Are you a teacher or government employee? Your pension could unexpectedly reduce your Social Security benefits due to WEP and ...
While the law seeks to level the playing field for many federal employees, the sustainability of the Social Security system ...
It could take more than a year to adjust benefits and disburse retroactive payments following the passage of the Social ...
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar celebrated the passage of the Social Security Fairness Act, which restores full benefits to 3.2 ...
This is part one of a three-part series about making the most of the changes in Social Security benefits for federal ...
In the waning days of the Biden administration, Congress passed legislation to remedy a longstanding complaint from people ...
In 2025, the definition of a Social Security credit rose to $1,810 in earnings. However, this shouldn't be too worrisome for ...
The Social Security Fairness Act, signed into law at the beginning of the year, eliminated WEP and GPO. Instead of potentially receiving money they shouldn't have been given, anyone who has a right to ...
A 2023 audit of Social Security revealed that 18.9 million people in the Social Security database were listed as 100 years or ...
A new law put into effect in January will provide higher Social Security benefits to more than 3.2 million individuals who ...
Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP): This rule often reduced the Social Security benefits of individuals who also received a pension from a job not covered by Social Security. Government Pension ...