# Ohio — State Worker Classification Tests — Independent Contractor vs Employee

For Ohio, test type is common-law; test scope is unemployment-insurance; statutory citation is Ohio Rev. Code § 4141.01(B)(1), recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **state:** Ohio _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **test type:** common-law _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **test scope:** unemployment-insurance _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **statutory citation:** Ohio Rev. Code § 4141.01(B)(1) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> service performed by an individual for remuneration under any contract of hire, written or oral, express or implied, including service performed in interstate commerce and service performed by an officer of a corporation, without regard to whether such service is executive, managerial, or manual in nature, and without regard to whether such officer is a stockholder or a member of the board of directors of the corporation, unless it is shown to the satisfaction of the director that such individual has been and will continue to be free from direction or control over the performance of such service, both under a contract of service and in fact.

## Source

- https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4141.01

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
Part of [State Worker Classification Tests — Independent Contractor vs Employee](https://referencesource.org/state-worker-classification-tests/).