Legal Question in Employment Law in Virginia

Last year I had a paid assistantship at a University. During the summer I did not resign a contract, but was still being asked for help and receiving a paycheck. About half way through the term I was told there was no more funding when asking about a contract, but was not told to stop working, and I still received meeting requests and work information as well as paychecks for the project. Several months later I was told I did not have an assistantship and that I had to repay all the payment I received during the summer, and since it rolled into the new fiscal year, I had to repay the taxes as well (so essentially paid back $1000 more than I ever received.) My "boss" told payroll that I had done no work, even with my proof of e-mails for meeting requests, and they are taking my current paychecks for my new assistantship with a different department as payment for last summer. Do I have a case to either a) recoup the several thousand they have taken back from me, or b) stop them from taking my current paychecks?

Asked on 7/14/10, 8:36 am

Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

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If there was no valid contract in effect during the period in question,

you are likely without a remedy (in my opinion).

Answered on 7/14/10, 5:16 pm

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