Title: [Concord, NH] A sperm bank screwed up, and now I might never be able to have children.

Question:
So I sent sperm to a sperm bank as I was going to be starting a medication that would render me infertile. I sent in a total of 2 samples, the first of which they said was of low quality, the second of which they sent me a faulty shipping label causing my sample to arrive at the wrong location, rendering the sample useless. I was not contacted informing me of this, which they had ample time to do as my sample was submitted 33 days ago.

Their mistake may cost me my ability to have a child in the future, something I have always wanted to do. Both me and my Girlfriend are obviously devastated. I could go off the medication for several months to have a remote possibility of being able to submit a viable sample, but neither my doctor or my therapist think that is a good idea. I don't even know what to do? Can I sue them? Are they liable for this in any way?

I called them and they gave me the run around. First accusing me of screwing up because I used the wrong label, even though a correct one was not given to me. Then they told me that medication I am on doesn't even effect the quality of my sperm. Then they told me that it was an easy fix, I could just stop taking medication for a few months so I can send in another sample. Then, they wouldn't even offer me a full refund, instead refunding me half of what I payed them.

Answer:
 What does your contract with them say?

It seems likely their contract specifically excludes any kind of liability for this.  If you received no benefit from their services and your actions truly did not contribute to that outcome, I'd argue with them more about the refund.  The amount is probably not worth litigating and even if it were, it isn't necessarily an obvious win for you.


Title: (Dallas,TX) Cat ownership rights question...our flirty grey one is on the move!

Question:
**I want to pre-mention, this question is purely out of interest to the legality of the situation and in no way tied to any legal action.**

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**Situation:** We have a very flirty grey cat that has been with us for 10 years now. She is an extraordinary animal, softest fur imaginable, and the most incredible, unusual curiosity with all things people related. Very hard to explain, just a special animal that is just friends with everyone, but is also a very active outdoor city cat that has to be exploring.

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Recently, my wife got a new kitten that was annoying the hell out of her and she started to be outside for longer periods. One day, we had a knock on our door and a neighbor was there with our cat in hand asking us if we were missing her, feeding her etc. We said we had seen less of her and were wondering where she was, and this lady said she had been coming around a lot and her husband was worried she was becoming too attached. (This cat has a habit of looking into neighbors windows, observing and happily accepting any love from those who she feels is worthy of her time).

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We advised that this was not uncommon for this cat and just to never let her in and never, ever feed her as this will create some issues for her to assimilate with the kitten.

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Move on a few months, same issues continue and by now it is clear that this neighbor is feeding and letting her in for long period of times (ie our cat is missing during 2 day rainstorms. She is now bringing her over to our house 2 weeks or so checking if we have missed her also. We repeat the same about ignoring her like all the other neighbors do and then keep her indoors for 2 weeks to get her finally assimilated with the now fairly adult kitten.

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This all goes fine, so we open the cat-flap again for her to be free as usual, but then she is gone for long periods of time again, we even suspect this lady is trapping her inside due to her love and addition to this cat. We both know whats going on, but with busy work schedules, kids etc, never really a priority, cat comes and goes as she pleases still, just rarely.

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This week we got a phone call about her medical situation as the cat has a wound from a cat fight, we were out of town, but on return we got our cat delivered back to us and we re-iterated more strongly this time that the more she keeps this cat indoors and feeds her, the more she will a) become attached b) will not assimilate with our 2 other cats. We also told her that this cat will never accept to be an indoor cat, so you cannot think of her in that way.

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We then get significant tears, offers to buy the cat and even a complex timeshare proposal. It was not an easy discussion, I said we would think about it.

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I am at a stage where I suspect we will be kind to this lady and give her our cat for full ownership, providing she gets a cat-flap so this cat is not trapped indoors. She's a city cat and needs her peeps and still has about 4 lives left (another story there!)... she also will pee all over her house if she doesn't get outdoors and become's hyper-stressed.

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My questions are on the legal ownership rights of a pet:

a) If the cat willingly decides it wants a new owner and this new owner starts acting as a new owner to the point of totally taking a cat in (trapping it?) is this considered theft that you would involve the police with or a civil case where you simply go to court to try and win your cat back?

b) Is there any current legal right of the other party where she could go to court to force adoption of said cat and take ownership of that cat :)

(edit - format, edit 2 - i need formatting lessons, tried my best!)

