On Wednesday, federal retirees who retired under the Civil Service Retirement System, current CSRS employees and a multitude of other state and local public service employees who receive pensions from ...

Some people haven't received all their Social Security benefits, even though they paid into the system. A new law changes ...

The Quiet Windfall Hiding in Public Sector Pensions A retired teacher in Ohio spent 28 years in a classroom and summers ...

The elimination of WEP and GPO under the Social Security Fairness Act is delivering major benefit increases and lump-sum payments to public workers.

The Social Security Fairness Act was signed into law by President Joe Biden in January 2025 to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset. The law means retirees, and ...

The Social Security Fairness Act eliminates WEP and GPO rules, increasing benefits for some retirees. Here's who qualifies ...

Some retirees may be missing out on Social Security benefits prompting a bipartisan group of senators to take a stand.

Since the early 1980s, two provisions of Social Security law have significantly reduced benefits for millions of public servants—teachers, police officers, firefighters, and other government employees ...

Picture a 68-year-old retired math teacher in San Antonio. She spent 32 years in Texas classrooms, earned a $54,000 annual pension from the Teacher Retirement System (TRS), and picked up work on the ...

The Social Security Fairness Act eliminated two long-standing rules: the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). These measures were originally intended to ...

Social Security benefits are a critical source of income for older Americans. Unfortunately, in the past, certain rules prevented many retirees from receiving the full amount of benefits they deserved ...

Seniors who received a windfall deposit as a result of the Social Security Fairness Act are now finding that the consequences of that unexpected benefit can be costly, especially in Illinois. Terry ...