The Social Security Fairness Act ends both the WEP and the government pension offset, increasing the Social Security checks for more than 2 million retired public servants.

The Social Security Fairness Act repeals WEP and GPO, two provisions that reduce or eliminate Social Security benefits for certain federal annuitants.

Two provisions have been eliminated that reduced Social Security benefits for public workers who receive pensions. Here’s what that means for retirees.

President Biden has signed into law a measure that boosts Social Security payments for current and former public employees.

Current and former public sector workers in Massachusetts are hailing the passage of the Social Security Fairness Act.

The Social Security Fairness Act eliminates two provisions that reduced Social Security benefits for some retirees who also received pension income.

"Americans who have worked hard all their lives to earn an honest living should be able to retire with economic security and dignity," Biden said.

Teachers, firefighters, police and others who earn a separate pension for government work will now get their full Social Security benefits.