The Windfall Elimination Provision reduced benefits for certain workers, but its repeal by the Social Security Fairness Act could change how you plan for retirement.

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 ...

Photo: 401kcalculator.org via Flickr. The Windfall Elimination Provision is designed to prevent people who didn't pay Social Security tax on the majority of their income from receiving ...

T he Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) are two critical rules that can significantly impact your Social Security benefits. Established in 1983, the WEP aims ...

The Social Security Fairness Act gets rid of two long-standing laws: the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the ...

The Windfall Elimination Provision can reduce the Social Security award by up to one-half of the pension derived from non-covered employment. As with the Government Pension Offset program, most of ...

If you are eligible for a pension and you did not pay Social Security taxes during any of your jobs, it could affect your Social Security benefits.

The Windfall Elimination Provision, or WEP, can affect the Social Security benefits of tens of thousands of American workers, and it is one of the least understood aspects of the ...

If your employer did not withhold Social Security taxes from your salary, your benefit amount may be subject to the Windfall Elimination Provision and/or the Government Pension Offset. Also: Can ...

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 ...