Answer:
 Wow, that's a huge block of text about a cat.

Cats can't make decisions, and can't be adopted. Cats are property. You paid for it, it belongs to you.

That said, if you don't want people to feed your cat don't let it roam around.


Title: Is it possible for a case resulting in jury nullification to have a serious negative impact on future case precedent, where the defendant was clearly wrong, amoral, or against the spirit of the law? Can such a trial have serious bearing on the way future cases resolve?

Question:
I was thinking about this recently.

Can any case resulting in nullification create an unjust precedent?

I forgot to add, I'm in British Colombia , Canada

Answer: Trial court jury verdicts do not create legal precedent.  Only appellate courts create precedent that's binding on other, lower courts.


Title: Friend (20) had sex with a girl at a party (16) when she told him she was 22. Does he have a chance to get out of the charges? (FL)

Question:
Like the title says, my friend was at a party that was carding people at the door. People that were under 21 were given giant X's on their hands and people under 18 were not allowed in. He had sex with a girl at the party that did not have X's on her hands that he assumed to be over 21 because of the strict admittance policy. She was only allowed in the party because of her fake ID that said that she was 22, even though she was 16. The party did not have scanners. There might be a recording of the girl being carded and entering the party as well from security cameras that night. The girl told her mother about my friend and now he is in Jail for statutory rape. Is there any way that he can fight the charges against him?

Edit: This is all the information I've been told, and it is Florida. It's possible he didn't give me all of the information. Thanks everyone for replying!

Answer:
 Get an attorney.

Statutory is a strict liability crime. It probably does not matter that he didn't know.


Title: [MD] Freight Truck Backed Into Me, No Proof

Question:
I have never been in an accident before, so I was very scattered and nervous. My girlfriend was driving my car, I was in the passenger seat. We approached a left turn lane at a red light, a single freight truck ahead of us on a steep hill. Suddenly with no warning or reason, he started to back up from a complete stop very quickly and for a significant distance. I slammed on the horn as my girlfriend fumbled with the reverse. They continued to back up even as my horn was blaring, impaling my front bumper and denting my hood pretty badly. I held the horn down so they would know to get out and we looked at the damage and decided my girlfriend should back up slowly to get the car unstuck.

I exchanged info, he admitted he just didn't see us behind him and lost control of the truck. I called the police station and they said there was no reason for them to show up since nobody was hurt and the cars could move.

The guy was super super nervous and scared. He was young and the owner of his own company, it was a company truck, he had a passenger with him. We went our separate ways and I called both of our insurances and gave them the story.

I'm starting to realize, I have no way to prove this happened. If he straight up lies and says we rear ended him while he was at a stop, can I do anything?

This happened a few hours ago. Should I drive to the police station and insist they write up a report? Is there anything I should or shouldn't do as a newish driver in a first time accident?

Hopefully I'm just being paranoid and everything works out fine. I'm just trying my best to be proactive now.

If it matters, my car is registered and insured in Brevard County, Florida. I'm living in Montgomery County, Maryland as a student.

Answer: You're fine. This is why you have insurance. Let them work it out. Filing a police report wouldn't prove anything it's just you telling your side to the police.


Title: Is it legal to shoot trespassers if you have a No Trespassing sign up that is clearly visible?

Question:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

I have a sign that says "Trespassers will be shot. Survivors will be shot again." Is it legal for me to do so, provided the sign is visible to anyone coming onto my property?

Also, is it legal to set attack dogs and deadly traps on your property to deter unlawful behavior? The dogs are in case a blind person tries to trespass on my property. They will hear the barking and leave.

Answer:
 Nope. Turns out society frowns on murder. Answer #2: Hows about you just don't try to kill people?

(I can't believe I actually had to give this advice.)


Title: [IL]School is not giving me a grant I'm eligible for

Question:
"The  Grant supports up to 135 credit hours earned towards a degree at the university  or the number of credit hours required to complete a degree plus 15 additional University hours."

I transferred in with 130 credits to this university and only 84 of those counted towards my major. The rest are not used.

