U.S. High Court Finds West Virginia’s Taxing Of Retired Federal Workers Unlawful

Mealey's (February 20, 2019, 12:11 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A West Virginia statute that applies a state tax exemption only to certain state law enforcement employees discriminates against retired federal employees in violation of the intergovernmental tax immunity doctrine as codified at 4 U.S. Code Section 111, 4 U.S.C. § 111, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruled Feb. 20 (James Dawson, et al. v. Dale W. Steager, No. 17-419, U.S. Sup., 2019 U.S. LEXIS 1349)....