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Public Employers Not Participating in Social Security Need To Tell Their Employees About the Windfall Elimination Provision and The Government Pension Offset

Public Employers Not Participating in Social Security Need To Tell Their Employees About the Windfall Elimination Provision and The Government Pension Offset

by Jeff Chang | Feb 17, 2021 | Record-keeping, Social Security

Previously, we explained that California alone has thousands of public agency employers (i.e., cities, counties, special districts, school districts and JPAs) that do not contribute to Social Security, but instead provide a Social Security Replacement Plan (SSRP). We...
Avoid Big Surprises After You Retire – Like a Major Reduction of Your Social Security

Avoid Big Surprises After You Retire – Like a Major Reduction of Your Social Security

by Jeff Chang | Jan 29, 2018 | Pension, Social Security

There are two ways in which state and local government employees can receive a “rude awakening” from the Social Security Administration: Through the application of the Windfall Elimination Provision and/or the Government Pension Offset. Because the loss of a...

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