misclassification
noun
mis·clas·si·fi·ca·tion
ˌmis-ˌkla-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən 
plural misclassifications
: an act or instance of wrongly assigning someone or something to a group or category : incorrect classification
Cracking down on the misclassification of workers so that those mislabeled as "independent contractors" can become unionizable employees.—
Harold Meyerson
Harold MeyersonExamples of misclassification in a Sentence
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The agency will need to determine whether misclassification is taking place, of course.
—Sidehusl.com, 27 Jan. 2023
The new rule aims to prevent the misclassification of workers as independent contractors.
—Jonathan Mattise, Quartz, 21 Feb. 2024
Make sure independent contractors are properly classified Another form of misclassification is treating a worker who should be classified as an employee as an independent contractor.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2024
But other studies have questioned whether misclassification of deaths among Black people might affect the accuracy of those numbers.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023
One risk of this is that misclassification could lead to readings being ignored.
—Devabhaktuni Srikrishna, STAT, 15 Aug. 2023
Credit card holders were not affected by the misclassification, Discover said in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
The Labor Department, meanwhile, proposed in October its own regulation governing worker misclassification, one that explicitly rejects the ABC test because that would violate a ruling by the Supreme Court.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 27 July 2023
Our state needs to crack down on businesses that knowingly and willfully commit wage theft, especially in worker misclassification cases, by prosecuting these offenses as felonies.
—Gregory Mancini, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2023
Sidehusl.com, 27 Jan. 2023
The new rule aims to prevent the misclassification of workers as independent contractors.
—Jonathan Mattise, Quartz, 21 Feb. 2024
Make sure independent contractors are properly classified Another form of misclassification is treating a worker who should be classified as an employee as an independent contractor.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2024
But other studies have questioned whether misclassification of deaths among Black people might affect the accuracy of those numbers.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023
One risk of this is that misclassification could lead to readings being ignored.
—Devabhaktuni Srikrishna, STAT, 15 Aug. 2023
Credit card holders were not affected by the misclassification, Discover said in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
The Labor Department, meanwhile, proposed in October its own regulation governing worker misclassification, one that explicitly rejects the ABC test because that would violate a ruling by the Supreme Court.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 27 July 2023
Our state needs to crack down on businesses that knowingly and willfully commit wage theft, especially in worker misclassification cases, by prosecuting these offenses as felonies.
—Gregory Mancini, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2023
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“Misclassification.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misclassification. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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