Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tom Hager – “Mister Social Security” – offers expert advice from Ohio. The Social Security Fairness Act, signed into law on Jan. 5 ...

The political fight over how to treat public servants in the Social Security system effectively ended earlier this year, when ...

Dear Liz: I am a retired special education teacher who receives a government pension. The recent law change now permits me to also receive Social Security. I have 38 of the 40 credits required in ...

U.S. News & World Report: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, highlighted fairness concerns surrounding the Windfall Elimination Provision ...

Nearly 3 million people could receive a boost in Social Security payments under legislation set for a final Senate vote in the coming days. The Social Security Fairness Act would end longtime ...

The Social Security Fairness Act was signed into law by President Joe Biden in January 2025 to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset. The law means retirees, and ...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Citizens Abroad (ACA), a Washington, DC-based qualified 501(c)(4) non-profit, non-partisan, advocacy organization that represents the legislative ...

The Social Security Fairness Act has repealed two major provisions — The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) — that will provide financial relief for some. Here’s ...

Dear Liz: My husband agreed to serve as successor trustee for his brother’s living trust several years ago. My brother-in-law also added me as a backup. My brother-in-law’s financial situation has ...