After the fall semester they said I won't be eligible for the grant in the spring because I would be above the 135 it says . However it clearly says " at the university "  meaning not transferred credits but apparently they say that means all total which means they need to fix what's on the website.

Then there is the "or part. Even if I'm not eligible for the first part, I'm eligible for the 2nd part because I still have not finished my degree and have 44 hours left. So it should support those 44+ 15 hours like it says.

Idk where to post this because I want to take legal action for
Them not giving me the grant since it clearly says in the website unless it's wrong in that case they need to fix what's on the website. But even if they fix it and say it's wrong I should still get the grant as I had picked
My classes and previous classes based on getting this grant so it was not my fault that the website was wrong all along

Where else can I post this? Rememeber im clearly eligible for the part after the "or"

Answer: What makes you think they are obligated to give you the grant in the first place?Answer #2: I read this as saying the 135 credits linit is towards the degree at the university, which you have, not that the 135 credit hours have to have been earned at the university. It sounds like you don't qualify


Title: I just received the last paycheck from my old job that I amicably left two weeks ago, and I did not get money for the paid vacation days that I'd earned and used in the last week. What's going on and what can I do?

Question:
I live in Texas. I quit my job with a fair, clear and written two weeks notice and there were no hard feelings or incidents involved. Clean break.

During my time at that job, I amassed 4 days' worth of paid vacation days which I planned to use in my last week there (when I actually went in and worked one day, equaling a full week's pay). (And yes, I marked those days on the schedule as "paid vacation", and the days were approved by my supervisor.) I then double checked and was explicitly told by my supervisor that I would receive the money for those last four vacation days of my employment. However, I just received my last paycheck that covered the pay period including the vacation days, and I did not get the money I'd earned from them.

The only reason I went out of town and used those vacation days was because I was told I would be receiving vacation pay for them, and now I'm feeling immensely screwed. Have they just boned me out of the vacation days' money? Am I going to get a separate check with that money on it? What's going on here and what should I do?

I do have documentation that I had earned X amount of paid vacation days and that I was never paid for them. I'm trying to get in contact with my ex-supervisor, but she *conveniently* only works 9 to 5 M-F, when I'm at my new job and unable to use the phone.

EDIT: Just so ya'll know, it was incredibly, *incredibly* clear that I was taking *paid vacation days* that last week, not just taking days off. I worked at at a well established chain of grocery stores and had to put into a computer that I wanted my paid vacation days, and my request was accepted and approved. Then I took them, and the next week, I was no longer an employee.

Answer:
 Have you tried calling the payroll office yet?

"Hi, this is SmallTownMinds. Say, it looks like my last check didn't include my 4 days paid vacation -- how can we make arrangements to get that money?"

It could be an oversight. Don't get all legal until you've exhausted the pleasant and easy options.


Title: (San Diego, CA) Car crashed into my apartment, insurance won't cover anything. What can i do?

Question:
A few days ago on the 9th, a car crashed into my apartment living room. My living room shares a wall with an outside parking spot owned by someone else in the complex. The person responsible was in his mother's car which was double parked behind his own car in the parking space. He slammed into his car which sent it through our apartment wall destroying our TV and other valuables that were in the area of impact.

We've just spoken to the mothers insurance company and they will not cover any of the damages because the son (who is not insured) was the person driving the car. Both cars are covered under the mothers insurance (Farmer's Insurance) . I do not have renter's insurance.

At this time, me and my girlfriend (who lives at the apartment with me) have been evacuated from our apartment due to the structural damage and we have been told that it could be 2 or more weeks before we are able to return to our apartment. We do not have anywhere to stay for this long and have been jumping from couch to couch at friend's houses for the time being. The apartment complex has no other vacancies and the property management has not provided us with any solutions.

Since insurance won't cover anything, we think our only option at this point would be to sue. We have never had to sue, or even hire a lawyer before. What is the best way of going about this whole process?

tl;dr  -  car crashed through my apartment, neither insurance or property management will cover anything and i have no funds or anywhere to live for the time being. How do i lawyer up?

Answer:
 > Since insurance won't cover anything, we think our only option at this point would be to sue.

That's correct.  You would sue the son for your damages.

You would also go buy renter's insurance, like today, because it's really dumb not to have it.


