Title: What recourse do I have if I do not sign employment authorization agreement, that allows employer to recoup over $1,000 in "training costs" if I quit before 1 year? I am 8 months

Question:
Hi all.

I want to know if it is in my best interest to sign this agreement. I have been employed here for 8 months now. It includes a termination fee to repay the company for training, if we quit before 1 year employment. The fee is over $1,000, more than half a months pay. It has no other provisions about being able to improve the workplace or pay rate. Nothing is in it for me.

It is for two weeks of training that I never received, plus paying for access to programs that I need for the job. I cannot continue to access these programs after I leave the job either. I was thrown into this position, end up doing additional work because others above me have quit- or were never replaced. And my pay rate is the same even though I am doing more work.

They gave us this employee authroization agreement at 11 am and asked for it to be signed by 4 pm, this was a Friday too. One of the employee's last day (she gave 2 day notice when she quit). I told them my family lawyer would look it over, but I do no plaon signing it. Turnover is high here bc it isn't the best place to work. Bosses are rude, pay isn't good, and they are even passing along fees for finding new client into us, so our goalline for the bonus has just moved up higher- even though we are NOW two employees down. Also, any employee mistakes (ordering the wrong records or paying the wrong cost) are taken out of our bonuses.

I want to know if this is a time to negotiate something. I am doing more than what I was originally hired for, but I do not appreciate this company culture and I feel that I am not being trained to better myself there. So the secondary payment of a job, being able to move up in the next position because of experience/training in the last one, does not apply...

Thanks for your advice.

Edit:

This is in Missouri

and this is the wording- "If I voluntarily resign from \[employer\] during the one year period of my specialized training required to become a \[job position\] I agree to repay all costs and expenses incurred by \[employer\]... I understand and agree that the costs and expenses incurred by \[employer\] for my specialized training is (over $1,000) and that I will repay this amount.." - it is deduced by 1/12 for each month of employment.

Then it explains how they come up with the number, stating two weeks of training at my hourly rate plus cost of access to the programs that we use, which is less than the reimbursement fee. ---but--- there was zero training. And I have been doing more than the job position that I was hired for, and of course it is higher level work.

Answer:
 Given the fact that the turnover rate is so high and it sounds like a pretty toxic place to work in general, I suspect that the most likely outcome if you were to refuse to sign would be that they would simply fire you.

Sure, you can try negotiating, but I wouldn't anticipate it going well.Answer #2: Not a lawyer, but I would never sign something agreeing to pay back money for training I never received. Like MultiFazed pointed out, they can fire you for not signing. Either way, I would dust off the old resume and start job searching.


Title: TN - Believe I am am being extorted, please help

Question:
Hi,

I have been on several dating apps lately and recently matched with a cute looking girl. We messaged for a bit before she gave me her number and then began texting. As soon as we started texting, she started to send me nude pictures. I sent her a nude picture of myself (embarrassing). After some more pictures she proceeded to tell me she was 16 years old. Blocked number, zero contact afterwards.

This all happened several days ago. Today I received a call from a number that, from googling, appears to be associated with a real police station.  Officer said that he was calling in regards to a report that I had child pornography that had been sent to me by an underage person.  He then said that he was a police officer in a different county than where I am located so he could not handle the issue himself, and that he would give me the number to call the father of the individual so I could hash things out with him.

I called the father, he said basically he wanted to know I wasnt planning on meeting up with his kid and that I wouldnt bother them again. Of course I said no I had no idea what was happening when this went down, didnt know about the age etc and that I would never contact them again. He said he'd call his wife and talk it out, because after all, she was the one that wanted to push legal proceedings forward.

He then texts me and says that they're cutting off their daughters phone and want me to pay the cutoff cost and some of the cost associated with therapy.

I googled his number and read that as recently as 10 hrs ago he tried the same scam on someone else.

I would normally just block the number and move on but because an actual cop (I think) called me Im nervous that I could still be in legal trouble because of this.  Im actually positive that the number is a real police number, its listed multiple times online.

Please help. I am so freakin scared.

Answer:
 This is a scam.

There is no girl. There is no father. There is no investigation. Block. Ignore. Answer #2: It is a scam.

Block and ignore.


Title: New York State (not NYC). I was involuntarily committed to a metal hospital and am worried about future legal ramifications.

Question:
TLDR: I was involuntarily ~~committed~~ admitted to an acute metal ward in New York state where I currently live.  I am legal resident of California.  What are the legal ramifications, who has access to that information and what rights, if any have a lost?

The longer version:
In April my husband went on vacation and I stayed home to work.  We had a dropcam set up in our living room to lower our insurance rates and watch the dogs.  While on vacation my husband reviewed all footage from the time he left and decided that I had someone over and had had sex with them.  This was not true.  No sex, not even a visitor.  I had watched a movie with a loud sex scene and men talking.

Husband called me insisting that I was having an affair.  I became very upset.  He called and texted me repeatedly throughout the day telling me to come clean. I became more and more upset.  I threw gasoline on the emotional fire and started to drink.

I did not unplug the dropcam during this time.  He would have seen that as further proof I was cheating.  I spent no time in the room with the dropcam until that night.  At around 2am I was drunk.  I took a couple of Benadryl and Advil to knock myself out and stave off any hangover.  I did this in view of the camera. I then flipped off the camera and passed out on the couch in front of the camera.  These were all very poor decisions and translated to my husband, who was watching (or watched later) as a suicide attempt.  I was very upset, quite drunk, but never in any of our communications that day said I was suicidal.

About a half hour later I was woken by 4 police standing in my living room asking me what I had taken and how much I had to drink.  I was sloppy but coherent and ambulatory.  I answered their questions, denied intent of self harm and let them poke around my house.  Then I was taken to the ER.

I had blood drawn and left to sleep. At 6am I was woken in the ER by a social worker who did a quick interview.  I was out of it, scared, still half asleep.  She decided I was a risk to myself and I spent the next 72 hours in an acute metal ward.  It was not good.  My blood work came back with a high alcohol level but no other substances.  When pleading my case to my doctor at the hospital to be released I pointed this out.   She said it proved nothing and that blood tests for substances could be wrong. I’m not sure if that’s relevant, but wouldn’t a blood test specifically for detecting levels of medication prove or disprove intent to self harm?

This morning I had a doctors appointment.  The first portion of the appointment was me trying to explain what had happened.   It was humiliating.  She then told me she could no longer prescribe me Ritalin, which I have been taking on and off for 15 years.  I can live with this in the short term, but will have to find a psychiatrist to prescribe it to me in the future.  I have a history of depression and anxiety but nothing that needed treatment for the past 4 years.

I’m going to likely move forward with divorce but am very worried about custody in light of my new mental health history.  My question is, does the legal system have access to my medical records?  Can my husband bring it up during divorce proceedings?  Who, besides my current doctor has access to the fact I was involuntarily committed? Legally, what rights have changed for me?  This has been a humiliating and horrifying experience.  I am seeing a therapist and am in marriage counseling to get past it.

Answer: I don't think you were involuntarily committed but rather held for evaluation. Who told you that you were involuntarily committed? Was there a court that issued an order of commitment?


Title: NY Questions about the legality of not sharing an inheritance

Question: Hi!  It's my first time posting here and I have almost no knowledge of laws regarding executorship on wills.  My grandmother recently passed away, leaving everything in her will split between her three children.  My father is the executor of the will, and he is trying to remain fair and unbiased.  However, one of my aunts had her name on my grandmother's checking accounts.  First, without consulting anyone, she removed my grandmother's name from the banking account.  Now she is saying that she doesn't have to split any of the money because it is all in her name, and she is saying she is going to lawyer up.  My dad has more than he can handle right now, and he would almost rather just let her have the money and not have to deal with more drama.  This sister was rarely in her mother's life, and started talking about her inheritance during the funeral.  My dad took care of his mother almost exclusively at the end, and it pains me to see him being taken advantage of.  Any thoughts on the matter would be greatly appreciated.

Answer: You need to find out exactly what was meant by "had her name on my grandmother's checking accounts." If she was listed as an authorized signer but not an owner, then the money really belongs to the estate and you dad can pursue her for its return. If she was listed as a co-owner on the accounts, however, then as far as the law is concerned it was her money; co-ownership normally goes hand-in-hand with rights of survivorship. The executor could try to challenge on the grounds that she was added only as a convenience, but that sort of challenge is hard to prove and may not be worth it unless we're talking about a LOT of money.


Title: 10 year year old fight at school (Michigan)

Question: Long story short my little brother has had his lunch stolen by this kid that past few weeks at his school and it came to a head today and the kid body slammed my younger brother and punched in the face a few times. The principal is claiming that my parents can’t view the security camera footage because other kids are involved. Wondering if this is horse shit or not . Any info help thanks.

Answer: Absolute horse shit. Go file a police report, tell them it has been recorded, and you want to press charges. They can retrieve the tape, if you get trouble I would get a lawyer.


Title: [CA] My friend blacked out and hooked up with a friend. This guy took videos and sent it to people.

Question:
We all attend the same university. The night got a little out of hand and she drank too much, blacked out, and woke up in the friend's bed, doesn't remember anything. A couple days before that, her and her boyfriend had broken up. This guy apparently has beef with the ex, and sent them to him and his friends. Is there anything we can do?

TL;DR - Gross guy takes pictures of drunk and naked friend, sends them to people. Don't know if there's is anything we can do.

