Delinquency Notices
Following the close of the accounting month, the Fund Office
will send a letter to every employer that failed to report to
the Fund Office, or who reported but did not pay contributions. The Fund Office will also notify in
writing the last reported employees of the delinquent employer,
request that they keep a copy of their paycheck stubs and record
of the hours worked on specific jobs for lien purposes, and
provide a declaration of hours form to the employees. The Fund
Office will follow up with phone calls to the employers to
collect the delinquent contributions. The Fund Office will
notify the employers in writing on a monthly basis of their
status until all contributions are paid in full.
District Council #16, the applicable local unions, the Plumbers
and Pipefitters National Pension Fund and the International
Training Fund will be notified of the delinquent employers by
the Fund Office or legal counsel. The union shall be provided
with such other information as may be requested about the
delinquency, including but not limited to, information needed to
remove the employees from employment with the employer.
Written monthly reports on delinquencies will be issued by the
Fund Office to the Trustees, including information about
non-reporting employers and current delinquency balances.
At the direction of the Joint Delinquency Committee, the Fund
Office shall, in accordance with Section C.4.6 of the Master
Labor Agreement, notify the Local Unions by registered mail
(copy to District Council #16) to remove employees from a
delinquent employer within forty-eight (48) hours of receipt of
the notice. The notice will be sent by the Fund Office if the
employer becomes more than forty-five (45) days delinquent, or
as otherwise directed, by the Joint Delinquency Committee. The
Joint Arbitration Board has given the Joint Delinquency
Committee the blanket authority to direct the Fund Office to
send these notices.
