On January 5, 2025, President Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act, which repealed the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). See Social Security Administration FAQ for more.
Form SSA-1945 is required for all faculty and staff employed in a job covered by the State Universities Retirement System (SURS). The form is usually completed in UI New Hire when you are newly hired. However, if you change jobs and need to complete the form, please use the online Form SSA-1945.
Statement Concerning Your Employment in a Job Not Covered by Social Security
Your earnings from this job are not covered under Social Security (i.e., you will not pay Social Security taxes). This means that you will not earn credits for Social Security retirement or disability benefits in this job. If you retire or become disabled, and you are eligible for a Social Security benefit based on other work, your earnings from this job will not be used to compute your Social Security benefit. In addition, we will not consider these non-covered earnings for the future potential calculation of survivor benefits based on your earnings. Your earnings from this job are subject to Medicare taxes and will count for purposes of the Medicare program. For information on how you may qualify for Social Security benefits, visit www.ssa.gov.
For More Information
Social Security publications and additional information are available at www.ssa.gov. You may also call toll free 1-800-772-1213, or for the deaf or hard of hearing call the TTY number 1-800-325-0778 or contact your local Social Security office.
Information about Social Security Form SSA-1945 Statement Concerning Your Employment in a Job Not Covered by Social Security
The Social Security Protection Act of 2004, Pub. L. 108-203, Section 419 requires State and local government employers to provide a statement to employees hired January 1, 2005, or later in a job not covered under Social Security. Form SSA-1945, Statement Concerning Your Employment in a Job Not Covered by Social Security, is the document that employers must use to meet the requirements of the law.
While the earlier version of the SSA-1945 discussed the effect of the Windfall Elimination Provision and/or Government Pension Offset on an employee’s potential future benefits, the Social Security Fairness Act (SSFA) of 2023 enacted on January 5, 2025, eliminated the reduction of Social Security benefits under the Windfall Elimination Provision and/or Government Pension Offset for individuals entitled to certain pensions from work not covered by Social Security, starting January 2024. However, this did not remove the requirement for State and local government employers to provide a statement to employees hired January 1, 2005, or later in jobs not covered under Social Security. This version of SSA-1945 explains to an employee that non-covered earnings will not be used to determine eligibility to or calculate the amount of potential future benefits.
If you need to complete the SSA-1945 for your University of Illinois employment, please use the online Form SSA-1945.