I am a police officer in NYS and was out of work for the entire year of 2004 due to work-related injury. During that time, and continuing now, I received my full salary due to a law (NYS G.M.L. 207-c) which requires my employer to continue my full salary while out on a job-related disability. I have only recently change my W-4 to 'Exempt'.
I am in the process of requesting a refund for the Federal and State taxes that were withheld for 2004. Is there a way for me to also recover the FICA and/or MEDC taxes that were withheld?