Q1 2025: Tasks, dashboard, and litigation history

Published on April 10, 2025

Tasks

Each contractor card now lists specific compliance tasks to complete contractor qualification. Based on the criteria, the employer can request additional information and documents, such as proof of licenses and certificates, insurance requirements and surety coverage, current and prior financial documents, and project backlog.



Tasks list
Upload document task

Dashboard

Area homepage now leads to an account dashboard that displays contractors breakdown, tasks, and compliance records.



Dashboard

Litigation history

Employers now have access to contractor litigation history checks that provide comprehensive metrics on their legal background.


  • Bankruptcies filed within the last 3 years

  • Lawsuits within the last 3 years

  • Judgements issued within the last 3 years

  • Labor law violations within the last 3 years

  • Sanctions listing


Litigation records are pulled from and verified by multiple court records, Department of Labor, and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).

Intercom

We recently added Intercom to Area, the subs can get immediate customer service within the chat. If they’re having issues logging in, uploading docs, etc.