Where can Public Safety employees be covered by Social Security?
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More than a million Public Safety employees across the country do not participate in Social Security. There are 15 states that have totally opted out […]
Audience: Public Workers
How Does the Government Pension Offset Work?
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Like the Windfall Elimination Provision, the Government Pension Offset reduces Social Security benefits. However, unlike the WEP, the GPO only changes Social Security “survivor benefits” […]
Who Is Most Likely to Have Their Social Security Benefits Reduced by the Windfall Elimination Provision?
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The largest group affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision, or WEP, is state and local government employees who earn pensions from agencies that do not […]
Who Does the Government Pension Offset Affect?
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Like the Windfall Elimination Provision, or WEP, the Government Pension Offset, or GPO, reduces Social Security benefits, but only benefits that would be passed on […]
Who Does the Windfall Elimination Provision Affect?
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The Windfall Elimination Provision, or WEP, affects workers who meet both of the following criteria. The first criterion is having a “pension” without Social Security. […]
New Report: Will You Be Affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision and/or Government Pension Offset?
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With the new Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset, public employees, like teachers, firefighters and police, face several questions as they near retirement. In […]
Kentucky House Bill 258: Retirement Security Policy Scores
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Kentucky has made changes to retirement plan provisions for its Teachers’ Retirement System (KTRS), as presented in Kentucky House Bill 258, adopted by the House […]
Texas Senate Bill 321: Retirement Security Policy Scores
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Texas has made changes to retirement plan provisions for its Employees Retirement System (TXERS), as presented in Senate Bill 321, signed into law on June […]
Alabama House Bill 134: Retirement Security Policy Scores
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Alabama has made changes to retirement plan provisions for its Teachers’ Retirement System (ALTRS), as presented in Alabama House Bill 134, passed on March 31, […]
Oklahoma House Bill 2486: Retirement Security Policy Scores
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Oklahoma is considering changes to retirement plan provisions for its Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS), as presented in House Bill 2486 (HB2486). The stated intent […]