Burbank Electrical Contractor Loses Unpaid Benefits Class Action

Burbank Electrical Contractor Inc. is liable for unpaid contributions to its workers’ retirement and health plans, a federal court in New York ruled.

The New York-based company didn’t answer or appear in this class action, Judge Brenda K. Sannes of the US District Court for the Northern District of New York said Thursday. Sannes awarded the plaintiffs default judgment for over $83,000, including payments for past-due contributions to the retirement and health benefit funds, delinquent union dues, attorney’s fees, and interest.

The plaintiffs are trustees of the I.B.E.W Local 236 Health and Benefit Fund and the I.B.E.W. Local 236 Annuity ...