Title: I've been arrested for possession of marijuana and adderal without a prescription.

Question:
I'm a 21 year-old Mechanical Engineering student and I live on campus at my school in the metro-Atlanta area. I  have been a student here for a while, now. I used to be a huge smoker a year ago when I lived off campus, found it detrimental to my status as a student, and moved back immediately. This Friday was my last day before my Thanksgiving break and I wanted to unwind for the week. I bought an 8th and threw it in my stash jar. I went to lunch earlier that day with a friend with an Addy prescription, and after talking about how difficult it was for me study and stay focused, he gave me a few pills that I never even intended on using, I just threw them in my stash jar also. A friend of mine was walking up the stairs to my apartment with another friend of mine and he was very blatantly and loudly talking about smoking. Someone in my building overheard him and called the cops on us. When the cops knocked on my door, my friend's gram, my piece and my grinder were clearly visible. They searched my stuff and found other pieces, but not my personal stash jar. Keep in mind these are campus police, and that they don't need a warrant to come in and search what is already out in the open. The cop asked me if I had any other drugs to report, and I handed over my stash jar out of absolute fear they'd find it anyway, as it wasn't very well hidden in my closet admittedly. They arrested me for possession of Addy and weed and I'm looking at a felony and a misdemeanor, getting kicked out of school, or at the very least my apartment at school, and thousands and thousands of lawyer, court and bond fees. As of right now, I have no court date, I've paid 572.00 dollars towards my bond set at $5720, have gotten in contact with a Drug and Alcohol counselor, and have been referred to a handful of lawyers by coworkers and friends. This is also my first offense and the police report given to me is riddled with evidence that shows I was polite, kind and cooperative to the arresting officers.

TL;DR - got caught with weed and Addy on campus at school, I'm looking at a felony and misdemeanor. Just looking for some advice. Thank you all very much.

Answer:
 The best advice I can give at this point is to:

1.) Avoid saying anything to the police without your lawyer. Don't go down and make a statement, don't answer questions, don't talk to them. You shouldn't have handed them your stash in the first place let alone kept it in your dorm, but that ship has sailed.

2.) Get a lawyer. This is 100% needed. You're looking at potentially prison, a fine, and loss of student aid. Don't bullshit him. No one who uses drugs says "oh I'm not going to use them I just accepted them and threw them in with my other drugs just because!" No, someone with no intent to use drugs refuses them, or throws them away. Telling your lawyer the truth will make it easier.

3.) Stop doing drugs. If you are caught again, or even with someone who has them, you'll add to your trouble.

For more specific advice, also if you could, post the crimes you are being charged with. Looking at Georgia specifically it looks like possession of Adderal by itself is a felony punishable by a fine and 2-15 years in prison, as it is a class II drug.

TL;DR, Don't talk to the cops, get a lawyer, avoid all drugs+druggy friends.


Title: NYC: I was dog-sitting, owner wants to hold me responsible for damages that I could not control.

Question:
I am pet-sitting at a co-op apartment while the owner is away on vacation for the month. He has lived here for years. The dog is great (aside from one incident where he ate something. I took care of it immediately with the vet and told the owner, who sort of laughed it off like "these things happen, no worries." The dog didn't have any problems from that incident.) I am living here for the month, which is all cleared with the co-op as I am not paying for it, only walking the dog.

Two incidents have happened that are a result of the owner not maintaining his apartment properly. The owner has implied, but not stated outright, that he would like me to pay for the damages.

*The window cracked. It was already damaged (sliding window falls out of its frame) when I arrived, but the owner never informed me. I tried to close it the first day because it was ajar, and it popped right off the wall. Thankfully, I caught it and put it back in the frame. However, later, when my friend was over, he tried to open the window, not knowing it was broken and me not knowing since it's a bathroom window. It fell and cracked on his head. He was not doing anything crazy with the window, just trying to open it. The same thing could have happened to me the first time, had I not been in a position to catch it. I have written evidence from a friend of the owner that the window had been broken before (the friend had also experienced the window falling out of the frame). The owner tried to suggest that it wasn't broken, "you just have to push in the tabs at the top, he must have tried to open it or something." Yes, unthinkable that someone might want to open this not-visibly-broken broken window.

*There is a hot water dispenser next to the sink. I never touched it for the first two weeks. I was never instructed not to touch it. I turned it on Sunday night, and it wouldn't stop flowing. The faucet was broken. The owner tried to tell me it would shut off automatically, but scalding hot water was pouring out for about 45 minutes. I ended up having to call the building handyman, who then said the job required a plumber. The sink is leaking heavily now. I have written evidence that the owner "never used that thing" and that he believed it shuts off automatically. I later called the company, and this model of faucet does not shut off automatically. Rather, the handle has to be held in order for water to flow (so obviously it was broken). The broken faucet has led to a leaky sink, which I have been addressing diligently by waking up several times throughout the night to empty the bucket. The owner refused to call a plumber for several days. My only role in this was turning on a hot water dispenser that I was never instructed not to touch. The owner claims that he has not had a plumbing problem in all the years he has lived there, leading me to believe that the pipes have not been maintained at all and that lack of use caused that dispenser to break sometime long before my stay. The neighbors have told me that the pipes are very old and that they had to get theirs replaced last year.

The owner wants to speak with me about "expenses" and is very upset. All the problems I described were caused by lack of maintenance on the owner's part. I discovered the problems, and did not cause them. There are witnesses or written evidence. If at *any* point the owner or a friend or a partner or whoever was over had decided to open the window or turn on the hot water dispenser, the same result would have occurred. The owner maintains that these problems only started during my stay. I believe that he simply knew what not to touch in his poorly-maintained apartment. There were other small things, like a broken cable box and a broken remote. If he comes after me for payment, what are my options? I have a lawyer already.

Answer:
 So, your friend was injured because  a faulty window pane fell onto his/her head that the owner knew about? You were injured by being doused with scalding water because of a faulty spigot that the owner knew about? I'd probably tell him to kick rocks because the owner of the property has a duty to warn about any known hazards of the home. The owner also has a duty to properly inspect and maintain the home. You and your friend could easily bring a counter suit against the owner if they sued you. Answer #2: Is there any existing relationship you want to maintain? Are you an employee? How did you get this gig?

If it's just word of mouth, person to person, and not a company involved, tell him to pound sound. If he continues contacting you, tell him you'll speak to his lawyer, not him. If served, make sure to respond.


Title: [USA] Was fired for not "cooking the books" my boss asked for. He is now telling me to destroy the evidence.

Question:
I was recently asked to quit when I refused to hide some inconsistencies. I didn't want to be part of something illegal, but also didn't want to quit. My plan was to do the books the right way, even if it made the company look bad. My boss fired me over this. He recently sent a letter asking me to destroy the evidence I have. I realize that I should not keep company property if I'm not currently employed, but I also don't want to destroy evidence that would possibly be used against the company.

What should my next step be?
Topic:
Business Law

Answer:
 Do not destroy any evidence of criminal activity because that is a crime in itself.  I would make copies of the originals and then place the original evidence and the letter asking you to destroy it in a very safe place.  The next step would be a consultation with an attorney who should be able to advise you on what to do with the evidence and company property.

Depending on the seriousness of the evidence and your allegations against the company and your boss, the attorney could recommend a range of options from returning the company property and forgetting about it, filing a complaint with the state business licensing agency, or taking the evidence to the prosecuting attorney.

Note that the letter asking you to destroy the evidence would be extremely helpful if the company were to dispute your unemployment claim for some reason.  Answer #2: Where in the USA?  Don't destroy anything.


Title: Got T-Boned in a hit and run accident. I'm learning that my insurance apparently doesn't cover anything, I need help.

Question:
~~This happened in Tulsa, Oklahoma.~~

~~So I purchased my first car back in October. I purchased it through enterprise using their loan service which was through Chase/Synchrony bank. Dealing with the stress of learning about loans, buying a car, and getting insurance for the first time and totally on my own, I was a bit unsure about the whole situation. I knew I needed insurance, and I had to provide proof of insurance before I could purchase the car. After browsing around quotes I found the cheapest to be with Progressive. I knew since the policy I was getting was cheap it wasn't going to be the best, but I read that it covered $25k in property damage and wasn't even aware of collision or comprehensive coverage. While making the purchase the rep I was working with mentioned that I'd need full coverage, and I thought what I had was enough (I know now I was being naive). But I showed them the proof of my policy and they approved it, and I bought the car no problem.~~

~~Well fast forward to today an I was in a hit and run wreck. I was completely not at fault, the other person blew a red light and t-boned me. I managed to get a picture of the guys tag but he took off. When an officer arrived on the scene I provided the tag info and it came back the the other guy had no insurance. I reported the accident to my insurance~~

~~The damage to my car isn't too bad. It seems to be a bit of body damage down the side and at first I thought it was driveable, but then noticed some damage to the axle or something. So I had it towed to a nearby body shop.~~

~~A few hours later I got a call from the claims adjuster and I explained the accident. They said I was obviously not at fault and held no liability. But I also found out that the coverage I had was essentially nothing. It didn't cover collisions at all.~~

~~So it's looking like all repairs are going to come out of my own pocket, because I was stupid and uniformed. I know I won't be able to afford it..~~

~~But I've noticed everyone I've talked to about it has said that since I got the car through a loan, full coverage should have been required at purchase. And after researching online, this seems true but I'm not entirely certain. If that's the case, it seems like Enterprise illegally sold me a vehicle?~~

~~I'm just looking for any solution now. That car is new, and I was so proud to finally buy my own damn car and this is just crushing to me.. I can't lose that car..~~

~~I know I'm just dumb, I should have known to buy better coverage upfront but the whole deal just had me stressed out.. I can't believe I get hit while following laws by an uninsured asshole running a red light, and now my car is beyond affordable repair for me. It just seems insane.~~

~~Do I have any viable options now?~~

Breaking news: I'm just a fucking idiot..

