(a) The legal relationship of employer and employee is defined by the act. Thus, an individual is performing service for an employer if:
- (1) He is subject to the right of an employer, directly or through another, to supervise and direct the manner in which his services are rendered; or
- (2) In rendering professional or technical services he is integrated into the staff of the employer; or
- (3) He is rendering personal services on the property used in the operations of the employer and the services are integrated into those operations.
- (b) The provisions in paragraph (a) of this section are controlling irrespective of whether the service is performed on a part-time basis, and, with respect to paragraph (a)(1) of this section, irrespective of whether the right to supervise and direct is exercised.