Legal Question in Employment Law in Virginia

Forced donation
I am being charged a departmental fee every semester through a ''memo'' for which I receive a ''Thank you for your donation'' letter. This mandatory ''fee'' apparently goes to a ''foundation'' account. I am told that if I do not pay this ''fee'', I will be asked to ''leave the program''. Does this smack of extortion? Do I have the right to refuse to pay a ''donation'' without being afraid that I will be expelled? Being expelled from this program can result in dire consequences to my professional career. Please help!

Asked on 1/22/02, 7:38 pm

Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

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Re: Forced donation

You give no indication that you are actually an employee of the institution, but rather a student

(presumably) enrolled in some academic program that requires a "donative fee" in order to maintain your matriculation.

Whether what's going on here is legal, I have

no idea. However, state and/or federal employment

laws would not appear to be involved.

Answered on 1/23/02, 11:34 pm

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