Social Security Commissioner Urges High Court To Deny Petition Over Reduced Benefits

Mealey's (January 28, 2021, 9:43 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Social Security commissioner urges the U.S. Supreme Court to deny a former dual-service technician’s petition for review of a lower court ruling that the windfall elimination provision (WEP) applied to reduce his retirement payments, arguing in his Jan. 13 response brief that a circuit court split on the issue was of “limited” significance....