· 8/10/1998
Michael A. Mayberry Patricia J. Mayberry v. United States
Citations
- 151 F.3d 855
- 22 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 1513
- 82 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 5511
- 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 18344
- 1998 WL 458787
How courts have described this case
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- holding that an ERISA settlement was not excludible from gross income and was “wages” subject to FICA taxes
- holding that an ERISA settlement was not excludible from gross income and was “wages” subject to FICA taxes
- holding that payments in class action settlement of an ERISA claim to at-will employees were FICA wages where each class member’s award was based on the member’s length of service with the employer
- holding that taxpayers were not entitled to a refund of income and employment taxes paid on an ERISA settlement award because the settlement constituted wages for the purposes of FICA taxes
- holding that ERISA class action settlement award was “wages”
- declaring “[s]ection 104(a)(2) was amended in 1996 to exclude ‘emotional distress’ damages from the gross income exclusion”
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Judges: Beam, Murphy, Melloy
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