President Joe Biden plans to sign the Social Security Fairness Act into law on Sunday afternoon, the White House announced Friday night.

This is the latest in a series of columns about Social Security and retirement income planning. Social Security experts broadly agree that the program’s windfall elimination provision (WEP) and the government pension offset (GPO) are both inherently flawed,

A new push by federal lawmakers could benefit Georgia teachers and first responders. It comes after certain provisions reduced retirement benefits for almost 2.5 million Americans working in the public sector.

On December 21, 2024, the Senate passed H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023, without amendment with 76 Senators from both parties

The Social Security Fairness Act, which would repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) provisions of Social Security, is on President Joe Biden's desk and he plans to sign the bill into law on Jan.

The U.S. Senate recently voted to proceed with the Social Security Fairness Act, a bipartisan bill that could expand Social Security benefits for nearly 3 million Americans. The bill passed in the House of Representatives in November and is now on its way to President Biden's desk.

Last week, the Senate passed U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown’s bipartisan legislation that will ensure that public servants and their families can receive full Social Security benefits after two previous statutes reduced them.

The Social Security Fairness Act was passed in the waning moments of Congress, just before the budget bill was approved. It essentially repeals the WEP and GPO — two acronyms