Answer:
 > If that's the case, it seems like Enterprise illegally sold me a vehicle?

That's incorrect. If anything, it's *you* who violated the terms of your purchase with Enterprise.

Your solution here is to 1) Get full coverage like you agreed to and 2) Pay out of pocket to get your car repaired then sue the person who hit you for the cost of repairs.


Title: What can be done about Musicians using identical names?

Question:
Hi, I think this is the right place for this. I'm wondering if a music artist who uses their full birth name as a stage name has any control over another individual (also using their full birth name) who wants to use the same stage name in the same geographical location? (yes they share the same exact birth name)

My partners name on this post will be "Katy Perry" for privacy. She's been performing locally playing guitar and singing. She's short, blonde and young. She's been playing in pubs and bars for around 6 years now and has produced an EP of cover tracks under the name "Katy Perry". A new artist (they've been playing for a year now) is also called "Katy Perry" and chooses to perform under her birth name also. She is also short, blonde with long hair, young, plays guitar and sings.

My girlfriend knows that at least a small number of bookings have been made with herself in mind, but with the other "Katy Perry" taking the gig. This all feels rather suspect. My girlfriend also knows that friends have travelled to see her, but seen the other "Katy Perry" and that friends have chosen not to watch her, thinking that the other "Katy Perry" was actually playing.

We are based in the UK and would love some help with this if possible!

Answer:
 You should try /r/legaladviceuk.  Answer #2: It's nearly impossible to stop someone from performing or publishing work under their legal given name. The only real action you could take is if Katy Perry 2 was performing songs published by Katy Perry 1 or if KP2 was purposefully misrepresenting herself as KP1. Answer #3: Not sure about the UK but you would have to file to register the 'Katy Perry' name, even if its your birth name. I'm sure the UK would be very similar.

Even if my birthname was Ed Sheeran for example I couldn't go around booking gigs under that headline.
Answer #4: Your friend should probably register her full name as a Trade Mark (it's two words in the UK and just one in the US) with the [UK Intellectual Property Office](https://www.gov.uk/how-to-register-a-trade-mark). Also, since Katy Perry 1 has been performing under her own name for 5 years longer than Katy Perry 2, she may want to pursue a Cease and Desist against Katy Perry 2 - it appears that she has a decent case for doing so using her name as an [Unregistered Trade Mark](https://www.gov.uk/how-to-register-a-trade-mark/unregistered-trade-marks). Applying to register her Trade Mark would strengthen the case, I believe - but she'll want proper legal representation if she wants to pursue that avenue. Given the example on the Unregistered Trade Mark page, she's got a pretty clear case to do so, as the story as you described it ticks all three boxes listed on that page.

* the mark is yours.
* you’ve built up goodwill associated with the mark.
* you’ve been harmed in some way by the other person’s use of the mark.Answer #5: Look up the two Vanessa Williams. They both decided to use the name and couldn't stop the other.


Title: Cyclist intentionally hit by vehicle, any recourse?

Question:
My husband was riding his bicycle last weekend on a narrow city street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There were cars and construction vehicles parked on both sides of the street, and the pavement was milled. No work was happening at the time, however. As he was riding down the street, a car pulled up behind him and was beeping its horn to try to get him to move out of the way. My husband states that he turned back, motioned to the vehicles on either side, attempting to show the driver there was no where for him to go. In response, the driver revved the engine, intentionally hit my husband, and drove off.

My husband's bike has some damage (he has not yet taken it to a shop to be evaluated), but he was not badly injured (some scrapes on elbow and legs). The bike rack mounted on the bike was destroyed. The police did show up on scene and there was (some sort of) report filed. Ambulance also showed and gave him some wipes / bandages to clean his own wounds.

Obviously my husband is really pissed, and moreso because it seems like this driver is just going to get away with it. He noticed the license plate and texted it to me - I looked it up online and the car identified matched what he remembered (I haven't paid anything to find out any information about the driver, it just seems that the free versions give you year, make, model). There were no witnesses, but the street where this occurred had security cameras which may or may not have captured the incident.

I guess the questions are:

1.) Should my husband just suck it up and forget this happened?

2.) If he can't give this up, would he be able to take the car's owner to small claims court for the cost of fixing the bike / replacing the bike rack, if we get the owner's info from the plate?
3.) Is there any way to request the security camera footage without a lawyer?
4.) If the security camera footage can't be obtained, would that basically make small claims a no-go for lack of evidence?

Answer:
 Give the plate information to the police
Sue the guy in small claims


Title: North Carolina: Landlord went crazy psycho on us today (eviction question?)

Question: So my girlfriend got an emotional support dog due to her depression and anxiety and proceeded to inform our landlord about it. Said Landlord then threatened my gf that if she got one noise complaint from anyone he would evict us. Is he allowed to do this? He also said he was going to take her "to the highest court" for anything bad related tot he dog.

Answer:
 Does she have the proper documentation from a professional?

If the dog causes excessive noise complaints, or damages the apartment then there can be consequences for that.


Title: HOA towed my car despite tons of other cars parking in the same spot

Question:
First of all, sorry for any formatting mistakes or weird autocorrects, I'm on mobile. I'll try to be quick. I'd really just love a second opinion or something because I've been stewing over this for a while. I have clinical depression and I just can't get over it.

I moved into this neighborhood in May. We are actually renting. The landlord is part of the HOA and I'm sure we agreed to abide by their rules when we signed the lease - no problem. My husband and I are new to the state (NJ), we have no friends, we are super quiet, and keep to ourselves. I barely even know the next door neighbors names. Never been a rule breaker. Didn't think the HOA would be a problem.

We have a driveway and one of those middle parking lots in our cul de sac but there isn't enough parking for everyone on our street there. But there's huge "spots" (clear alcoves, visibly obviously parking) that fit two cars near the mailboxes, though not directly in front of the boxes. This "spot" is by every cul de sacs' mailboxes, each having two or three - my point is that there's a significant number of these. This spot just so happens to be right in front of my house so it's very convenient. The end unit neighbor then parks next to me since the spot fits two, my husband gets the driveway, and everyone is happy.

I work from home and don't get out much. In an attempt to better myself and get out of my depression, I decided to pay for a class at the local adult school (Spanish) that is every Thursday. I went last week and was looking forward to this week. Only when I left my house to go, I saw my car was totally gone.

After the waterworks, I found it had been towed. Cue hell trying to find the damn impound and get it out. Trying not to put emotion in my "case" here but holy shit that was not what I needed that day.

It was $210 to get it out. We saw remnants of a big sticker on my windshield. I never actually saw what the sticker might have said. I work from home and don't see my car every day - last I saw it was Tuesday so I guess the sticker had a short notice on it. I've had it parked there since we moved in without problem, no call or letter or anything. I see everyone has their car parked there. Neighbor's car wasn't there when I got towed but I think they've been on vacation for a while. The reason the HOA gave for towing was that it wasn't a real spot - no painted lines. We drove around the neighborhood and lots of cars park in the similar spots. No stickers for them. No "no parking" signs either.

This is really just an emotional plea from me to understand why I was singled out and what I can do, if anything. I feel traumatized and don't feel safe in my neighborhood thinking someone can just up and grab my car from what I thought was a safe space. I'm not looking to sue since the spot technically doesn't have painted lines, I don't really have a case. But ugh. I don't know. It doesn't feel right. I wasn't hurting anyone. Why go through the effort to put someone you don't know through hell for a reason so futile?

Answer: It could have a lot more to do with you leaving the car there for really long stretches. It may appear abandoned, which is also a towable offense in most places. And annoy the neighbors since your car is in a "shared" spot and it just sits. Answer #2: You were towed for being parked illegally. It wasn't illegal for them to just tow your car.


Title: [NC-USA] I got electrocuted by a customer front gate

Question:
So I deliver pizza for one of the big three pizza chains. The other day I had a pretty normal looking delivery. The delivery note simply says "Can when you get here".
   When I arrive it's a fenced-in yard with a standard gate. The customer is sitting on the front porch, so I figure it's unnecessary to call him. I shout a hello to him and go to unlatch the gate.
   And I get shocked by the gate! I didn't knock me on my ass it anything like that, but it wasn't pleasant. Kind of like the electric fences a farmer would use to keep a horse penned up.
  The old man on the porch starts laughing at me and says he forgot to turn it off. He hits a switch and tells me it's safe now (it was). He claimed that the fence was to keep his dogs in, but I didn't see any dogs.
  Is it legal for him to electrocute his front gate like that? It seems like it could be dangerous.  What if I had a pacemaker or something like that? And he called us to order his food, didn't say anything about the gate.

My manager says that it's happened before, and they should put a note on his account. I told him that I thought it was illegal and that he had assaulted me.

Answer:
 What do you want to have happen?

You can file a police report and see if the police are interested in acting on that report. They may be able to if they’re interested.

Your employer may frown on this course.


Title: [GA] "Final" (first) notice to replace blinds with a two day deadline or else lease may be terminated

Question:
Hey all,

I'm about halfway through a 12-mo lease. Our apartment unit comes with some super cheap vinyl blinds -- the kind that break on the ends with the slightest bend. All units have them, and nearly every unit inevitably ends up with damaged blinds during the course of normal wear-and-tear. Prior management would annually/biannually send maintenance out to repair all blinds on the block in one sweep to keep appearances neat and tidy.