Answer: I don't know exactly about California but it is against the law to give naked pictures and video of someone without their consent. And if she was drunk then she couldn't consent anyway.... Someone who I knew did this same thing a couple years ago and went to prison for rape. If she wanted to contact the police I would think he could have huge repercussions for doing that to her. Answer #2: https://oag.ca.gov/cyberexploitation


Title: [TX] Can my employer make me wait to sign in?

Question: Basically, I work at a tutoring center and my boss won’t let us clock in until the first kid shows up (regardless of how long that takes). Granted, I have no work to be done until then, but surely because I’m expected to be at work at a certain time, then any time after that should be paid? TBH I’m just a teen working for basically food & gas money so I don’t think it’d be beneficial for me to like sue, but I feel like this is very unfair to some of my older coworkers who may rely more heavily on the job.

Answer: Are you a W2 employee? That sounds like you are engaged to wait, and should be paid for that time.Answer #2: If you are required to be there they are required to pay you. Report them so that everyone gets back pay. This is unacceptable.


Title: City of Chicago vs Dog owners

Question:
A few months ago my dog bit my neighbor. And when I say “bit” it’s an exaggeration. There was no teeth ever inside her skin. It was more like the dogs teeth scratched her skin. But she still insisted on going to the hospital even though we showed her that the dog was up to date with every shot. The city got involved and we have court this Wednesday. She has been messaging me saying that she’s not going to sue but she would just like for us to pay her medical bills. But those bills add up to $2,000 for just a test. We just went through a lot of money for a funeral and we can’t afford that.
I’m here because I don’t know how to fight this. I’m basically going to court with no knowledge on how to defend myself. Any help would be appreciated.

Also, she’s showing up to court just to tell the judge about the bills. If she wouldn’t have shown the city would’ve just thrown the case away since the dog was vaccinated and she didn’t get sick or anything from the “attack”

Answer: You're at fault here. There is no reason you wouldn't owe the money.


Title: My mom kind of have away her new puppy, but wanted it back the following day. Those she gave it to refuse to return the dog. Does she have any legal claim to get the dog back?

Question:
My mom adopted a second dog, a young puppy. She's had her for a few months. Our other dog, a 3 year old male, was seemingly acting aggressive. Her vet told her of a couple he knew who wanted a dog for their daughter, but couldn't afford one. The vet set up a meet for the my mom, the puppy, and the couple. While they were meeting, the vet apparently transferred everything over to the new couple, but I'm not entirely sure what that means. My mom hadn't made up her mind but left the puppy with the couple anyway. The next day she decided she wanted the puppy back, but the couple refuses to oblige. No money was exchanged, and my mom gave no written consent (but I suppose the act of walking away might have been a form of consent?).

Does my mom have any legal custody of the puppy? Is there a way for her to get the puppy back without the consent of this couple?

Ohio, USA

Answer:
 For a gift to exist, the giver must have "donative" intent at the time of giving.  That means that if Mom intended at the time to give the dog away, then it's a gift.

The problem is that Mom's intent will be determined from objective evidence/cues -- not her subjective state of mind.  If her outward behavior was consistent with someone who was making a gift, and she did not manifest any behavior inconsistent with that -- regardless of what was in her head -- then a court is likely to find it to have been a gift.


Title: My company "forgot" to sign me up for my 401k plan a year ago, to which they typically make matching contributions. They just said "oops my bad we'll start now." Is that it? Do they "owe" me back matched contribution amount?

Question:
This is in California (Bay Area, if that matters).

Sorry this ended up kind of long at the end, I am just so frustrated. :(

I have worked full-time for my employer for 2 years and 3 months. They offer a 401k plan that begins after 1000 hours of service and 1 year of employment if you are age 21 or over (which I definitely meet all qualifications for). They make a "matching contribution of 20% on the first 5% you contribute of eligible compensation for each payroll period." I got the notification one year ago (after meeting those requirements of that 1 year of employment, etc.) that I would now be "automatically enrolled at 5% of my compensation deferred on a pretax basis unless you elect not to defer or elect to defer at a different rate." So I just continued on with my normal life expecting that would be fulfilled.

Last week, our HR department contacted me and let me know that they were doing their 401k audit for the year and that I was randomly selected for it, and to expect an email from the auditing company shortly. When I received the email, they were asking me to confirm that my company informed me of my eligibility in 2017 for the 401k plan (true) and also that I ELECTED NOT TO PARTICIPATE (false). I immediately was confused and went back into old paperwork and finally found a generic benefits packet from this January that talked about the 401k which had a website where you can check your 401k balance, and when I logged in it said that I had $0 balance and 0% deferred. I spoke to our HR rep in person who agreed that I should have been automatically enrolled a year ago and that she would look into it for me. Several days later I got an email from them that just said "After doing some research, we see we accidentally missed setting up your automatic 401k deferrals last year. We will set up your 5% deferrals starting the 8/3/18 paycheck." along with an apology for their error.

I'm feeling pretty frustrated. This is my first job that has ever offered me a 401k and so I have very little idea of how it works, but is there any responsibility for my company to, I don't know, compensate me for the amount I should have received over the last year from their matching policy for the 401k? I feel like it's just not right for them to just be able to say "oops, sorry! We'll just start now, our bad" and just move on. I'm not trying to get them to pay me extra or "punish" them in any way, I just think that it's really unfair that because someone just forgot to do my paperwork a year ago, I lost all of that matched money, and that no one in their department was paying any attention to this and the only reason it was caught was because a 3rd party auditing company came in and I ended up catching it by checking the account. I am just hoping that they can "pay back" the amount that they would have been depositing into my 401k over the last year. I have not yet asked my HR department about this yet because I am hoping I can get some advice first to see if my question is even logical.

Sorry if this is a silly question, I'm just really bummed that they made this error and don't seem to care. :(

Answer: If the official employer policy is that you should have been automatically enrolled, you may want to contact [EBSA](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa). It's possible that you're owed the match and a penalty.


Title: Is it legal in the United States to use software like mediawiki to create you own Wikipedia like page or forum software like simple machines on a LAN both for a science fiction universe you’re creating so you’re friends and family can access it?

Question: Is it legal in the United States to use software like mediawiki to create you own Wikipedia like page or forum software like simple machines on a LAN both for a science fiction universe you’re creating so you’re friends and family can access it?

Answer: Dude you need help, your post history reads as the definition of paranoia. Seriously you need to see a therapist. No one should be this worried about the small stuff.


Title: He paid me to help him with his sadist/masochist fetish.

Question: So this guy I've known for a while has a really weird fetish and liked giving me money if I would talk to him. He's left all 4x before and this time I left after he gave me $100. Now he's asking for it back and saying that we made a verbal agreement to an amount less than 500 and in every state that's a legally binding contract. Is that true and should I give it back or is he just pissed off he lost money and is trying to scare me? I'm in Kansas and he's in Texas.

Answer:
 It's perhaps unenforceable, not illegal, but you already have the cash. He can't get it back.

 Ps your gig sounds like a good way to end up in pieces in a big black garbage bag headed for the landfill.Answer #2: For the curious this is called Financial Domination. 4chan found a elementary school teacher that was doing it and really blew it up.


Title: Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas from all of us to all of you.

Question:
It is my sincerest wish that none of you end up needing to post on here because of the holidays.

Merry Christmas and thank you to all of you who take time out of your lives to help stressed out strangers when they are confronted with what is to them often the most trying time of their lives. If that doesn't encapsulate the "Christmas spirit", I don't know what does.

Answer:
 Location please !Answer #2: Where was the Festivus post two days ago? I’ve got plenty of grievances to air!Answer #3: We can’t help without a location, laws on Santa torts vary greatly by jurisdiction. For instance, in Wyoming it is traditional to get dirt in your stocking because wtf else is in Wyoming but in Texas that would be an IIED, guns are traditional in Texas.Answer #4: I am concerned about HIPAA (Holiday and Individual Present Accountability Act) and FERPA (Festive and Enjoyable Regulation of Presents Act) violations.Answer #5: Look what he did around our Christmas tree!!!! I need help with TREE LAW!!!Answer #6: (TX) I didn’t like my Christmas presents, can I sue?

Just kidding, Merry Christmas /r/legaladvice!Answer #7: Last night a man broke into my house and ate some weed cookies. He then proceeded to crash his vehicle into my neighbors American Chestnut Tree, can I be held liable.


Title: My friends wife was charged with a felony and is now a registered sex offender. Friend is ordered to pay her an astronomical amount of child support and alimony, even if he gains full custody. Please, someone help!

Question:
Sorry if this is long winded or not organised well, I don't post on Reddit often. I'm posting this because my friend at work is in a really unfair and serious situation and he needs advice other than what his own attorney has offered.

My friend is in need of some serious help. He was married to his wife for 20 years and they produced 7 beautiful children.

Last year, my friend and his wife took in a 16 year old boy that needed a home. They went through classes and gained custody of the child.

From the get go, his wife was all over this kid, holding him, caressing him, sitting in his lap. When my friend let his concerns be known to his wife and said it was inappropriate, she claimed he wasn't allowing her to be a mother and bad mouthed her own husband to their church and community, calling him controlling.

Eventually, my friend saw some pretty compromising texts. They already had cameras in the home but they were turned off. He simply turned them back on and caught his own wife on video having sex with the child.

He was completely devistated and felt somewhat responsible. He did the right thing by calling the authorities immediately, turned in his wife, and got the kid out of the situation. The children's parents did not sue or file charges so the only charges brought up against her were from the county.

