Married, divorced and widowed workers with pensions from jobs not covered by Social Security have traditionally missed out on spousal benefits, including former-spouse and surviving spousal ...

The Social Security Fairness Act went into effect in Feb 2025 and the SSA has been sending billions in retroactive payments and benefit adjustments to qualifying individuals. The act gets rid of two ...

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

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

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.

During his final days in office, President Joe Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act, which increased the federal retirement benefits of 3.2 million U.S. seniors. If you're among them, you ...

More: Public workers waited 40 years for law to boost Social Security.Now, they wait for payout. Early this year, former President Joe Biden signed into law the Social Security Fairness Act that ...

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 U.S. House of Representatives ultimately voted to pass the Social Security Fairness Act on November 12, 2024. On Saturday, December 21, 2024, just after midnight, H.R. 82 passed the Senate.

So, you can see how increased benefits from the Social Security Fairness Act will impact that calculation. If your combined income is under $25,000 (single) or $32,000 (joint filing), there is no ...

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, aimed at promoting women's health and economic well-being, effectively protects pregnant women from having to choose between their paychecks and their health, ...