Originally Posted by
iaflyer
I understand your points, "law of unintended consequences" and all that. But - if an ATL based pilot (and lets say for arguments sake) he has his tax home in Georgia (house, car, etc - he really lives there), why shouldn't this Kincare law applied to him?
If he were to get furloughed, and applied for Unemployment, wouldn't the State of Georgia be the one processing that and paying him?
I can't see how a company like Delta can argue this Kincare law doesn't apply.
I agree with you on the ATL pilot living in GA and paying taxes. I know NY is chomping at the bit wanting to tax all the airline employees based there. This could be the ammunition they need if we start trying to pick and choose what RLA aspects apply and what aspects don't. They were ticked when a TWA pilot living in the Bahamas and based in NY tried to claim ex patriot status and the fed courts said NY was his domicile and therefore his place of work and he was not a ex patriot and owed all US federal taxes. NY felt that opened the door to tax all airline employees. We are one amendment inserted into some 1000 page bill from that reality.