She was charged with five felony sex charges but she pleaded guilty and was only sentenced to one felony charge of gross sexual imposition. Let me repeate this for clarity. A forty year old woman had sex multiple times with a child and got off on one charge of gross sexual imposition. She did not spend a day and jail and received just 5 years probation and has to register as a sex offender for that time. Although she is on probation, her parole officer still allows her to go to movies, schools, and parks, even have social media accounts even though it goes against her probation order. My friend has since obviously filed for divorce.

Here's where my friend feels helpless and confused. He currently has a tempory order to pay her 2,600 dollars each month in alimony/child support til the divorce is settled. His attorney told him that his wifes felony charge did not matter and he still has to pay. His lawyer stated it's likely he will have to pay the same amount once the divorce is finalized for the next 12 years til his youngest is 18. My friend also has to give her half his 401k, and half the equity on the home, even though she is a felon.

It was thought that if he got full custody of his children which would be likely because his wife is a sex offender, he would have to pay her less.  His attorney informed him that even if he got full custody of his  children, he would still have to pay her the same amount because she needs money to care for the children on her visitation days. This just seems...false and unfair.  Why on Earth would he have to pay his felon wife child support if he gains full custody? Is his attorney correct?

He just really needs some advice from other attorneys. He's hurt, broken and lost. On top of this his wife got away with any jail time and he is being told hat all his half of his hard earned money and half his home is going to go to his ex-wife regardless of if he has full custody of the children or not. Please help this poor man, he's so lost and broken. I feel that his lawyer is doing the bare minimum and he has no money to get a new attorney at the moment even though he works two jobs. All his money goes to his ex.

 We are thinking of pooling together funds to help him retain a new attorney but want to know what options he has or if this is fair? What should he do? (He gave me permission to ask on Reddit)

The felony sex charge and divorce case is taking place in Ohio if this helps.

Answer:
 >He currently has a tempory order to pay her 2,600 dollars each month in alimony/child support til the divorce is settled. His attorney told him that his wifes felony charge did not matter and he still has to pay. His lawyer stated it's likely he will have to pay the same amount once the divorce is finalized for the next 12 years til his youngest is 18. My friend also has to give her half his 401k, and half the equity on the home, even though she is a felon.

Property division and child support are not at all impacted by the fact that she committed a crime.  That is simply not a factor if she retains custody.

>His attorney informed him that even if he got full custody of his children, he would still have to pay her the same amount because she needs money to care for the children on her visitation days. This just seems...false and unfair.

It seems false because it is.  Child support is based on income and time split.  If he has full custody and she has limited visitation, her support will be reduced commensurately.  He either has an idiot for an attorney, or, far more likely, he either completely misunderstood the attorney or communicated to you inaccurately.

Again.  The felony has nothing to do with the property split.  It has nothing to do with child support, which is determined by time split and income.  It may or may not impact custody and alimony.Answer #2: If he is unhappy with his attorney he should hire a new one. His current attorney has a far better grasp of the situation than anyone here will. Her being a felon is going to have nothing to do with splitting their marital assets or alimony.


Title: [NC, USA] First day interpreting (ever) for a family law firm; technically my "second interview", what should I do to prepare?

Question:
This might not be the right place to ask for this kind of advice, but I didn't know where else I might put this:

Last week I interviewed for a position as an assistant to a lawyer and her paralegal interpreting in Spanish for some of their cases. The lawyer said that it would not be a major part of my job, but they are hiring me on the basis that I speak Spanish. I am fluent! Not a native speaker, but I am fluent.

I have never interpreted before, technically. Usually the extent of my "interpretation" skills have been in casual situations, or helping someone at the grocery store if I notice them having trouble. I am working towards my interpreter's license right now, but I haven't ever interpreted in a formal setting. I know that I will be able to do it, but I have this sinking feeling that I'm going to get there and forget everything, or not know how to say the things I need to say. I have been studying spanish legal terms so hopefully that helps. But I just need to know the deal with how it goes with an interpreter. I feel like this is as if I was put in front of a classroom without a lesson plan and told to teach something.

I know I can do it, I am definitely qualified to do this job, but I am just incredibly nervous because this is my first "real" job, and I don't want to let them down or make them think they're making a mistake hiring me. Any advice you could give me would be accepted!

Answer:
 Hi there, I'm an interpreter and interpreter trainer, although I mostly work in the medical field.

Since you are working on your license, you must be aware of the code of ethics and standards of practice of the judiciary interpreting field - if not, go to the NAJIT website and you should be able to find it there.

The most important thing is to interpret everything you hear, without omitting, adding or changing anything.

Since you will be doing this in person, you can establish a signal to let the speaker know that you need a pause so you can interpret

Take notes, as that will extend your retention.

Take a dictionary with you, more than anything for moral support.

Brush up on the terminology needed for that specific legal setting.

Do not have a side conversation with anyone.

When you need a repetition or clarification, start your request with "the interpreter needs a ...."

One last thing - for Spanish you will sometimes findn yourself interpreting in front of people who speak the language - boy will that keep you on your toes

I'm sure this is all stuff you already know about - but sometimes people forget - please forgive me if I've given you information you already had.


Title: I'm Getting Scammed Out Of My San Francisco 49ers Levi's Stadium Rights

Question:
Link to my original post: http://www.reddit.com/r/49ers/comments/29xub3/im_getting_scammed_for_my_levis_stadium_rights/

Well, here's the story. I bought rights to Levi's Stadium when they started to offer them, about a couple years ago. I'm not a ticket broker or anything, and I had every intention of keeping the tickets. However, some unfortunate events happened, and money became pretty tight. I had to list them on Craigslist, eBay, and PSL Source to see what I could get for them. I didn't ask for a ridiculously high price like a lot of other people are, I put mine well below market value. Mainly, just to get sell of them quickly, so I could get what I could from the tickets.

I got a guy who was interested, and he said that he's bought some rights before. He told me that he bought rights and sold the tickets to make a profit. We agreed on a price, and we set up a PayPal transaction. I know, I'm an idiot for using PayPal to facilitate this deal. Anyway, once I received payment, I set up for the tickets to transfer in his name. Everything went by smoothly on my end, but he kept claiming he had problems. Up to this point, I paid a total of $3,600 (plus interest) on the tickets. He claimed that I didn't pay that much, and said I only paid $2,400. I said I have proof, so I showed him my invoice showing the balance on the tickets, and what I have paid. I even got e-mails from the representatives to confirm everything that I said was true. I thought everything was alright after that.

Then a couple weeks later, he files a claim with PayPal, which freezes everything on my account. I give PayPal everything I have on the matter, and they side with me on the issue. They cancelled his claim, but I still called him to help him with any issues. He was claiming that he never got the transfer, but I got an e-mail saying that the tickets were already in his name. I was pretty irritated that he started the claim out of nowhere, which really blindsided me.

Fast forward another couple weeks, and I find out that he filed a charge back with his credit card company. Once more, my account is frozen, and things are not looking good. I gave them all my information again, and even the 49er reps were willing to help out, and gave out their phone numbers. The reps also sent me a copy of the contact with both our names on it. Right now PayPal said that they will continue to dispute the issue with the credit card companies, but I have little faith in them to be honest.

I'm not really sure what to do now, and could use some help. He has the tickets, and probably has the money back in his account. This has been a nightmare for me.

Any help is appreciated!

Answer: You have to wait for the dispute to finish. If you do not win and they take the money then you will have to sue the guy in small claims for what you are out.


Title: [NY] Hospital setting unrealistic goals for workload and refusing to pay or acknowledge overtime hours.

Question:
Using a throwaway, because of privacy reasons.

I work as an Attending Physician in a New York City hospital. My contract states that I am to work 40 hours/week at my base rate( 8 hours/ day, 5 days a week ) . Over 40 hours, I am supposed to get paid as sessional/overtime rate. Occasionally I am required to work a day on the weekend and this is also paid at a sessional rate.

Now, over the past few months, our hospital has been running at maximum capacity. Things got so bad that the hospital management approved the opening of extra beds as a temporary measure, which now has become permanent.

With the increased patient load,I and most of my colleagues have been spending 2-3 extra hours a day to handle patient care needs, documentation etc. We were billing these hours for sessional hours. The management has been delaying hiring more doctors because of financial reasons.

Now, upper management says that we will no longer be paid for extra hours. If hours are to be billed it has to be approved by the hospital CMO,/ Division director. They will not pay for extra hours when there is excessive patient load Their explanation  – you have to be more efficient. Which is frankly bullshit. It is not safe to take care of so many patients in a limited time period like some kind of medical sweatshop.

In addition, we often have to answer phone calls related to patient management and residents overnight or the weekend. This also cannot be billed.

We are due to meet with the doctors union this week.
We are considering ( after  discussion with our union ) measures such as explicit patient caps  reasonable for a 8 hour period ( so at least the workload is manageable if they don’t want to pay overtime )

My questions are :

1) Is what hospital management is saying/doing legal?

2)I did an initial search on labor laws, specifically The Fair Labor Standards Act. Is this applicable? I understand that we should have
been provided a written  policy on overtime etc( which we never got )

3) any suggestion or relevant acts/laws that would be helpful in case they still refuse to pay us fairly or set a reasonable workload?

4)any other suggestions.

Answer:
 You have a union. that’s what they’re for.

Not a lawyer but:

Generally, employers can tell you not to work overtime. So you leave after 8 hours period. You don’t stay to finish up the workload they assign you if they don’t give you permission to stay and work overtime. If you do work extra hours they *must* pay you for your time but can fire you for it, just as they could fire you for not getting their unreasonable workload done inside of 8 hours. With a union all this goes through them of course instead as does the issue of weekend phone calls, so you may have extra protections. Answer #2: All of your questions should be answered by your union. When my husband signed his contract as an attending it specifically stated that he wasn't able to hold the hospital to the Fair Labor Standards Act. So that bit may or may not be in your contract. Reread it and check. He doesn't get overtime. He works 12 hour days, 7 days in a row and sees somewhere between 18 and 30ish patients. (He does get every other week off). It's legal here in Ohio for them to do this. I won't outright assume that it's the same in New York, but it's likely similar. Ask your union rep when you get a sit down.

