If you never heard of the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset, then they probably don’t apply to you. The late Mike Causey used the phrase “The Evil Twins” to ...

Many people have been asking how receiving a pension from a government job not covered by Social Security would affect benefits. Today, we'll look at one of the provisions for this situation.

Windfall Elimination Provision Social Security benefits are based on your Average Indexed Monthly Earnings, which is calculated by averaging your highest 35 years of earnings up to age 60 ...

The Social Security system in the United States is undergoing significant transformations, impacting millions of Americans.

Some 2.8 million Americans may be eligible to receive an increase in their monthly Social Security benefits. Are you one of ...

The Social Security Fairness Act, which was passed in January, repealed both the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). This change controversially increased ...

The Social Security Reform Act of 1983 delayed cost-of-living benefits, increased Social Security taxes, and implemented the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO ...

Rep. Graves says for 40 years, the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) have treated ...

There is a companion law called the “windfall elimination provision,” more commonly known by its acronym, WEP, which usually reduces any Social Security retirement benefits earned at side jobs ...

If you are eligible for a pension and you did not pay Social Security taxes during any of your ... state or local government, ... The reduction is referred to as the Windfall Elimination Provision.

As a retired Social Security Administration employee who is currently adversely impacted by Social Security’s Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), I am in agreement with Brenton Smith’s ...

Congress tried to eliminate windfall benefits for workers who had been exempt from Social Security contributions for part of their career by enacting the Government Pension Offset (GPO) in 1977 ...