Farfield Co. Liable for Misclassifying Workers on Federal Project

Farfield Company faced False Claims Act allegations involving worker misclassification and prevailing-wage violations on a federally funded SEPTA project. The Third Circuit upheld liability, concluding that lower-paid workers were improperly classified instead of receiving the higher rate applicable to the work they performed. The court also upheld the materiality of the false payroll certifications and the burden-shifting approach to damages.

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