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

In January 2024, former President Joe Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law, a move that restored Social Security benefits to millions of employees who were previously penalized due ...

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

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

While 91 percent of the those affected are now receiving full benefits, there are still some "complex cases" that are taking ...

The Social Security Fairness Act made it possible for many public servants to receive Social Security they'd earned on top of ...

The Social Security Fairness Act was passed by the House in November, and signed by former President Joe Biden on Jan. 5. It eliminates earlier rules that limited payments to public service workers ...

If the Social Security Fairness Act comes up for a vote in the Senate, it's expected to pass, having already secured the majority needed to send it to President Joe Biden for his signature.

The Social Security Fairness Act eliminates the reduction of Social Security benefits based on your work record or the work record of your spouse or former spouse while entitled to a public ...

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.

Editor's note: A correction was made to this story to clarify that non-covered workers did not pay Social Security taxes on their pensions, according to the SSA website. On Jan. 5, former ...

The Social Security Fairness Act 2025. The Social Security Fairness Act, signed into law on January 5, 2025, eliminated two long-standing provisions: the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and ...