Repeal the Offset Now

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It's official. On Dec. 4, 2015, the governor signed the bill to repeal the 35-year-old social security offset. Many thanks to AARP, Rep. Cassidy and Sen. Steans and their colleagues, Mark Brown of the Sun-Times, the offset victims who shared their stories, Rep. May, Tim Drea of the AFL-CiO, and Rick McHugh of the National Employment Law Project. For more information, go to repealoffsetnow.com.

LET'S MAKE HISTORY -- We can end at least one form of age discrimination. On Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, the Illinois House of Representatives is supposed to vote on HB1285 to repeal the Social Security offset -- which has been denying unemployment benefits to older workers since 1980. 35 years. The Senate passed the legislation UNANIMOUSLY on Nov. 10. If it passes and the governor signs it, older workers on social security will finally receive their full unemployment benefits. Illinois is the only state that still enforces this provision. If you're a state representative, vote YES on HB1285. If you're an Illinois resident, ask you state representative to vote YES on HB1285. Not sure who your representative in Springfield is? Go to www.ilga.gov. Click on Legislator Lookup under Additional Resources (second column on my screen) then click on the MOBILE app and follow the prompts.

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Rep. Lou Lang and Sen. Patricia Van Pelt have signed on as sponsors of HB1366 and SB1225, the latest legislation to repeal the unfair social security offset rule. Thank you so much. Hundreds of thousands of older workers in Illinois have had their unemployment benefits slashed or denied since the unfair ruling was adopted in 1980. See www.repealoffsetnow.com for more information.

Tell the Illinois state legislature to repeal the unfair social security offset NOW. Only Illinois denies full unemployment benefits to workers on social security. Repeal the social security offset.

Four more state representatives signed on as sponsors of HB3042 to repeal the unfair social security offset -- John D'Amico, Camilly Y. Lilly, Michael W. Tryon and Lou Lang. On behalf of the 22,000 older workers of Illinois who get shortchanged by the offset every year, thank you so much.