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Severance Pay Unemployment Benefits Supreme Court of the United States

Morgan Lewis

U.S. Supreme Court’s Severance Ruling Impacts Future Unemployment Benefits

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The decision in Quality Stores not only kills FICA tax refunds for millions of unemployed workers, but it also requires proactive employer actions to maximize future employer and state unemployment benefit payments to...more

Stinson - Benefits Notes Blog

IRS Wins One At Supreme Court: Severance Pay Is Subject To FICA Tax

I blogged about the Quality Stores decision which at the district court and court of appeals levels held that certain severance payments were not subject to FICA (Social Security) taxes. The IRS had challenged the employer in...more

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