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This Summary Plan Description is intended to provide a brief description of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local No. 132 Pension Fund to the participants of the Plan.

This description is based on the official legal Plan and trust documents.  If there is any conflict between this Summary Plan Description and the complete text of the Plan or trust documents, then those documents govern.

You may review the complete Plan and trust documents at the Trustee's offices during regular business hours and may obtain copies of all or any part of the Plan or trust.

 

Pension Fund Summary Plan Description

Important Information Required By ERISA

INTRODUCTION

When do I become a Participant in the Plan?

How do I accrue a Vested Benefit?

What is a Break-in-Service?

Are there absences from Covered Employment which do not count toward a Break-in-Service?

What Benefits are provided by the Plan?

What are the types of monthly Retirement Benefits?

How do I qualify for a Retirement Benefit?
     Normal Retirement
     Non-Reduced Early Retirement
     Early Retirement
     Disability Retirement
     Severance

What Death Benefits are provided by the Plan?
     Pre-Retirement Death Benefits
     Death Benefit After Retirement

What is a Pro-Rata Pension Benefit?
     Reciprocity

How are Benefits calculated?

What Benefit Payment Options are available?

When do I have to retire?

Can my Benefits be assigned or transferred?

How do I apply for Benefits?

When does my Pension Benefit begin?
     Payment of Benefits
     Federal Taxes
     State Taxes

After retiring, can I return to work and continue to receive benefits?

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Rights and Protections Under ERISA

Claim Review Procedure

Frequently Asked Questions

Definition of Terms

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