ICIS solution providers such as Openforce work with contracting companies and their counsel/advisors to design the workflows and processes that best suit business needs and mitigate misclassification risks. Once those optimum processes and workflows are established, ICIS solution providers such as Openforce then utilize their technology to enforce the designed processes and workflows for all onboarding 1099 workers—while maintaining a key system of record for all related 1099 worker data, qualifications, documents and settlement histories. If the workflow requirements are not met by the onboarding contractor—the portal indicates this to allow the company to make appropriate remediation or non-contracting decisions.