Title: My ex most likely used my Paypal to buy tickets on Stubhub without my consent. Is this enough file a report to the police?

Question:
Someone bought tickets from StubHub for almost $80 using my PayPal account. I first disputed the claim on PayPal and then contacted the support on StubHub. The reason why I'm suspicious of my ex is that we had a bad split, and while we were still dating I once used my PayPal to buy tickets for him on his StubHub account. My PayPal information is probably still saved in his account. Also for some reason, even though I opened the StubHub live chat using my name and email, the person who helped me addressed me using my ex's name.

My question is, is this enough to file a report? And if I file a police report on this transaction, would it still be taken seriously if I had put in the Paypal information into my ex's account? I just wanted to make sure I wasn't making a frivolous report.

Thanks in advance.

Edit: This is the US, Illinois.

Answer: It doesn't matter who actually did it. Someone used your account without your authorization, yes, file a report and tell them you suspect your ex. That's not a frivolous report.


Title: Workplace event gone wrong

Question:
First off I am in Canada, BC.

Friday was a Christmas event at work. There was drinking and no work and events such as a silent live auction, games, sumo wresting, shooter bar and dance floor. all kinds of stuff. I had fun, too much fun and i need to gets some advice.

I started drinking at 10, i have a splash of bourbon in my coffee and headed down to watch a game between the different divisions. this lasts half an hour. then I help clean up. Then i go and play some NES games until 11. I sit at my desk for a while and have some coffee. 11:15 i get up and grab another drink an egnog and rum. i drink this back at my desk. at 12 o'clock lunch rolls the auction ends and lunch rolls around. i go and eat some lunch. afterwards i grab a beer. drink it with coworkers, 1 oclock now turns out a coworker brought in some home made beer. so i have a 3 small glasses of beer dixie cup small. 3pm rolls around and its the live auction. I have a apple cider here and watch. after i talk with some people grab an egnog and head down to the arena. a sumo wrestling set up had been going on. 4 oclock this ends I participated and won a medal. I slowly go upstairs and visit and am given one shot. i then head outside for a little bit at 4:49 my fiance had come to pick me up, she had missed my text letting her know it would be an all night thing.I stay here till 5. break my medal go inside. put the medal in my desk and grab a drink off the table. then i Forget everything. I have no idea what happened after i drank that drink on the table. i remember with detail talking with my fiancee in the car. asking her if i could stay and she will get me later, i was having fun at the event. showing her the text she missed. Then I have random flashes. i fell climbing stairs with my coat on. I was being told its time to go home. Ushered onto a bus. and get home. I was asleep by 8. early morning i woke up having hot and cold flashes. a pain in my head really bad. i forced myself to drink water and an advil and laid in bed for a long time drinking more water.eventually i felt quite a bit better. felt like an absolute fool that I got black out Drunk immediately after telling my fiancee it was going well. but whatever. i dont normally do dumb shit when drunk. i fall down. thats about it. so we go and hang around town, do some Christmas stuff. I run into my boss at 3 PM Saturday. He asked about my hangover. i told him i was feeling pretty good, had a bit of a headache when i woke up but that passed quickly. that was it. figured okay good nothing embarrassing happened or he would have said something. today (Monday) I'm called into his office a bit before lunch and he tells me I have been accused of touching a woman butox on 3 occasions. he wanted my side of the story.
I told him i dont have anything to say my memory is gone which is weird and i dont know why. Yes i was drinking but i have drank more in less time and still remembered. Unless i drank a lot in the period of time i cant remember. Something he asked stood out to me. He asked how it happened slowly or all at once.

I have the slight suspicion that the drink on the table i drank. after speaking with my fiance was drugged. Is it worth getting tested still. should i go to my doctor and ask.

Sorry for the poorly worded and formatted pile i just needed to get this out.
how do i handle the Sexual Assault/harassment allegations? i remember nothing.
what should i do about the potential that i might have been drugged?

TL:DR; Got blackout drunk at work function, i suspect a change of being drugged. the morning following i get told someone reported me touching her but 3 times. UI don't remember

Thank you

Answer:
 > I have the slight suspicion that the drink on the table i drank. after speaking with my fiance was drugged.

I highly doubt it. Everything you described is a likely result of drinking the amount of alcohol you described. What makes you think otherwise?Answer #2: I count at least ten drinks (probably closer to fifteen standard pours if you were mixing your own) in less than seven hours.  That's enough to get most folks near blacked out.  From there it's almost guaranteed you had more.  Who knows what you did or didn't do.


Title: (NJ, usa) is there a legal way for me to be able to drink water while at work? would a doctors note legally have to be honored by my employer?

Question:
apologies for formatting im on mobile. I’m 17 and ive had 3 jobs since I was 14, each one essentially lasting a year or more. at each job including my current one, they have restricted me from drinking water. i have serious issues with dehydration, and have been hospitalized twice for it in the past 2 years. at my previous two jobs, i was scolded by older workers to not drink water at work, that it was against policy, rude, etc. these jobs were leading causes in me being hospitalized and generally sickly. i quit both of these positions, and although at my current job, we serve beverages only, and we are allowed free beverages while we work. in my interview for my current job, when asked why i left my previous positions, i told them just what i said above. when i stated that it was essential for me to be allowed water while i work, she assured me that everyone has drinks, everyone gets free beverages etc. throughout my training, ive seen many of my coworkers drinking “on the floor”(where we make beverages/serve customers). however, i have been denied the ‘free beverages’ in almost every stage: if i make myself a water, im told im not allowed to do so and the person making beverages has to do so. if i tell the person making beverages to do so, they either forget, ignore me completely, or say they are too busy to do so. if i bring my own water, im told im not allowed to drink it on the floor and it has to be put into the “beverage rack” (in the back of the store, meaning i would need permission to leave the floor) . this is obviously frustrating because ive seen workers who have been there before me drinking things clearly not for their health in plain view, and are allowed to walk away from their position freely to drink things like hot chocolates, coffees etc. i want to get a doctors note and cut out the middle man, ie having to get permission from my coworkers to drink water, and im positive i would be able to get one due to the nature of my dehydration and how severe it can be. would my employer have to honor this? am i in the wrong in any way, and if so, how can i go about solving this issue properly? i just want to be able to drink water without being either reprimanded, or having to jump through hoops just to stay healthy.

TLDR- every job ive worked at, food service or not has disallowed me from drinking water while working, and this furthered my issues with severe dehydration. i took my current job under the pretenses that everyone gets free beverages and the rules surrounding them are lax, but ive been reprimanded each time i drink water, including bringing my own, making my own or asking another to make it for me. i can get a doctors note stating i have to have water, but would my employer need to honor that? what can i do to fix this situation if not.
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer:
 Are you given breaks?

Are you saying you are allowed to drink other things just not water?


Title: Ohio Knife Laws

Question:
Okay, so I'm sorry if this has been asked or if I misunderstood a rule, feel free to correct me. Also, please don't tell me I should consult a lawyer. I have zero income and cannot work for disability reasons, which while have been denied cause me very real, unbearable pain.

I live in Ohio and the knife laws here are extremely vague, open for interpretation. From what I have read, though, I think I am allowed to open carry any size knife. The reason for my post is to request confirmation on this. Am I misreading?

Specifically, I found my late grandfather's old survival knife and I wish to open carry for self defense purposes. It has about a 6" to 7" blade, and about a 5inch hilt (including the finger guard).

I snapped a pic of the knife, which can be found [here](http://imgur.com/Fo3668O). I sat it on a piece of 8x11 sketchbook paper, so that'll give you a better idea of the size. The sheath is pretty standard, all leather with a small holster for a whetstone/sharpener, which seems to be either a really hard plastic or a really soft metal.

Answer:
 This isn't legal advice: it is life advice.

Do not carry a knife for self defense. Especially if you do not have any training and have a disability which puts you in pain to begin with. The winner of a knife fight is the guy who bleeds out in the ambulance instead of on the street.


Title: My teammates and I are reporting my coach for sexual harassment. We learned that she was also accused two years ago but there was not enough evidence against her, so she was only given a warning. I have a few questions.

Question:
1. My coach recently enrolled at a medical school and obviously did not report the accusations and trial since she was admitted. I feel like her school should be made aware of the upcoming and past trial. I do not think she should be allowed to practice medicine.

2. The primary thing we are reporting is a sexual relationship she is engaged in with with our teammate. This violates Title IX. However, the girl is pretty brainwashed and sees us as the enemy. She is very loyal to our coach. To what extent will this hurt our case and how should we deal with it?

3. Most of our team does not know about this relationship or her history of sexual harassment. Should we tell everyone before we report it? I feel like they have the right to know. Should we tell everyone together in a group setting, or individually?

4. We confronted our coach about the relationship and she denied everything while also crying and begging us to protect her and protect the team not report anything. Does that qualify as blackmail?

5. She also admitted that the man who had been her coach when she was a student “dated” his students. Is this relevant information?

Ultimately our goal here is that our coach is removed from her position. I am graduating soon and do not want this cycle of abuse to continue. She excommunicated the last students who accused her. So no one knew.

Thanks for your help.

Answer:
 What do you mean "trial"? A trial would be public record.

How old are the people involved here? Are they minors?


Title: In college, and my parents refuse to give me my learners permit, my only other ID other than my school ID.

Question: Is this illegal? It is severely limiting me that I don't have my ID with me.

Answer:
 Apply for new documents and IDs. Most states DMVs have modernized quite a bit, making it easy to get replacement documents. Answer #2: > In college

So I assume you are not a minor? Check the state or county clerk where you were born, order a new copy of your birth certificate. Takes about 2 weeks and a small fee ($15 - $35 in mu experience). Use this to go down to the DMV and get a new ID card issued.


