Upper Midwest Pension Project
The Upper Midwest Pension Project has attorneys working to protect and promote the retirement security of workers, retirees and their families in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa and Wisconsin.
The Upper Midwest Pension Project is funded in large part by the Administration on Community Living under the Older Americans Act Title II.
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We help workers, retirees and their families
The Upper Midwest Pension Project can assist with retirement plans offered by private and government employers, including:
- Pension plans
- 401(k), 403(b), and 457 “defined contribution” plans
- Profit-sharing plans
- Cash balance and other hybrid pension plans
We often help workers, retirees and their families in these areas:
- Filing claims and appeals to obtain retirement benefits
- Obtaining and explaining retirement plan documents
- Correcting benefit miscalculations
- Assisting with recoupment actions
- Assisting with suspension of pension benefits issues
- Obtaining spousal and other survivor benefits
- Locating retirement benefits from former employers
Call us at 866-783-5021
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Upper Midwest Pension Project
3001 Broadway St. NE, Suite 601
Minneapolis, MN 55413
Toll Free Number: 866-783-5021
MN Residents: 651-251-5765
Email: pensionrights@trellisconnects.org
Pension & Retirement Rights Blog
Protecting Survivor Benefits
Every day, Trellis’ Pension and Retirement Rights program protects the livelihood of workers, retirees and their families. One recent example from the Upper Midwest Pension Project: A pension plan paid a single life annuity benefit to a participant. Following the participant’s death, the Plan mistakenly continued paying those benefits to his widow for four years…
Pension Project Saves Client Thousands
A client was receiving a pension for over four years when she was suddenly notified that the pension plan had made an error in calculating her monthly annuity. As a result of the plan’s error, the client received an overpayment of $31,000. The plan demanded that the client return that money. The client filed a…
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The information and articles found on the Trellis Pension and Retirement Rights website are provided for educational and informational purposes only. This information is not legal advice, and no attorney-client relationship is formed by access to this information. You should not act or rely on any information contained on this website without seeking the advice of an attorney. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
This program is supported by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $978,772 with 75 percentage funded by ACL/HHS and $220,289 and 25 percentage funded by non-government source(s). The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, ACL/HHS, or the U.S. Government.
