Articles about Social Security that may be useful to Massachusetts retirees
Progress Continues on WEP Reform
March 1, 2016NewsObama Reignites GPO Debate MARCH 1, 2016: Association officials joined our Texas counterparts on Monday for a series of meetings ...Read More
Social Security WEP Reform Effort Continues
November 1, 2015NewsAs we continue our lobbying in Washington, D.C. to reform the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), reports indicate that the ...Read More
No Social Security COLA for 2016
October 9, 2015NewsMedicare Rates May Increase for Some Retirees OCTOBER 9, 2015: A flat Consumer Price Index (CPI) means there will be ...Read More
Mass Congressional Delegation Backs WEP Reform
July 1, 2015NewsHR711 Now Pending Before House Subcommittee on Social SecurityJuly 2015 Voice: A milestone in our efforts to reform the Social ...Read More
WEP Reform: Our Work Continues
June 11, 2015NewsMAY 2015 VOICE: Efforts to advance federal legislation reforming the Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) continue in earnest. Led ...Read More
Brady & Neal Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Repeal Windfall Elimination Provision in Social Security
November 15, 2014NewsRetirees Would See Current Benefits IncreasedNOVEMBER 15, 2014: This week marked the first significant development toward providing retirees with relief ...Read More
WEP Reform Talks Ramp Up
September 12, 2014NewsAssociation Officials Cautiously Optimistic SEPTEMBER 12, 2014: This week Association officials traveled to Washington, D.C. for a series of ...Read More
Social Security Update
July 13, 2014NewsAssociation Attends WEP SummitJuly 2014 Voice: Earlier this year we reported that our Association had launched a new approach toward ...Read More
Social Security WEP/GPO Update
May 3, 2014NewsAssociation Meets With FedsMAY 2014 VOICE: This winter, Association President Frank Valeri and Legislative Liaison Shawn Duhamel met with members ...Read More
Calls For Improving Social Security COLA
April 25, 2014NewsTriggers State/Teachers' and Local COLAsMARCH 2014 VOICE: For some time, we’ve seen where the formula for calculating Social ...Read More