Title: Is it legal for my employer to do things like this? [KS]

Question:
I have been working in my job for a year now. There are many problems but I will stick to the big ones.

Recently, I found out that my employer changed the location of our office without telling anyone but the supervisors. I don't need to go to the office unless I need equipment or to talk to my boss or supervisors.

The only reason I found out about the move is because a coworker (who does HAVE to go to the office) had to fight to get the answer from them.

When I asked about it, they said "Who told you? Youre not supposed to know." I'm an employee, why wouldn't I be able to know?

Connected to the previous issue, my boss refuses to send me my paycheck stubs. Instead he has told us we have to use a website that gives us an electronic stub, and if we don't sign up for it, the stubs will be sent to the office and shredded. When attempting to talk to him about getting a physical stub sent to my house he just says "we aren't doing that".

And last, I have noticed that my paychecks aren't adding up to the amount of hours I am working. I'm not getting paid overtime pay or holiday pay even when I work over 40 hours (and sometimes as much as 70). Sometimes my paycheck is missing as much as 10 hours. When I confront my boss about it, he directs me to his wife who conveniently handles paychecks who "checks the system" and then tells me the computer made a mistake and she will put the amount missing on my next paycheck.

I do end up getting the money, but it's exhausting having to pull their teeth to get it.

I'm not sure if this is all legal. I've been looking for another job for months now but I get no calls back and can't afford to make less than I do now or get less hours. There is no union.

Answer:
 * You seem to now know where your new office location is and are (presumably) able to access it. Your employer's behavior is odd, but noting illegal about it.

* [This](http://www.nibmimages.com/nibm/paystatements.pdf) PDF does a succinct job of describing any laws around receiving electronic pay stubs. KS doesn't appear to have any laws requiring physical stubs, so this also isn't illegal.

* You do need to be paid for the hours/OT you work. I'd sign-up for online pay stubs through your employer, and start documenting your own time (or refer to your companies hourly time system) and then compare them to your stub/check. If you are able to document multiple/repeated issues, you can make a complaint to your state's labor/wage board.


Title: I am being threatened by an ex to sign a modeling contract or he will sell the boat I paid for and keep the money.

Question:
 I added a personal loan to my car loan in the amount of [$7000](https://www.facebook.com/#). My ex boyfriend and I at the time were on good terms and we found a boat and I got a cashiers check and purchased it. We went to the DMV so I could put my name on the registration but I could not because I still possessed an Idaho license and Washington requires you to have a Washington license, so he signed for the boat (I clearly understand now that I should not have done that).

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A month later, I end things on the account of him being unfaithful; it did not end well. We work as photographers and he gave me the ultimatum that if I do not sign his model release (since I model for weddings) that he would take the boat to town and sell it.  Now I’m torn, because I want the boat I purchased, but now I’m also being threatened to sign a contract giving him permission to use photos of me.  I do not feel safe with doing so in order to get my boat. If he sells the boat, can I take him to small claims court to get my money back? What should I do about the threats of me signing a model release? How can I prove that this was not a gift and I paid for it entirely?

Answer: If you have the title of the boat that you paid for, you could take it to your local police station and tell them the whole situation. Just say “ I’m being threatened by my ex. He says he’s going to sell my boat, that I paid for, if I don’t sign his modeling contract.” Police should take it from there. Good luck and I hope you get your boat back.Answer #2: Sounds like extortion. Get a lawyer to send a cease and desist letter, and make a police report. If he does anything you can get a restraining order. If the boat is to your name then he cannot sell it.


Title: Is this considered trespassing?

Question:
Hi! Soooo, I am probably a huge asshole for this but I'm really actually okay with that because I am preserving my mental health. I had two friends and we were friends for a few years until recently when I finally cut it off. They were extremely draining and didn't care for our relationship other than for using me for various things, such as housing.

I live with my boyfriend (both of us are on the lease) and both of them have been friends with him for a few years as well.

Heres the thing: I am fine if he wants to continue his friendship with them, but I don't want them in our apartment. Now, Ive read that in most situations, houseguests that don't leave when asked are considered to be trespassing, but does that count if my boyfriend has given them permission to be in the house?

He is insistent that I try to mend my relationship with these girls but I have no desire to. He tried inviting them over today to have us talk about it, but since he was going to work, that would leave the three of us alone in the house and I told him I would report them for trespassing if they came onto my property.

Idk, maybe I'm delusional but I really need to know if there is any way I can keep them off my property. Thanks!

Answer: If someone on the lease invited them, they aren't trespassing


Title: Stubhub has charged my checking account $736 for a transaction that I had to back out of. Do I have any recourse?

Question:
Oregon, United States

I'd like to be clear here: this is the first time I've ever sold tickets, other than trying to sell a second ticket to Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears (which I ended up donating to the venue, so I guess someone saw BJL for free?).

Background: bought 4 tickets to a show at $500 each. Went to sell them on CL, didn't get any bites. I was looking to make a profit, but not a huge one, I listed them at 10% over face value. Time goes by and the day of the show is coming up so I put them on stubhub. They sell two days before the show. I go to download the PDF versions of the tickets (I had paper tickets) and find that I cannot: the venue does not allow PDF tickets for this show. I called the ticket seller directly, this is what they told me. So I call stubhub and see what my options are. They told me I'd have to back out of the transaction. They don't allow you to FedEx tickets, it's gotta be USPS Priority Mail or PDF.

What they neglected to tell me was that I'd be **charged 40% of the face value of the tickets**.

Ended up selling the tickets at a loss on CL.

A few weeks go by, I see a $736 charge on my bank account from Stubhub. I call Stubhub, try to compromise ($100 seemed fair) and they say no. The supervisor of that person also says no.

I've disputed the transaction with my bank. I assume that will fail. Next step is a certified letter clarifying who I talked to and how I offered to pay a smaller fee to settle the matters. After that I think I go to small claims and argue that since not all venues will actually give you PDF tickets and Stubhub does not allow you to Fedex tickets that the fee should be waived.

What should I do next? Have any of you ever successfully fought these charges?

Answer: You can’t fight this because you agreed to this. I’m sure it’s somewhere in the text you scrolled past before clicking “I agree” when you set up the account.


Title: CA. ex wife gained full custody of my son, is planning on moving him to hawaii with her new husband.

Question: I havent been working for the better part of this year so my financial contribution to him has been dismal. Regardless ive made it a point to be in my sons life. She notified me yesterday a judge signed off on her having full custody and i have no idea how or when this happened. What can i do as his father to regain my share of custody over him? Im still impartial to him moving but part of me thinks he will have a better life out there. Please help.

Answer:
 > a judge signed off on her having full custody and i have no idea how or when this happened.

Did you fail to appear at a hearing?  You should have received some form of notice, if you missed it or ignored it, it's difficult to convince a judge to reconsider.  You would need to consult a lawyer.

Don't take her word for what the judge said.  Get a copy of the order and read it for yourself or take it to an attorney.

Not sure how CA does it, but in most places legal custody and physical custody are two different things.  If she has primary physical custody, you can have visitation.  If that isn't part of the order, you need to file a petition to modify it.

If she has full legal custody, you don't get a say in medical, schooling, religious, or other decisions.  Again, if that isn't acceptable, you need a lawyer.

This sort of case does not have to be expensive. Most places have some sort of mediation process that often keeps this out of court entirely. If you missed a hearing it's much more difficult, but judges don't like to completely cut off interested fathers.Answer #2: If she's not bullshitting you, why were you not present at the custody hearing?Answer #3: You need a copy of the court order first to see what it says. It may or may not allow her to leave the state.


Title: "Police" or an investigator called this morning and left a voice mail. She said she was coming by the house between 3 and 5 and to make sure there were no drugs or firearms on the premises. I'm confused?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 It sounds like someone gave their probation officer a wrong/fake phone number.

You can call her back and ask what's up if you like, but you're not required to answer any questions or let anyone enter your home. If anything starts to feel adversarial, end the conversation and contact a lawyer.Answer #2: Are you on on probation/parole (or are your roommates)? If not, well, the real cops don't tell you in advance that they're coming to inspect.

Answer #3: You are under no obligation to talk to the police or allow them in your home. Don't physically resist them, but you don't have to answer your door. if they have a warrant they will be coming in with or without your help.Answer #4: Did the voice mail address you by your correct name?Answer #5: Maybe you should call this person back and ask.Answer #6: This is how a background investigation for the military went for me. I received a call from the investigator the day before, and they met me at my work for an interview. However, this happened after I enlisted and filled out the paperwork. I'm sure if you enlisted you would know. Might also be for a job interview if it requires any type of clearance.


Title: (Texas) My Aunt Was Assaulted

Question:
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Topic:
Personal Injury

Answer:
 Contrary to popular belief people can't make the police press charges or do it themselves.

She can make a police report, and they may or may not investigate and turn it over to the DA. Its not a choice your relatives have beyond informing them.

***If*** something happens to the baby, or her injury warranted medical care/checked, they can try to find their information and file a small claims lawsuit  (if baby harmed or the actual cost is over the limits it would be in superior court, but it sounds like it's just worrying at this point - no medical visit?)  - she could sue for the cost incurred herself (bill minus what insurance paid) for treatment. It isn't guaranteed she would win, but the "bar" to meet is that the injury more likely happened due to the action of the aggressor and not another reason.

In the worst possible case scenario where she loses the child, depending on how far along and how much time passes from the incidence to loss, this can be an extremely high bar to meet.

But unless she has monetary damages, all she can do is file a police report and let them know she would be happy to cooperate with the investigation if they opt to pursue one. She can not make them opt to.  Answer #2: How fast do you have to be pushing a shopping cart to not be able to stop it before running over a child who fell down in front of it? This is almost on the "[my friend made me run him over](https://np.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/6jqldc/18_yr_old_accidentally_misjudged_room_and_ran/)" level of bullshit.