How far out of residency are you?


Title: If someone gets stabbed at work, should service stop?

Question: I work at a restaurant and a coworker was accidentally stabbed by a coworker that slipped. Also, should service stop if the vents aren't working for the whole shift?

Answer: If there is contaminated food, it should not be served and should be disposed. Any contaminated surfaces must be cleaned appropriately before they can be used again. Any employees exposed to bodily fluids should get appropriate prophylaxis.


Title: Quebec, Montreal - Landlord wants us out, we believe he's lying about his daughter getting married to kick us out.

Question:
Quebec, Montreal - My[18M] Brother[23M] has been making noise in our apartment, mother is making him control himself but our landlord doesn't like us because of this, or at least he doesn't like my brother, and is telling us that his daughter is getting married thus he wants us out. What can we do? We have a lease I think for a year.

Edit: So I just asked my mom what the landlord told her, the landlord said this: "you are making too much noise, my daughter is getting married, you have 3 months to leave", we have a lease till April 2018.

Answer:
 From what I'm gathering from the Quebec Civil Code (http://tenantrights.ca/facts/quebec), under "Evictions", the landord can evict for excessive noise. But overall he cannot just say "get out" out of the blue like that. He still has to properly notify the tenants and all.

According to this he also has the right to repossess the unit for a family member, provided proper notice and procedures are followed. Meaning he has to give you six months' notice at least for this.

The very bottom of that page I linked has a ton of phone numbers and resources you can contact. It looks like the *Régie du logement* is what you'll want for general questions, so do give them a call and explain the situation so they can help you understand your rights.


Title: Brother's gated apartment complex broken into, gate wide open, can she hold the complex liable?

Question:
My brother lived in a gated community in Tennessee, and his apartment was broken into. Broken patio door, cash stolen, along with jewelry, television, iPad. Cash value $8000. Renter's insurnace will cover around $2000 (all electronics, $1k of jewelry, $200 of the cash).

The apartment leasing agreement states that basically, they're not liable. "You agree that no access control or security measures can eliminate all crime and that you will not rely... as a warranty or guarantee of any kind."

However, the gate was and has been wide open for the last seven days. My brother isn't trying to argue with the fact that the gate is supposed to guarantee safety, but can he hold the complex liable for keeping the gate unlocked and open for the last week?
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 >but can he hold the complex liable for keeping the gate unlocked and open for the last week?

No.  Because: "You agree that no access control or security measures can eliminate all crime and that you will not rely... as a warranty or guarantee of any kind."


Title: Electronic Torture

Question:
I am being electronically tortured and am looking for advice. I notice [Duke law school](http://scholarship.law.duke.edu/dlj/vol57/iss5/2/) has recently started trying to document these illegal type of activities, maybe for a push for legislation and not necessarily in my favor.

How can I act now? I have filed multiple police reports with a frequency analyzer showing them the harassment. Basically a 20khz frequency is being used to induce insomnia. I am worried about other drivers on the road and my work performances has been negatively impacted. They took paper work and documented it, but as far as an investigation it hasn't gone anywhere.

I filed a complaint with the FCC as well as the department of justice. Both turned me down.

I am willing to take money out of my retirement and have spent easily over a thousand dollars trying to shield the ultrasound and microwave assault upon my body. It has been over a year and it has been nonstop torture.

Answer:
 This is not a legal question.

I strongly suggest speaking with a psychiatrist or mental health professional. It's easy to come to the conclusion that they are ignoring your perception and misdiagnosing you, but you need to follow-through with a proper series of tests and treatment.

Thread locked.Answer #2: And who is it that you think is electronically torturing you and why?

EDIT: I've found your post history. I sincerely and without a hint of condescension suggest you see a psychiatrist. Answer #3: It's unclear what you think is happening or who is responsible.  To be honest, it sounds like you need psychiatric help.

The article you link doesn't seem to have anything to do with what you're talking about.Answer #4: >I notice Duke law school has recently started trying to document these illegal type of activities, maybe for a push for legislation and not necessarily in my favor.

That article has nothing to do with what you're talking about.

Have you recently consulted with a psychiatrist?


Title: [NJ] Can alimony be reinstated if new marriage doesn't work out?

Question: Hoping that ex will marry someone and my alimony payments can stop, but would alimony be reinstated if that marriage doesn't work out? Or once I'm free, I'm free? Decree says it ends if she marries.

Answer:
 Generally it ends once she gets married.  There may be exceptions (annulments) but generally it does.

Contact your divorce lawyer for more guidance.


Title: Can my husband be drafted?

Question:
I (21F) have a husband (24M) who I'm afraid will be drafted (or could be in the future y'know with everything going on). As far as we know he doesn't have any disabilities and could be- but he is the primary caretaker of me. I am a Canadian with severe physical and mental health issues. He is moving here in the summer but I'm afraid it will happen before.. yeah I have pretty bad anxiety over this sort of stuff, it's justified imo.

If this isn't the right place to ask could anyone point me in the right direction? Serious replies only.

Answer:
 Right now, the United States has no draft.

The number of steps necessary to reinstate a draft makes it very unlikely that a legal draft will return.

During the Vietnam-era draft, the oldest man that could be drafted was 26.

It’s extraordinarily unlikely, verging on practically impossible, that a draft could be re-instated before your husband reaches age 26.

So I invite you to re-evaluate how reasonable your concerns are.Answer #2: You say he’s moving to Canada in the summer? So we are talking 8 months for the USA to get in a war and institute the draft. Quite apart from the fact that as he is married to a Canadian citizen he could basically move there tomorrow (albeit with a ton of paperwork).

I would strongly suggest that you consider getting treatment for your anxiety, because the reality is that I can think of at least 10 things that are more likely to happen that could stop him moving to Canada than the draft.Answer #3: There is no way the US is reinstituting a draft.  Politicians don't want it, the public doesn't want it, and more to the point, the military brass doesn't want it either.


Title: 4th Amendment Question

Question:
So I was watching a crime drama on Netflix and I have a hypothetical question. Sorry if this is a stupid question to some or if this has been answered before, but my Googling did not turn up any results and I'm just curious.

So we all know the "fruit of the poisonous tree" doctrine, where any evidence obtained via an illegal search is inadmissible as evidence.

But say someone is a fugitive from the law. They've just murdered someone, or robbed a bank, or whatever. A police officer has a random "hunch" that this person is hiding inside a particular house of a random person. This hunch is not based on any evidence whatsoever (it's literally just a "feeling" that the officer has, not based on anything. The homeowner is not acting nervous when questioned or anything like that to make the police suspicious) and so they are unable to get a search warrant to enter the house to search for this fugitive, and the homeowner is unwilling to consent to a search of their home. So the police officer gets frustrated, breaks into or walks into the house without a warrant, finds the fugitive hiding in there, and arrests him.

Would the fact that the fugitive was only found and arrested via an illegal search of the home affect his murder trial at all? Could he possibly go free, get a reduced sentence, be given a chance to go "hide" from capture again, etc. because of this?

Thanks in advance for the answers!

Answer:
 > Would the fact that the fugitive was only found and arrested via an illegal search of the home affect his murder trial at all?

No.  First, the fugitive's rights weren't violated.  The homeowner's were.  The homeowner may have action against the police, but the fugitive doesn't.

More, the circumstances of the *arrest* are irrelevant in a criminal trial for the original crime.  It doesn't really matter how they catch him, once a warrant is issued.  Evidence acquired *during* an illegal arrest might be thrown out, but the actual charge itself, and the arrest itself, won't be.


Title: (Eugene, Oregon) Can my landlord legally bolt my window shut?

Question: The window in my room (second story) was having problems, and I asked the landlord to repair it. He said that he would need to acquire a replacement window and said he bolted the window shut for the next month until the new one can be put on. The room has no air conditioning, and next to no ventilation now, making it extremely stuffy and hot in the room at all times even with the door left open and my fan running. Is he allowed to do this? Should I ask for the window to be removed, if that’s even legal. Is there another way I can request a way to properly ventilate my room? Thanks!

Answer:
 Is this your sleeping area? If so, I would be surprised if this was allowed by the building code - most codes require at least one emergency egress in a sleeping area.

Check out https://www.eugene-or.gov/345/Code-Enforcement

If you follow the 'complaint investigation' link the very first item in the violation list is 'blocked or locked exits'.

Further down there is a number to call for rental housing concerns. Give them a call and they should be able to tell you if there is anything they can do on their end.


Title: (NE) My massage school has decided they don't have enough spa rooms and has set up a massage table in the men's bathroom.

Question:
How do I report them to the state board and still be allowed to graduate, and how many laws is this breaking? They expect students to perform massage on paying members of the public in this "room," which is cold and echoey and has a toilet in it. (They did at least put down a rug and hang up a curtain, but it's still clearly a fucking bathroom.) As far as I know they don't intend to warn clients that they might end up in this room, nor do I believe that they would.

On the issue of "where are our male clients going to pee?" Apparently we're going to send them to the student bathroom on the other end of the school, while female clients will still have a bathroom in the spa portion.

