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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 Social Security Fairness Act promises to enhance benefits for millions, but its implementation may take over a year due ...

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 ...

A 2023 audit of Social Security revealed that 18.9 million people in the Social Security database were listed as 100 years or ...