End of day yesterday (**August 29th**, between 5PM - 6PM), a "final notice" was shoved in our doorjamb giving us until **August 31st** to repair the blinds (either via maintenance request or by ourselves), or else they're claiming they have the right to fine us and/or terminate our lease. We received no communication about this before receiving the final notice -- nothing in our mail, e-mail, voicemail, or otherwise shoved in the doorjamb. The only recent notices have been general community messages regarding dog owner responsibilities and utilities hiccups.

I plan on putting in a maintenance request, and I plan on recording the call to document that the request was placed before the deadline to prove our compliance.

However, from a legal standpoint, I'm curious, since this has come so far out of left field, and we've been in good standing as tenants: with no prior communication and a deadline of two days to comply with their demands, would property management actually have a right to terminate the lease and/or levy fines against us? If yes, is there a legal procedure/timeline they need to be following?

Answer: It's a day short, but in GA a 3 day notice to quit is all that's required for leasing violations. If you do not comply they could begin eviction proceedings the day after the 3rd business day. They do have a right to terminate your lease for this.


Title: [FL] Forced to work in a room that reaches temperatures of 110F+, is this OK?

Question:
I work in the ovens in an industrial baking facility. we have 4 large ovens all contained in a small non air-conditioned room. We are a gluten free facility so the air flow is regulated and they have told me that an A/C could contaminate the products.

The room i work in has 2 exhaust fans and an intake fan that pulls air from the outside to cool the room.The Room is separated from the rest of the facility by plastic flaps to mitigate air flow. One exhaust fan is located far away from the ovens  and situated in the top of the room to pull heat outside. I have been told by the contractors that installed it, that it was a regular fan they found laying around the shop (20$ box fan from wall-mart)  and wired into the building. The second exhaust fan is located directly next to the ovens, frequently overheats, and turns off. I have been told that this fan is "over clocking" and is an easy fix but it's been upwards of 3 weeks and it still isn't repaired. Also note this fan was only installed a few weeks ago and I've been working the ovens for almost a year now with no exhaust fan.

My job  requires me and my teammates to spend most of my shift in this room, upwards of 7+ hours  a day. We live in Florida so a normal day outside during the summer is 95 F +. I've recorded temperatures in the oven room reaching as high as 120 F. I have been told that the main exhaust fan (which does not work consistently) is pulling A/C out of the rest of the facility and I'm not allowed to ventilate the room by parting the flaps. The CEO of the company says we are spending too much on A/C.

I'm just trying to determine if these are acceptable working conditions for an industrial bakery.

Answer:
 Sounds like there is no specific OSHA requirement that workplaces be kept below a specific temperature, but there is a general requirement that your workplace be kept safe and free of hazards.

[Source](https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/tools-and-samples/hr-qa/pages/workplacetemperature.aspx):

>There is no requirement for employers to maintain a certain workplace temperature under federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations, nor are there specific OSHA standards for occupational heat exposure. However, under the General Duty Clause, section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, employers are required to provide their employees with a place of employment that "is free from recognizable hazards that are causing or likely to cause death or serious harm to employees."

IANAL, but it sounds to me like 120 degree temperatures are "likely to cause serious harm" to anyone working in that environment. [NOAA indicates](https://www.weather.gov/grb/heat) that a heat index of 105-130 degrees runs the risk of, "Sunstroke, heat cramps or heat exhaustion likely, and heat stroke possible with prolonged exposure and/or physical activity." (I'm assuming that working the ovens for seven hours involves both prolonged exposure and physical activity!)

File an [OSHA complaint](https://www.osha.gov/workers/file_complaint.html) ASAP. Note that, "Workers do not have to know whether a specific OSHA standard has been violated in order to file a complaint."


Title: First DUI Confusion [California]

Question:
Hey everyone,
I recently got my first DUI and quite frankly I don't really know what to do. I'm located in the Los Angeles County of California and I blew a bac of .05. This wouldn't be a DUI typically but I am under 21 which is the reason why. I don't know if I should get an attorney or if it is useless as we cannot fight the breathalyzer. Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thank you!

Answer:
 You may qualify for representation by a public defender. Start there.

>I recently got my first DUI

You mean first *and last*, right?


Title: I'm being denied a promotion at work because of my alternative appearance.

Question: [deleted]

Answer: there's nothing wrong here, they can discriminate in this manner. you can conform if you want the promotions.


Title: Am I required to testify regarding a situation I have no desire to revisit? [VA]

Question:
When I was 16 years old, one of my high school teachers manipulated me into a sexual relationship. I was lonely, suicidal, constantly bullied, and he zeroed in on that. I have no desire to analyze what happened. What he did was horrible, it ruined my youth, and continues to affect me to this day. He took advantage of me, and when I tried to pull away after starting therapy, he became threatening, stalked me, and I am almost 99% sure he killed a pet of mine in an attempt to get me to pay attention to him, but I have no proof.

I told no one this at the time, except for my closest friend, who swore he never told anyone. A year or so ago, he told me that a younger sibling of a mutual friend had come to him and reported that this same teacher had done the same thing with her, and she suspected he had done it to someone else. She wanted to report him. He asked me to contact her to build a case and work with detectives.

When I say I have told no one else, I mean no one. Not my husband, not my family, not my therapist. It is a felony in my state; any therapist would be obligated to report it. It would destroy my marriage, my relationship with my family, my reputation. I have no desire to relive what he did to me, and how humiliated I am that he took advantage of me like he did.

Unbeknownst to me, my friend told this other woman that the same thing had happened to me. She is now coming to me and demanding I join her in exposing him. She is stating she plans on giving "proof" to the police, and I would not be surprised if he had told her about me -- he definitely would do something like that. He never took any pictures of me, but I don't doubt he chronicled the whole thing.

She is threatening to call the police and "force" me. Am I obligated to cooperate? I want nothing to do with him, with what he did, and with what will happen going forward. He has already damaged enough of my life. I do not want to completely destroy what I have built. But I know if I am subpoenaed, it would be perjury to lie under oath. Am I allowed to tell any police that come to me that I refuse to cooperate? I am not the one who committed the crime, but this will literally destroy my life. I also am aware there is no statute of limitations on this crime. It has been 15 years. I am 30 years old. He would be about 50, I believe.

For the record, I do have proof of what he did. E-mails, "gifts", threats he sent me when I broke it off. Can I submit these anonymously? Should I retain a lawyer?

Answer:
 You have no legal obligation to talk to the police. Whether you have a moral obligation is up to you to decide. Answer #2: > Am I allowed to tell any police that come to me that I refuse to cooperate?

Yep. But as you stated, they could subpoena you and if so then you have to.


Title: [MI] Doctor Negligence With Test Results

Question:
Hi LA,
I am posting this for my GF who is currently pretty sick. She visited the local urgent care on Monday where they believed she had Mono and took blood to be tested in a lab and was told the results should be within a day or two.

Yesterday she attempted to contact them several times in order to figure out her results and was basically just passed from one person to another with no answer, and then finally in the evening her results came back and said that she was fine. Today, obviously not feeling fine and actually feeling much worse as all they told her was to take some Tylenol and Motrin until they got the results back, she visited them again with her mother (Who is a nurse at a nearby hospital, not very important but she has prettt good medical knowledge. When her mother pushed to see their results more the doctors office revealed that the lab had tried to contact them multiple times because of an issue but the office essentially ignored these attempts and instead just told her that her results came back fine. They left and visited a doctor who is the mothers friend and got some prescriptions for steroids and blood tests done again.

I am not sure if there is anything legally she could do against them but she is pretty upset about the whole situation and definitely feeling much worse since she was given no medication for the past several days. Would this count as Negligence by the Urgent Care center?

Answer:
 >Would this count as Negligence by the Urgent Care center?

 So exactly what ended up being wrong with your girlfriend?

 What does she want to happen?


Title: So... I have an odd question. Is social media content such as reddit comments subject to copyright in regards to publishing?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Yes, this is a copyright violation.  In the US, everything that you write, on Reddit or elsewhere, is immediately copyrighted by you.  There is no need to register at copyright.gov (though if you do, you get some benefits if this were to go to court).

There are some exceptions; one of them is if what you type is too short to be copyrightable, and it's up to the judge to decide that.  This post here that I'm writing is long enough, for example.

That said, in a copyright infringement suit, if you haven't registered the copyright, you sue for damages; and it might be difficult for me to demonstrate that you caused me damages by infringing on my copyright in the text I'm typing right now.  I could prove damages if I could demonstrate that this text could sell for $X, or that I lost the opportunity to make money from this text because of your infringement.

If you have registered the copyright, you can sue for statutory damages, so you don't have to prove damages actually occurred to you.


Title: [NY] Getting divorced, will my wife lose her green card?

Question: Married in June of last year, in the process of getting a divorce. If the paperwork is filed before June will she lose her green card?

Answer:
 Has it already been granted?

If she already has it, she gets to keep it.  A first time  green card is only good for 2 years, though.

After the two year period she has to apply for an extension, which makes it more or less permanent.

Divorced GC holders can get granted the extension.  It depends on the circumstances of the divorce, and their work/life status.


Title: Friend got charged $18K for a bottle of champagne (NY)

Question:
This was in Manhattan (NY). My friend had a party at one of those hybrid restaurant clubs and she was obviously intoxicated. The server/host(?) brought her down to the cellar and asked her what drinks she wanted, she asked for a bottle around $1k and he instead recommended a larger bottle, saying it was a "good deal". She thought he said it was $1,800 (which makes sense and is not too far off from her original ask), but it was actually $18,000. The host also seemed to be on drugs and was difficult to understand.

