U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Mayo Clinic Case on Residents’ Pay

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case filed by the Mayo Clinic and the University of Minnesota contesting a decision by the Treasury Department to levy Social Security taxes on medical residents, according to a report by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.

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The Treasury Department requires Social Security taxes to be withheld from residents’ pay, but Mayo and U of M argue that the residents are students and should be exempt, as other students are, from this tax.

Read the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal’s report on the lawsuit on residents’ pay.

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