NICA (Braintree, MA), a company specializing in defining and supporting the independent contractor model, released an audit initiative, the “NICA Education and Compliance Program.” This program is designed to educate companies that use independent contractors by identifying areas where companies are not in compliance with government regulatory requirements related to the use of independent contractors.  

The intention of the program is to provide these benefits:

• Proactively identify potential problems
• Educate staff on IC issues
• Prepare employees to interact with regulatory agencies
• Understand the impact of working with ICs
• Reduce the risk of negative regulatory audit results
• Explain the regulatory agency auditing process
• Increase likelihood of positive case resolution

Instead of performing traditional paper or simple spreadsheet audits, the NICA Education and Compliance Program uses paperless mobile collection technology that allows NICA’s Business Development Representatives to conduct on-site audits of business processes and operations. Client companies can then access the comprehensive audit results through a secure website where they will have access to their audit feedback results. 

Audit feedback results include an action plan report with specific recommendations indicating how to correct non-compliant operations and educate company staff. 

For more information, contact NICA by phone: 800-551-NICA (6422) or e-mail: [email protected], or visit the company website: www.nicainc.com.