Title: If Snapple decided to get into the computer business and started selling laptops and phones and tablets under their long-standing brand, would Apple have grounds for a lawsuit?

Question: Since the Snapple brand has existed for far longer than Apple, would Apple have any valid claim of trademark or copyright infringement if they decided to transition into a technology company and compete directly with Apple?

Answer:
 This is really interesting actually. In this case, many companies will establish what it is they are “specializing in” with eachother for this exact reason.

Back when Apple Computers started, Apple Records (the Beatles old record company) approached them and said they could keep the name if they didn’t ever get into music, and in turn Apple Computers could use the name and Apple Records wouldn’t go into computer manufacturing.

Issue came along when Apple developed the iPod and iTunes. Apple Records sued and didn’t really win but didn’t agree to put the Beatles on iTunes. The Beatles didn’t go on iTunes until well into the late 2000s as a result.

Source: _Steve Jobs_ by Walter Issascson
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Corps_v_Apple_Computer


Title: GF's mom filing a civil suit against me for not agreeing to pay her loan.

Question: Totaled my gf mom's car while with my gf in the passenger seat. I was driving and before pulling out of the neighborhood side swiped a car. Her insurance did an inspection and she could have gotten it fixed but then did a second inspection and it was declared totaled. It was the car my gf was using and I bought her a car to use. Her mom is mad because the car I crashed was one of hers and still has a 6k loan on it which she didn't have gap insurance for. I told her I wouldn't be able to afford paying that and she now told me she is filing a civil suit. Can she even sue me for anything? I had permission to drive the vehicle.

Answer:
 Even if you have permission to use the car you are still required to take care of it and are responsible for and damage you cause.

The biggest issue the gf's mom will have is that her damages are capped at the value of the vehicle. If her insurance covered up to the value then they is the only defense you need. Being 6k upside down on a car loan is stupid and not your fault.

Now her insurance can come after you for what they paid as a result of your neglegence.


Title: My sister owns half my house

Question:
My mom put the house I'm living in under mine and my sister's name as her health declined. After our step dad died my mom's health got really bad and I quit my job and moved in to help her survive. In December my mom passed and we're now planning to sell the house since neither of us have interest in owning it.

I have nowhere to go. As I said, I quit my job and haven't been able to find one of comparable pay to support my wife and 6 month old. So I'm desperate now yet my sister had other plans. She is currently seeking to sell the house even though I don't have anywhere to go. Today we had planned to sort and throw out a lot of extra junk in the basement and I asked her if we could reschedule to a few hours later. She EXPLODED...

My question is: when I tell my sister, who is half owner of my home, that she can't come over. Do I have any additional rights as the current tenant of the house? Or can she really just come into my home at any time, without warning?

Edit: I'm in the U.S in Illinois

Answer:
 The house belongs to both of you.

Absent a court order, neither of you can prevent the other from coming or going as they please unless I am very mistaken (which has been known to happen).


Title: Boss keeps bringing child into work (IL)

Question:
So I work in a very small office space. My boss' desk is about five to ten feet from where I sit. She has three small children, and keeps bringing them into work. Today, I came in to find out she brought her sick son into work. Her excuse was "it's just croup, it's not contagious." And "if he has a fever, it's just because I think he has an ear infection."

It's super distracting to have children constantly running around when my job requires me to be listening to what a speaker is saying so I can accurately transcribe and caption it.

Legally, is she allowed to do this? Do I have any leg to stand on in doing something about this?

Thank you!

Answer:
 >Legally, is she allowed to do this?

There isn't a law against it, but what does HR's policies say about this?Answer #2: You’re not legally entitled to a non-distracting workplace, so this is an internal company issue. Having burned through all my sick leave in the past two months with a toddler whose superpower is the ability to get non-stop colds that keep her out of daycare, I get why your boss may see this as their only option. Have you addressed the behavior of the child (not just the presence) with your boss? If that doesn’t help, then yes, her supervisor is your next stop.Answer #3: You can complain to her boss.Answer #4: Is it her company or is she just another employee?Answer #5: There may also be a school ombudsman you can talk to. It sounds like the easy solution would be to move your office, if possible.


