August 14, 2017
Maryland-based Midasco, LLC agreed to pay $450,000 to settle charges it violated the False Claims Act failing to comply with the Davis-Bacon Act for not paying workers who performed electrical work on the Virginia I-495 HOV/HOT Lanes Project the prevailing wage required by federal labor standards. The government alleged Midasco instead improperly classified workers as supervisors and paid them a salary in order to avoid paying the higher wages they were entitled to as electricians. The allegations originated in a whistleblower lawsuit filed under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act by David Ridley. He will receive a yet-to-be-determined whistleblower award from the proceeds of the government’s recovery. DOJ (EDVA)
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