A law signed in January 2025 eliminated two provisions that had reduced or wiped out Social Security benefits for earners who ...

Sudden Social Security changes can take you by surprise and affect your check for the rest of your life. Learn about WEP, GPO ...

Learn how the Social Security Fairness Act repeals WEP and GPO, triggers retroactive lump-sum payments, and raises monthly ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Most workers will never reach the maximum Social Security benefit because the formula is progressive and requires 35 years of earnings at or above the $184,500 taxable wage cap in every year. Waiting ...