Title: [Alaska, US] My friends art gallery is selling unlicensed Disney merchandise. These items sell way faster than their other items. Are they in danger of copyright infringement? Should I warn her?

Question:
A friend of mine opened a fun art gallery 7 years ago. It sells only locally made art, clothing, and other household goods. I love this store and the owners are fantastic people. I noticed that over time that they are selling more and more unlicensed Disney IP. Star Wars is hugely popular and when these items come in, they fly off the shelves.

They are also selling unlicensed Marvel superhero products. All these are mostly stuffed animals/pillow type things, but also some flags, and printed artwork and clothing. Of all the items in the store, these sell the fastest and are the most profitable. One of the owners is actually now making her own Star Wars products and selling them. I'm worried that their business will start to rely on these sales eventually and be totally screwed if Disney corp comes knocking.

Are they in danger of a lawsuit? Should I warn her? What kind of trouble could they get in if they get caught?

I only hesitate to warn her because I figure there's a chance she already looked into this and has it under control and I don't want to come off as nosey.

Answer:
 This is a really really stupid thing to do. Disney is famous for aggressively defending their copyrights.

> Are they in danger of a lawsuit?

Oh yea.

> What kind of trouble could they get in if they get caught?

Disney has an army of lawyers that will bury them. She may be sued out of business.
Answer #2: RIP OP's friend.

Seriously though, you need to warn her.  The fact that you "think" she's already looked into it and continues to do it tells me that she *didn't* actually look into or is not taking it seriously enough.Answer #3: > I'm worried that their business will start to rely on these sales eventually and be totally screwed if Disney corp comes knocking.

Even if they don't rely on those sales, they'll still be screwed. The consequence of infringement is not just "please don't do that anymore". The damages can easily kill you.


Title: [NH/NY] Haven't received child support in a month; $2500 owed. Need advice on how to deal with this.

Question:
As the title states. My father is not in my or my sister's life and owes child $2500 in child support as of today. It has been over a month since his last payment; exact date being February 14. The state I live in currently is NH; child support order in NYC; final payment will be when my sister turns 21 (me and her are both under 21; she's still in high school)

He usually does not do this, because the last time he did he lost his license (back in 2004). He is working and makes around $85K a year and has his wages garnished. The reason I state this is to get him having a job out of the way. He is still working there as of today.
I know where he works and who his boss is if that matters at all. I am also friends with him on Facebook, and he has also recently liked a status of mine (which I found odd). I have tried to contact him multiple times about this but he has not responded. He is apparently on vacation with his girlfriend right now in France, according to his Facebook, which has pictures of him on the trip.

We have called up the enforcement agency several timea and they have said they are "going to take care of this" but nothing has been done. My mom is disabled and cannot work according to her doctors, and we are now behind on multiple bills -- which the child support payments are primarily used for. I will not start my next job until next week (part-time), with college starting for me this fall.

I have no idea what to do and I feel bad for even asking for help, but I am really clueless here. I would go up to see him, but I have no way to do so nor the sufficient funds to do so.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Answer:
 Child support enforcement can't make a payment appear out of thin air. They have tools to enforce orders but they don't happen overnight. Answer #2: >He usually does not do this, because the last time he did he lost his license (back in 2004)....I have no idea what to do...

You can't do anything, legally speaking, because child support is a payment due from your father to your mother, not from your father to you or your sister.  Your mother can repeat whatever legal process she presumably did back in 2004.

>He is working and makes around $85K a year and has his wages garnished.

If there was a wage garnishment in place, and there wasn't something in a divorce decree that said it should stop at this point in time, then your mother may have a case against your father's employer (in addition to against your father), or it's possible that your father lost his job.


Title: Employer reduced my hours to part-time, taking away my sick hours (California)

Question: My employer reduced my full-time hours to part-time (20 hours/week). I have over one hundred sick hours saved, but they gave me a letter informing me that all but eight hours will be taken away once I officially go to PT next week. Is this legal?

Answer:
 I am not 100% up to date on these laws since the new changes went into effect. However, my read of it is that paid time off accrues and is vested immediately. The dept of labor views this paid time off as "wages" that can't just be forfeited (though they can be capped). There are some conditions based on whether your employer uses a different method (an all-encompassing PTO, or separate "vacation" and "sick" days).

