Jan 24, 2025 · What is the Social Security Fairness Act (Act) and who does it help? The Act was signed into law on January 5, 2025. The Act ends the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO).

Jan 25, 2025 · The Social Security Administration (SSA) has provided some additional information about its progress on implementing the Social Security Fairness Act, the new law that repeals the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO).. Federal retirees who are wanting to know explicit details about whether and how they will be impacted will be …

What is the Social Security Fairness Act? On January 5, 2025, H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act —a bill Senator Murkowski has co-sponsored for over twenty years—finally became law.

Jan 23, 2025 · The Social Security Fairness Act, which was signed into law on Jan. 5, eliminates the reduction of Social Security benefits while entitled to public pensions from work not covered by Social Security. Specifically, the law repeals two provisions of Social Security called the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), and the Government Pension Offset (GPO)

2 days ago · On Jan. 5, former President Joe Biden signed into law a new social security measure that ensures recipients of the benefit more money. New rules outlined in the law eliminates two requirements ...

Jan 10, 2025 · Now, more than 40 years after WEP was enacted, the Social Security Fairness Act has rolled it back. With bipartisan support, the act was signed into law on Jan. 5, 2025, but the Social...

On January 5, 2025, the President signed into law H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023. The law repeals the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) provision, both of which could reduce Social Security benefits when someone received a pension based on work that was not covered by Social Security.

Upon implementation, the Social Security Fairness Act eliminates the reduction of Social Security benefits while entitled to public pensions from work not covered by Social Security. The Social Security Administration is evaluating how to implement the Act.

Jan 6, 2025 · On Sunday, Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act which eliminates two decades-old provisions − the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) −...

Jan 6, 2025 · The measure, dubbed the Social Security Fairness Act, repeals two tax rules that proponents say have unfairly reduced benefits for many Americans who also receive government pensions. But...