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Employee vs. Independent Contractor Questionnaire     (see Wright Way Policy 5301.11B for details)
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1.

Is the worker required to comply with instructions about when, where, and how the work is to be done?

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2.

Is the worker provided training that would enable him/her to perform a job in a particular method or manner?

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3.

Are the services provided by the worker an integral part of WSU operations?

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4.

Must the services be rendered personally?

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5.

Does WSU hire, supervise, or pay assistants to help the worker on the job?

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6.

Is there a continuing relationship between the worker and WSU?

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7. Does the recipient of the services set the work schedules? __
8. Is the worker required to devote his/her full time to WSU? __
9. Is the work performed at WSU, or at specific places designated by WSU? __
10. Does the recipient of the services direct the sequence in which the work must be done? __
11. Are regular oral or written reports required to be submitted by the worker? __
12. Is the method of payment hourly, weekly, or monthly (as opposed to commission or by the job)? __
13. Are business and/or traveling expenses reimbursed? __
14. Does WSU furnish tools and materials used by the worker? __
15. Has the worker failed to invest in equipment or facilities used to provide the services? __
16. Does the arrangement put the worker in the position of realizing either a loss or a profit on the work? __
17. Does the worker perform services exclusively for WSU rather than working for a number of companies at the same time? __
18. Does the worker in fact not make his services regularly available to the general public? __
19. Is the worker subject to dismissal for reasons other than non-performance of contract specifications? __
20. Can the worker terminate his/her relationship without incurring a liability for failure to complete a job? __

This page was last updated on Nov. 24, 2003 (lm).
Please contact John Mbagwu at 775-2543 with questions or comments.