The Social Security Fairness Act (SSFA), which was recently signed into law by President Joe Biden, eliminates rules that ...

The Social Security Fairness Act eliminates two provisions, the WEP and the GPO, that have been penalizing a sizable portion ...

Retirees with public pensions and their spouses are now eligible for their full Social Security benefits.

Some people haven't received all their Social Security benefits, even though they paid into the system. A new law changes ...

The Social Security Fairness Act, passed Saturday by the Senate, would end rules that reduce benefits for retired federal workers who get other benefits, such as a pension from a state or local ...

The bill repeals two regulations which reduces benefits for many Social Security beneficiaries who earned a pension from work ...

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Alicia H. Munnell is a columnist for MarketWatch and senior advisor of the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College. She founded the Center for Retirement Research in 1998 and served as ...

A law passed last week as Congress narrowly averted a partial government shutdown to address cuts in Social Security for some public sector workers was praised by law enforcement groups, despite ...

A key piece of legislation could expand Social Security for millions of Americans. Government employees and those entitled to pensions could see their benefits increase if this bill passes.

Just before Christmas, the US Senate passed the Social Security Fairness Act, which was approved by the House of Representatives in November. The bill, which passed with bipartisan support in both ...

As 2025 approaches, retirees and other Social Security recipients should be aware of several changes to benefits and services provided by the Social Security Administration (SSA). In the coming ...