Former Virginia University of Lynchburg coach files suit for back pay

LYNCHBURG, Virginia -- A former Virginia University of Lynchburg employee has filed suit against the college and its president, Ralph Reavis, for almost $10,000 in back pay and attorney’s fees.

Darnell Wall was a co-offensive coordinator for the Dragons football team and recruiter for the college from August 2013 through May 2014.

According to the suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Lynchburg on Aug. 8, Wall was not paid from Aug. 4, 2013 through Dec. 6, 2013. His suit alleges that the school — and Reavis, who signed his employment contract — owe Wall more than $4,300 in wages and $5,400 in overtime pay.

“He is working; however because of circumstances beyond his control we do not have the funds to pay him,” Reavis wrote. When Wall was unable to make his car payment in 2013, Reavis reached out to the company on Wall’s behalf. The correspondence, which was submitted by Wall as evidence in the suit, is on VUL letterhead.

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