Title: Wifes Doctor took her ovaries with no proof of necesity

Question:
Two year ago my wife at the age of 30 was told she should get a hysterectomy due to some pre-cancerous cells found. As scary as the whole thing was we scheduled the surgery after a lot of debate. While under the knife the surgeon also took out her ovaries. For the last two years we've been battling hormone issues for her. Its caused a lot of issues emotionally and financially just to try and get her to where she used to be and used to feel. Now my wife is seeing a new doctor who has gone over all her records including the surgical records and is telling us her ovaries should never have been taken out. The ovaries are what allow the body to continue producing hormones. So we've spent thousands on treatments and two years worth of emotional struggles as well and id like to know if this is something we should pursue as Malpractice. The same Dr. who performed the surgery also wrongfully diagnosed my wife as having genital warts because she had a small skin tag on the inside of her leg. As I'm sure you can imagine this caused huge issues between her and I. It turns out it was just a small skin tag and she didn't have genital warts at all, but it took having a new Dr. who read over all the results and just now informed us that it was a skin tag and nothing more. This is a very sensitive and emotional situation for us any advice would be
appreciated.

Edit-We live in Utah and this is where this took plave

Answer:
 Genital warts cannot be diagnosed that way. Did they tell her she definitely had it and treat her for it or did they just say they saw a wart and she should have it investigated? Because those are two very different things. As far as the ovaries go, removal can or cannot be part of a hysterectomy depending on surgeon and depending on procedure. Did your wife know her ovaries would be removed? Did she ask? All that being said, still read what the bot has to say. I'd get a free consult with an attorney and see if they can either better explain the situation or let you know if there really is malpractice present. Answer #2: Physician here.  There is not enough information here to make a determination, although I agree it's fishy.  Gather her medical records and get a consultation with both a physician that knows her well and that you trust and with a good malpractice attorney.  Follow their advice.  Removing ovaries for a non-malignant hysterectomy in a 30 year old woman is *unusual* but not necessarily malpractice, again, depending on the circumstances.  Good luck.Answer #3: Medical malpractice is very fact specific and it is unfortunately beyond the scope of this subreddit. It is highly recommended to speak with a medical malpractice attorney; your state's bar may be able to refer you to one. They typically work on contingency, meaning there is little up front cost to you. Similarly, consultations are typically free. It wouldn't hurt to meet with one, have them look over your info, and go from there.

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Title: Father's Rights?

Question: I pay child support to the state of GA, do I have any rights to see my son? Long story short, I'm driving to see my son next week, however my son's mother will not let me see him unless she is there, she goes where he goes. She will not let me see him except a small window of time. Do I have any legal rights?

Answer:
 Absent a custody order, no you do not have a right to see the child, supervised or not.

You need to file for custody and a visitation order/schedule.


Question:
I'm from Bay Area, California. And I'm wondering What are the US laws concerning free speech on social media? For example, if a certain American politician supported israel, can I then say that the politician supports Evil Zionist Terrorism against Palestinians? What are the free speech laws concerning what you can and can't say?

I ask this because in the wake of James Woods (ridiculously) attempting to sue somebody on Twitter for saying or insinuating that he uses cocaine, what are the US laws concerning what you can and can't say on social media? Can I say that the politician supports Evil Zionist Terrorism against Palestinians?" or do I have to make it more specific like, "because (a certain politician has supported israel in the past) they are Evil Zionist Terrorists?" What are the US laws concerning what you can and can't say on social media? **Because everything is subjective. What can can call freedom of speech based on facts, another can say slander (spoken) or libel (written).**

Answer:
 You can say anything you like so long as it isn't defamatory or a threat. Defamatory means a known lie with intent to harm. That standard is even a bit looser with public figures like politicians. The cocaine example is defamatory.

That said, saying what you propose will mainly make you look like a joke. I say that as a founder of my old school's SJP chapter.


Title: Professor directly profiting off of students (Ga, usa)

Question: My English professor assigned his classes and had other professors assign a play to watch in midtown Atlanta. My professor was one of the lead roles. Every student had to pay $20 dollars to see the play and has to write a 5 page positive (he made it clear that you will get a bad grade in class if you write a bad review on the play) review of the play. He directly profited off of getting students in the English class to pay to see his play. Is this legal and is there anything I can do about it?

Answer:
 How does the professor directly profit?

Either way, this is generally legal.  It is no different than having you go watch a play they were not involved in and writing a review.

You can voice your displeasure with the Dean of this department.Answer #2: I've had professors self publish a textbook, then assign it as a required text for the class to purchase. As far as I can tell it's totally legal.Answer #3: How do you know anyone is making a profit from this play?  Most small theaters make little to no profit at all.  There are also many small theaters where actors do not get paid, or if they do, their pay has nothing to do with the size of the audience.

In any event, professors regularly assign their classes books they have written, resulting in per-unit royalties.  Not sure how this is any different.Answer #4: Welcome to academia, you must be new! Wait until you're an undergrad and every single book required for your courses was written by the professor teaching that course.

Yes it feels like extortion, no it's probably not illegal. You can complain to the department head...but they're probably doing it too.


Title: College is withholding my Veterans Benefits

Question:
So I am a veteran in Illinois. We just had a nearly 2 yr state budget stalemate which meant my small University was struggling. Several rounds of layoffs, furlough days (when the school was closed during normal hours to save money), and right before the budget passed we received an email that janitorial staff was being laid off as well and aside from bathrooms all other areas were to be cleaned quarterly. The classrooms have garbage that's been there for I don't know how long. So the budget passed a few weeks ago, much to our excitement as teachers began to joke that we were closing...... Yet the layoffs still kept coming. Granted I have little to no knowledge of how the school is doing financially, it would appear not great.

So, I am a Veteran and use Chapter 33 benefits, (my tuition is paid for by the VA). I received a letter last week from the VA and it stated that a payment was issued to my school. I checked my account and no credit was there. I went to the cashier's office and was told they don't have anything to do with Chapter 33 benefits, go to the schools VA office. I had to go to class so I emailed my VA rep from class. I told him a payment had been made, but wasn't recorded (I cannot get refunded the portion that was  already paid to start classes until the credit shows).

He wrote me back this:

Hi, thank you for reaching out. I have the same notification from the VA that they have sent the funds. Unfortunately the school's accounting system will not provide me a payment listing to have funds applied until November 10th. I have begged and pleaded that this needs to be addressed to no avail. I welcome you to share how this is impacting you negatively in hopes that we can fix this system.

So what does this mean? Is my school just sitting on the funds? The money that was already paid, in addition to the VA payment? Is that legal?

In addition, my Spring semester refund "slipped through the cracks" and I had to manually request it after the semester was over. My Summer semester refund was also issued well after the semester was over. Im inclined to believe they have been doing this for a while...

Answer:
 Call your Congressperson. They have a phone line for Veterans Affairs, and this is one of the few things they do well.

Additionally, you might want to let the VA know what's happening here, and they may decide to do an audit of your school.

It sounds like they don't have the staff to run the school properly. Can you transfer?


Title: I got beaten up pretty bad, I know who did it, but there weren't any witnesses and I have no way to prove it was them. Is there any possible way of pressing charges and having something come of it, or do I just have to accept they got away with it?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: You are a witness and your physical injuries and testimony are proof that it was them.  Call the police and file a report.


Title: [CA] Apartment management company is charging me for missing a home inspection that I was unaware I had to be present for

Question:
Admittedly this situation is minor, but frustrating nonetheless.

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As the title states, the management company for the apartment that I live in is charging me because I was late to a scheduled inspection of my unit.  However, I was unaware that I had to be present during the inspection.  For context:  This management company took over my lease mid year from a previous company.  Everything has been fine, except that whenever they schedule appointments, inspections, etc. the time frame is always during the work day.  I have stated multiple times that I am unavailable during the work day.  For this reason, I allowed them to make a copy of my key (because they did not have/lost theirs) in order to access the apartment with my consent.

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For the current situation, I recently had to schedule a safety and maintenance inspection with them.  They stated, "We conduct these inspections Monday-Friday during two time blocks (if you require a specific time appointment, we can accommodate, for a fee. Please ask for further details if this is something you require.) The time blocks available are 9 am to 1 pm or 2 pm to 6 pm".  Nowhere in the communication did it state that I had to be present.  I scheduled the appointment for 2-6 pm and I attempted to make it home from work on time to be there.  As I was driving home I received a call that said the field service agent was waiting outside the apartment.  I apologized and told them to go ahead and begin the inspection and I would be home in 10 minutes.  The agent on the phone said that the field service agent did not have a key and hung up.  When I got home the field service agent was gone and I received an email stating that I would be charged a fee for missing the inspection.

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Am I obligated to pay this fee?

Answer:
 Unless your lease says that you have to be there for such inspections or pay a fine the answer is no. This is rather unusual. Most apartment complexes will simply make the apartment available by having an agent give them a key for the duration of the maintenance work to be returned at the end.

Your landlord can give contractors access without you as long as they give 24 hours notice.

They can certainly decide to give you a notice to vacate if this a month-to-month lease or give such a notice near the end of a fixed term lease for not doing so.

They would have simply changed the locks if you didn't give them a copy of your key. You had no responsibility to do that either unless that was in the lease too.


Title: Major US bank emptied my personal bank account to pay a law firm. We never authorized any payment, and they said if the law firm wanted to, they're allowed to take more money.

Question: Im no legal expert. But I know this is shady and illegal as fuck. They took nearly $1000 from our account and the bank says it's okay. How is it possible, and what are some options I could take?

