What's the Social Security Fairness Act? The Social Security Fairness Act makes it possible for those who opted out of Social ...

The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). These provisions only affected about 3% of households, but significantly reduced the amount of Social Security ...

It took 40 years for Congress to pass a law to boost Social Security for public workers. Now, SSA says they must wait at ...

The Social Security Fairness Act ends both the WEP and the government pension offset, increasing the Social Security checks ...

On January 5, 2025, the Social Security Fairness Act was signed into law, marking a major reform for public sector workers, including firefighters, police officers and teachers. This law eliminates ...

The Social Security Fairness Act repeals two provisions that will give qualifying individuals more money and potential back ...

It could take a year or longer to fully implement the repeal of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO), says the Social Security Administration (SSA). The SSA has ...

Those who applied for Social Security and were denied due to government pension offset rule or windfall elimination provision ...

President Joe Biden signed off on the biggest changes to the Social Security Act in decades on Sunday, which will benefit millions of public sector retirees.

Millions of retired Americans are set to benefit, but there are concerns the program could run out of funds sooner.

In a move hailed as a victory for public servants across the nation, the Social Security Fairness Act is now the law. This landmark legislation eliminates the W ...

Kathryn McCall, a CFP and financial adviser with CAPTRUST, highlights how individuals previously affected due to shifting from private to public sector roles will now receive fair compensation without ...