Supreme Court hears occupational tax arguments - WBRC FOX6 News - Birmingham, AL
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MONTGOMERY, AL (WBRC) - The Alabama Supreme Court will hear arguments on Jefferson County's original job tax on Wednesday.
Attorney Jim McFerrin claims it is illegal for the county to collect the tax because lawmakers repealed it in 1999 and never legally replaced it. Lawyers for Jefferson County dispute the claim.
It may take up to a month for the Supreme Court to rule in the case. Both sides feel confident the court will rule in their favor.
Commissioner Shelia Smoot hopes the court will realize the current financial crisis and rules early so the county can put more than 1,000 employees back to work and resume all services.
Some Jefferson County workers are already going back to full time status.
Cooper Green Mercy Hospital and Environmental Services employees will go back to full time very soon.
The workers were cut to 32 hours per week, because of the county's financial crunch, but the workers are needed to save the county overtime and meet federal guidelines.
The ladies of Alabama football helped put some of the finishing touches on one of the most recent Tuscaloosa Habitat For Humanity houses.
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More >>According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in four children has experienced some sort of abuse or neglect at some point in their lives.
More >>According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in four children has experienced some sort of abuse or neglect at some point in their lives.
More >>Spotty showers will remain possible through the early evening hours Tuesday. Mostly cloudy skies persist and temperatures fall from the 60s and into the lower to middle 50s Tuesday night.?
More >>Spotty showers will remain possible through the early evening hours Tuesday. Mostly cloudy skies persist and temperatures fall from the 60s and into the lower to middle 50s Tuesday night.?
More >>A Shelby County man accused of exposing himself has been arrested again.
More >>A Shelby County man accused of exposing himself has been arrested again.
More >>The Jefferson County Coroner asked for help locating family members of a 73-year-old man found deceased on April 22. The family was located shortly after.
More >>The Jefferson County Coroner asked for help locating family members of a 73-year-old man found deceased on April 22. The family was located shortly after.
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