WEP GPO
The Social Security Fairness Act
The Social Security Fairness Act (HR82) was signed into law by President Biden in December 2023. This new law will eliminate the offset that some public employees have been subject to because they have pensions where those employers did not…
The Social Security Fairness Act may take up to a year to implement

The Social Security Administration has taken several steps to tell people what it is doing to implement the Social Security Fairness Act and to provide important updates; however, it may be up to a year or longer to adjust benefits…
H.R. 82 has reached the necessary signatures

The Social Security Fairness Act has reached the necessary 218 signatures required to force a vote on the bill. This bill will reverse the rules surrounding the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). These rules can…
WEP and GPO

When a worker has a job that does not pay into Social Security, but pays into a pension intead, that person is affected by the Windfall Elmination Provision on their own benefits and the Government Pension Offset on their spouse/survivor…