Answer: I guess it might violate the standards of your licensing board, you could look those up?  If you plan to report your school for violating the standards you will be held to, you should at least know those standards (not laws).Answer #2: Contact the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB) at 800-296-0664. They can help you proceed.  Answer #3: Are they using it as a bathroom at all?Answer #4: I think you are more likely to have success with them removing a men's bathroom and presumably keeping a women-only room, not making it unisex.


Title: [FL] Property damage: out of state driver hit my car and six other parked vehicles

Question:
I have to emphasize that my vehicle and all other not-at-fault vehicles were unoccupied on a street that has parking spaces. I did obtain a police report and submitted a claim to my insurance company (who coincidentally the at fault driver is also insured with).

Insurance company states that the at fault has a low low amount of property damage liability coverage and since he hit several other vehicles, that coverage would have to be divided up between the other parties.

I don't have collision coverage because the cost for it was insane compared to how much my car is actually valued, coupled with the fact that and I am a very safe driver who hasn't been cited (much less been in an accident) in close to ten years now... so I figured that someone with any amount of property damage liability would be able to cover my vehicle.

Now, here I am. Is this something that I can sue him for personally? I don't know if he has enough coverage for me and other involved parties to get our cars fixed (mine is drive able but has a lot of cosmetic damage) and I would also like to recover money based on the fact that there is severe depreciation in value on my car now that there is a reported accident.

I live in Florida. The at fault driver is from out of state.

Answer:
 Yes you can sue the driver for any amount his insurance doesn't cover, as long as you don't sign anything from his insurance company stating otherwiseAnswer #2: You can sue him personally for the amount that his insurance wasn't able to cover.  However, so can all of the other drivers, so you may want to check on his assets to determine whether it would be worth your time.

BE CAREFUL what you sign.  Most likely, his insurance company will be offering your share of his available proceeds on the condition that you release him from claims.  If you sign such a release, you won't be able to sue him for the remainder.  So, if you really want to pursue the driver, make sure you don't sign a release.  Be advised, however, that the insurance company may choose to take its offer off of the table if you don't sign the release.  Obviously, some posturing will take place here and the outcome will probably depend on the driver's assets and whether he would be able to pay for the damage out-of-pocket.  If not, you're pretty much stuck with what the insurance company is offering.


Title: How to report that i am homeless for a jury duty summons?

Question: So basically I had lived at my parents for a while, but now how moved up north and am currently living out of my car while i find odd jobs until i find a more permanent position.  I guess i received a jury duty summons in the beginning of 2018 for a mid june appointment. I was never around and never saw that summons. Now apparently they are sending more letters threatening me with a $1500 dollar fine. I dont even really live there, and on the website there is no way to change my address without having a new address to change it to which i dont have right now. what are my options i really cant afford to travel all the way home to my parents state just to do jury duty, it seems insane that they are going to threaten me with a huge fine when i never even got the original notification in the first place.

Answer: Not a Lawyer. Look up the number for the court you are summoned to, they will typically have a phone number for them listed, call it and speak to a human being. They are normally much better at working within the system.    Answer #2: Call the court house. Tell them  and see what they say. But if you cant pay it you cant pay it. If you live in another state now they wont come after you for that. But if you ever go back to that state and get pulled over you would have a warrant and be arrested for not paying. But I'm not a lawyer or police officer. But I believe that's how it works.


Title: [All states] Does it actually do something when someone says “I don’t own the rights to this music” before going live on Facebook?

Question:
I see idiots doing this and wanted to know if it actually is doing anything or if they just saw one moron do it and copied them thinking they were supposed to do that
Topic:
Intellectual Property

Answer:
 it doesn't do anything except declare that they're likely committing copyright infringement.  there are exceptions for fair use.

if like when you use your hazard lights when you park illegally.  it doesn't do anything except signal to the world you're parked illegally.


Title: Admitted to hospital and found out I'm enrolled in MediCal in addition to having an exchange plan. MediCal told me I broke the law. Please help me resolve this.

Question:
Hi Reddit. I was admitted to hospital through the emergency room last week. This week I am still inpatient but well enough to have called the hospital billing department. They told me I have MediCal listed as a secondary insurance.

I had no idea I am enrolled in MediCal as I pay privately for a plan through Covered California. I called MediCal (Care LA) and they informed me that it is illegal to be enrolled in MediCal and also have a private insurance plan.

I believe my husband probably enrolled me when he enrolled himself last year and just never mentioned it. At the moment I am not able to speak with him about this issue to confirm and I need to solve this problem fast, but I called around a lot this morning and frankly I have no idea what to do to resolve this besides disenroll from MediCal, which I will be doing.

Any information is helpful. Is this illegal? What law was broken? If I didn't use my MediCal benefits, can I just disenroll and not face any penalty? If I am facing a penalty what would it be? Where can I get more information about this issue in general?

This has been such a stressful week and having this problem heaped on has only made it exponentially worse. Thank you so much to anyone who replies with any info that can point me in the direction of getting this issue resolved.

Answer:
 Generally speaking, Covered California should catch when you’re enrolled in Medi-Cal when you attempt to enroll in one of their plans, and block it. The most predominant type of Medi-Cal is actually bounced through Covered California’s system. This, however, does not always work as intended.
You’re more likely to have problems if you received tax credits that you were not eligible to if you are income eligible to Medi-Cal, as opposed to issues with Medi-Cal if no services were billed through them.
I recommend calling Social Services in which ever County you reside in to see if they have a case that you’re active on. The managed healthcare Ombudsman may also be able to assist you. Answer #2: Xpost this to r/insurance for additional eyesAnswer #3: You can try calling the Department of Managed Health Care at 1-888-466-2219.

Or  call California Department of Social Services  1-866-613-3777.

I hope this helps.


Title: [COLORADO] Need help getting out of a lease, all bedrooms reek of cat piss.

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Make a written request for them to at least clean the carpets, give them a reasonable amount of time to do so. If the landlord is unable or unwilling to fully remove the cat urine smell, you may have a habitability issue necessitating breaking the lease, but you are not at that point yet.


Title: [OR] Ex roommate didn't pay garbage bill months after I moved out

Question:
So when I moved out of my old place about 4 months ago, I gave my old roommate money to pay the garbage bill for that last month. The garbage bill got left in my name though.

Today, I just got a call from the garbage company that I have unpaid fees. So I come to find out that my old roommate left the bill in my name and continued to not pay it. Is there anyway that I can get off the hook for the bill or am I stuck with it?

Answer:
 If you had an account in your name and never told the garbage company otherwise, you probably need to pay it.

You may be able to pursue your old roommate for what you pay.


Title: What are the repercussions of licking the liberty bell?

Question: If you got caught licking the liberty bell what kind of trouble would you he in?

Answer: The Liberty Bell’s brittleness is the result of a relatively high lead content. Please do not lick it.


Title: We are foster parents to our niece. Bio grandma pulled hard on my gf’s hair in front of the DCS worker to the point that there are blood dots on the follicles. Is that considered assault and can we press charges? My gf tried to deescalate the situation since the baby was present.

Answer: You can report the assault to the police. Were they fighting?


Title: [BC-CAN] Co-worker watching porn at work.

Question: Hi there. My girlfriend is the receptionist at a local car dealership in our small town. One of the salesmen, an older gentleman we'll call 'Bill' (not his real name), has been seen watching porn on his phone by my girlfriend and another employee. Most recently he was seen watching porn on a company PC. My girlfriend checked the internet history after and sure enough... Neither she nor the other employee confronted him. My girlfriend brought this to the attention of her supervisor who brought it to the attention of the general manager. The GM then passed it off to the sales manager who essentially told Bill, don't do it again. Now she doesn't feel comfortable at work and is basically expected to just act like nothing has happened. Does she have any options here? She otherwise likes working there and would rather stay, but feels like this situation deserves a bit more severity. Thanks. British Colombia, Canada.

Answer:
 You describe a textbook case of a company handling things properly:

1. An action is taken that is inappropriate.
2. The company is informed.
3. The company takes corrective action. It doesn't have to be a firing or a transfer.

The only issue now is if he does not abide by the mandate. THEN you have a case. She doesn't get to decide his punishment.Answer #2: Is the issue that she’s upset that Bill wasn’t fired or that they told Bill that it was her who snitched? I would only think there’s an issue with the latter.


Title: [OR]Poppy Seed Tea

Question: [deleted]

Answer: It's a felony the moment you extract the opium.Answer #2: I know someone who overdosed on poppy seed tea and died last year. Please don't use this stuff!


Title: I'm an idiot. Got a 5 protection order, missed the court date due to work. Seeking advice way too late...

Question:
I've been pretty stupid throughout this process. I harassed my cheating ex with text messages, calls, and pictures of our pet. On many levels this was wrong, I feel shitty about it for many reasons and I wish I hadn't done it because it was wrong, negative, and hurtful despite what she did. I only insulted, never threatened violence or was violent. I was informed that a judge had granted a protection order to her and set a court date. I am a professional videographer and during this court date I was to be on a shoot in China and Japan. I attempted to reschedule the court date, but it was impossible as the court date was set by the judge due to it being a protection order and could not be rescheduled. I should have talked to a lawyer then and had someone appear for me at least. I thought that the worst that was going to happen was that I was going to get a 1 year protection order. The protection order was 5 years and comes with a 5 year ban from firearms. I don't own guns and don't want to, but I am worried about how a firearm ban will look and how it will affect me with travel, background checks for work, ect. Just to note this is my first time in any type of criminal or civil case. I messed up bug and I can't overstate how stupid and wrong I was in so many facets.

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I don't care that I can't come in contact with her. I am most worried about traveling internationally getting through immigration and about background checks as I work frequently in the aviation industry.

