Trellis Pension and Retirement Rights
We are staffed with attorneys working to protect and promote the retirement security of workers, retirees and their families in the six-state region of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska. Trellis Pension and Retirement Rights (formerly Upper Midwest Pension Rights Project) is funded by the Administration on Community Living under the Older Americans Act Title II.
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We help workers, retirees and their families
Trellis Pension and Retirement Rights 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
Pension and Retirement Rights often helps 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
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Trellis Pension and Retirement Rights is a
joint effort of Trellis and Iowa Legal Aid.
Residents of Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska please contact:
Trellis Pension and Retirement Rights
1265 Grey Fox Road, Suite 2
Arden Hills, MN 55112
Toll Free Number: 866-783-5021
MN Residents: 651-251-5765
Email: pensions@trellisconnects.org
Residents of Iowa please contact:
Iowa Legal Aid
1111 9th Street
Suite 230
Des Moines, IA 50314
Toll Free Number: 800-532-1275
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