The first rule is the windfall elimination provision or WEP (which applies to one’s own benefits) and the second main rule is the government pension offset or GPO (which applies to spousal ...

This article was originally published here and submitted to Richland Source for publishing. The repeal of the Windfall ...

advisory wanted clients to know that the legislation repealed the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension ... to keep our clients from leaving unclaimed benefits on the table,” ...

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 ...

Learn how the Social Security Fairness Act may increase your retirement benefits by eliminating the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset.

The previous provisions - the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset - cut some beneficiaries' checks nearly in half, costing them thousands of dollars in lost benefits.

The law repealed two prior provisions: the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). The WEP reduced Social Security benefits for those who received government ...