She didn't sign anything and there wasn't a formal agreement / confirmation or anything, but we did drink the bottle, and at the end of the night she was presented with the check (the total was over $50K due to multiple bottles).

The host claimed that it was the "market price"... And it's probably not illegal, but it seems super super shady to me that they can just take advantage of drunk people like this and charge them crazy amounts of money. Not saying that my friend is not at fault (she could've definitely been more careful/asked for more clarification), but she didn't expect to be taken advantage of at a relatively upscale place like that.

I guess my question is... Is there anything that can be done? Or does she just have to suck it up and pay the full amount? This happened yesterday and she already put it on her card (obviously couldn't just leave without paying).

TL;DR friend got charged $18K per bottle of champagne when she thought it was $1.8K each (NY)

Answer:
 Here would be my process for your friend:

 \- Call the manager of the restaurant. Tell them that you told the employee that you wanted a $1k bottle of champagne, the employee suggested a bottle and said that it was $1.8k. Once you got the bill, you were charged $18k (per bottle). Insist on being refunded the difference.

 \- Assuming they say no, call you credit card company and tell them that you were charged $18k each for bottles you were told were $1.8k. See if they will issue a chargeback.

 \- If the chargeback doesn't work, consult a lawyer. If your friend can afford to pay a $50k bill, they can afford a consultation.


Title: [META] We should really stop downvoting people asking for advice, just because they don't understand the law.

Question: I've seen this in quite a few thread's comment sections now. OP tries to explain why they think they have a case and gets downvoted into oblivion. They aren't offering bad advice, and more often than not just trying to make the best of a bad situation. Maybe it's not my place to be bringing this up but I often feel like this subreddit has a pretty hostile attitude towards people coming and asking for help. Maybe those of us with legal educations should just be a little more wary of this.

Answer:
 I agree, however, if OP is treating the people helping like crap, you can expect I'll downvote. There have been several posts where people were completely rude.Answer #2: My observation has been that the downvoting/upvoting is very inconsistent. I've seen some remarkably stupid, but innocent, legal questions being upvoted, and vice-versa. I think the attitude of the poster tends to influence the voting pretty significantly. When a poster has a mix of (1) extremely entitled, combative, incorrect responses telling all the people that they're asking for advice that those people are wrong along with (2) innocent/legitimate-in-isolation questions, the latter will get downvoted based on the negative impressions from the former.

And as the sub becomes larger the voting does change...to be even more inconsistent. Now you have people down/upvoting for empathetic/sympathetic reasons mixed with people down/upvoting for legal-correctness reasons mixed with people who down/upvote based on the usual dumb as shit reasons that any large group dialogue inevitably ends up accommodating.

Personally I think I've upvoted/downvoted something like 4 posts in the years and years I've been reading reddit, and that's usually by accident. I guess the site wouldn't function the way it does if nobody voted, though.

And as a last aside, the threads here are never thousands of responses long. If a thread interests me I generally read everything, regardless of the votes. In fact, seeing a largely downvoted post piques my interest. I suppose if the interest you're trying to protect is the online karma of the OP, then the downvoting trend is a problem. But I don't think that interest is worth a shit so in my opinion it doesn't matter. Until the threads become so large that downvoting actually significantly affects visibility I think downvoting has no real impact.


Title: (Chester County, PA) Fired from multiple jobs for problems with migraine. All supervisor were truly informed, yet I got fired anyway.

Question:
Hi legal advice!

This last job lasted 5 months and although it wasn't my favorite job, I liked it enough to stick around awhile.  I had to take two days off for the worst sick attack I'd had in a while.  I brought two notes from the neuro and the GP.   I still accrued "a point"  (archaic point system so people will come in even if they're sick to avoid accruing too many points)

Lately, due to stress, my migraine attacks have been more frequent, in partial because of this job and what it entails.   On Thursday I call out, go to the doctor and GET A NOTE that states I'm to be excused for that day (Thursday)  AND FRIDAY.l

On Friday my HR person calls to tell me they are separating employment because I simply have too many points.   Has NOTHING to do with my work (which has been very good)

Do I have ANY legal credibility to sue them for wrongful termination under the ADA?    Any responses would be helpful

Answer:
 >GET A NOTE that states I'm to be excused for that day

This isnt high school. You dont get excused from work.

If you are not at work, someone else has to do your job. That is not an accommodation an employer has to make (on an ongoing basis). And you have not been there long enough to qualify for FMLA.

Nothing illegal happened. Answer #2: >On Thursday I call out, go to the doctor and GET A NOTE that states I'm to be excused for that day

That's not how a business works. This isn't your mom sending a note to your teacher in grade school.

Did you make an official request for accomodation under ADA? If not, you're likely SoL.Answer #3: Your job must give you a reasonable accommodation if you have a disability, which migraines could qualify as.

Reasonable accommodations could be letting you work in a lower-light environment or away from windows, letting you wear sunglasses or hearing protection, or letting you go to a quiet area to medicate and preempt the migraine as it comes on.

Not working isn't a reasonable accommodation, and it doesn't sound like you requested any sort of accommodation.

You should file for unemployment and appeal if denied.Answer #4: ADA requires you be given a reasonable accommodation for your disability upon request. Missing multiple days of work often isn’t that.

You’re of course free to make a complaint/speak to an attorney, but I’d be skeptical as to the likelihood of any potential action succeeding against your employer.


Title: [NV] Fiancee believes she will be fired if she does not return to work after FMLA. Can employer attempt to reclaim unaccured PTO?

Question:
We live in Nevada. My fiancee and I just had a baby. Her doctor put her on bedrest at 31 weeks due to complications. She has been off work since then, for about 15 weeks. Her manager sent her an email asking her when she would be returning. She replied that she would be ready to return in another 5 weeks. Her employer sent a notice that they expect her to return to work next week. She is not yet ready to return and fears that if she asks for further time off she will be fired. While she has been on FMLA, she was paid 2 weeks unaccrued PTO.

If she is fired or decides to leave anyway, can her employer come after her for the negative PTO balance? She would not receive a final paycheck that they could deduct it from so we're curious as to what would happen.

Answer:
 Yes, they can pursue her for it

Depending on her [current medical condition](https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/29/825.213), they may also be able to recover any healthcare premiums they helped cover during the FMLA periodAnswer #2: The company is also entitled to recover any benefits paid out during her leave. The best thing to do is get a copy of the handbook and read up on their maternity leave policy. If that isn’t available, reach out to HR and find out what the policy is.


Title: [CA] My job has an alarm that's constantly going off and management refuses to fix it.

Question: [deleted]

Answer: I would make an anonymous tip to the local fire marshal and have him do a surprise inspection...having a fire system that isn't working properly is very dangerous. I can't guarantee this won't come back and bite you, though.


Title: (PA) ex husband wont let me see my kids during my court ordered visitation periods

Question:
I am writing this on my boyfriends account because i do not have one. Basically my ex husband got custody of our children by lying to the courts as a way to hurt me for leaving him. He doesn't even want them and has threatened me in the past when we together that he would make my life a living nightmare if I left him. I couldn't take the mental and physical abuse anymore and didn't want my kids effected anymore by it. So i left with the kids but he took me to court and lied repeatedly about various different things to gain custody of the kids and force me to pay as much child support as the state would allow. He has a better job then me so he was seen as more financially stable. My kids even told the judge they dont want to be with him because all he does is ignore them or talk shit about me to them.

Anyways, i was given court ordered visitation rights to see my kids every weekend. Well every time i try to see them, he will not respond back or let me. When i tried taking him back to court for it. He lied and said i didnt want to see them.  The judge said i didnt have enough proof to show that I tried and actually scolded me for not following court orderes which i was doing exactly what they said.

I haven't seen my kids in several months because of this. What can I do?

Answer: That evidence the judge said you didn't have?  Get that.  Send him text messages or emails, so there's a paper trail.Answer #2: Call the police and have them make a report. Every time. Make sure you have your court order to show them. Answer #3: Start video taping your attempts to pick up your kids.Answer #4: You've never texted or called him asking to see your kids? Proof you've attempted to see them is proof he's withholding visitation. Multiple phone calls unanswered shows he's ignoring your calls.


Title: Can a nurse lose her nursing license for using marijuana?

Question: My sister is going through a really bad breakup and her ex claims to have video of her smoking pot. She’s worried if he shows it to her employer (which he’s threatening to do) she could not only lose her job but her license as well. Could she actually lose her license over this?

Answer:
 She could lose her job.  To lose her license, they would need more than a video where they it appears she is smoking weed.Answer #2: She could lose her job based on the video or having received the video her job could require her to be drug tested at which point the results of the drug test would determine whether or not they chose to retain her.
And if she tested positive yes there is a chance she could lose her nursing license.Answer #3: She could insist it wasn't weed in the video. Her employer will likely drug test her to prove is this is true or not.

If she's not clean already, she need to work on getting there asap.Answer #4: Federally, weed is illegal and most boards take the position that nurses should not consume weed. So yes, if they can prove it is weed then yes she can lose her job, be investigated, and subjected to expensive monitoring.


Title: Upstairs Neighbor Keeps Flooding our Apartment

Question:
Texas.

We've let the maintenence guys know 5 times now. Thus far they've replaced our water heater, cleaned filters, cleaned some sort of drainage pipe, and not much else.

The water is coming from inside the walls and literally floods the breezeway outside our apartment as well.

