Two key provisions, the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), have historically ...

Though Congress acted on a bipartisan basis last year to pass legislation ending two controversial tax provisions that ...

Retired Middlebury, Connecticut, school teacher Bill Callahan waited 40 years for Congress to pass a bill to eliminate the ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

The Social Security Fairness Act is now law, and a year of backdated payments await nearly 3 million Americans.

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

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 ...

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

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 ...