The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) was designed to prevent public sector employees—like teachers and firefighters—from receiving disproportionately high Social Security benefits due to working ...

The Fairness Act has rolled back old rules that reduced benefits for certain public workers and their spouses.

Q. I receive a significant pension from work I have done outside of Social Security. I have not worked enough hours under Social Security to receive a benefit based on my work record. My spouse is ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has processed over 2.5 million retroactive payments for teachers, firefighters, police officers and others with public pensions who were previously locked out ...

U.S. News & World Report: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, highlighted fairness concerns surrounding the Windfall Elimination Provision ...

You've probably read multiple headlines about changes to Social Security, or maybe you're about to retire and wondering if your payments will cover expenses.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has confirmed it has completed sending payments to those who were impacted by the Social Security Fairness Act, five months ahead of schedule. Under the Biden ...

Imagine you’re a public school teacher or police officer in, say, California. You’ve reached retirement age, but because of the way your pension was structured, you don’t qualify for Social Security ...

A Social Security 'war room,' threats to shut the agency, worker buyouts and a restraining order - here's a timeline of what has taken place so far this year Millions of Americans rely on Social ...