While Americans who have worked full-time and paid into the Social Security system for at least ten years are eligible for ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

Higher retirement plan contribution levels, lower ‘safe’ withdrawal rates, changes to Social Security benefits, and more.

Social Security is not an entitlement program or a handout, it’s an earned benefit paid into by workers and their employers. When we retire, we expect to receive the full ...

For decades, clients who worked in various state and local government positions have seen their Social Security benefits slashed because of two key provisions: the Windfall Elimination Provision ...

(Photo illustration by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Together, the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset were responsible for significantly reducing Social Security ...

The Social Security Fairness Act sees public workers’ pensions go up The Social Security Fairness Act cancels two provisions, the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision.

The average benefit increase will be about $360 per month. "With a full repeal of Social Security’s Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) now signed into law ...