The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) was designed to prevent public sector employees—like teachers and firefighters—from receiving disproportionately high Social Security benefits due to working ...

U.S. News & World Report: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, highlighted fairness concerns surrounding the Windfall Elimination Provision ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) works closely with the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) to adjust payments for beneficiaries receiving pensions without having contributed through taxes.

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