I hope someone here can provide a better response, but here are two resources:

http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_vacation.htm

http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/paid_sick_leave.htm


Title: Minor Update: (Utah) Landlord is planning on using space heaters to heat a 30+ unit building.

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Give it the weekend. Everybody wanted to get out of the office on a Friday afternoon.  Follow-up next week.Answer #2: County health department.


Title: [Georgia] Dog bite required medical attention, dog owners say they won't pay

Question:
Alright I'll try to include everything but if you have any questions just ask.
I live in Georgia. I was invited to my friends pool last Sunday. She lives with her brother and his wife, but they were gone on vacation.
I had one alcoholic drink throughout the day. There was another guy there that was watching the house while they were gone. Her brother and wife have a dog. I was sitting outside of the pool and it walked up to me. I started to pet it and I pet it for probably a minute with no issues. At some point, it bit my face.
My boyfriend took me to the emergency room, I needed five stitches, a tetanus shot, and an antibiotic prescription - I don't have health insurance so this is all expensive. My friend said she was sure they'd pay. I didn't report the dog at the hospital.
I was also informed that this dog has bit people before, though not this bad, and has a history of abuse.
Her brother just got back from vacation and she sent me this message:

"Hey, so I’ve talked to my brother and his wife about the situation, i told them my story and [guy house sitting] did too, and apparently they don’t feel like they are at fault because [guy house sitting] told them that he had warned you about getting close to the dog. Whether you remember if he did or not, they are taking his word for it, and i guess legally if the person is warned beforehand and gets close enough anyway and gets bit, technically the person is at fault. I know it’s really shitty, but they were also told that alcohol was involved so it’s just another reason as to why they don’t feel at fault 😞 I would strongly suggest getting some sort of healthcare because anything could happen and if you aren’t financially prepared, it’s gonna be hard. I only pay like $12 a month for health insurance but it’s still something to help. But seriously I was so anxious to tell you all this and I hope it doesn’t effect our friendship. I wish I could help you pay for it but I’m currently behind on paying my mom a good bit of money 😕 it’s just a really unfortunate situation and I hope you can find a way to cover it. I can help you in any other possible way, just let me know."

Is there anything I can do about this? I definitely don't remember anyone telling me to stay away from the dog. My boyfriend said he didn't hear anyone say anything about it. I definitely wasn't drunk. I'm for sure going to report the dog, but what else can I do? Everywhere I've looked the Georgia dog laws are confusing.

Answer:
 1) contact animal control and report it. A dog that is a known biter should not be allowed to mingle with strangers.Get a paper trail before it hurts someone worse. Take pictures both immediately and follow-up (to show recovery).

2) take report and file with their homeowners insurance. If you can track down other people that it's bit that will help. Homeowners ins may pass the buck.

3) if #2 doesn't work then sue in small claims (or get a lawyer if damages exceed small claims) and sue both homeowner, tenant, and house sitter. Sounds like both friend (homeowner?/tenant) and house sitter were at party where dog (who had bitten others before and needed a warning) was allowed to free roam. They are all liable. Let the courts work out details. Bring report and photos.Answer #2: So I am confused so here is the best I can give you

You either file a claim with the home owners insurance that the incident occurred or you sue the person who was watching/responsible for the dog at the time of the bite.


Title: Ongoing Molestation Investigation of niece. Attorney got them off my back. Can't afford retainer. What do I do?

Question: [OR] Attorney said to wait it out. Because of mandatory reporting, DHS, Sheriffs and (eventually, I suppose) DA offices all involved now. Three witness testimonies gathered by detectives before I visited them. Declined to polygraph or psych eval. according to Attorney's advice. Is the potential error of being wrongly convicted and 25 years worth $7,500?!? My defense's financiers don't think so. What are the chances of that happening? Not wanting to gamble my life away  . . . But will a public defender give me the same Lifestyle polygraph as a private attorney? I.E. the "premium", full life story kind (and not the counterintelligence polygraph a detective would give) . . .

Answer: If you could come near to affording a private attorney, it's unlikely you qualify for a public defender.


Title: [VA] Mother of my child has mental disorder, granted supervised visits. Are there guidelines on reasonability?

