From higher Social Security benefits to increased spousal and survivor benefits, federal employees have much to gain from the Social Security Fairness Act.

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 ...

U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar celebrated the passage of the Social Security Fairness Act, which restores full benefits to 3.2 ...

The new year has already brought several significant financial changes, including changes to the Social Security benefits ...

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 ...

The Social Security Administration has indicated it may take more than a year to process all of the benefit changes from the ...

Dear Rusty: I don’t understand exactly how the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) works for my situation. I turned 62 in 2017 and am currently still working in a “non-covered” job, not paying into ...

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 ...

Music and singing have been central to my life. My mama’s people were guitar pickers, fiddle players, song writers and singers who used any and every opportunity to get together and ‘play music’.