Answer: We are missing information. Generally, they would have a court order for garnishment, or you signed something authorizing payment.Answer #2: Did this law firm win a court case against you?  If so, they can and probably did get a court order to levy your bank account.  Not only is that legal, the bank has to cooperate with it.


Title: Can my local pub threaten me with legal action if I do not remove a 1 star review?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Well since you didn't put your location, despite 3 or 4 prompts telling you it's essential to a good answer, I'll just assume you're in Iran.

Under Sharia or strict Islamic law, alcohol use is prohibited. You and your friends will probably be stoned to death for your admission of heavy drinking in public. Answer #2: If you wanted to, you could update your review stating management is threatening to sue you for your bad review.

IANALAnswer #3: They can threaten you, and they can follow through on their threat, but there's a very good chance they would lose in court as long as your review doesn't contain anything libelous. Plenty of companies threaten lawsuits over online reviews, but fewer actually file lawsuits. It's up to you whether or not you want to risk it.


Title: Fender tap going crazy. [Iowa]

Question:
A couple weeks ago, there was a car accident, traffic got rerouted and and jammed.

Long story short I ended up tapping a lady in the back fender at sub 10 miles an hour.

At the time she (nor the cop who did the contact information thing and report) could tell where or if her car was damaged, and they said as much.

She seemed a tad out of sorts but I suppose that's to be expected. Otherwise she seemed to be perfectly fine and we drove off in our own vehicles.

Anyways, my insurance now has a claim against it for her car allegedly being totaled and I received a letter
from a personal injury firm representing her saying that they're theeatening to sue for wrongful death, because apparently she thought she was pregnant at the time, but isn't now.

They're threatening to sue for in the $###,000 range of things.

I'm in college so I have negative money as is. I don't really have any assets outside of a 25 year old truck I bought for $300, 2 months of farm labor and a 24 pack of Miller.

I'm a dumbass college student. Where do I go from here?

Answer:
 > Where do I go from here?

Send this all to your car insurance company and let them handle it. That's why you pay them.Answer #2: Next time take photos at the scene. It's a lot easier for your insurance company to defend you from bogus claims if there's evidence.

Get a copy of the police report. See if the officer noted that there was no damage to the vehicle. If it doesn't, you can try to contact the officer, explain the situation, and ask him to add detail to the report if he still remembers it clearly (he may not, and he's under no obligation to help). Make sure your insurance company has the report.


Title: My biological father reached out to me and provided proof I was taken out of my country of birth without his consent. I wasn't aware of his existence until now. I am a naturalized U.S. citizen what do I do?

Question:
I was born in Central America in the 80s. In 1989, we came to the U.S. I was naturalized in 2001.  Unbeknownst to me, the father that raised me was actually my step father.  The documents I have show a translated birth certificate listing him as my father and I have his last name.

Recently, my biological father reached out to me and provided proof that I was his child and I was removed from my country of birth without his consent.  My parents corroborated his story.

I've established a great life here but I'd like to know, should I take any action to clear this up? Will I be deported? My biological father says he's not going to press charges against my parents.

I always figured something was up. However, my parents seemed to have an answer for everything.

Answer:
 You won't get deported if you are already a citizen. Your parents might get in trouble if your real dad reports them but probably not unless they admit what they did.

More importantly it's shitty how your family kidnapped you from your dad for 20 years. Answer #2: IANAL.

>Will I be deported?

You're an American citizen. You can't be deported. There are very limited circumstances under which a naturalized US citizen can have their citizenship revoked, but I don't think any apply to you.

Link: http://www.newcitizen.us/losing.html


Title: A huge shopping center sign fell on my car.

Question: An unmaintained sign fell on my car on a somewhat windy day.  My insurance is saying it will be a total loss since the cost of repairs are so high. The property owners insurance who owns the sign denied coverage saying it was an act of God. Do I have any recourse to have them pay for the damages? I'm in Ohio if that helps.

Answer:
 You're going to need to consult a lawyer. "Act of god" is hand waving to try to absolve themselves of liability. They want you to go away. And if they can use cheap words to do it, all the better.Answer #2: Just let your insurance handle your damage and go after them if they can find enough proof.Answer #3: An act of God?
Lol. I doubt that will hold up in court.
Get yourself a lawyer and see if there is someone higher than who you spoke to regarding their insurance.
I'm sure their superior is going to love hearing that and the fact that you're going to take them to court.Answer #4: As a claims adjuster, you're getting a lot of bad information here. The property owner's insurance didn't deny coverage.  They denied liability.

Them saying it was an "act of god" is not just a catch all term to avoid liability. Their insurance policy is a liability insurance policy. Essentially the argument is that your assertion is the sign fell because it was poorly maintained (what is the rationale for this besides the fact that the wind took it down?), and their assertion is that the sign fell because it was blown down, and they aren't liable for the weather happening.

It's not uncommon for high gusts of wind to catch the surface area of a flat sign and push it over much faster than anything that wind can pass by easier.

All the other comments here are more in the category of "how things should be because insurance companies are evil" and less in the category of "how real life works" so make sure to take my comment and everyone else's with a grain of salt because the real truth is somewhere in between the two sides.


Title: Repair shop broke my laptop and are telling me to "go get a new one".

Question:
So basically, I went into this store with the Blue Screen of Death on a 2 1/2 yr old laptop. I've taken very good care of it up till now and had no main issues.
I took into this shop and they say they'll take it apart check everything and fix the issue. A day later they said the hard drive was the issue and they'll be replacing it.
The next day, I get a call from the owner that says one of the guys (all looked like they just graduated) broke my touch screen because there was a screw loose apparently.

Now this is a small business where the owner meets you at the reception kind of thing. Anyway so he calls and tells me they broke my screen, but they'll take responsibility and buy a new one and install it for me at no cost. I thought this was pretty decent of them.

When I go back to pick up my laptop after two weeks, everything looks fine. But a couple of days later I start getting static on the screen and every thing stops responding.

I take it back to the store where the employee that initially fixed it takes it apart again and comes back now saying that the main board is damaged and that I will probably have to buy a new computer as they are not worth replacing, but he's able to patch it back up so it's working again. A day later, today, I get the same issue and my computer is dead.

I'm just kind of livid as I've never had this issue before and don't know what to do. From everything they've said and what I've gathered they don't have much experience installing touch screens and probably messed up the internal parts while putting my computer back together.

My question is what are my options legally (Canada)? I'm in no financial position to "just buy a new one" and furthermore I shouldn't have to. Any advice is appreciated.

EDIT: Took my computer to a different repair shop that knew what they were doing, they essentially said the new screen wasn't installed correctly but confirmed every other component was running perfectly. Took a few days but they were able to reinstall it properly. My computer has been running like new ever since.
I took the bill for the new diagnosis and installation (about $60.00) back to the original computer shop and had a long, heated conversation with the owner requesting that they reimburse me this cost, all things considered.
It took some convincing, naturally, but he eventually agreed to fully reimburse me the cost of having my computer repaired by the other store. I'm happy with that and it's a satisfying conclusion to the ordeal.
Thanks for all the advice!

Answer:
 Did they ever charge you for any of the work?

I've been doing tech work for years.  It's feasible the laptop already had motherboard issues.  If you haven't paid out of pocket on the repairs and the screen was replaced for free, you haven't lost anything.

He's also right about the cost-effect: trying to replace a motherboard on a 2.5 year old off-the-shelf laptop isn't worth it.  The OEM has almost certainly liquidated their supply by now.  It would be ordered from a supplier like Ztronics where they pull parts from other systems--either refurbished or as-is--in order to resell at high markups.

The chance of them having damaged your motherboard is pretty slim.  Touchscreens are tricky and easy to damage even for a pro.  A little pressure around the frame can throw off the calibration and they're layered with pretty fragile materials, so depending on the type replacing a digitizer can easily end up cracking the rest of it and requiring a total replacement.

Motherboard failures tend to come from heat, blown caps and normal wear+tear.  Short of having it examined by another pro and identifying an actual area of damage where they gouged it with a screwdriver in a colossal fuckup--it was probably natural causes.


Title: Got injured on the job, 6 months later worker's comp decides I can't be fixed

Question: This is in Illinois. I got injured on the job back in January. A 600lb TV fell on me while we were moving it. Moving heavy things is not part of my job description, but I am a large man so management voluntold me to move it. I protested before I was injured, which is probably why I got 6 months of treatment out of it. My ortho has said that I need an arthroscopy(sp?) as I likely have a torn labrum inside the joint of my shoulder. I also have a herniated disc in my neck. Worker's comp sent me to an IME doctor who decided that I'm as healed as I will ever be and that my neck, which was never an issue until this TV fell on me, was not caused by the TV falling on me. Worker's comp has now closed my claim and said that any further medical treatment would have to be on my own dime. I'm currently 27 years old and spend every day in horrible pain because of this. I've contacted a lawyer but am waiting on a response. Anyone have any ideas on what I can do or expect here?

Answer: Speaking with a Worker's Comp attorney is your best bet here. We really have no idea what may or may not happen. Cases go either way all the time.


Title: Shady car dealership asking me to lie to bank

Question:
Hi there, thanks so much for helping!  Some back story to my dilemma: I recently moved in with my uncle in California after my fiance and I had our baby, he's a recent widower and wanted life in the house, and it was a perfect situation to get help with the new infant! He has lived in the house for over twenty years, so obviously everything is in his name (cable, electric, etc.).  I purchased a brand new car about a month ago from a major dealership, I got the pink slip and interest rate and everything.  When I signed the paperwork I informed the dealer of my situation with my uncle and the salesman said it was no big deal.  All was looking up!

