Performing work on the employer's premise . Those working at the employer's site may be viewed as employees. Services performed in order or sequence set . Persons told to perform work in a certain sequence generally are considered employees. Oral or written reports .
Employees are more likely to be required to submit regular reports to the employer.
Payment by hour, week, month . Typically, employees are paid on a regular basis, while independent contractors are compensated by the job or on a lump-sum or straight commission basis. Employer payments of a person's work-related travel expenses generally indicates employee status. Furnishing of tools and materials . Employees, not individual contractors, are generally provided with supplies.