The first rule is the windfall elimination provision or WEP (which applies to one’s own benefits) and the second main rule is the government pension offset or GPO (which applies to spousal ...

Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris (R-MD) got unanimous consent to lay the Social Security bill on the table. This broke protocol and is causing the bill to be dormant for now. To get it passed, ...

It is important to understand a little of the background of CSRS and FERS to realize how the Windfall Elimination Provision and ... reductions in Social Security benefits for CSRS retirees.

The windfall elimination provision (WEP) is a formula that effectively reduces Social Security and disability benefits for certain retirees who receive a pension during retirement, in addition to ...

The Social Security Fairness Act is looking to eliminate two provisions: The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). The WEP lowers Social Security benefits ...

After more than 38 years of employment, some as a part-time public employee, a reader is wondering if the Windfall Elimination Provision is reducing his Social Security benefits. I have worked ...

If you have qualified for social security through other employment you will need to take into account the Windfall Elimination Provision. Basic information regarding Social Security benefits is ...

Despite paying into the system, they could see their Social Security benefits reduced or eliminated thanks to the Windfall Elimination Provision. This law uses a formula to reduce Social Security ...

This pension payment will be subject to both the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). The wife’s own Social Security benefit will be very small ...

That group could lose up to two-thirds of their retirement earnings under the current system, but help may be on the way from Washington.

This proposal would eliminate Social Security’s windfall elimination provision and government ... the program’s ability to pay scheduled benefits. Against this background, more than 300 ...