Turner v. Woods

OPINION AND ORDER

THELTON E. HENDERSON, District Judge.

In this case involving the calculation of welfare benefits under California’s Aid to Families with Dependent Children [AFDC] program, the question presented is whether mandatory payroll deductions, such as income tax withholdings, constitute - “work expenses” subject to the $75.00 limit of the standardized work expenses exclusion from gross income, or whether they constitute non-income items properly excluded from gross income in their entirety.

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PROCEDURAL POSTURE OF THE CASE

The Court has jurisdiction of the action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§…