misclassify
verb
mis·clas·si·fy
ˌmis-ˈkla-sə-ˌfī 
misclassified; misclassifying
: to assign (someone or something) to an incorrect group or category : to classify wrongly
a species misclassified in the wrong genus
Examples of misclassify in a Sentence
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Under the policy, the Labor Department can take action against companies that misclassify their workers.
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Tony Romm, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
Labor advocates have supported the rule, saying employers have exploited lax rules to misclassify workers and avoid properly compensating them.
—Jonathan Mattise, Quartz, 21 Feb. 2024
The Labor Department said the rule would boost enforcement against businesses that misclassify workers as contractors to save money.
—Harold Maass, theweek, 10 Jan. 2024
Last October, the agency reversed a Trump-era rule that permitted gig-economy employers to misclassify their workforce.
—Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 4 Nov. 2023
But Rhode Island can’t make the sweeping assumption that these employers misclassify workers in good faith while the economic toll on our state’s treasury continues to rack up millions of dollars in unpaid payroll taxes each year.
—Gregory Mancini, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2023
Businesses that misclassify workers also can get out of paying taxes to support unemployment benefits for Louisiana workers, forcing businesses that follow the law to shoulder more of the burden.
—David Jacobs, Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2021
Many companies have incentives to misclassify these workers as independent contractors in order to reduce costs and risks, not because of a truly transformed nature of work where those so classified are real entrepreneurs or self-standing businesses.
—David Weil, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2023
There are times that companies do misclassify employees as independent contractors.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2021
Tony Romm, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
Labor advocates have supported the rule, saying employers have exploited lax rules to misclassify workers and avoid properly compensating them.
—Jonathan Mattise, Quartz, 21 Feb. 2024
The Labor Department said the rule would boost enforcement against businesses that misclassify workers as contractors to save money.
—Harold Maass, theweek, 10 Jan. 2024
Last October, the agency reversed a Trump-era rule that permitted gig-economy employers to misclassify their workforce.
—Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 4 Nov. 2023
But Rhode Island can’t make the sweeping assumption that these employers misclassify workers in good faith while the economic toll on our state’s treasury continues to rack up millions of dollars in unpaid payroll taxes each year.
—Gregory Mancini, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2023
Businesses that misclassify workers also can get out of paying taxes to support unemployment benefits for Louisiana workers, forcing businesses that follow the law to shoulder more of the burden.
—David Jacobs, Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2021
Many companies have incentives to misclassify these workers as independent contractors in order to reduce costs and risks, not because of a truly transformed nature of work where those so classified are real entrepreneurs or self-standing businesses.
—David Weil, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2023
There are times that companies do misclassify employees as independent contractors.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2021
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“Misclassify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misclassify. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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