Now, I'm across the country on christmas vacation and my car contract is back at home.  The dealership started calling me, saying the bank needed proof of residence before it would finance my car. They informed the bank of my situation with my uncle and the bank said they still needed something with my address (My Driver's License wasn't enough I guess.).  So I sent the dealership a proof of address from my personal bank.  Again, they said it wasn't enough.  Then the salesman I worked with said if the bank called, my uncle needed to tell them I lived with him, that seemed easy enough.  Then, three days ago, the salesman left me a text saying he(the salesman) had lied to the bank, telling them I had a 1 year lease with my uncle for 500$ a month, and that if they called my uncle he needed to say the same thing if I wanted to keep my car.  This seems pretty immoral and fraudulent.  I'm not sure what to do!  I saved the text from the salesman and screenshot it as backup, but that doesn't change the fact that I'm afraid I'm going to lose my car.  This has been a cloud over my holidays and I'd love any advice I can get.  Thanks so much!

Answer: yo-yo financing


Title: Uncle has POA - possibly abusing Grandfather - is there anything to be done?

Question:
Location: Ontario

My grandfather is 89 and has Alzheimer's, and about 5 years ago he signed everything over to my uncle, who I shall call Paul: his house, his assets and gave my uncle Paul power of attorney. My dad and his other brother (Ned) weren't super happy about this, because Paul has had a tendency of causing family problems, but he's always had Grandpa's best interests at heart.

Last summer, I went and stayed with my grandfather because the rest of the family felt Paul was not providing adequate care. After having lived there, I have to agree.

For example, my grandfather requires assistance bathing. When I was there, reminding him he needed to bathe would suffice, with the occasional further assistance needed, but now he is unable to do it himself. Paul does not help.

Paul does not do laundry for my grandfather and does not buy him washing detergent to do it himself. When my grandfather goes to do laundry, he sees there's no detergent and decides to do it later, and then forgets. Neither of them clean the house, either.

Paul has unhooked my grandfather's stove. He also drives my grandfather to the grocery store and purchases the same food for him every time: bread, the cheapest sandwich meat available, some milk, a few eggs, liverwurst, 3 tomatoes, 3 bananas, ice cream, cookies, two packs of instant oats, instant soup, raisins, strudel and some protein drinks. That's it. This shop does not occur weekly, but instead when there is no food left in the house, they go shopping. And when I say no food left in the house, I mean, quite literally, there has to be zero food in the house before they will go shopping.

Paul claims that my grandfather will not eat anything except for what he purchases. I found this to be not true, as he happily ate everything I made for him. Paul also claims that whenever family takes my grandfather out, he is miserable afterwards and sick for a few days. I also saw this to be untrue as he and I frequently walked over to Ned's home to eat and spend the afternoon. Paul claims that my grandfather no longer wants to see anyone, which is the exact opposite of what he expressed to me on numerous occasions. My grandfather often mentioned that he was happy to have me around because usually he was so lonely.

Within the last month or so, Paul took my grandfather to the doctor and was berated by the doctor for the poor state my grandfather was in: he was dirty, his clothes were unwashed and he was in poor health.

So to the real point of this situation:

Paul called my father yesterday and announced that he was disconnecting my grandfather's phone, changing his locks and that we - his two sons, their wives and his 6 grandchildren - are no longer allowed to see him. Paul claims my grandfather hates all of us, no longer wants to see us, and that if we try to come see grandpa, Paul will not allow us in the house and he has instructed Grandpa not to answer the door. He said that we can text him first, and then he will decide if it is acceptable for us to come see grandpa.

As Paul hasn't spoken to Ned in years, and refuses to respond to his texts or calls, we are worried that Ned and his four kids will have no access to Grandpa whatsoever.

I am upset. When I lived there, my uncle continually told my grandfather that no one ever came to see him, and this upset my grandfather greatly. Because he couldn't remember, he believed that his other two sons were ignoring him and no longer cared about him and this made him really sad.

My dad was obviously pretty angry about being denied access to his own father and Paul ended the conversation by telling my father to take him to court.

I'm sorry if I've included too many details, or not enough, but I was just wondering if there's any grounds for removing POA, specifically because of the possible elder abuse? I've been looking around but everything I can find would require my grandfather to do it, but I think my uncle would argue he's mentally unfit these days and that the old paperwork should still be used.

My grandfather needs better care, but at the moment we can't do anything because my uncle holds all the cards. Any advice will be appreciated!

Thank you!

edit: grammar

Answer: This is what you should do.. Does your grandfather have any case workers? If so contact them and explain your concerns.  If not, find local/state services that investigate elder abuse (there are a lot of different forms of elder abuse, like financial elder abuse, physical abuse, etc..) and report your concerns.  Ultimately, you can seek an attorney who deals with this specialized area.Answer #2: Contact social services. This is clear elder abuse. Your uncle doesn't hold all of the cards.


Title: [FL] [Pro-Se] Amended Financial Affidavit live with Girlfriend

Question:
I am a pro-se petitioner for a Petition for Paternity. It is practically impossible for me to obtain a lawyer (unable to afford.) I also am not able to obtain legal aide help or pro bono (have applied to multiple agencies and each has denied me due to income.)

I have to file an amended Financial Affidavit. I currently live with my girlfriend and her daughter.

When filling out the Financial Affidavit, should I list my expenses (rent, utilities, etc) as split in half (half me/half girlfriend) or 100% me since we are not married?

Answer: You list them as they are. If you split everything half and half, say that.


Title: Found a hidden camera on my front lawn

Question: It's a wildgame innovations camera and there is some pictures of me getting out my  car on 8/30 and then on the 4th on 11:50 at night there is footage of it being moved towards the middle of my front lawn where there is bushes on the ground and it's pointed towards my driveway. There is some footage of my mom walking towards the car before we found it today. Why would someone do this? It can't be the feds because they wouldn't be this god damn obvious. What should I do? How can I figure out what is going on? I don't know where else to ask this. I think someone has been moving it around. I took the SD card. Wtf do I do. Is someone watching us to rob us or something or murder us? what the fuck. I'm going to look and see if there is anymore

Answer: The correct thing to do would have been not to touch it and contact the police. Now it's just contact the police and explain how you handled it potentially damaging important evidence.


Title: Two of my co-workers had a gun pointed at them during their shift. The response by the GM has me concerned as does their apathy towards lacking safety.

Question:
Just happened recently. Yesterday in fact.

Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Summary - An angered customer verbally harassed a female co-worker. Her boyfriend, who also works there, asked him to stop speaking in such a vulgar manner to his girlfriend and to please calm down. The man demanded that they fight, I lead the angered boyfriend away as he was getting very angry while the rest of the team tried to calm the customer down who we thought had decided to leave. When I was returning I heard a scream and saw the girlfriend, and another female co-worker, duck and run as the man had brandished a gun on them. The man quickly left, as he was unable to physically pursue, before the police could arrive.

Needless to say my female co-workes were extremely shakened over the entire ordeal and her boyfriend and I were full of adrenaline.

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Response

After the police arrived they wanted to look at the cameras. We needed the GMs code to access said cameras. So GM arrives and goes through the cameras and we learn that CH9, we had 9 camera channels and nearly all are just to spy on employees, isn't online and the only camera they had on was the one looking at the female coworkers from above and their attacker was completely obscured as was their car.

There was no way to identify him and if he had fired we wouldn't have been able to do anything about it.

We then learned that our location lacks a panic button in the office or where the female coworkers were located.

Note that this is a multi billion dollar corporation yet decided that our safety is irrelevant just to save pennies for themselves.

As we could no longer provide any more useful information, as it had happened so fast, the police had to depart.

Our GM than went over and fussed at the boyfriend for "agitating and raising his voice" which the GM said caused the gunman to threaten us with a gun. The GM than asked if the girls were okay before leaving us to finish our shifts while the gunman was still at large as it hadn't even been an hour since the incident.

Not once was anyone offered the opportunity to go home early or given time off to cope. The girls were still clearly traumatized over it. I felt that they should have been asked if they needed to go home after the ordeal. Keeping them there afterward while worried the man might return is morally wrong in my opinion.

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I was wondering if there was any way we could pursue this legally?  None of us feel safe after learning that our location lacked basic safety measures and proper camera placement for situations such as this. We are also appalled by the response given by the GM, and their bosses who approved of their handling of it, and how they didn't even let the poor girls go home early while the police were there to escort them to their cars.

Answer: The only thing you can do is quit.


Title: Borrowed Money (shitty people)

Question:
A “friend” borrowed money from me. I sent it via money gram. It was over a thousand dollars. He won’t pay me back.

I have a pic of his drivers license (so his DL number and B-day) as well as his old address.

I have the receipt as well as several texts documenting the agreement.

Does anyone have any advice. (Besides don’t lend people money).

Thank you.

Answer: Small claims court. Driver license should have his address for process service.


Title: [LA] Suspended for "Internet Profanity"

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Public school or private?  Public group/statements or private?  Were you bullying, or targeting someone else who was in the school with these comments, or was this swearing in general?Answer #2: Is this high school or college?

If it's high school, they're completely within their rights to suspend you and fighting it will be completely hopeless. You're much better off bringing the full circumstances to your parents and having them counsel you in writing a sincere and detailed apology for your actions.

If it's a college (seems likely since you mention scholarships, but it's odd for a college to suspend students), it's pretty much the same. Write an apology, swear it won't happen again, and ask for some kind of probationary status instead of suspension.


Title: Vancouver, Canada, Forced medication that robs me of my humanity.....

