DEMAND LETTER
RE: Demand letter for payment for past services rendered
Thank you for acknowledging in your letter that I received on January 5, 2012 that I have provided services for [person identified] over the last seven and one half years. There was at least one former trustee who erroneously claimed that I did not.
In fact, my services were extensive and lengthy. The services included but were not limited to service as 1) a financial advisor 2) an accountant 3) a tax consultant 4) a de facto trustee 5) a maintenance man for the house and yard 6) a chauffer 7) a grocery shopper 8) a care giver for [person identified] 9) a cook 10) a housekeeper 11) a daily companion 12) the care giver for [person identified]’s cat and 13) a guard and protector of [person identified] and the house. I did these services twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, for over seven and one half years with no breaks except for two weeks when I went back to Tucson to deal with the estate of the client for whom I was a Trustee. Other than the two weeks away, I was home every night without exception.
The three former trustees as well as the current trustee owner [person identified] certainly know the value of being a guard and protector of [person identified] and the home since [person identified] worked in plant protection—both as a plant guard and in fire protection—for many years. A good night was when nothing happened and all was safe and secure. A bad night was when something happened that required their response. Most of my time as guard and protector were good. But, not all. I almost certainly saved [person identified]’s life when the stove was leaking natural gas because the burner knob did not shut down the gas flow completely. I, and only I, was present from the beginning and involved each and every time an ambulance had to be called and/or [person identified] was taken to the emergency room of the hospital. The first time [person identified] fell at night it was I who let the policeman into the house. I called 911 more than anyone else. [person identified] life was in danger several times and I was always there for [person identified] as guard and protector of the home and [person identified].Using the very minimum figure of $7.00 per hour for services rendered and 16 hours per day for services provided including guard and protector of the home and/or [person identified], the following compensation for services rendered seems to be the minimum compensation that should be provided:
1st year: from June 5-December 31, 2004 = 209 days X $7 X 16 hours = $23,408
2nd year: all year minus 14 days 2005 = 351 days X $7 X 16 hours = $39,312
3rd year: all year 2006 = 365 days X $7 X 16 hours = $40,880
4th year: all year 2007 = 365 days X $7 X 16 hours = $40,880
5th year: all year 2008 = 366 days X $7 X 16 hours = $40,992
6th year: all year 2009 = 365 days X $7 X 16 hours = $40,880
7th year: all year 2010 = 365 days X $7 X 16 hours = $40,880
8th year: all year* 2011 = 365 days X $7 X 16 hours = $40,880
9th year: January 1-31** 2012 = 031 days X $7 X 16 hours = $03,472
Total compensation for services rendered due = $311,584
*consisting of guard and protector of the house after September 4 and some cat care.
** consisting of guard and protector of the home
Unless I receive the compensation due or we reach a satisfactory settlement of this dispute within fourteen days from the receipt of this letter, I will begin all legal action I believe to be possibly appropriate including but not necessarily limited to:
1) filing a complaint with the Illinois Department of Labor
2) filing a complaint with the U.S. Department of Labor
3) filing a complaint with the U.S. IRS for not withholding FICA and/or not providing a yearly W-2 as required by law for the supposed compensation I received from the trust.
4) contacting the Tazewell County State’s Attorney and/or
5) contacting the Illinois Attorney General for possible fraud and/or theft of services by:
A) [person identified]—trust owner and trustee
B) [person identified]—former trustee
C) [person identified]—former trustee
D) [person identified]—former trustee
Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
