Michigan Laborers’ Fringe Benefit Funds

You should contact the prior Vacation Administrator, who is your current Health and Pension Administrator:

TIC International Corporation

11590 North Meridian St, Suite 600

Carmel, IN 46032-4529

Toll-Free: (877)  645-2267

Main Line: (517) 321-7502

TIC is the Administrator handling the Michigan Laborers’ pension contributions and retirement. Please contact their office using the information above for assistance.

The vacation distribution is done semi-annually. For approximate dates, see the following question.

The first vacation distribution occurs during the third week of May, and the second distribution occurs during the third week of November.

No. Vacation funds will only be disbursed early as a death benefit, or if a member will not be able to take receipt of benefits on the scheduled distribution date due to military service.

LPL stands for “Laborers’ Political League.” If you have authorized a deduction from your vacation pay to support the LPL, you will see five cents per each hour worked deducted from your benefit distribution.

For the first distribution, vacation benefits checks are for the prior October through March of the current year, if contributions are paid by the contractor prior to April 30th. For the second distribution, vacation benefit checks are for April through September of the current year, if contributions are paid by the contractor prior to October 31st.

No. You may, however, request that a paper check be mailed to your Local for pick-up there, if you so choose.

If hours are not paid by October 31st, the money will not be on your November vacation benefit check. If approved by the Board of Trustees, there will be a late distribution around Mid-February for any September and October contributions paid after October 31st.

No. For security reasons, you must contact your Local to notify the benefit administrators of changes to your address. The deadline for address changes to be effective with the Trust Office is May or November 1st, depending on which distribution is affected.

No. We will only disclose information on your vacation benefit to you, the member.

No. This benefit is separate and administered by BeneSys. Please call them at (248) 822-4142 to obtain this information.

The most likely reason for this is a lack of address or dues card on file for you. Please contact your Local Union to update your information and check on the status of your benefit.

A Direct Deposit form is available on the Michigan Laborers’ Vacation Fund website or can be emailed to you on request. Please send requests and your completed Direct Deposit forms to: [email protected]. This form must be returned no later than November 1^st (or May 1^st) to be effective for the upcoming vacation distribution.

Yes. You will need the last four digits of the account on file for us to verify.

Trust policy requires a 10-day waiting period between initial mailing and filing for stop payment and reissuance of a check. If 10 days have passed and you have not received your check, please contact us to begin the reissuance process.

A Direct Deposit Declination form is available on the Michigan Laborers’ Vacation Fund website or can be emailed to you on request. Please send requests and your completed Direct Deposit forms to: [email protected]. This form must be returned no later than November 1^st (or May 1^st) to be effective for the upcoming vacation distribution.

Ideally, you should experience minimal disruption due to the switch from TIC to WPAS, Inc. in the administration of your vacation benefits. If your information was current with the prior administrator, or if you made changes to your records prior to the transition, this will be reflected in our system.

Contribution to the Michigan Laborers’ Vacation Fund is mandatory. If you have concerns, please contact your Local Union for more information.

Your vacation pay should not have been taxed twice. Please contact us for more information and/or a breakdown of deductions from your vacation benefit distribution.

Normally, deduction of working dues from vacation benefits is mandatory. Please contact your Local Union if you believe declination of working dues may be an option for you.