We've been lucky to catch it quick enough so I can move my computer($5000 rig) but now I'm scared to even plug it back up.

Would we have cause to break our lease over this? It doesn't seem to be getting better and now we know there's been lots of water in the walls(and I bet that's where the roaches have been coming from since I keep bait out for them and clean constantly).

My bf thinks we could sue them and I'm sure we have some damages (my textbooks were a casualty). I don't think so though. We just want out. (We also both have individual renters insurance)

Answer:
 Just a side note, don't plug your computer back in. If there is water damage to the outlet, you'll have problems. The NM wire that runs through the wall isn't meant to get wet. Answer #2: Do you have renters insurance?  If not you should get some.

You mention textbooks, are you going to college?  Does your college offer free legal services to students?Answer #3: This has been discussed repeatedly in other threads. First, research your applicable state law on "implied warrant of habitability". Research any local ordinances which might pertain. Contact your local county bar association referral panel and see if there is a local tenants' advocacy group which might provide specific free advice.

When you have done that, and still have questions, come back.


Title: Dressing for Jury Duty

Question: I'm not working currently, and i don't own any formal clothing nor the funds to afford it. I have jury duty next week and i'm freaking out over what to wear any help is appreciated.

Answer: Technically, there’s no dress code for jury duty. Do your best to be clean and look pulled together, even if you’re wearing jeans and a plain shirt.


Title: Informing an employer of a felony (California)

Question:
r/legaladvice

I have an interview with a large company and am wondering when is the appropriate time to inform them of my record (I have a non-violent, non-drug/alcohol related felony).

I was never asked to provide such information on the application, and my interview coming up is a preliminary phone interview.

Thanks for the help!

Topic:
Background Checks and Expungements

Answer: When they ask or say they will be doing a background check.


Title: (MA) my mom refuses to buy me (15M) a new blanket

Question:
ok I know this is going to sound ridiculous but please bare with me

I (15M) live with my mother, and the blanket I sleep with makes it incredibly difficult to sleep at night. This is because with every movement I make under the sheets it creates static electricity and gives a very very minor shock to me 100% of the time without fail and keeps me awake. I’ve begged her to please buy me a new one but all she says that  we can’t afford it and I’m ungrateful for what I have. I even told her all I want for Christmas is a new blanket but she said were too poor to even have a xmas this year. I’ve searched this whole house and couldn’t find anything suitable to sleep as a blanket with and it’s very cold here and she sets the heat low to save money. When I do finally fall asleep I wake up the next morning so tired and I feel it is affecting my grades and makes me nervous if I’ll get into college now.

What I’m asking is that if my mom is legally responsible to provide me the comfort of a good nights sleep and if so how do I go about getting legal action on it as a minor?

Answer:
 Boil an open pot of water, the static is exacerbated by dry air.

Legal advice no she doesn't have to buy you a new blanket cause you don't like that one.


Title: [San Jose, CA] Brother has no license, drove off with parents car without permission

Question:
First of all, sorry if this is the wrong subbreddit to be posting this in. So my brother, who is 17, took my mom's car keys without her knowledge or permission and just drove off. He has a permit (which he didn't bring with him, not that it would matter) but not a license.

Assuming he doesn't get into an accident or anything like that, what would happen if the police were to stop him? And also very importantly to my parents, IF he were to get into an accident, would they end up being held responsible for damages?

Additionally, this isn't the first time this has happened. My parents have actually taken to hiding all their car keys. Hell, he's even run off with my keys and car in the middle of the night a few times. If I or my parents were to bring this to the attention of the police, not claiming the car was stolen, but to alert them that there is an unlicensed driver on the road, what would happen if they were to find him?
Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer:
 >what would happen if the police were to stop him?

He'd get arrested and either your car is impounded or you have to go pick it up.

>would they end up being held responsible for damages?

Yes.

>If I or my parents were to bring this to the attention of the police, not claiming the car was stolen, but to alert them that there is an unlicensed driver on the road, what would happen if they were to find him?

He'd get arrested.


Title: Got pulled over in Virginia

Question:
Hey All,

Was hoping you could give me some advice. I live in Pennsylvania and while on a business trip, got pulled over in Virginia. I was clocked in at 82 in a 70. According to my ticket, anything over 80mph is considered "Reckless Driving". I am told if found guilty it will be a misdemeanor, $216 fine, and 6 points.

I also read that Pennsylvania is one of the few states where points do not transfer.

It's about a 5 hour drive for me just to show up in court later this month. Is it worth driving down there and trying to negotiate? Or should I just pay the ticket and hope my insurance does not find out and raise my premiums?

Answer:
 A misdemeanor is a crime. As in, you will have a criminal conviction in the state of Virginia if you plead and pay the ticket.

Call up a local attorney and consult. They can likely negotiate you a better deal.


Title: I'm forced to drive a semi that is missing lights. They won't fix and threaten to fire me.

Question: I have my class A and I drive for a disposal company picking up large dumpsters. The truck I'm being sent with is missing lights and they won't fix it before I get sent out. Boss says I roll it out or I don't have a job. What can I do? Edit: from Mass. U.S.

Answer: If your boss was stupid enough to give you this in writing you'll have a slam dunk case of unemployment and evidence to get your boss fined and a good reason to a new employer why you were fired (fired due to refusal to do something illegal. Answer #2: Can you define missing lights exactly? Are we talking just a burned out interior light, or have all the headlights be un-installed, or a broken turn signal? And is he making you work during night or day? I ask because it'd probably be helpful to know whether the "do this or lose your job" issue is something that merely puts you at risk of a ticket fine, or is something that could actually result in a fatality.


Title: #metoo. I'm a teacher. A student assaulted me and I want to know my options.

Question:
Four-ish years ago I taught at a public charter high school (no union). At a dance I was chaperoning, a male student (senior, age 18, never in my class) came up behind me and started grinding on me. I immediately turned around and yelled at him. He grabbed my arm. I shoved him away from me and went and hid myself in a locked closet. I was shaking and upset with tears of rage beginning to form.

A little while later (minutes are hard to count when you're full of adrenaline) a female VP found me and asked what the disturbance on the dance floor had been about. I told her that [student's name] needed to be removed from the dance and I couldn't guarantee that I wouldn't hurt him if I saw him again that night. She was shocked and told me to calm down. I told her what had happened, and she responded by reprimanding me about how I had put my job at risk by shoving him. I told her that's what he gets for groping me and he needs to know that isn't okay. She said the school would pursue no discipline since she was worried about his parents suing me. He was allowed to remain at the activity without so much as a verbal reprimand, and I was ordered to chaperone as usual or face employment action.

I started job searching shortly thereafter and accepted a new teaching position in a public district with the closest thing to a union my state will allow.

Recently several former female students from that school have named him on social media as a sexual harasser/predator. Can I add my story? Or will that get me busted under FERPA somehow?

Also, should something similar happen again in my career (god forbid, but sadly likely), can I take legal action against a school or district for refusing to take disciplinary action against the student? I don't want to keep teaching if there's no way to hold admin accountable for creating an unsafe environment.

Sidenote: the student who groped me was also the quarterback because of fucking course he was, and it was late in the season so no one wanted to suspend him.

Answer: Your location is possibly relevant, but FERPA doesn’t make it illegal for you to talk about an instance where a student assaulted you. In the future, call the police.


Title: Civil Judgement Entered Against Girlfriend When She Was 9

Question:
I was helping my girlfriend go through some of her parent’s old paperwork to burn and I stumbled across something with my girlfriend’s name on it so I read it to see if it was something she should keep.

Turns out it was a civil judgement against my girlfriend when she was 9, for $600.  The plaintiff was an oil company so it looks to me like it was a utility bill put in her name that was defaulted on.

I guess my question is: what should we do? Is there anyway this could come back against her later on in life (she’s 20 now)?  I know that her parents have put other bills in her name, and may have been late/delinquent on payments but this is the only judgement I’m aware of (only because I found the paperwork).  Is there any way to look deeper to see if there’s other judgements against her or associated with her or anything like that?  I am very doubtful that she would want to file fraud charges or anything against her parents, but if that needs to be done to avoid causing her trouble later on, then it’ll be something we can consider.

I can upload a redacted scan of the paper if that would help.

Edit: Location is Pennsylvania
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 She should pull free copies if her credit reports to see what else might be out there.

She will need to decide if she wants report the identity theft or not.Answer #2: This is reddit personal finance wiki on ID Theft: r/personalfinance/wiki/identity_theft. At a minimum, she needs to freeze her credit (you do, too — because ID Thieves).


Title: Can I sue my psychiatrist?

Question:
So basically, I have been going to this psychiatrist for around 6 months. She is not the best but she gives me medicine that I need.

I live in Texas of the USA

So I got a letter at my door for 400 dollar in around September.

I was astonished since everytime I went, I got a copay of 40$. Not a hundred dollars per visit.

However, I was getting a whopping 400$ bill? That doesn't seem right.

I called my psychiatrist office.
They said I need to speak to the insurance.

I spoke to the insurance. All they said is that I need to release my medical records to the laboratory I did the blood tests to and everything else should be covered.

Easy.

I signed a release form to release my medical records to the Lab at my psychiatrist office and also told the psych office staff that the situation and how to resolve it.

So I go back home and a month passes.

I call the psychiatrist office again after receiving another bill but this time, it is for $440?

They didn't resolve shit since I have been.

I signed my medical release forms and they didn't send it over to the laboratory, at all!

