U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments On Taxation Of A FELA Judgment

Mealey's (November 6, 2018, 3:12 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A payment by a railway company to an employee satisfying a Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) judgment is compensation and, therefore, taxable under the Railroad Retirement Tax Act (RRTA), the attorney representing BNSF Railway Co. told the U.S. Supreme Court during oral argument on Nov. 6 (BNSF Railway Company v. Michael D. Loos, No. 17-1042, U.S. Sup.)....