Question: I have been miss diagnosed after losing everything in my life as a schizophrenic. This was a dark night of the soul x3 from my stand point. I come from a long line of people whom are sensitive to the unseen forces that be. My doctors are stupid and say they have not met anyone like me because I feel energies of others and my environment. They have forced me on medication that stops all the things I deem, worth living for. It has stopped my ability to feel pleasure happiness joy energy & flatlines me from any positive emotion whatsoever. It also takes away all get up and go so it is hard to work and make a living. I have attempted suicide since this forced medication & told them. I had a meeting with 3 stupid women whom were to decide if I were to stop taking this poison and when I told them of losing everything all at once in a dark night of the soul their response was:" Oh yea I read about that " Needless to say these crones decision to keep me forced on this poison made me loose it! I have had all my doctors and these idiots governing my life by crap they have read and they have no actual experience in life nor with a being of my kind! They can't grasp what it is like to feel and they keep asking me to explain this when they are obviously not equipped the same as I so how does 1 explain to another whom can not begin to comprehend without the nessary sensory perception required to operate as I? If I miss this monthly injection, the police are called and I am forced into hospital and injected against my will. It has always been against my will! They also inject me once a month when I am told it takes 3 months to be out of the system. This to me seems they are over medicating me greatly! They seem to be using me as guini pig against my will because I lost everything and was forced on to assistance. This has been 2 years now and I am on something called:"extended leave" from the hospital. I want to sue them for hindering my dire attempts at bettering myself,losing my job & all the $ they cost me in missing work for their stupid medication and review panel! I want my right as a human being to enjoy all the things that make a human being. I want my humanity back NOW and they should be held accountable for miss conduct and chemically castrating me!

Answer: Honey - this isn't the sub for you.


Title: Coffee being thrown on my car

Question:
So over the last three weekends, someone in my neighborhood is throwing coffee onto my car. I've no idea who it is as of now. I  have a camera set up now to try and catch them; I'm also waking up really early every day to try and catch who it is.

My question is, what should I do if/when I catch this person? I'm in Pennsylvania if that matters at all somehow as well. Thank you

Answer:
 Call the police, I guess? Is the coffee damaging your car?

>[A person commits the crime](http://law.justia.com/codes/pennsylvania/2016/title-18/chapter-27/section-2709/) of harassment when, with intent to harass, annoy or alarm another, the person...engages in a course of conduct or repeatedly commits acts which serve no legitimate purpose.

If you catch them on video, call the police.


Title: Writing a book and I can't find reliable information on statutes of limitations

Question:
So I'm asking this question for a friend who happens to live in Washington state. He's writing a book about his experiences and he's told me about certain things he's done, and the fact that he wasn't sure whether he could still be prosecuted for these things.

He's writing a book mostly about breaking the law out of necessity, but later he found out breaking the law was a big part of being free and continued to do it for civil disobedience purposes. He found this to be the most fulfilling life he could live, and actually ended up helping more people as a result of his illegal escapades than he ever could have done within the boundaries of the law. He was never caught in the act, but he claims to have:

* Manufactured LSD

* Trafficked many drugs across state lines

* "Kidnapped" and transported children who were being abused to safe location

* Dealt in NFA banned weapons under the table

* Tax avoidance

* Money laundering

* Frontier justice (commonly referred to as murder)

It's been 15 years since he's done any of these things, and he was wondering if I knew anything about the statute of limitations on these crimes. If he's going to write this book, what is he going to be able to include from this list (these are the heavy hitters, the big things I knew he might still get prosecuted for even decades later) and what should he omit?

I am absolutely not referring to myself here at all, I am asking for a friend. I don't know if he's blowing smoke up my ass, but I think it would be safe to say there's no way of knowing whether he's actually done these things till the book is published, so I'm not worried about asking the question. I tried to do some googling to figure it out, but apparently I can't understand this kind of legal text. Any help would be very appreciated!

Cheers!

Answer:
 There's no statute of limitations on murder in Washington. Drug trafficking could be extended as part of a criminal conspiracy. The same with selling illegal firearms and money laundering. Answer #2: Some of these are state crimes, and some are federal.  Some may be both.

No SOL on murder though, so he better be writing fiction.Answer #3: As others have said, no SOL on murder.

Also, civil disobedience generally doesn't include taking justice into your own hands and murdering people.  Your friend can try to romanticize his criminal endeavors all he wants, but in the end, all he is is a killer and a criminal.


Title: (LA) Two names on lease, one is being deployed by military

Question:
My brother and I lease an apartment together. We resigned the lease a few months ago for 9 months. We're about 3 months into the renewed lease (which includes both of our names) and my brother has gotten orders that move him out of the state (deployment). I know legally he's fine, but what are my options? If he is removed from the lease, am I left with the sole responsibility even though we signed as co-leasees? We only live here because it was in the middle between my work and his, and now with him being gone for months, I'd rather just go to where I can be closer.

Basically would just like to know if by altering the lease (ie him being removed), does that mean a new lease has to be signed with just me? and if so, can I refuse to do so?

Answer:
 > If he is removed from the lease, am I left with the sole responsibility even though we signed as co-leasees?

Yes, unless you find someone else to take over his portion of the lease.


Title: Landlord wants to limit my showering

Question:
I live in an apartment that is part of a 2 story house me on the 2nd floor landlord on the first I work 2 jobs keeping me out of my apartment from 7AM to 11PM and as such I normally shower around 11:30 before bed. My landlord has now told me I’m not allowed to shower after 9PM as she can hear the water in the pipes in her house below and it keeps her awake. The only noise section of the lease is I’m not allowed to infringe on her quiet enjoyment of her house. Is there anything I can do about this? I’ll be fired for not showering at ether of my jobs.
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: No, she cannot do this. Using the bathroom and other facilities is part of the "quiet enjoyment" of the home. If she wants it to be quieter she can have insulation installed to make it quieter.


Title: [FL] my dentist wouldn't fill a cavity I had because I wouldn't get my wisdom teeth out first, now the tooth is so bad and infected it has to be pulled as well. I feel like I've been wronged.

Question: [deleted]

Answer: What was stopping you from going to a different dentist?


Title: GA: Water is dripping into my kitchen light at my apartment and the leasing office is not responding on the emergency line.

Question:
I live in an apartment in Georgia. There is water leaking from the apartment above mine into the kitchen light. It is so full that it is dripping from the light onto the floor. My roommate and I have called the emergency maintenance line to my apartment last night and this morning several times over the last fourteen hours and nobody is answering.

The light is half hanging off and it looks like two of the screws have come out of the ceiling. I’m sure it will eventually fall if nothing is done. I don’t want to touch it because I don’t think it’s safe. I think I might smell something burning. I don’t know if it’s just me being paranoid.

My question is what can I do? The leasing office is closed today and nobody is answering the emergency line or calling back. I am afraid this is a fire hazard. I am on mobile so I don’t think I can attach a picture.

Answer:
 Cut off the breaker to the light and wait until the leasing office opens tomorrow.

Keep calling that emergency number as well. Answer #2: Call the fire department. They may break into the apartment above you. Seriously, call the fire department and maybe the police. Where I live, the fire department will shut off water if there is a leak, and the neighbor upstairs could be injured or dead.Answer #3: have you knocked on the apartment above yours door to see if they're home and know about anything that could  be dumping that much water into your light fixture?

Shut off the breaker that powers that light if you have access to your breakers (you should, every apartment I've lived in in georgia has had access to that unit's breaker panel), keep calling the emergency line, and if all else fails, consider calling the fire department.


Title: Terrified for my life and my BF life in Austin, Texas.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Has he actually gotten violent at any point. Yelling at you isn't illegal if there weren't any actual threats.

It doesn't sound like he has done anything that you can report to the police.

If you don't feel comfortable in your home and the landlord is not evicting him, you should move. Answer #2: Why do you "fear for your life"?  I'm missing something here.


Title: My ex-boss sent me a nasty email, is this harassment?

Question: New York employment is "at will" so I quit my job today with no notice.  The place was horrible, no meal breaks, often working alone in a busy environment, and the owner is pretty unstable.  About five hours later, I get an email from this person who is no longer my boss saying I'm a "huge disappointment" and "how do you sleep at night knowing you've jeopardized my business?"  Is this harassment?  Do I need to be apologetic?  Because I'm also worried that she will not pay me what I am owed.

Answer:
 Don't respond. If you aren't paid on time, contact the NY Dept of Labor.Answer #2: Jesus Christ get a fucking grip if you think that is harassment. Jesus Christ. Don't apologize, and if you don't get paid file a complaint with the state department of labor.  But you better grow up fast or you are going to be getting a lot of emails from future bosses just like this.Answer #3: A single insulting email in response to a perceived wrong is most likely not harassment.

You aren't legally required to be apologetic, and she's legally required to pay you what you're owed regardless. But people do sometimes fail to do what's legally required of them.


Title: Does my friend have anything against his college?

Question:
Hello, sorry in advance if this is not the right subreddit.

My friend just told me a story about him enrolling in an English class in university and lying to the teacher about doing some reading. Because he lied, she told him she didn't want him in her class. He spoke to his advisor about it and his advisor told him that if he doesn't drop her class, he will probably fail.

Is this legal? How can an advisor WARN a student that he may fail before he has submitted any work? And can she kick him out of her class anyways since he is paying tuition and for this class?

Thank you very much.

**EDIT: We are located in New York.**

Answer: Don't be a dick, go and apologize to her. Stop lying to teachers....


Title: Can I press charges against a family member that knowingly let a minor sneak out to have sextal relationships with an adult?

Question: So I just recently found out that my younger sister snuck out twice and had relationships with an older guy he's 22. My cousin who was living with us knew about this and never said anything to me or my parents. She knowingly let it happen and it's considered statutory rape. Can I press charges against her too for neglecting to inform us about my sisters activities. My sister was 13 at the time and my cousin is 21, they were sharing a room at the time and that's how she knowingly let it happen. She let her sneak out the window. Can she be charges with child endangerment? This happened in the state of Illinois. Any advice would be much appreciated.