So basically, my insurance claim is about to be the point where it is too old to reverse. (6 months is the span)

I record my phone calls so have the phone call of me calling the insurance and all the calls of the psychiatrist office from way back in September. The calls are the ones saying they will send the records over, the insurance saying that they will cover it with the medical records and the calls of me affirming that I did sign the medical release form.

I'm wondering if I can sue because the insurance company told me how to solve the bill and the psychiatrist office did little to nothing to fix the problem.

That's 440$ I don't want to spend and since it was completely reversable is even more of a reason that I am pissed.

Thanks

Answer:
 Reading between the lines, the problem here is between your insurer and your doctor. However, you are responsible for paying your doctor, in full. It's nice for you that your insurance would cover it (that is, after all, why you pay them), but that doesn't make that bill go away: your insurance just pays it for you.

And now they're refusing to do so, until some paperwork is handled.

If you don't settle your bill, your psychiatrist can sue _you_. You've got the situation almost exactly backwards: right now, your doctor is faced with a customer who has not paid in full for services rendered. You need to fix that before your doctor sends you to collections and this dings your credit report.

Get on the phone with your insurer and find out if you can still get the claim covered, and then follow their directions. If your doctor is not reliable about sending the paperwork to the right place on time, that may mean that you need to physically take the paperwork to your doctor, and then to the lab. That sucks, and it's probably a good indication that you should start looking for another doctor, but your alternative is to pay out of pocket.

It is your responsibility to see that your bills are paid, whether you pay them or you have your insurance pay them for you.


Title: (California) Employer wants to digitize all employee files and store them on DropBox

Question:
The company I work for works a lot of contracts on the road and wants all employee files immediately reachable in digital form on DropBox at any hour (instead of having the main office pull from the files for reference during business hours)

These files include social security #s, I-9s, Direct Deposit/banking info, and potentially other sensitive information. There doesn't seem to be a concern to go through each individual file and block out sensitive information either.

Normally we have all team leads and management with access to these DropBox folders (upwards of 10 people)... that's 10 devices minimum plus if they are also logged in on their cell phones or tablets.

This seems to me to be an insane risk if someone loses a device or gets hacked. There are potentially hundreds of people who could be impacted if these files were to get into the wrong hands.

Is this legal?

Answer:
 Not that smart, but legal.

Could make your employer liable for a lot of damages if that information is compromised Answer #2: It's not illegal, but the employer's insurance company may be interested in knowing about the practice.Answer #3: Just a side note, but I-9's should be stored separately from personnel files (it facilitates an audit by USCIS).


Title: Can two half siblings of the opposite gender share a bedroom?

Question:
I’ve always been told that two siblings cannot share a room above a certain age but haven’t been able to find this in print anywhere to confirm.   Case in point an 11 year old girl and a 5 year old boy. I believe MD leaves this up to the individual counties and doesn’t have a set statewide law if again I’ve been told correctly.

Could anyone possibly clear this up for me or point me in the best direction to find it.

Answer: There is no legal prohibition on this. You will not be able to find a law that says this is legal because things are generally assumed to be legal unless there is a law against it. There might be circumstances in which it could be considered an issue with CPS (if there was a history of abuse or inappropriate relations between the two) but as a general rule, this is fine.


Title: Cash seized in mail asset forfeiture

Question:
MY "business associate", received a letter from the United states postal service regarding asset forfeiture, apparently a package was seized containing about $26000 in us currency.

The package was being sent from state to state, it was not being shipped internationally. Id prefer not to mention the state because i don't think it matters as i don't think this pertains to state law?

I'm pretty confident that its not illegal to send "cash" in the mail but i'm trying to find out if my business associate should be worried, or any other legal advice?

They received a letter from the us postal service and a couple letters from lawyers and was concerned.

As far as i understand the letter is asking about claiming the money etc, claiming the money is the least of my associate's worries they are most concerned about facing any sort of legal ramifications, or is there any precautions they should take? should they expect to be investigated as a result of this?

Preferably only answers from people who have studied law or are studying, i'm not looking for people to google search things, we have already done that. Thanks

edit1: Yes they were engaged in illegal activities

Edit2: this didn't happen over night the package was seized  more then 4 months ago, No Law enforcement entities have confronted this person, they just got the letter that says the money was seized, do they wanna claim it etc..

ONE MORE EDIT: i'm 90% sure they package DID NOT cross over state lines if that matters, for example if it was shipped from State A it was seized in State A before making it to its final destination being State B ^_^

edit Question added: Is it possilble to obtain a search warrent as a result of this?

Answer: Your creative use of quotes and username selection lead me to write this, that may or may not be relevant to your situation: *it is not a good idea to engage in illegal activities or trafficking in contraband using the U.S. government as a courier, especially since the USPS scans packages, packages get lost all the time, and civil forfeiture exists in most jurisdictions.*


Title: Landlord says that I am liable for the remainder of lease payments after moving out.

Question: Due to unforeseen circumstances I’ve had to move out of the house I was renting. My lease is through March 2020. The landlord says that I am still liable for the remaining monthly payments through the end of the lease and says there’s no option to terminate. Is this legal? Is there anyway out of it? I’m in Illinois if that makes any difference.

Answer:
 Yes, you signed a contract promising to rent it through that date. You're on the hook for the rent. You may be able to make a deal to buy yourself out, or find someone else to live there.

Simply moving out doesn't mean you can stop paying rent.Answer #2: >...under Illinois law (735 Ill. Comp. Stat. § 5/9-213.1), your landlord must make reasonable efforts to re-rent your unit—no matter what your reason for leaving—rather than charge you for the total remaining rent due under the lease. So you may not have to pay much, if any additional rent, if you break your lease. You need pay only the amount of rent the landlord loses because you moved out early. This is because Illinois requires landlords to take reasonable steps to keep their losses to a minimum—or to “mitigate damages” in legal terms.
>
>So, if you break your lease and move out without legal justification, your landlord usually can’t just sit back and wait until the end of the lease, and then sue you for the total amount of lost rent. Your landlord must try to rerent the property reasonably quickly and subtract the rent received from new tenants from the amount you owe. The landlord does not need to relax standards for acceptable tenants—for example, to accept someone with a poor credit history. Also, the landlord is not required to rent the unit for less than fair market value, or to immediately turn his or her attention to renting your unit disregarding other business. Also, the landlord can add legitimate expenses to your bill—for example, the costs of advertising the property.

If it were me, I would "help" the landlord find another tenant.  Send as many prospective tenants his way as you can until he accepts one.


Title: [TX]Apt Manager threats eviction with proof but will not show it.

Question:
[deleted]
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: Some landlords threaten eviction all the time to get what they want. If she is actually served with an eviction lawsuit she can either move out or fight it. If she is absolutely positive her boys didn't do it then she should fight it.


Title: Roommate won’t sign a document to remove my name from the lease.

Question: My brother and I moved to the Denver area in February and are now staying with an acquaintance from back in NJ and his friend. My brother and I were added to his lease so that our vehicles would not be towed for the time we were staying there. My brother and I have recently found a house we are going to rent so we needed to have our names removed from the current lease. I paid the required fee and everyone has signed it except for one of my roommates. For some reason he has basically refused to even electronically sign the document. Because of this my brother and are will still be on the lease until he signs it whether we live there or not. He won’t respond to texts or calls and ignores me until he slinks out of the apartment after I come home from work so it’s hard to have an adult conversation about it. What are my options if any besides taking him to court? I appreciate any insight or advice any one can give. Thanks

Answer:
 That's too bad. But you can't force him.

> He won’t respond to texts or calls and ignores me until he slinks out of the apartment after I come home from work so it’s hard to have an adult conversation about it.

You have your answer. It's "no".


Title: Doctors performed a medical procedure without my consent?

Question:
Hi all,

I was to keep as many details of this situation as private as possible because it’s really touchy but I need advice on what I should do. Basically long story short, I was told that I was getting a medical procedure done but the doctor’s preformed another procedure without my consent. The doctor’s and nurses lied to me about what I was getting done and the only reason I know is because they were supposed to take something out of my body but ending up putting something in. They made me sign a general consent form and never told me they were planning on putting something in my body and have continued to lie to me about the procedure. They don’t know that I know what they did and I have proof because I accessed my medical forms which are already printed that documented the procedure. I tried calling a lawyer but they said that they only deal with serious injury laws or death so I’m trying to see how well this could hold up in court. I was also planning on recording a conversation with them asking about the fake procedure they did on me and then asking why they didn’t tell me they put something which is illegal in my state but under federal law isn’t. I know this is really vague and I’m sorry, I just need advice. Thank you.

Answer:
 Right now it sounds like you may need psychiatric care more than a lawyer.

This is generally too vague to know anything other than that. You will need a med mal lawyer to deal with this, assuming there is a case. Answer #2: What exactly do you think they put in you? Some sort of medical device like an unplanned pacemaker or what? I understand your desire to keep things as private as possible, but with such vague details most of the advice you're going to get is to seek psychiatric help. You come across as extremely paranoid rather than having an issue that is not related to a psychological problem.Answer #3: If they really did place a device that you didn’t authorize, then that is assault and you would go to the police.

However, there are times when a planned procedure can’t be performed, and an alternate, similar procedure is preformed. The consent form often covers this.

You may be misinterpreting what ocurred.

If you supply a few more details, potentiallly additional guidance can be provided.


Title: [OH] Should I Tell Someone About This?

Question:
I go to a pretty large university, and live just off of campus (this is sort of relevant), in Ohio.

One of my roommates has a friend who is underage, she's only 20. Who finds peoples IDs when she's out and about, in the bars/clubs, or whatever (she has a fake ID).

