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
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Two major firms that provide RLHF work, Surge AI and Scale AI, have been accused of unpaid wages and worker misclassification as well as exposing workers to traumatizing content in lawsuits, respectively.
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Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
24 June 2026
Colorado coach Deion Sanders was accidentally overpaid $50,000 in a bowl game bonus due to a misclassification of the 2024 Alamo Bowl against BYU.
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Christopher Kamrani,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
Sanchez said her campaign is focused on fighting wage theft and prioritizing misclassification enforcement.
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Amy Wenk,
AJC.com,
24 Apr. 2026
Persistently higher effective rates compared to peers or unexplained downgrades can be signs of misclassification.
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Dimitri Akhrin,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
24 June 2026
Colorado coach Deion Sanders was accidentally overpaid $50,000 in a bowl game bonus due to a misclassification of the 2024 Alamo Bowl against BYU.
—
Christopher Kamrani,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
Sanchez said her campaign is focused on fighting wage theft and prioritizing misclassification enforcement.
—
Amy Wenk,
AJC.com,
24 Apr. 2026
Persistently higher effective rates compared to peers or unexplained downgrades can be signs of misclassification.
—
Dimitri Akhrin,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Misclassification.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misclassification. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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