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

The windfall elimination provision (WEP) is a formula that effectively ... Substantial earnings are defined as $26,550 or more for the year 2021. This exemption generally applies to retirees ...

Recent legislative changes have eliminated two key provisions affecting Social Security benefits for public sector retirees. These changes aim to address long-standing concerns about benefit ...

According to the National Fraternal Order of Police, President Biden will sign the legislation into law on January 6.

The Social Security Fairness Act eliminates two pre-existing rules: the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset. The Congressional Budget Office estimates the new law ...

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 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 ...

After more than 38 years of employment, some as a part-time public employee, a reader is wondering if the Windfall Elimination Provision is reducing his Social Security benefits. I have worked ...

Kate Dias was still in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday morning, ostensibly because of a significant snowstorm that hit the nation’s capitol early this week, but she spent some time savoring a piece of ...

The Social Security Fairness Act repeals the Windfall Elimination Provision, or WEP. It reduces Social Security benefits for certain public sector workers who receive pensions from a job where they ...

One is called the Government Pension Offset, and the other is the Windfall Elimination Provision. "It's a huge win," said Chuck Brewer, a retired Norfolk police officer who has spent years ...

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