DISA Global Solutions, a leading provider of background screening and pre-employment compliance services, has announced a strategic alliance with Independently.ai, an AI-powered workforce compliance and talent technology company. Together, the organizations aim to address one of most pressing workforce challenges: scaling access to independent talent while maintaining compliance across increasingly complex regulatory environments.
As companies worldwide grapple with labor shortages, rising employment costs, and expanding regulatory requirements, many are accelerating their shift toward independent workers including freelancers, gig workers, fractional leaders, and global 1099 talent. Independent professionals now represent the fastest-growing segment of the workforce, with more than 70 million individuals engaged globally a figure that continues to climb.
However, this rapid evolution has introduced new challenges for HR, legal, finance, and procurement teams, particularly around worker classification, background screening, payroll administration, and compliance across multiple jurisdictions.
A Workforce Shift That Has Outpaced Compliance Practices
What was once a supplementary workforce strategy has become central to modern business operations. Yet many organizations still rely on fragmented tools and outdated processes to manage independent workers across states and countries each governed by distinct labor laws, tax regulations, and classification standards.
Incorrectly classifying a worker as an independent contractor rather than an employee can expose organizations to substantial legal and financial risk, including:
With governments increasing enforcement efforts worldwide, worker classification has become a critical enterprise risk issue, extending well beyond HR.
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Independently.ai: Purpose-Built for Independent Workforce Compliance
Independently.ai was designed specifically to address these challenges. The platform provides organizations with a defensible, technology-driven approach to validating independent contractor classification in compliance with state, federal, and international regulations across more than 54 countries.
Using AI-based analysis, the platform evaluates classification based on local legal frameworks, engagement structure, role attributes, and contractual terms. This enables businesses to engage independent talent with greater confidence while mitigating misclassification risk and related liabilities.
DISA Global Solutions: Ensuring Workforce Integrity at Scale
DISA Global Solutions contributes decades of expertise in background screening, drug and alcohol testing, and workforce compliance With a strong presence in regulated industries and global operations, DISA helps employers build safe, compliant, and trustworthy workforces.
Through this partnership, DISA’s comprehensive screening services complement Independently.ai’s classification and compliance intelligence creating a more holistic, end-to-end solution for engaging independent talent responsibly.
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Value for HR, Legal, and Business Leaders
For HR and talent teams, the partnership enables faster access to specialized skills without compromising compliance. Legal and finance teams benefit from defensible, audit-ready classification documentation. Business leaders gain the flexibility to scale modern talent models with confidence.
Independent workers also benefit from clearer classification, fairer treatment, and greater transparency helping establish trust from the outset of each engagement.
Supporting the Future of Work
As independent work becomes a permanent feature of the global economy, organizations need solutions designed for workforce realities not legacy systems built for the past. The collaboration between Independently.ai and DISA Global Solutions marks a significant step forward in helping businesses hire faster, operate globally, and remain compliant in an increasingly complex regulatory landscape.
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