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The Social Security Fairness Act 2025 is live, and it comes as a double-edged sword for HR professionals. Signed on January 5, 2025, this social security fairness act update dismantled the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO), handing a social security benefit increase to 3.2 million public sector workers. The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced on February 25 that social security retroactive payments are landing into account now. This also include security checks in 2025 reflecting a social security payment boost by April. You can read all about it on our extensive coverage on how retroactive payments