Katelyn covers the Social Security Fairness Act, which repeals the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO), impacting Social Security benefits for CSRS and CSRS Offset employees. She also discusses life after a reduction in force, focusing on the Reemployment Priority List (RPL) as a pathway back into the federal workforce.
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The Fed15 Podcast: Social Security Fairness & Understanding the Reemployment Priority List (RPL)
Katelyn discusses the Social Security Fairness Act signed into law on January 5th, which repeals the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO), affecting CSRS and CSRS Offset employees. She explains how these provisions previously impacted benefits and how their repeal will benefit affected employees. Katelyn also covers the average monthly increase in Social Security benefits, the implementation timeline, and the importance of updating personal information, such as mailing address and direct deposit, on the Social Security website or by filing online.
Katelyn then discusses life after a reduction in force, focusing on the Reemployment Priority List (RPL). She explains how RPL offers a pathway back into the federal workforce and clarifies that it’s not directly tied to fork-in-the-road offers, deferred resignation offers, or VERA. Katelyn covers eligibility requirements, the application process, limitations, qualification criteria, and factors that could end eligibility.
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