The Social Security Fairness Act of 2025 eliminated the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), restoring full benefits to 3.2 million public- ...

The Social Security Fairness Act provided more than 2.8 million beneficiaries with higher payments. Here's what to know about reporting that income to the IRS.

Social Security is a complex program that has undergone a number of changes since the program was signed into law in 1935. One of those changes? The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), which came to ...

Dear Liz: I am a retired special education teacher who receives a government pension. The recent law change now permits me to also receive Social Security. I have 38 of the 40 credits required in ...

In January, President Joe Biden signed a law repealing the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset, which limited or eliminated Social Security benefits for civil servants, ...

U.S. News & World Report: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, highlighted fairness concerns surrounding the Windfall Elimination Provision ...

More than 3.2 million Social Security recipients who received pensions from their time as teachers, firefighters, police officers and other public service jobs will soon see a boost in their benefits.

WASHINGTON — More than 3.2 million Social Security recipients who received pensions from their time as teachers, firefighters, police officers and other public service jobs will soon see a boost in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tom Hager – “Mister Social Security” – offers expert advice from Ohio. The Social Security Fairness Act, signed into law on Jan. 5 ...

More than 3.2 million retired workers including some teachers, firefighters and police officers receiving Social Security benefits may soon see a one-time retroactive benefit and a boost in their ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- More than 3.2 million Social Security recipients who received pensions from their time as teachers, firefighters, police officers and other public service jobs will see an ...