This reduction happens due to two legal provisions: the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). Both rules decrease Social Security payments for individuals ...

Retirees affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) are entitled to back payments for benefits they missed out on through 2024. The text of the Social ...

The Senate has joined the House in passing a bill that would repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). The House had passed the Social Security Fairness ...

The House previously passed the bill in November. The WEP and GPO are two provisions of Social Security that reduce or sometimes eliminate benefits for certain federal retirees and other public ...

On January 5, President Joe Biden signed into law the bipartisan Social Security Fairness Law, capping off a 40-year effort by NEA members to repeal the punitive and discriminatory Windfall ...

The Senate passed the Social Security Fairness Act by a vote of 76-20. The bill was previously passed by the House in November and would repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the ...