misclassify

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Recent Examples of misclassify Industries with high injury rates also drive up workers’ compensation insurance premiums, which can incentivize companies to misclassify workers as independent contractors and deny them workers’ compensation if they get injured on the job, the analysis said. Jenny Gathright, Washington Post, 18 June 2024 Construction companies sometimes misclassify their employees as independent contractors. Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2024 In 2013, two corporate executives were ordered to spend four to six months in jail for falsifying records to misclassify their salaries as expenses under their employer's larger bribery and fraud scheme. Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024 Under the policy, the Labor Department can take action against companies that misclassify their workers. Tony Romm, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for misclassify
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Verb
  • Attackers register domains nearly identical to popular sites, relying on users to mistype URLs.
    Alex Vakulov, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Correction: Arkansas' team ERA was initially mistyped and has been corrected.
    Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Some investigators lumped the Tully monster in with segmented worms, others with mollusks, and still others with arthropods, which covers everything from lobsters to insects to millipedes.
    Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 8 July 2025
  • This season could very well determine whether Etienne enters free agency as a marquee target or a back who gets lumped in with the pool of veterans who cycle through one-year deals.
    The Athletic NFL Staff, New York Times, 8 July 2025

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“Misclassify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misclassify. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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