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Sharona Hoffman

Law’s Sharona Hoffman weighs in on repeal of the Windfall Elimination Provision

Social Security Fairness Act: What it is and will it affect you
U.S. News & World ReportSharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, weighed in on the repeal of the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset through the Social Security Fairness Act. “I think it was an effort to reduce Social Security costs,” she said. While the repeal benefits millions, it adds $190 billion in costs, raising financial concerns.