Answer:
 Seriously?  No.  She is not the parent of a child.  And as a general rule the patent isn't likely to be held liable if the child sneaks off to have sex.  (because, shockingly enough, the child is neither delinquent nor committing a crime in that scenario.)

Maybe instead of blaming the cousin, you should consider how this happened, and what decisions your sister made.


Title: Exempt California employee earning $30,000 per year. Is this legal?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 You may want to start out by contacting the California Department of Labor:

http://www.labor.ca.gov/


Title: Is it legal for my employer to require me to work outside during a severe thunderstorm? [UT]

Question:
Last fall one of my jobs incorporated an outside element which was not part of the original job description. I didn't really mind that much, because the pay was still great. But now its summertime in Utah which means occasional thunderstorms. This has me kind of worried because we work pretty high up and are expected to just work through them. For example, last night we all got an alert from the National Weather Service about a severe thunderstorm warning, but my manager sent us out anyways. We were out for like an hour and a half as lightning was striking every 5-10 seconds sometimes as close as two miles away.

Is this legal? I wouldn't be that bothered if my manager was also working outside but he wasn't, he was being extremely flippant and told us if we were worried to "knock on wood". There will probably be more storms as the summer wears on and I'd like to know if I have any protection from being forced to work outside.

Answer:
 > I wouldn't be that bothered if my manager was also working outside but he wasn't

Never let your management lack of concern for their own safety be a factor in looking after your own safety. Working outside with lightning only a couple miles away is absolutely a safety concern and definitely not kosher with OSHA.

 Here is an OSHA fact sheet on lightning safety: [https://www.weather.gov/media/owlie/OSHA\_FS-3863\_Lightning\_Safety\_05-2016.pdf](https://www.weather.gov/media/owlie/OSHA_FS-3863_Lightning_Safety_05-2016.pdf) . Perhaps you ought to pass this along to your manager/management.Answer #2: >  Is this legal?

Not according to OSHA, no.Answer #3: Contact OSHA ASAP. If your manager is doing that, then chances are they aren't following other OSHA regulations. You tell OSHA you were put in a dangerous situation, they will come knocking.Answer #4: Friend's father was a safety engineer. He always said that if a lightening strike didn't kill us outright, it would screw up every nerve it went through!

You'll hear that the time between the flash and the boom indicate how many miles away the lightening is--Pops said that all that tells you is how far away THAT lightening bolt was.

OSHA, I think, has guidelines--but you'll need to check.


Title: Is it legal for private citizens to shoot at soldiers of an invading army in a "Red Dawn" scenario?

Question: Is it legal for a private citizen to shoot at invading russian soldiers? What about picking up using fully automatic weapons and other military grade weapons that you directly scavenge? Is there anything that the group of kids did in the original Red Dawn movie that would be considered illegal?

Answer:
 I mean, perspective is going to be important here. To the US government? Probably not, at least so far as you probably have no reason to fear prosecution. From the Russian government/military? Most definitely, much like enemy combatants in Afghanistan and Iraq were treated by the US military.Answer #2: \~ that needs a a nuanced answer.
Under the rules of war as set forth by the Geneva, an unlawful combatant, illegal combatant or unprivileged combatant/belligerent is a person who directly engages in armed conflict in violation of the laws of war. An unlawful combatant may be detained or prosecuted under the domestic law of the detaining state for such action.   The random citizen is generally considered an unlawful combatant.

If the random citizen  is part of a militia that satisfies the following four criteria.  "(a) that of being commanded by a person  responsible for his subordinates; (b) that of having a fixed distinctive  sign recognizable at a distance; (c) that of carrying arms openly;  \[and\] (d) that of conducting their operations in accordance with the  laws and customs of war." Then what ever they activities they do is is lawful.

The kids in Red Dawn, just needed to comply with rule (b) to wear uniforms that bore a "fixed distinctive sign recognizable at a distance,"  and (c) invariably "carry arms openly


Title: Paying entry/door fee to your own workplace

Question:
Hi!
One of my friends recently started a job as an entertainer and they are being forced to pay the entry fee to their own workplace ($25-$50). They don’t get an hourly rate and it’s entirely commission money. Is this legal?

Based in Australia if that helps.
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer: It’s called a house fee. We pay to use the space as entertainers. It sucks, but it’s how it is everywhere. Did she tell you about the “non-mandatory” tip-outs to other members of paid staff at the end of the shift too? That’s always fun


Title: HELP! Boston; Schoolbus got towed away (x-post from r/boston)

Question:
**Disclaimer: I'm posting this for my brother, he's the one having this problem right now.**

Holy crap. I'm in trouble.

Boston, my first real American City-stop of my journey bit me in the ass real quick.

Hold on, this might be a long read, but go for it:
Last Monday I had one of my first relaxing days since my journey, I didn't have to work on my bus and had explored Boston for a bit. I took the bus up north to the Revere Beach and later met up with people from Couchsurfing to go see the Boston Red Sox, after a good night it was time to head back to my bus but since I was warned by my Uber driver that the area I was currently parked at was shady as could be, and to prevent any trouble, I headed to a safer area. I knew the other area since I've been renting a car around here while I was roaming New Hampshire for a Schoolbus to buy. All good so far.

I arrived around 1:30 AM at The Home Depot in Somerville, but I figured to prevent being in their way, I'd move to the abandoned Circuit City parkinglot next to it. There were other cars and even a police car joined the parkinglot for a while. Around 3 o'clock in the afternoon I headed to the city, not knowing that that would be that last time I'd see my bus.

I enjoyed Boston and afterwards I took the subway and longboard back to my bus, ready to head north to Salem.
My Bus was gone.

Sometimes I'm quite a messyhead so I thought I parked it somewhere else and started blaming myself. Slowly I started to realise that that was not the case. Was it stolen? Was it towed? Out of panic I started boarding through the parkinglot trying to find my bus somewhere close.. I asked strangers in their cars if they'd seen anything.

After a minute or 3 I figured to call the local police. Either towed or stolen, they would know what to do. After some minutes they managed to confirm that it had indeed been towed and gave me the number of the company. Ats Used Jeep Parts wants me to pay 1800 dollars CASH(!!) as of now to get everything back that I own.
I have some money backed up.. But this will drain it ALL. And I could pay by card(?) but they don't accept it since there is a limit to the amount I can withdraw money. The price goes up $100 everyday.

I invested in the bus, so the rest of my journey will be affordable. I figured having a bus would be the most cost efficient way to see the United States of America. If I pay this, I will not have any money buy food, and the chance of getting out of the US before the end of my Visa is none. I have a small amount of money coming in monthly from side projects, not more than just sustain life (about $250).

I don't know what to do. Or what I could have done better.
I chose a place where I was no trouble to anyone.. I even am a legit customer of The Home Depot there, I just figured parking it on the abandoned parkinglot instead on The Home Depot would prevent trouble instead of creating it.

The people who initiated the towing could have just come over and ask what was up? I was there all morning until 3pm, the towing was done at 5pm. They just waited for me to leave the bus to initiate a tow? What happened here? The bus had not even been there for 24hrs?

Can you just buy a piece of land, disguise it as a parkinglot, and start towing as soon as they leave their vehicle?
I need advice, I need help.
Even a share of this story might bring me in contact with the right people. Thanks in advance.

[Original Post](https://www.facebook.com/TheGuyintheWhiteSchoolbus/posts/258442237982734)

Edit: Alright, thx everyone for your help. He'll end up paying for it I guess...

Answer:
 Nothing about you being towed was illegal. What you were doing was illegal. You already got responses in r/Boston stop cross posting and look at the responses.Answer #2: Man, I was hoping the actual school bus driver somehow managed to get his bus towed.

He parked illegally, in a city notorious for being shitty about towing people parked illegally.  He can pay the fee to get his car out of impound or he can surrender title.


Title: Trash clean up event-can I leave the trash near a random curb?

Question: I'm putting together a trash clean up event in riverside california, and I don't know what to do with the bags of trash that will be left over. What are my options? Since I don't live in the city, I can't figure out a way to schedule a trash pick up for free. Could I leave it next to a curb and hope someone who works for the city will take care of it? If I do it, will I get billed for the work if they find out I led that project?

Answer:
 That sounds less like a "clean up trash" event and more like a "move trash from one part of the city to another part of the city" event. Do what others have suggested and talk to the city.Answer #2: I can tell you what you should definitely *not* do:

>leave it next to a curb and hope someone who works for the city will take care of it


Title: Wedding venue didn’t deliver on their promises

Question:
I got married a few weeks ago and there were a number of things that went wrong with the venue. I’m wondering what kind of recourse we may have with a potential breach of contract or maybe a civil claim?

Just to give a quick description, the venue promised the following things they did not deliver on:

1) fans were promised to us to make sure the barn would have airflow. They never gave us any
2) the barn floor was supposed to be levelled and flood-coated and was not
3) the basement of the guesthouse was supposed to have a games room (pool table, etc) for the guys to have photos getting ready, but it was never finished
4) the bedding wasn’t done and sheets were still wet in the dryer when we went to go to bed - had to run the dryer and make up the beds ourselves
5) bathrooms for the wedding were not cleaned properly when we checked in on Friday, the venue was told and didn’t clean them and my MOH had to clean them the morning of the wedding
6) there were not enough blankets for the beds - bridesmaids had to sleep with just a sheet and no blanket
7) we were told event end time would be 1am, but the owner was calling my DJ at 12:15 telling him to shut off the music right then, which he did
8) tables and chairs weren’t there on time and we had to arrange them ourselves to get it done on time, and these were supposed to be set up by the venue
9) the barn floor wasn’t cleaned and my father had to clean it the morning of the wedding

I’m wondering what kind of claim we could make for breach of contract and if it would be worth pursuing. Any advice is helpful. We are located in Ontario Canada.

