It could take more than a year to adjust benefits and disburse retroactive payments following the passage of the Social ...

While the law seeks to level the playing field for many federal employees, the sustainability of the Social Security system ...

The Social Security Fairness Act, enacted on January 5, 2025, marks a pivotal change for public servants by abolishing the ...

As a retired public-school teacher (32.5 years), I think I can speak with some knowledge on the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) is a formula ...

The new law affects around 3 million workers, including teachers, firefighters, and police officers, by ending the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO).

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

This eliminated two key provisions -- the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) -- that reduced benefits for government workers and their spouses.

the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). The WEP impacted retired workers while the GPO focused on spouses of those workers, but both essentially did the ...

citing the immediate needs of millions affected by the repeal of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO). The SSFA eliminates WEP and GPO, provisions that ...

The second is the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), which cut Social Security payments for some government retirees. Government Pension Offset. The repeal of the GPO will increase Social ...