Question

1. AB5 is a law that restricts businesses from classifying workers as independent contractors, forcing companies to shift classification of these workers to employees.

2. AB5 is a law that restricts businesses from classifying workers as independent contractors, forcing companies to shift the classification of these workers to employees.
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Which one is correct? Do we have to put 'the' before classification?

Answer 1

Both are correct. The second seems a bit better, but the first is not wrong.