Answer: What does your contract say? Does it have any of this in writing, in the contract? If not, then it’s not breach of contract.


Title: If someone lied to me about their age, can I legally report them?

Question:
I am a drummer I replied to this bands ad they said they needed a drummer and that they were 20 and 22. I am 38. When I got there they looked younger and I could tell right off the bat neither of them were 20 and 22. Since I got lied to, can I report them? I lied to them and said I could not stay for my audition and had to go. It is also not my fault if they are really the age they said they both were... appearances dont lie and I felt like a pedo even going around them. Legally what could I have done?

Augusta Ga

Answer: It's not illegal to lie to someone. There is nothing for you to do.


Title: Can DCF fine you to get your kid back. Friend is asking for money, im skeptical.

Question:
Title says it, friend is telling me their living partners kid was taken, fine of $500 to get the kid back. Is this possible, or is she trying to scam me. Massachusetts.

Edit: semi resolved, I was misinformed about the 'getting the kid back' part, but there is still a fine to be paid, im not sure exactly what for.  Appreciate the replies!

Answer: If you want to help your friend by paying a fine, offer to go down to the government office and pay it in person, or ask what the check should be written out to (and no, it NEVER has to be written out to anyone but the government). If they insist that you have to give them the money or make the check out to them, then yes, they are absolutely trying to scam you.


Title: Female Friend Harassed By Bouncer

Question:
Some background: I'm a male and I'm 22. My friend who is a female is 19, lets call her Sarah. This happened in Massachusetts for what its worth.

We decided to go to a bar so we show up around 10pm or so. We walk in and get carded by the bouncer. Sarah gives her ID to the bouncer which is a Massachusetts license, he looks at it and asks her some information on the ID, she replies with all the correct information. He then proceeds to tell her that she didn't provide any information that matched the ID. He then asks if its really her and she says no. I try to hand the bouncer my ID, he looks at it and just gives it back. At this point were just trying to get him to give it back. I'm not underage anymore but when I was and I was in this type of situation the bouncer would always just make us leave and give us our ID back. So I wasn't worried at this point. At this point another male friend of mine shows up at the door, lets call him John. I walk outside with John as we talk about whats going on. The bouncer takes Sarah over into the corner where we can see them talking through the window. About 6-7 minutes goes by and Sarah eventually comes out crying and starts walking down the street so John and I follow her and try to catch up. When we get to her we ask why she's crying she say the bouncer wouldn't give her the ID back and he asked her if she would suck his dick around the corner to get the ID back. He then went on to rub his hands down her leg and ask her to unzip her jacket and pull down her shirt. She said no to all of this and still he kept going on about how sexy she was. After I heard this I turned around and walked back to the bar to confront the bouncer. After getting the attention of him he came over to me and I called him out for what he said to Sarah. He got all defensive and denied all of it while walking out the door with me,  he then proceeded to shove me when I said he would be hearing from the police. He then got up in my face and told me to leave or he would split my lip. I then proceeded to leave after having to be dragged away by John.

TLDR: Went to bar with underage friend. Underage friend used fake, got caught. Bouncer asked to have his dick sucked in exchange for ID.

My Question: Is there anything we can do? Obviously we wouldn't want to get Sarah in trouble for using a fake but the Bouncer was completely out of line. If he had just taken the ID I wouldn't have thought anything of it and just called it a night but to say what he said was disgusting and I believe something needs to be done about it.

Answer:
 You can try to report it to the police. That will involve Sarah admitting to a crime which carry up to 90 days in jail, $200 fine, and a year license suspension. There is no guarantee she will not get in trouble for this. In addition, it is a he said she said situation well after the fact, meaning the police probably won't investigate.

You can report it to the manager or owner of the bar. This avoids the police, unless they call the police themselves. They may chose to fire the bouncer. They may also just ban you from the bar.


Title: 6 month pregnant girlfriend struck on marked sidewalk in Nova Scotia, Canada oct 2016. Lots of details below! What should we expect from a settlement tomorrow from TD insurance?

Question: So my girlfriend is expecting a call from TD insurance tomorrow to settle a incident that happened last October and she is unsure of how much to expect or how much she "deserves". She was hit by a motorist on a marked crosswalk (signs and road markings) in broad daylight at about 9am, sunny day, no other traffic other than the vehicle in question. She was 6 months pregnant, wearing a big, bright red winter coat, and was 3/4 across the road. The car stopped at the stop sign (unsure if complete stop or rolled the stop) turned left into her from a street next to the one she was crossing. She did not stop until my girlfriend went over the hood and rolled off of the side of the car (clearly the driver wasn't paying attention) police and ambulance where called, police report made and she spent the whole day in the hospital with some bruising and back pain. The baby was perfectly fine but this incident made for a long and painful pregnancy. Tf insurance paid for a couple weeks of physio that did not help whatsoever, her exact words on the physio instructor "he seemed inexperienced and made the appointments very uncomfortable" before settling last week, the adjuster suggested to go back for more physio and my girlfriend said no. We also recieved a "final notice" from EMS on the ambulance bill before it goes to collections, we told them we don't have the extra cash to pay it due to me being the only source of income and being on parental leave. Writing on her behalf, she is willing to give more info on the incident, all she wants is a minimum dollar amount she should settle for, based on your past experiences or from what you have seen on this sub.

Answer:
 Don't expect much. Unless she has lost income (which she doesn't if she wasn't working) or permanent disability, you're basically looking at getting reimbursed for medical costs (ambulance ride, physio) and any lost property (did they cut her clothes off at the hospital?).

Canada does not really do "pain and suffering" like they do in the US, and it sounds like she was not actually injured. Sorry, but at the same time, she wasn't actually injured, so that's awesome!


Title: First time offense dui

Question:
Hey there.first time post here. But I really need some help.
I am military and have never been in trouble before.also I only drink on Fridays since I go to bed so early during the week.here it goes.
Friday a buddy asked me to work on his motorcycle for a few hours. I had two coors light between 2 and 5pm.around 8pm I was invited to see a local band play with I declined since it was near my bedtime.i was persuaded to go.i had exactly one beer between 9 and 11pm. I have the receipt for a three dollar bar tap.i decided to crash out. So I walked back to my car. Nearly three miles.drank some water and jumped in my truck.i put a pinch of tobacco in my lip and headed home.as soon as I got out of the neighborhood I pulled into a check point.he asked if I had been drinking and I said I had a beer almost 45 min ago.field sobriety test witch I passed.the officer said I still needed a breathalyzer,and to spit out my dip.i blew.10 the 2nd time I blew a .096. He took me in and I spent the night.i was never read my rights.i realize I was wrong for drinking and driving period.it was never my intention to do wrong.i feel like I really messed up my life. Do you guys have any advice or recommendations for what I can do? Thank you
Edit:I'm in california

Answer:
 Despite everything you typed above, the thing that matters in the end is that you were over the legal limit while you were driving. You'll need to face the consequences of that decision. Your "intentions" don't help you at all.

But don't worry, you didn't mess up your life. It'll cost you some money, but it should be nothing more than an expensive lesson learned. That being said, I'd recommend getting an attorney to help you navigate this and minimize the potential impact.


Title: Can teachers give me a grade for not signing a syllabus?

Question: Are teachers legally allowed to give me an F for not having a syllabus signed in high school?

Answer: Sure, why wouldn't they be? Is there some reason you can't sign it?


Title: Dumpster diving or theft? Seeking your legal thoughts (Missouri)

Question:
I am not involved in this situation, and do not know the parties, but as a criminal justice degree holder and scrapper myself, this seems like a very interesting situation.

Real estate business changes out all their metal yard signs after a name change, intending to scrap them for the metal value to donate to a charity.  They place the old signs in a 30 yd roll off dumpster in the middle of their parking lot.  I would call the lot as open to the public as any other business, though on my personal visit to see the dumpster in question, there were not any no trespassing signs visible.  The dumpster was...generic...no trash or scrap company name anywhere on it.

A scrapper came along, saw the old signs in there, thought "jackpot!" and scrapped them.

On one hand, a lawyer could argue that a reasonable person would assume a large roll-off dumpster contains garbage.  On the other, is an unmarked dumpster in the middle of your parking lot, and inside the reasonable idea of curtilage, any different than a cardboard box of belongings you intend to keep in that both are just storage for items you own?

Edge of the property placement of the dumpster, clearly marked as a trash company dumpster, scrap metal company dumpster...so many scenarios seem pretty clear cut, but this seems like it could be argued successfully either way and I find it very interesting.

What are your thoughts?

Answer:
 Trespassing while in the dumpster, theft once stuff is taken.

That's not gray, that's clear cut.


Title: Just got fired from my job that I have been working at for the last six years, the only reason given was I'm a part-time employee and my services are no longer required.

Question:
I made a throwaway for this and am going to keep it as anonymous as I can. I haven't explored this subreddit that much and am sorry if there is a similar story that has the answers I am looking for. I work in the state of California. I was called into a meeting with my supervisor and director of my department and a hr analyst that I have never met. The hr analyst was the only one talking and told me that my services were no longer required effective immediately. I asked her for a reason and she told me that she did not need to give me one due to me being a part-time employee. The meeting did not last more than five minutes.

That is my summary, I will say there is some depth to this story that might help create a case that I will share to people who are interested. I appreciate any help from any of you.

My question is, after working at a job for six years, can I be fired just because I am a part-time employee without any other given reason?
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer:
 Absent an employee contract you're at will and can be fired at any time for no stated reason. File for unemployment and look for another job.

>  I will say there is some depth to this story that might help create a case

It's highly unlikely any of it is relevant unless there was illegal discrimination.