On Jan. 5, 2025, President Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act (SSFA) into law, repealing two onerous Social Security provisions: the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government ...

Mon, March 23, 2026 at 8:36 PM UTC The Social Security Fairness Act was signed into law on January 5, 2025, repealing two provisions that had quietly cut benefits for more than 2.8 million teachers, ...

The repeal of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) in 2025 has significantly ...

A quiet but monumental change to Social Security has been rolling out this year, delivering larger monthly checks to millions of public servants and their families. The Social Security Fairness Act, ...

Congress made one of the biggest Social Security changes in years when it passed the Social Security Fairness Act in January 2025. The law did not affect every retiree, which is one reason it received ...

A newly introduced bill would prevent some public sector retirees from being hit with a tax bill after they were made eligible for Social Security benefits last year. The bipartisan bill, known as the ...

The change also impacts divorced spouses and widows and widowers whose former spouse’s Social Security benefits were reduced ...

Planning for retirement involves more than picking a last working day or exploring new goals and hobbies. It also means understanding how your retirement choices affect your spouse if unexpected ...