So, she finds peoples IDs and then she gives them to her underage friends to use, sometimes sells them. She is a terrible person, and she left one of these ideas are my apartment last night, and just looking at the ID.

I wouldn't want anyone using my ID if I had lost it...so, who should I tell? I was going to turn in the ID she left to our student union, because they'll contact the student and say they have it.

I think this is just crazy that someone is just selling other peoples IDs to go to bars, when they're underage.

I'm not sure if this is really a legal matter, which is why I'm asking.

Thanks in advance.

Edit: She doesn't go to the university, so goes to a community college in the city.

Answer:
 >Who finds peoples IDs when she's out and about

Cmon, tell me how many ID's you've just "found" while out and about in your whole life.  Your roommate's friend is an ordinary thief, not just a lucky scrounger.

But that's not your problem.   You have no usable proof that she stole it, or what she intended to do with it, only that it's in your possession now.

Turn it in to the lost and found at the student union, and lock up your stuff when your roommate's friend is around.


Title: Trespassing

Question: Can a neighbor enter my property without permission to obtain evidence against me

Answer: Legally it would be trespassing but if he turns it over to the police they can use it.


Title: [FL] Sold my World of Warcraft account like three years ago, got an email from the reseller I sold it to claiming I 'reclaimed it' and is now threatening me

Question:
I told my WoW account because I no longer play and haven't touched it since then, I got an email today that stated below. I've made no efforts to recover it to take the account back, I'm just confused as to if he can really do anything?

'The account I purchased from you has been recalled.  I am giving you 24 hours to return it or I will be doing a credit card charge back and reporting all your information including IP address and ID to Blizzard to ban the account.  Not only is this a breach of contract but it also constitutes the possibility of criminal charges.

In case you were unaware of the criminal activity you engaged in, it is illegal to intentionally deprive services and products rendered in the state of Texas. Such actions constitute a Class A Misdemeanor for theft under the Texas Penal Code, Title 7, Section 31.03(e)(3). You committed theft because you “unlawfully appropriated property with intent to deprive the owner of property.” In the present situation, x purchased a product, which you accepted and authorized. You then illegally and fraudulently recovered this property and denied x access to the product paid for. This is not only a crime, it also constitutes civil fraud and breach of contract.

This civil suit will be filed within 30 days if a resolution is not reached.'

Answer: He's way late if he thinks a credit card charge back is going to work. After a cursory Google search, the deadline appears to be 120 days after the charge is processed. Answer #2: He can report you to the police but I doubt they'd care. He can report you to Blizzard but both of your accounts will be frozen since he broke TOS too. He could sue you, but I doubt he'd get very far with that. Are you even in the same state?


Title: Can my job fire me for taking communion or am I religiously protected?

Question:
My job is open seven days a week and I work make-shift. Sundays I go to church before work. Recently there was an incident where three guys went to a nearby Buffalo Wild Wings on their lunch break and all ordered a beer. Apparently a supervisor saw and they were all fired. The place has a zero tolerance for alcohol consumption during or before work, I've heard of a guy who was fired just for having a souvenir shot glass at his desk.

I'm now paranoid about if I take communion before work since I'm drinking wine. It's a very small amount but zero tolerance is zero tolerance. Does the fact this is a religious ritual protect me? It's not likely I'll be caught but I'm taking a breath mint after church every Sunday we have communion just in case. Is this needed, can I claim religious discrimination if it was an issue?

Location: Illinois

Answer:
 No, federal law in the US exempts communion wine.

Just like minors can likewise take communion.

Its considered a religious sacrament, therefore protected.

As long as you dont show up trash drunkAnswer #2: As others have mentioned, an employer firing you for this would be a big no no for them.

Assuming you're Catholic, you could avoid the situation entirely by receiving communion only under the species of bread.Answer #3: Are you in a union? In a DOT safety-sensitive position (pilot, CDL driver, etc)?

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Where I work, we do "reasonable suspicion" testing and do not fire someone "without cause". If someone smelled or suspected you were drunk, we may do a Breath Alcohol Testing with a certified machine and trained collector. This would give you the exact reading of how much alcohol is in your breath, which would be minimal if just a swig of communion and would not trigger any further disciplinary action. We don't allow you to drink AT work, but you can drink when you are off duty, as long as your breath alcohol level is below the required threshhold when at work.

Zero tolerance may mean no alcohol on-site. Read your company handbook. Also, your company should provide annual mandatory or voluntary training on their Drug and Alcohol Training Program to answer questions like this.


Title: My ex wife tries to divorce me a second time after several years in a different country to get more money out of me.....Now Australia

Question:
Hi I keep this short and easy to read.
I was married with my ex for several years in Holland and we divorced there as well.
It wasn't a good divorce and she took my for almost everything I had. (mid 2015)
OK hit rock bottom but I always to try positive I am a hard worker so I got my life on track again and started building up.
Fast forward to now.
I stopped my job where I been working for almost 14 years and as a thank you the company is selling the machines I always worked with and give me some money for it.
Super nice to be appreciated like that.
Now my ex wife (now living back in Australia again) heard this and prompt I got a message that we are not divorced in Australia and she want to divorce there.
Also a friend has contacted me saying that she said she was trying to get more money from me.
Is this possible?
The facts;
Married in Australia legally bond in Holland.
Divorced in Holland went up to the higher court and is settled and done with. (Have all the paperwork)
Also the court said that she had to pay back the money I paid to much to here over the divorcing period. $12500 never seen a cent of that.
Can she play that game?
Can I push and try to get my money still back of her witch I never did cause I was so happy it was over back then...(I send her 1 email about it)

Answer:
 As far as I know once you're divorced, you're divorced, but do a quick call to an attorney.

I'd get word to her that you're coming after the $12,500 and you're not going to stop until you see every red cent of it. Answer #2: You're probably going to want to ask in /r/Auslegal. This is a question of involving the legal concept of [comity](https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/comity) and is something only those with knowledge of Australian law is going to be able to give you an answer. Ultimately though, you're probably going to want to ask an Australian lawyer. Answer #3: Like others have said, definitely contact a lawyer in Australia. If she claims that she will file bankruptcy if you try and make her pay the $12k, any money you give her would also go to bankruptcy so that really doesn’t help her at all. Answer #4: There are conditions where a jurisdiction will refuse to recognize an international divorce.  Basically where there is some public policy issue.

I’d suggest contacting a lawyer in Australia if you receive notice that she has filed for divorce.  Maybe even consider hiring the lawyer to watch for court filings in case she tries to file without serving you.


Title: Can I Carry a Machete on Halloween?

Question: I ordered a fake machete off amazon for my Jason costume, and frankly, it's ass. I live in NYC. My friend has a VERY DULL machete she wants to lend me for Halloween. How super illegal is it to carry that around in public? I know in NYC you can only carry a blade if it's less than 4 inches long. Does the dullness / deadliness (or lack thereof) of the blade come into play at all? I don't wanna get shot or arrested, but I also don't want to carry around some dopey fake machete that looks like a silver pool noodle.

Answer:
 Even though you'll be in costume, you will also be in public/on public grounds, the sidewalks, near businesses, etc.   Put yourself in the shoes of law enforcement officers, business owners, and all else who are not out for a fun time on Halloween, and/or just have to do their jobs.

 If you were attending a private party, and most folks knew you, it might be more allowable for you to go all out on weapon realism. However, if you are going to be wandering all over the city, you might best play it safe and "dumb down" the realism on the machete.

Also, keep in mind during Halloween, many businesses will post signs on their doors prohibiting masks and weapons on the premises. So, if you plan on having free access everywhere you roam, you may want to re-address the props you carry (your machete), as well as, any elements of your costume that cover your face or somehow, may present a threat to the general public.

I'm a long time Horror and Fright fan for Halloween, and I've created bloody, wicked costumes and twisted haunted attractions for years. Trust me, I love a good scare and love scaring the holy bejeebus outta others, but when you're out in the public space, and so many things could go completely wrong, my best advice to All is play it safe.

Happy Halloween, Mmmmuahahahahaha! ;)

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Title: I believe a baggage handler used the underwear in my luggage for sexual purposes. I feel violated. Is there anything I can do?

Question:
I flew home yesterday on a domestic USA United flight with one layover. When I opened my luggage this morning to unpack I noticed my underwear very distinctly folded and placed perfectly on top. This was definitely not done by me, and I have two witnesses who saw that a skateboard was that last item packed on top of my luggage. I have had luggage searched by the TSA before and they have always left a note. There was no note in this instance. What can I do?

edit: location

Answer:
 The TSA doesn't always leave notes when they inspect your bags.

Do you have any other reason to believe that your underwear were used for sexual purposes, other than them being neatly folded in your suitcase?

I.E. stains, or perhaps an aroma?Answer #2: When do you think they used it in a sexual way? In the 5 minutes where it went down a conveyor to the plane? Answer #3: Throw away the underwear and continue living your life.

Maybe file a complaint with whichever entity you think did this. Answer #4: Your washing machine has a "hot" cycle I presume?


Title: Bosses tattoo policy

Question:
Im a sever/bartender at a local restaurant in my town while I attend college.  I got a tattoo recently and was told by the owner that I must cover it at all times because he doesn’t want it to “offend customers”. The only problem is I’m now required to either wear a long sleeve (I’m in Texas and running around a restaurant in general makes you sweat ridiculously, it’s hot enough as is) or wear a basketball sleeve on the arm which has been giving me a heat rash, which can ruin my tattoo. It sucks because I work 5-6 days a week, and I have one long sleeve shirt (they make us pay for our own shirts..)

