President Joe Biden signed into law a measure that boosts Social Security payments for current and former public employees, affecting nearly 3 million people who receive pensions from their time as ...

President Joe Biden on Sunday signed into law a measure that boosts Social Security payments for current and former public employees, affecting nearly 3 million people who receive pensions from their ...

The Social Security Fairness Act eliminates a pair of decades-old provisions that limit payments to public sector retirees.

Opponents of the legislation say the move, without any new inlays, will actively speed up the Social Security fund's 2033 projected insolvency date.

President Joe Biden on Sunday signed into law a measure that boosts Social Security payments for current and former public ...

The Social Security Fairness Act repeals WEP and GPO, two provisions that reduce or eliminate Social Security benefits for certain federal annuitants.

The change benefits public-sector workers such as teachers, police officers and firefighters. As of November 2024, more than 2 million Americans had their Social Security benefits reduced by the WEP.