Over three million retirees who worked in the public sector, or are entitled to spousal or surviving spousal benefits, will ...

Learn how the Social Security Fairness Act may increase your retirement benefits by eliminating the Windfall Elimination ...

The Social Security Fairness Act, signed by then-President Biden on Jan. 5, is a terrible piece of legislation. It simply gives away money to some state and local workers — those who will now benefit ...

On January 5, President Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act that repeals the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) provisions of Social Security ...

The WEP, enacted in 1983, was a reform that was intended to even the Social Security playing field. In 2024, it was repealed by the Social Security Fairness Act. The Social Security benefit ...

Since 1983, the WEP and GPO have reduced the Social Security benefits for some public sector workers. Congress passed the Social Security Fairness Act to repeal the WEP and GPO entirely.

"When I introduced H.R. 82 just two years ago, we assembled a coalition to subvert the political status quo and repeal the WEP and GPO. We held the first ever hearings on the bill. We collected ...

On Sunday, President Joe Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act, paving the way for nearly 3 million public workers to boost their Social Security benefits. The bipartisan legislation ...

WEP reduces Social Security payments for anyone who receives an annuity from their time spent working in government, but who also worked in a Social Security-covered job. The provision impacts roughly ...

While President Biden is expected to sign legislation passed by Congress repealing the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), not everyone is happy with the move ...