LOS ANGELES – A Las Vegas company is alleged to have failed to pay contributions on behalf of its employees.
Board of trustees of the Sheet Metal Workers Pension Plan of Southern California, Arizona and Nevada; et al. filed a complaint on June 27 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against Southwest Air Conditioning Service Inc.; James D. Halverson; Rock D. Halverson and Gary R. Halverson citing the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
According to the complaint, the plaintiffs allege that the defendants have failed and refused to remit contributions to the plans from November 2016 to April 2017.
The plaintiffs seek to enjoin the defendants, unpaid contributions of $123,380.17, interest, all legal fees, punitive damages, and any other relief as the court deems just. They are represented by Laurie A. Traktman of Gilbert & Sackman in Los Angeles.
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California case number 2:17-cv-04736-DMG-KS