The change benefits public-sector workers such as teachers, police officers, firefighters. As of November 2024, more than 2 million Americans had their Social Security benefits reduced by the WEP.
A bipartisan bill championed by Sen. Jon Ossoff increased retirement benefits for Georgia teachers and first responders.
Senator Rand Paul pushed to gradually raise the retirement age for the benefits to 70, but the proposal failed.
The bipartisan bill would eliminate longtime reductions to Social Security benefits for nearly 3 million people who receive ...
The repeal, a decades-long priority for public employee advocates, heads to the president for his signature after a late ...
The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) can significantly impact your Social Security benefits if you receive a pension from a job where you didn't pay Social Security taxes. Learn how this provision ...
The bill’s passage is a big win for public sector retirees but critics fear it will further destabilize the Social Security ...
The US Senate passed a bipartisan bill early Saturday to increase Social Security benefits for close to 3 million federal, ...
The Windfall Elimination Provision reduced the Social Security benefits paid firefighters and police who received pension ...
By Jennifer Shutt States Newsroom The U.S. Senate approved a broadly bipartisan bill early Saturday that would increase ...
The Senate passed the Social Security Fairness Act early Saturday, addressing a decades-long grievance among millions of ...