Trs. of the Chi. Painters & Decorators Pension Fund v. BLS Constr.

Full title: TRUSTEES OF THE CHICAGO PAINTERS AND DECORATORS PENSION FUND, TRUSTEES OF…

Court: United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Date published: Dec 18, 2024

23-cv-07910 (N.D. Ill. Dec. 18, 2024)

Opinion

23-cv-07910

12-18-2024

TRUSTEES OF THE CHICAGO PAINTERS AND DECORATORS PENSION FUND, TRUSTEES OF THE CHICAGO PAINTERS AND DECORATORS WELFARE FUND, TRUSTEES OF THE CHICAGO PAINTERS AND DECORATORS DEFERRED SAVINGS FUND, TRUSTEES OF THE CHICAGO PAINTERS AND DECORATORS APPRENTICESHIP FUND, TRUSTEES OF THE CHICAGO PAINTERS AND DECORATORS SCHOLARSHIP FUND, AND TRUSTEES OF THE CHICAGO PAINTERS AND DECORATORS JOINT COOPERATION TRUST FUND, Plaintiffs, v. BLS CONSTRUCTION, LLC an Illinois limited liability company, Defendant.

RICHARD J. WOLF, JUDGE

Hon. Martha M. Pacold, Judge

AFFIDAVIT OF RICHARD J. WOLF

RICHARD J. WOLF, JUDGE

I, Richard J. Wolf, upon being first duly sworn, on oath deposes and states:

1. Affiant is President of the auditing firm of Richard J. Wolf & Company, Inc.

2. Our firm completed a fringe benefit compliance audit for the Trustees of the Chicago Painters and Decorators Pension Fund, et al. of Defendant for the period of December 8, 2018 to December 31, 2023

3. The audit report found arrears owing to Plaintiffs, TRUSTEES OF THE CHICAGO PAINTERS AND DECORATORS PENSION FUND, ET AL., in the amount of $271,936.39 in contributions, $40,790.46 in liquidated damages for those findings, and $4,147.50 in audit costs.

4. The total due the Plaintiffs, including arrears, audit costs and liquidated damages of 15 percent, but excluding attorney's fees and court costs, is $316,874.35

5. Affiant is not currently suffering any infirmities and is competent to testify to all the foregoing.

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 6^th day of Decemebr, 2024