The newly enacted Social Security Fairness Act has delivered significant relief and positive news for approximately 2.8 million public sector retirees in the United States.

T he Social Security Fairness Act is now in full effect, with the Social Security Administration announcing today that as of March 4, it has issued more than $7.5 billion in retroactive payments ...

The Social Security Fairness Act gets rid of two long-standing laws: the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the ...

The Social Security Administration says it has processed 2.5 million retroactive payments to people previously locked out of retirement benefits.

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.

The Social Security Administration is manually processing complex cases. More than 80% of seniors affected by the Social Security Fairness Act have already received their benefit adjustment.

The Social Security Administration says, “Most ... Your Social Security Fairness Act payments should be reflected on your SSA-1099 for 2025. Here are some factors to consider.

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

The Social Security Administration (SSA) said it was immediately beginning to pay retroactive benefits and will increase monthly payments starting in April to the more than 3.2 million people ...

The Social Security Administration announced Tuesday that is “immediately” beginning to pay retroactive benefits, and it will increase monthly payments in April to public sector workers whose benefits ...

The Social Security Administration is evaluating how to implement the Act. Stay tuned as information becomes available later this year. Social Security will provide ongoing updates regarding ...