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My main question being is there anything that I can do now? At the very least I would like to craft a letter stating the circumstances and doing the absolute most to prove I am not violent and not a threat. Thank you so much for any and all advice. I really appreciate it and feel free to call me out on my shit.

Answer:
 > The protection order was 5 years

What country, state, or province was this in ?    That's far outside the usual duration of a protective order, and the firearms ban is not typical of a "I insulted someone over e-mail" set of facts.

How long has it been since you failed to appear for the hearing ?    The appeal rules in your jurisdiction might or might not allow you to appeal the order.

In jurisdictions that do allow appeals for modifications of the terms of such a protective order, you generally get only one opportunity over the duration of the order, so you cannot afford to do this without representation.


Title: North Carolina laws regarding suspicion of substance abuse in the workplace

Question:
Throwaway account,
I am currently employed at a company that requires pre employment drug screening. Most factory settings require this and a failure or inconclusive test usually will land you looking somewhere else for a job. That part is all fine and dandy with me, passed it over a year ago. This company also does random drug screenings on employees through a 3rd party company who has our roster and will randomly  generate a current employees name every month or two to be sent off for a test. This means that my employer has NO control over who or when or how often an employee is selected. In 2017 we had a max of 35 employees at any given time and one of them in particular went 3 times just because he was continuously chosen at random, while others have never been selected. This individual is highly respected in the workplace and never gives off any indication that he may be involved in extra curricular substances and passes every time, leading me to believe it was honest chance his name continued to be pulled rather than suspicion.

In the event of an accident, whether it be a requirement of my employer or OSHA or 3rd party people or whomever...... the victim or perpetrator is immediately taken to a drug/alcohol screening to rule out company fault for the inclusion of substance.
This is also understandable, but here’s where my question comes into play.

What are the legal grounds of an employer to determine SUSPICION of substance abuse in the Work place? What legally stands as a cause for suspicion and what does not?

I’m currently planning a trip to Denver for 4/20 this year and a coworker mentioned to me that it was quoted in 2017 by our managers “anyone who takes this day off work will be sent for screening the day they return”

As an American it is my legal right to travel to any city or state that I wish with whatever permissible vacation time I have been allotted, hell even on my weekends if I wanted to. If word got out that my travels were to a state that has legal recreational cannabis, how much power does a company have to use that as the sole suspicion to send someone for a screening? I feel as though that would be making one too many assumptions just because I was in the vicinity of where it’s legally accessible. That feels like it becomes a judgment of my character and consequently cramping my free will as far as travel and the day of the year is concerned. Any insight on this issue would be greatly appreciated.

Edit: I guess to restate my main question is....managers/supervisors/HR redditors, what laws are you required to follow when assuming suspicion of substance abuse on an employee when ordering a drug screening that keeps you from crossing discrimination? Do you literally not have to answer anyone simply because I signed a “random drug screening” permission slip when I started employment? Randoms are done by 3rd party, if I come back from vacay and get hit with a test then I know it will be upon suspicion and I gave none, other than the time of the year my vacation week took place. Test me, failed results, discrimination upon lack of hard evidence besides time frame?

Answer: Reasonable suspicion can be used to order a drug test.  Whether or not any given circumstance warrants that would ultimately be up to a court to decide if somebody sued. I would say going to a 4/20 day in Colorado warrants a drug test.Answer #2: With respect, you’re a fool if you partake while working at a company that conducts random drug tests. “Failed a drug test” is rarely a sympathetic reason for termination.


Title: [Germany] Former friend accuses me of drugging him with no proof. Spreads that BS everywhere. Can i make him stop?

Question:
Hello /r/legaladvice. First time poster, as I have never thought i'd have to visit this subreddit. Also, as the title suggest, I am not a native speaker, so please bear with me if my grammar is poor etc etc.

Ill try to make this as short as possible.

A (former) friend of mine got kicked out of his flat a few days ago for drunkenly assaulting his (female) roommate. I've known this guy for my entire life and we've always been friends, so naturally, i let him sleep on my couch

This friday evening, we visited a mutual friend, played some guitar, had some drinks and blunts. The usual I guess

Fast forward a few hours however, and said friend starts not feeling well. High pulse, generally feeling sick. Nothing happened though. he didnt even throw up or anything. I gave him my keys and he went home

The next day after waking up, I decided to check on him. I could immediately tell something was wrong

I should probably state that i am currently facing depression and taking Citalopram 20mg daily

So after beating around the bush for like 5 minutes, he finally comes clear and asks me to "never do this again" and stuff. I asked him whats up and he accused me of putting one of my pills into his glass (which i obviously didnt).

So i asked him why he would think such BS and he refers to his  aformentioned symptomes. He was unable to provide any proof aside from a "strange taste in his mouth" though. Needless to say after asking him several times if he was serious and giving him chances to take it back, I kicked him out.

We share quite a big group of friends and even family (not directly releated though) and now he spreads that shit everywhere, which is obviously severely hurting my reputation.

I asked him to get tested and provide some proof, which he has so far ignored, which finally results in my legal question :

Can i make him get tested because he is falsely accusing me of that BS? Or can I at least make him stop spreading these rumours until he has any kind of proof I drugged him? I know jack shit about law, but feel like I  should not be guilty until proven otherwise, yet I am already facing people's judgement

Thank you so so much in advance for everyone who is taking their time to read through this. Any help would be greatly appreciated

Answer: You may want to look into laws on slander in your country, though damages would be hard to prove and a trial costly.


Title: [NC, 17 y/o] Minor gives police info, gets betrayed, not sure what to do next.

Question:
So, this is kind of a long one so hold on to your horses. I'll post a tldr at the bottom.

I am 17 years old. Iwork at a country club in Mecklenburg country north carolina. We have a fully stocked bar in our concession stand where I work. This weekend, there were two breaking and entering by teenagers, who stole close to $1,200 worth of beer and liquor. I found out who it was through word of mouth. Police arrived to investigate after 2nd incident. The officers were in uniform and appeared to be on patrol, not detectives. Investigated saying no signs of forced entry and must be employees who did it. Both my manager and i informed them that the windows are easy to pop out of sliding Frame and slide over wooden blocks, they said it "wasn't plausible" for someone to break in. I step outside and tell them that I heard who it was, gave them a name.they were very skeptical, made it seem like I was covering my ass, ended up finding kid and finding bottles with our clubs Mecklenburg country liquor license identification number.

They bring all the kids involved and families back to our clubhouse to talk with my GM and bring some stolen property back. I walk into main clubhouse to get food, they pull me aside and say "Hey, Commack, can we talk to you for a minute?" I expect them to say thanks for information, w/e. They take me outside and say, and  I quote the police officer, "this is horseshit. We shouldn't spend 6 hours a day chasing teenagers over alcohol." Like I did something wrong giving them a name, like I forced them to follow up on this case. Tell me that the kids said I orchestrated their theft, hinting they gave my name up as the "rat" because im,not friends with these kids we just know each other at same school.  Proceeded to talk shit about me to my boss because they believed the 3 kids and not me, and told my boss I'm a lying thief, and said if they were telling people how to break in somewhere and helping them plan that they would own up to it, trying to get me to admit my wrong doing. Cop also said if I was doing anything illegal I could probably stop because "my name will keep getting thrown out there." Not sure if that's a threat or what.

They said more bullshit, but, all in all I feel betrayed, afraid to give info to police, and I'm afraid these kids will retaliate now. I was given no opportunity or choice to get my mom who was at the pool that day, or a lawyer, and don't know what to do. My mom wants to file a complaint but I never got officers badge numbers or names, and she's scared if I'm ever involved in anything like getting pulled over or in another crime situation I'll be mistreated. I don't know what to do,but I definitely understand why people don't talk to cops. It's crazy that this happens and then police wonder why people don't give information.

Basically, I'm wondering what I can do to protect myself, what action I can take against these police officers, and the possible reprecussions, as well against all opinions and general advice. Thank you.

Tl;dr: got dicked by police for giving them information, worried about retaliation and consequences of filing a complaint.

Answer:
 > I'll post a tldr at the bottom.

Dirty liar.

> I'm wondering what I can do to protect myself,

From what?  If you're accused of a crime, speak to an attorney.  If your boss wants to fire you, he can.

> what action I can take against these police officers, and the possible reprecussions,

You can call the department and lodge a complaint with their supervisor.  Not much else you can do.

> as well against all opinions and general advice. Thank you.

Get over it and move on.  Sorry you had a bad experience with the police officers, but they more always positive, especially while investigating a crime.  Further, understand that plenty of retail theft is perpetrated by people who work there or know someone who does.  So it isn't unreasonable to suspect you were involved.  Further, criminals aren't all that smart, so it isn't out of the realm of possibility a criminal would speak up and try to redirect suspicions, or something else.

In the end though, it doesn't sound like you're in any kind of trouble.  They seem to have dismissed you as a suspect.  I know you're angry, so feel free to file a complaint if you feel the officers acted inappropriately.


Title: Why is incest illegal?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: What a motherfucking question.


Title: What's the accumulative punshment for...

Question: Possession of marijuana, failure to prove insurance, failure to have insurance, driving without liscense, and verbally threatening children. Just asking.

Answer: Anywhere from a modest fine to years in prison.


Title: [DE] Roommate Cybersexing in common areas

Question:
Just realized today my roommate has been cybersexing her boyfriend over the speaker on Facetime since she moved in (heard it, just didn't realize what was going on).  They can do whatever, but when I asked her to do this in her bedroom and close her door, she flatly refused.

