What is it and is it fair? There is much discussion as to whether the Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) is fair. The WEP provision was signed into law on April 21, 1983. This ...

Mar. 3—Larry Rice spent the bulk of his professional life as a patrolman in Norwich. He answered calls, broke through doors, chased bad guys and has the scars to prove it. When he retired in 2003 and ...

A pair of federal government provisions designed to reduce excessive Social Security payouts are once again being targeted for elimination by U.S. lawmakers. At issue are the Windfall Elimination ...

For some retirees, the change could eliminate federal income taxes entirely, although many were already exempt from Social ...

Discover how the Medicare Hold Harmless Provision safeguards your Social Security benefits against rising Medicare Part B premiums and eases retirees’ financial burdens.

A few weeks ago, I wrote a column about something called the “government pension offset.” It is a law that essentially says this: If you get a pension from a job that was not covered by Social ...

Affecting a small percentage of Social Security beneficiaries, the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) is a modified benefit formula that can reduce the size of your Social Security retirement or ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. A provision in annual legislation to authorize spending by the Defense Department could endanger the cybersecurity of critical ...