The Social Security Fairness Act, signed into law on Jan. 5, repealed the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) rules. The WEP and GPO reduced or eliminated benefits for public sector employees who received a pension from jobs not covered by the Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the SSA, this new Act affected more than 2.8 million people. Some of these people had paid into Social Security in other jobs but were not eligible to receive the benefits.