My next step is to speak to property management (we're on separate leases), but I'm not even sure what this would be called (besides nasty).  Pretty sure it's not quiet enjoyment since she's not my landlord.  Sexual Harassment?  Do I have any recourse here?
Delaware, USA for LocationBot
Topic:
Douche

Answer:
 If she's not violating the lease or any laws, there's probably nothing you can do other than ask her to take it elsewhere.

If I was you, I'd grab a beer and a sandwich and sit down and watch a baseball game right in the living room next time she's doing it.


Title: Trying to get emotional support animal, but apartments are asking to much information

Question:
Hello everyone, let me start  by saying thank you for taking your time to read this!

Iv been trying have an emotional support animal for some time now, to help with my depression. When I contacted my apartments about how they took ESA applications, they sent me a form to be filled out by the therapist.
The form they sent me asks questions such as when I started seeing my therapist and how many times Iv had sessions with them. As well as requires it be filled out in front of an instate notary and signed.
My questions is: are they allowed to ask these questions? And if they are not, which I suspect, how should I go about notifying them?
Iv attached the document here: [ESA form](https://imgur.com/gallery/m05Q7pq)
I’m a broke college student who just wants to get a cat to help me get through.

Answer: You can expect it to get harder. Landlords (and everyone else, really) are getting sick of people abusing ESA laws to get their pets in places that don't accept pets. It's sad for people with legitimate needs.Answer #2: They want the therapist to verify that they are actually a licensed professional and that they are actually treating you for a disability. That all seems fine. Is your issue here just that your therapist doesn't want to have to deal with a notary?Answer #3: That form is perfectly legal. They aren't asking what condition is wrong with you, it's simply ensuring there is a documented history of treatment and the ESA recommendation is valid. Answer #4: Yes. They want to make sure you are getting an actual ESA and not just trying to get around the rules so you can have a pet.


Title: Girlfriends mom caused Joint account to go negative, plans to ignore bank account.

Question:
My girlfriend has a joint bank account with her mother that they’ve had together since she was 17. The other day she caused the account to go negative and continuously kept making purchases on it racking up those lovely overdraft fees.

None the wiser about the situation as she doesn’t use the account, we spoke to her mother and she gave us a heads up that she’s negative $650 and plans to ignore the debt but she’ll “take care of it” so just ignore the phone calls.

We can’t trust that she’ll take care of it unfortunately. I know the money will go to collections if it’s not payed.

Is there any way for my girlfriend to sever herself from this debt? Right now I see no other option then but to pay the debt and close the account.

Thanks in advance

Answer:
 >Is there any way for my girlfriend to sever herself from this debt?

She can pay off the account and close it. Then afterwards sue her mom. (that last step is optional but that first step is something she should absolutly doe or else her credit score will go down the drain (he mom's credit score is likely already crap based on what she told your gf)).

Somebody else might have better news but since it's a joint account they are most likely both liable for the debt.


Title: [Texas, USA] Parole is telling my father if he does not drop his appeal, he wont be able to make parole. Is this allowed?

Question:
Hi, my father was charged with a non-violent crime (Grand Theft and Organised Crime).

He has never been in any trouble his whole life, he meets every criteria on the parole (Scored a 0 on the parole matrix).

He has had no problems in prison, gets along with everyone, and he cant seem to understand how this is allowed to be done by the parole system.

Is this legal?

Also, is there a thing where a supervisor could watch the parole board and makes sure they make the right decision?

Answer: Is he claiming he is innocent?  Part of getting parole is accepting responsibility for what you've done. You're not doing that if you are proclaiming your innocence. Answer #2: there is nothing to parole him for yet, he won't admit his fault, and thus can't take the steps needed to show remorse and change.


Title: Do accidents count against good driving?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 "good driver" isn't a legal term. It's a formula that insurance providers use to determine the risk of different drivers. Every insurance provider uses their own formula to determine rates. Some won't care about a speeding ticket, some may refuse to drop you entire. Who knows?

But once again, "good driver" isn't a legally regulated term.


Title: [Maryland] Health insurance/medical debt after marriage

Question:
My fiance just had a significant medical expense that his insurance will not cover. We know that what's done is done when it comes to the hospital bills he has already incurred, but since he will need continued care, we are considering moving up the date of our marriage to trigger a special enrollment period so that he can switch to a better plan.

My questions are:
* When we get married, will I become responsible for the likely very significant medical bills he has already incurred?
* In a worst-case scenario, such as if he needs to declare bankruptcy, will I have to do the same?
* Can I pay for anything without creating a responsibility to pay for the rest of the debt?

Any other thoughts and observations that I may not have considered are also welcome. Thanks in advance.

Answer: Sorry I cant answer the questions you asked, but have a couple words of advice. If it was a true emergency, his insurance must cover it (or at least part of it) under the law. Keep escalating the issue with the insurance and consider asking the hospital for assistance. It's in their interests to get paid.


Title: Can my ex wife home school without consulting me? (Maine)

Question: My ex wife and I have been divorced for 6 years. We have joint custody. I have them every weekend, she has them during the week. We have 3 children together, all in school. She has all of a sudden gotten irate with the school system (mainly my youngest's teacher) and is prepping to pull them after this year and home school them. Can she do this without my approval? What options do I have (if any)?

Answer:
 Likely unless your custody agreement specifies educational decisions must be mutual. You can file to modify the court order to require the children to be in school. You will likely want an attorney as it will be a battle. Answer #2: 1. Look at your divorce settlement and child custody agreement and court orders.

2. If you can't come to an agreement with her, call teh lawyer who represented you in the divorce.

As a general rule, having joint custody means that major decisions like schooling need to be made by agreement.

However, if her gripe about the youngest kids teacher is valid and the school system won't help, be prepared for the possibility of a year of private school tuition or something.


Title: Totally fucked, getting charged for offenses I didn't even commit (for real)

Question:
CHARGES.

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Possession of weapon for dangerous purpose x2

Pointing a firearm x2

Careless use of firearm, etc. x2

Unauthorized possession of firearm x2

Possession of firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized x2

Assault with a weapon or causing bodily harm

Forcible confinement x2

Robbery x2

Disguise with intent x2

Failure to comply with probation order x2

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http://imgur.com/eHdA8AC

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and here, I made a list of the charges with a court generous sentence with it (never been sentenced to jail/prison, no youth charges, only about 4 prior charges (nothing serious) if I was to just straight up plead guilty to this shit

http://i.imgur.com/8j0xJgm.png?1

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I have a lawyer, I was sleeping a bank during when this allegedly happened (need to get a court order for the surveillance), people/alibis

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they think im the co-accused of this guy who actually did this shit with someone else, what he did was he never snitched out his actual partner, so he would call me from jail and I was messaging people on facebook for him, one of the people I messaged happened to be one of his main witnesses, the person took my username, called the police they arrested me and they suspect now that I am his co-accused, apparently the 3 witnesses have pointed me out in pictures to the police (it was some white kid in the dark so they obviously don't remember to well, I suspect the officers pressured them into choosing me to nail a conviction fast..

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I met him in jail while I was being held for an assault that happened in june, I was granted a $5,000 dollar bail then a month after I was arrested for these new charges, I got bail again this time $20,000 and house arrest, so on my first bail I had given him my number and we were talking, jail keeps records of this, and my facebook messages were saved and sent to my lawyer

what the fuck am I to do

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***EDIT: yes I messaged his witnesses, foolishly, terrible mistake and it is the sole reason they think I'm their 'guy', I'm not being charges with any witness related harassment charges and neither is he, they straight up just thought 'this must be the guy' and booked me***

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 *I have yet to attend my first appearance for my 'screening form' my lawyers will be doing that for me, at this point I have to gather evidence and somehow really make this look like I wasn't as involved as they think, the police want to talk to me, and I made a statement which basically was just the truth I didn't actually do anything and that's all I was able to tell them.*

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**I know who the real co-accused is but I don't know how this could help me, should I tell the police? submit it in court? or wait for him to fuck up and admit to it when they interrogate him?**

Answer:
 Get a lawyer, which it appears you've already done.

Also, stop harassing witnesses for someone else.  Even if your entire story is true, contacting witnesses on behalf of the accused is very likely a crime.  Answer #2: > he would call me from jail and I was messaging people on facebook for him, one of the people I messaged happened to be one of his main witnesses,

Sounds like witness tampering to me.

If three people picked you out of a lineup then that is really going to go bad for you.

You stop talking about this. You only talk to your attorney. Let your attorney tell you how fucked you are.Answer #3: In response to your edits: don't talk to the police, even if you think it will help. Talk to your lawyer. He will tell you when its ok to talk to cops. Which is never, unless he's in the room monitoring it.


Title: Was I assaulted? Anything I can do to recover damages of iPhone X?

Question:
Backstory

I walked into a bar while my fiance was parking. My phone was dead i ordered 2 drinks tabbed out and asked the bartender if he could charge my phone which he agreed to. I left the bar after hearing my brother was nearby when my fiance showed up and left my phone.

About an hour and a half later I walked back into the bar and spoke to the bartender and asked for my phone. He said he didn't remember me and had no idea what I was talking about. I was snarky with him because I could see it on the bar and there's no way he could have forgotten? He gave it back there was a little banter but nothing substantial.

After walking outside the bar I was approached by someone else asking me if I was giving his bartender trouble. I responded saying he had my phone and wouldn't give it back I felt like he was rude and just began walking away. He hit me in the back of my head and that's when things get a little hazy for me and my phone broke.
My brother says I got up hit him a few times and I don't know if I was held back by civilians or the police because it all happened so quickly.

