In January 2024, former President Joe Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law, a move that restored Social Security benefits to millions of employees who were previously penalized due ...

Medicare adjustments follow WEP/GPO benefit increases—act now to avoid duplicate payments or missed reimbursements.

Social Security employees fear that adding complicated unpaid pension claims to their priority list will push routine needs ...

While 91 percent of the those affected are now receiving full benefits, there are still some "complex cases" that are taking ...

The Social Security Fairness Act was passed by the House in November, and signed by former President Joe Biden on Jan. 5. It eliminates earlier rules that limited payments to public service workers ...

Social Security benefits will be depleted in 2033, according to SSA’s latest trustees report, and retirees will need extra ...

Some 2.8 million Americans may be eligible to receive an increase in their monthly Social Security benefits. Are you one of ...

Massachusetts public sector retirees celebrate Social Security Fairness Act 02:12. The Social Security Administration (SSA) has processed over 2.5 million retroactive payments for teachers ...

Now, more than 40 years after WEP was enacted, the Social Security Fairness Act has rolled it back. With bipartisan support, the act was signed into law on Jan. 5, 2025.

More: Public workers waited 40 years for law to boost Social Security.Now, they wait for payout. Early this year, former President Joe Biden signed into law the Social Security Fairness Act that ...

The Brief. Earlier this year, the Social Security Fairness Act boosted Social Security payments for nearly 3 million people. SSA says benefits have been expanded for about 91% of those eligible.