the same. We don't want to put a customer at risk.”

Scott King
National Install Manager, Ferguson
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Audit-ready defense files

Centralize all critical worker documentation in a one-click exportable record for each contractor, so that if a government audit or misclassification inquiry does occur, we can quickly demonstrate solid justification for paying the worker as self-employed.

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Per-gig contractor insurance

Make it easy for freelancers to get workers compensation and general liability coverage for each assignment, project, or live event. Pay-as-you-go insurance keeps costs low while helping contractors demonstrate their independent contractor status.

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One streamlined contractor compliance process

Same workflow whether engaging talent in the U.S., São Paulo, London, Tokyo, or Lagos. Contractors engaged and paid in local currency across 190+ countries. Your Legal and Finance teams don't need to navigate local regulations.

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What makes Worksuite compliance different

Most workforce compliance providers give you either software, or service. We give you both: Smart classification engine, backed by senior compliance experts that work alongside your team.

The contingent workforce compliance space forces a choice: fast SaaS that leaves you in a support queue when a classification gets complicated, or boutique legal service that can't scale. Worksuite removes that trade-off.

Our smart classification engine handles the worker volume. Our senior human compliance experts review every flagged decision, working directly with your Legal and GC teams to build contract workflows tailored to your specific business needs. We've done this for organizations at every scale, from independent production companies to the world's largest media and advertising networks.