Everyone told their side of the story and no one was charged with anything I happened to be arrested for a warrant for an unpaid ticket and left with a broken iPhone.

If there was video surveillance and if the bar manager really followed me outside the bar hit me in the back of my head and broke my iPhone is there anything I can do to recover costs of this?

Answer:
 He assaulted you and should be charged, you assaulted him and may be charged. Plus the unpaid tickets arrest. A criminal defense attorney should be the first move.

If he's charged and tried and you're not, you can ask for restitution (repair cost of phone). If that isn't in the card, you sue him for the repair costs.


Title: My apartment flooded from the upstairs neighbors. Apartment management addressed the wet carpets etc but kept fans and a dehumidifier running all day and night, now my electric bill is significantly more expensive. Can I legally request the apartment complex pay for it?

Question:
I’m in Texas.
My apartment flooded a week ago and it’s been kind of a fight to have everything addressed properly and in a timely manner. Maintenance went it and dried the floors but to do they left several fans and a dehumidifier running all night and day, now my electric bill is way higher than I would usually pay. I live alone and I’m barely home so my bill should never be that high but I just moved in a month ago, so I don’t have other bills to show as proof to compare. Can I legally ask them to cover some of that cost?
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: Absolutely.   You will have to present your previous month or two of electric bills to prove the price hike , however you should absolutely get reimbursed for the expense, and honestly I would be surprised if they gave you any grief at all with reimbursement. Hope this helps


Title: [California] Signed lease, paid deposit and first month's rent. Now the place reeks of urine and we want out.

Question: [deleted]

Answer: NAL - but why not see if you can negotiate with the landlord to replace the carpet?  I'm sure he can go after the prior tenants for the cost - especially with this email proof from you saying you won't move in due to the urine smell.


Title: Trying to get my passport but my mom wrote on my birth certificate

Question:
I’m about to go apply for my passport (old one is damaged) and my mom wrote on my birth certificate after it was issued, in pen. You can tell she came in after and added it.

So originally she wrote in an alias (nickname she was going by then, plus a boyfriend’s last name???) then later came back and wrote her official name next to that in parenthesis.

Is this enough for them to reject my passport application?

My brother has another original copy that she didn’t write on, thought about having him send that to me so I can send it in. But then I realized that that copy doesn’t have my mom’s actual name on it, just her hippy nickname/ex boyfriend’s last name (I don’t know what she was thinking...)

I have a limited amount of time to get my passport, and I need to send in either version of my birth certificate. Any advice about which route to go, please!!! It’d be so incredibly helpful right now.

Answer: You can get a certified copy of your birth certificate from the state you were born in.


Title: Suspected scam by towing company + accident recovery business ?

Question:
So first of all, I'm asking on behalf of my aunty since english is her second language. She has consulted multiple people including the police and a legal aid who have both referred her to a lawyer. However, the lawyer stated that the case was not worth their time cause not much money is involved .
Though the issue may be small, it is causing my aunty a lot of grief. That is why I'm hoping to get help on reddit on what to do...
We reside in Melbourne, Australia.

So last month my uncle got into a car accident where the other driver admitted they were at fault. They exchanged insurances etc
My uncle's car got towed away... the towing company advised that they could represent him in seeking compensation, which he accepted. My uncle's reasoning was that he was injured and just wanted one less thing to deal with.
He signed a few documents (that they have no copy of), and was given a rental car "free of charge" in which they agreed to pay excess if they car becomes damaged.

Next day, a different business that specialises in "accident recovery" (according to facebook) contacted my aunt+uncle. They stated that the vehicle was at "total loss" and needed to sign a form to complete the claim. They told her that they would be able to claim $5900 in which she would receive $5350. She signed it.

Fast forward two weeks later, they were contacted by their insurance company and the other driver in the accident stating that they have not been able to assess her vehicle and have received no response from the towing company/accident recovery business.

When my aunt and uncle contacted the accident recovery business, they stated they have sold my uncle's car to the wreckers.
They also emailed a list of costs in which my uncle has to pay before they release any information about the claim progress etc. The total cost is around $4000.
They have now sent her more documents to sign (my aunt+uncle hasn't touched it).

Yesterday, they had people come to my aunty's workplace demanding she pay her debts. She's now freaked out cause they've been waiting outside her pathology lab.

At the moment, she doesn't care about the insurance claim anymore. She just wants them to go away cause they're scary. Shes also scared that if she pays them, they'll find other fees for her to pay.

Other information (that may be relevant):
- based on the facebook page, other people have had the same issue in which the business holds them hostage.
Tbh, this just sounds like a scam to me (both the towing company and the recovery business) but idk.

On hindsight, this may seem stupid but please remember that my uncle was just in an accident and would accept anything that claims to make his life easier. They have no copy of anything they signed btw...

Tl;dr: uncle was in an accident and signed a document... series of events (and document signings) leading to a company chasing after them for money.

Any advice is appreciated. thanks.

Answer:
 It's difficult to give advice when we have no idea what he signed. You claimed he signed documents, but no one knows anything about what/where they are?Answer #2: I would try https://www.reddit.com/r/AusLegal/

In the US, I would contact the state attorney general about this scam, but I don't know what the process would be in Australia.


Title: (Virginia) RECKLESS DRIVING

Question:
[deleted]
Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer: Get a lawyer. Anything over 80 in VA is reckless, and 99 is not close to 80. You could have the book thrown at you.


Title: [WA] Soon to be ex-wife took pictures of my private medical discharge paperwork and is sending it to family and friends.

Question:
After being in an accident a few days ago I was brought to the hospital, checked out, and released the same day.

My wife, who was adamant about getting the medical report as she suspected that I was on something at the time, snuck into my room at night, stole the discharge papers, took pictures, and then brought them back.

She then proceeded to send these pictures to her lawyer, my family, and friends.

Does this not violate HIPAA? I gave her no permission to view or take pictures of my medical records.

Answer:
 No. Hipaa doesn't apply to your wife. Answer #2: Consult a lawyer. This is beyond the scope of this sub. HIPPA does not apply to your wife but she may have violated a law in stealing your confidential medical paperwork. Answer #3: Bummer. I'm assuming you were under the influence of something or she wouldn't have sent the pics around.

Is there going to be a child custody fight? Because if just a divorce drug use probably not super relevant.


Title: Talk to the police when accused of a crime? Mistake or the right thing to do? It helped in this case.

Question:
There is a post today in /r/legaladvice where the OP was accused of stealing a package from a neighbor when all he did was retrieve a misdirected package: https://np.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/6ih562/tx_my_amazon_package_was_delivered_to_the/

In OP's post he talked to the police who investigated to inform them what happened and present some evidence.  This seems completely natural to me and I'd think it would be the logical thing to do.

However, it flies in the face of the commonly given advice in /r/legaladvice to never, ever, talk to the police about a crime, or potential crime, you've been even remotely involved in or that the police might infer that you were involved in.  And is contrary to the web video giving a lecture on the subject that is often cited along with this advice (don't have a link right now).

Did the OP of that thread (/u/neighborlywoes88) do the right thing in talking to the police?  Or, did they make a mistake despite the fact that things appear to have turned out OK in doing so this time?

If the OP in the post did the right thing then how does one know when to talk and when not to?

Answer:
 Just because it worked out one time doesn't mean it is a good idea in most cases.Answer #2: TBH, the OP there lucked out. It was a bed frame in a large package. The odds that two neighbors happened to receive very large packages on the same day are rather slim. By showing that he did indeed order and receive a large package, that's probably convincing enough.

If it had been just a normal size package, that would have been less compelling since people receive normal size packages all the time. Just because you can show you received one doesn't mean you didn't also steal one from your neighbor.

> If the OP in the post did the right thing then how does one know when to talk and when not to?

Here's the thing. Yes, sometimes, in some circumstances, it might help (or at least not hurt). But it is literally impossible to describe those circumstances, especially since part of that equation is the mood and demeanor of the officer you are dealing with.

It is an easier and simpler thing to advise: "don't worry about trying to figure out if this is the right situation to talk to the cops. Don't talk and let the paid professional worry about it."

OP took a gamble and won.


Title: [CA] Can employer force consent to continuous background check?

Question:
I work in professional services, though not in financial industry and I don't work in either finance or accounting departments. It seems that my employer is going to roll out a continuous background check that will at minimum will regularly check criminal records, but may also include financial and credit checks.

I don't have anything that I'm worried about coming up, but am completely opposed to giving up this amount of privacy.  Now this, what next?

It also strikes me as interesting since there are obviously a lot of protests because of current politics, so what happens if someone's at a protest and is arrested for simply being there? Wouldn't this be murky ground for my employer since any dismissal could be construed as their trying to suppress first amendment rights?

Overall, can I be fired for not consenting to this? If yes, can I collect unemployment until finding a new job? I work in a specialized area and these positions don't come up frequently.

I am in California and would be interested if this would change on being employed in San Jose, Oakland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, or  Palo Alto since various cities have different protections.

Answer:
 > Overall, can I be fired for not consenting to this

Yep.  And you'd have no recourse.Answer #2: >so what happens if someone's at a protest and is arrested for simply being there? Wouldn't this be murky ground for my employer since any dismissal could be construed as their trying to suppress first amendment rights?

First amendment protects you from government action.


Title: Tax dodging dad wants to pay pension into my account

Question:
[deleted]
Topic:
Tax Law

Answer:
 "Reddit, my dad wants to use me as accessory to tax fraud.  Will that cause problems?"

Don't even have to point you to /r/legaladviceuk to know the answer to that one.