The problem is that mine is the only tattoo that he’s deemed “offensive” (it’s a skull with a banner around it for my grandfather who passed away) while other people have a cross or an arrow etc on their arms and aren’t made to cover it up. I’ve never had any customer complain, they usually ask why I’m made to wear a cover and compliment it when I show them, and honestly through talking to other employees it’s become obvious it’s just because he personally doesn’t like tattoos and thinks that mines particularly “bad”

Is there anything I can do in this situation or am I just stuck because he is the owner and whatever he says goes. I just don’t want my tattoo ruined or continually have to sweat through my clothes because of one persons stance on tattoos.

Answer:
 Tattoos are not a protected class. You can listen to your boss or face disciplinary action including termination.Answer #2: Texas is an at-will state, and as iam\_The\_LAW correctly pointed out, people with tattoos are not a protected class.  Abide by your employer's rules or go find another job.

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Frankly, your boss's concerns aren't illegitimate.  It's not unreasonable  to assume that a customer could be alarmed or offended by a skull tattoo.  Everyone knowns that visible tattoos can negatively impact employability.  You knew or should have known that this might happen when you got this particular tattoo in this particular location.


Title: Is my college's physics department violating the ADA?

Question:
Hi r/legaladvice,

First of all, thanks for existing.

Burner account for obvious reasons.

I go to college in Washington State, USA and have a documented mental deficiency that allows me 50% extended time on tests. I've had the accommodation for years and cleared it with my college's academic resource center as soon as I began attending there. I have received this accommodation on every test so far. In case it's important, the college I attend is private but receives some federal funding, so it still has to follow things like Title IX rules, etc.

This semester I'm taking an intro physics class that has a lab component class along with it, and although I have received the appropriate accommodations for written tests in this class, my lecturing professor told me at the beginning of the semester that students with accommodations are not given extended time for lab exams (in which you are tested on your ability to independently run an experiment). My lab professor recently told me the same thing.

I should mention at this point that all students were given time to prepare for the lab test (which is being referred to as a "practical exam") in the lab environment itself and run practice experiments as preparation.

To the best of my paraphrasing ability, the reasoning my lecturing professor gave me for why students with ADA extensions are not given these same accommodations in a lab environment is that in the real world, physicists only get a pretty narrow time slot to run experiments with high tech, expensive equipment. At a graduate level and beyond, time extensions for a lab simply don't exist.

My lab professor gave somewhat different reasoning, saying that (again to be best of my paraphrasing ability) the physics department had collectively decided to adopt this policy (although I have not confirmed this with other physics professors) and that since we were given time to prepare and run practice experiments, extended time is not necessary.

So, the big question: is this a violation of the ADA?

Does the fact that this is a test within a lab environment somehow exempt my professors from having to give me and other ADA students time extensions ?

If it is a violation, do y'all have any advice on how to bring this up with the department and/or the administration? I obviously wouldn't want to sue the school or anything over this, but if what they are doing is against the law, I would want to address it immediately.

Thanks a ton in advance. If there's any other information you need, let me know.

Edit: Thanks for your responses. I'll talk to my school's academic resource center and see what they say. I'll write an update once I get back.

Edit 2: I spoke with my academic resource center, which agreed with me that I should have received accommodations. As per their explanation, examinations that are truly time sensitive would be things like in nursing school where the time required of a student to complete a task can be the difference between a patient living and dying. That said, the lab experiment could have easily been adapted for students requiring extra time, and  the argument that this was a truly time sensitive examination is pretty weak. The academic resource center contacted one of the associate deans of students, who contacted me and had me set up an appointment to meet and have me submit a formal complaint, as this is being taken pretty seriously.

Again, thanks for the help, everyone.

Answer:
 You should speak to the department on campus that granted you the accommodation to begin with.  If they say you should be getting more time on the lab practical, then talk to the head of the department about the professor's conduct.

The professor has a point about the professional world, but college isn't the professional world and you're not dealing with over-scheduled time-restricted equipment, so his point doesn't apply.Answer #2: Schools are allowed to deny time extensions for tests and assignments that truly are time sensitive. You need to contact the ADA office at your school and your academic advisor to see if the labs are really exempt.


Title: Asked (or bribed?) to resign my position at my job based on the fact that my mother might be placed as my supervisor.

Question:
I have been working at a small charter school this last year. I started as a temporary classified aide and about halfway through the year I was hired on as permanent. My mother is the principal so the superintendent insisted on being my supervisor.

On the last day of school I had my end of the year review with him. He told me I was the best classified employee they had that year and that I was the most helpful etc.

This is when he threw me the curveball, saying the cleanest way for us to finish the year is for me to resign my position because of an ethics issue regarding my mother. Since he isn’t in district often, he isn’t there to supervise me and that makes him uncomfortable so he would need me to be under my mom. But he said he can’t allow that because if someone got the idea that I got a job or position because of my mom they could make a huge upset.

He then told me that if I write a really nice resignation letter and in return he would write me letters of recommendation and be a reference for me when I try to get another job or go back to college to finish my teaching degree.

This is a really small town of 400 people and everyone knows each other. I don’t want to make a huge problem for anyone, especially my mom (who didn’t know this was happening). I feel like this whole thing is just a little sideways since I have caused no problems and proved myself as a capable employee.

Any help or insight would be helpful at this point. Thanks.

Answer: Nothing illegal about this, an appearance of impropriety is absolutely a valid reason to terminate someone.  This isn’t a bribe (you are not reviving money as a government employee to take an official action) but that’s not even the point.  He is nicely telling you that you won’t have a job and that rather than firing you he would like you to resign.  If you resign you will likely lose your right to unemployment, but he is offering you a good reference.  You have to decide if unemployment benefits are better than the reference.


Title: Denied Job Application For Being A Woman (NY)

Question:
Two days ago, I was interested in applying to a job around the corner from my house. I live in an extremely safe area (I read the weekly crime blotter).

The business (a 24 hour gas station/convenience store) has had a help wanted sign in the window of the store for weeks, so I dropped in and asked for an application.

The man at the counter (and his manager in another room) both told me that they couldn’t give me an application because I was a woman and “it was very dangerous at night”. As I’ve said before, it isn’t! And even if this was an issue, the local police station is literally three hundred feet away.

Obviously this is discrimination and wrong, but what can I do about it? It’s a family owned store with a few employees, are they exempt from hiring women because of this? It’s extremely frustrating and upsetting.

Thank you!

Edit: they didn’t just refuse night work, they wouldn’t let me apply for ANY of the shifts.

Answer:
 If they have less than 15 employees, they are exempt from the federal civil rights act barring discrimination.

Your state may have broader laws that they could be violating. I'm not sure. Answer #2: If they have less than four employees, they are exempt from state anti-discrimination law. If they have less than fifteen employees, they are exempt from federal anti-discrimination law.Answer #3: It's not your job to figure out how many employees they have or what laws may apply.  Contact these folks who will do all the work for you:

https://dhr.ny.gov/how-file-complaintAnswer #4: Not legal advice, but life advice: people who commit armed roberies at convenience stores dont rob the ones in their own neighborhoods. They drive to some other part of town, rob it, and then drive off. Or they just hop off the freeway, whatever.

It could be that the owner's concern is justified. Not all crimes get reported and show up in the crime maps.


Title: My company just "Put in My resignation for me" and made it look I quit. Even though I never did?

Question:
This is in Illinois.

Yesterday, My employer had recently told me that I have to let him know by Friday if I will be coming into the office or not, since lock down is opening up. I informed my manager, over the phone the same day, that as much as I did not comfortable as my family member is at high risk, however I still will come into the office.

However Today (The day before I was supposed to let them know my decision).My manager called me and  told me she put in my resignation for me, saying that "I told her I will be quitting". However I never gave her permission, let alone even talk about quitting to her. After all this I even received a message from my boss saying "Hey I heard you quit, Sorry our company wasn't a good fit." Even though, I had already sent an email out to my boss today letting him know I will be working on Monday!

What should I do? I am worried about this and how it will affect my family. I already have a job lined up however it wont be until 2-3 weeks.

 A former employee there told me they put resignations in for people they want to fire so they can make sure that they don't have to pay out unemployment. They also hold on to peoples last paychecks and don't give them back as well. If I end up not getting the job, what should I do? I am extremely worried about my families financial stability since I am the main source of income ever since my wife lost her job to the pandemic.

Also how do I make sure this never happens to anyone else. I just want to ensure that everyone who is looking for a job is warned about these wolves in sheep clothing.  I'm sick to my stomach thinking that a business could do this to someone, especially during a pandemic.

TLDR; My manager at the company put in a resignation for me, and told me that "I quit", even though we were informed to come into the office on Monday 1st. Former employee said they do this to make sure they don't have to pay for unemployment.

Answer:
 Shoot an e-mail saying that you aren't resigning and that you told them on (date) that you planned on returning to work. Ask if they'd prefer to lay you off.

They're doing this to avoid unemployment benefits liability.


Title: Petty theft charge on felony probation

Question: So I got a charge for possession of a schedule 2 drug in North Carolina a month ago. I’m now on probation for the next year for it. Today I got caught stealing a Christmas light from someone’s house and they charged me with a petty theft charge in colorado. Will this get back to North Carolina court and be a violation of probation? Will I go to jail now for it? How much will this fuck over my life?

Answer: Definitely a probation violation. If you have a lawyer talk to them, some city courts don't report things but I wouldn't most likely chance it. If you have a good relationship with your PO I'd bring it up immediately. Also, stealing Christmas lights... Real holiday spirit