The Social Security Fairness Act will eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset, ...

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 ...

and other public servants who are unfairly penalized by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO),” the senator wrote. “The Social Security ...

This bipartisan legislation aims to adjust the way benefits are calculated for millions of retirees, particularly those who were affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government ...

A correction was made to this story to clarify that non-covered workers did not pay Social Security taxes on their pensions, ...

The Government Pension Offset was more draconian. It cut spousal and survivor Social Security benefits by two-thirds of the non-covered pension, often to zero. Many married, divorced and widowed ...

The Social Security Fairness Act eliminates two key provisions that previously reduced Social Security benefits for public sector workers: The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) reduced Social ...

I have received no response. Q. I have read that the repeal of the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset is not warranted because it provides Social Security benefits to ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced that it could take more than a year to fully implement the recently ...

That is undoubtedly the most surprising change to take effect this year because it repeals two long-standing provisions: the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset.