Please join Certified Financial Planner^TM professionals Tessa Steinemann and Elizabeth Skrinak for this important presentation regarding updates and information related to the Social Security Fairness Act.  Our guest speakers are Elaine Simmons with Social Security Informed and Brandon Smith from the Social Security Administration.  They will be presenting the latest information regarding additional benefits, payout of retroactive benefits, identifying beneficiaries that may need to make an initial application and any recent legislative updates.  There will be a Q & A session following the presentation.  

This will by a hybrid presentation that can be attended in person at Bowling Green State University at their Huron, Ohio campus or via Zoom.  

To register to attend the event in person at BGSU please click the blue "Registration" button to the left. 

To register via Zoom, please click this link: Webinar Registration - Zoom

This event is free to the public!!

Background: 

The Social Security Fairness Act eliminates two decades-old provisions aimed at reducing Social Security benefits for millions of retirees.

The Social Security Fairness Act implemented significant changes to benefits, aiming to address longstanding issues in the system. The act seeks to eliminate certain penalties that reduce benefits for public sector employees. These changes could enhance retirement security for many affected individuals.  Stay informed on how these legislative developments may shape the future of Social Security benefits by attending this important seminar.

When the bill was signed it improve Social Security benefits for an estimated 3.2  million public sector workers, many Americans may be wondering if they qualify for what the White House is calling the first expansion of such assistance in 20 years.

The Social Security Fairness Act eliminates the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) − that reduced Social Security benefits for a portion of retirees who received pension income.

The bill should lead to an average monthly increase of $360 for certain public employees and their spouses and survivors. The bill is retroactive to January of 2024.  Qualified Americans will receive a lump sum retroactive payment worth "thousands of dollars" to compensate for the benefits they should have received last year.

Police officers, firefighters, nurses, postal workers, public school teachers and government employees are among the nearly 3 million public sector workers affected by the provisions. Additionally, their widows, widowers, ex-spouse and disabled children may also qualify for benefits.