For retired public sector workers, the long-awaited Social Security Fairness Act promises relief from reduced benefits.

President Biden signed the new law, which will boost Social Security retirement payments to police and firefighters, but now ...

Fact checked by Vikki Velasquez In January 2025, former President Joe Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law.

Over three million retirees who worked in the public sector, or are entitled to spousal or surviving spousal benefits, will ...

Social Security beneficiaries who stood to see a boost in payouts as the result of a law approved earlier this month may have ...

On January 5, 2025, the Social Security Fairness Act was signed into law, marking a major reform for public sector workers, including firefighters, police officers and teachers. This law eliminates ...

Just after midnight on the very last day of the 2024 Senate session, the Social Security Fairness Act was passed.

Some people who worked in both public and private jobs in their lifetimes have their Social Security benefits reduced because ...

The Social Security Fairness Act, which repeals penalties affecting government retirees, will take over a year to implement due to staffing shortages and lack of funding. The law, signed by ...

Social Security payments rise this week, but Fairness Act-related payments face delays due to funding issues.

Kathryn McCall, a CFP and financial adviser with CAPTRUST, highlights how individuals previously affected due to shifting from private to public sector roles will now receive fair compensation without ...

Skamania, and Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, introduced the bipartisan Fairness for the Trades Act. The legislation will expand the eligible uses of 529 education savings plans to include the ...