Question:
Hi all! I'll try to keep this short, but I need advice. My ex and I dated for three years, had a daughter, and split up amicably when she was 1. She is now 4. We have worked peacefully and closely together for these 3 years.

In Winter 2015, my ex had a mental breakdown and went into a catatonic state and was admitted into a psychiatric hospital. She was diagnosed with PTSD and given Zoloft.

She got a job working at the same daycare that my daughter attends in May 2016, and was feeling good and stopped taking her medication because she didn't like the side effects. By September, she was fired from the daycare, she was seeing demons, started talking with a lot of religious overtones, believed she was pregnant with twins because God told her, and more.

She suddenly isolated my daughter from me on my regular days starting the day she was fired, and then within the week took her to a hospital to accuse me of sexual abuse. The doctor in the ER was the foremost expert in the state on sexual abuse, and she discharged my daughter to me. I immediately sought a protective order and I was granted one.

My ex then tried a few days later to get a protective order in another county and accused me of raping our daughter. The GAL in that county shut her down with the records from the doctor and they dismissed everything.

My county appointed a GAL and asked for an emergency hearing the next day, and extended the protective order until January 2017 (last week). They did allow for supervised visits during the holidays.

My ex faked an emergency heart surgery to try to see our daughter in November, and also had her boyfriend and own mother arrested with assault charges after attacking them in November and December.

We had 7 supervised visits and last week we were scheduled to have the custody hearing. Her attorney knew she had not gotten any medical treatment (and I think she has more than PTSD - maybe schizophrenia or bi-polar) and we were all able to come to an agreement with the GAL an hour before court and the judge accepted it (but put his own twist on it).

He ordered I be granted full physical and legal custody, but that she be allowed supervised visits one day every weekend "and further, mother may enjoy a mid-week dinner visit." It stated that I have to approve supervisors. It also stated that we have to alternate choosing the location of the visits. Finally, it said that she could show-cause for a change if she could prove she was seeing a doctor and taking meds for 3 continuous months.

Here's the thing: she's already requested that the first visit be an out of town church visit that's an hour away with an expensive lunch after. I said no, and offered an alternative. I'm financially drowning in legal fees, day care costs, and therapy co-pays already and I asked that she select any place in our own city. I also asked that she pay for our daughter for any place she chooses that might have a cost, and offered to pay for our daughter for any place that I choose (I can't afford expensive meals twice a week, I wish I could, I just can't).

She flipped out. She said that her grandparents want to see her and they are 67 and shouldn't have to travel to see her. I said, "these are your visits, not theirs, but they are welcome to come to any of them." She hung up the phone on me. Before that, she also requested that her grandmother be allowed as a supervisor, but I believe that her grandmother has been enabling her and encouraging her to not seek medical help and would not act in the best interest of our daughter. (Mind you, her grandmother supported her when she had her mother arrested).

I texted her and designated places for the visit myself that are in our city, right between our two houses, and said that she could pick another place anywhere in our city if she wanted.

I guess my question is: before I go and lose another $1000 in attorney fees: do you think a judge would find me in contempt of the order for requesting that the supervised visit be in our home city? Is it typical for a judge to allow someone with a mental illness to have a say in the location of the visit? It does technically say that she can alternate choosing the place, but is there an implied "within reason" in the order?

I almost hesitate to say it, but I feel like she might be trying to immediately test the limits to see if she can drag me into court for contempt. I feel bad, because I know she is sick and she was never, ever aggressive like this before, but I feel lost, broke, and unsure of what to do! I'm really not trying to play games or be aggressive -- I just want reasonable, fair, driving distances and to be able to still afford all of these extra expenses I've had to take on.

Thanks everyone!

Answer:
 Ask your lawyer. It'll cost you "another $1,000" if you have to go back to court, but it won't cost much to have 1 15-min phone call to ask this question. Your lawyer knows more about this particular judge and their idiosyncratic "dinner" orders than anyone on this subreddit possibly could.Answer #2: If there are no location restrictions for her weekend visitation day, she may take your child where she wants, as long as she returns in a timely manner, or by the time specified in the custody agreement (if any).

Failure to follow the court's order will mean you could be found in contempt. If you want to include a location restriction, go back to court and modify the custody agreement.


Title: Friend wants to sign "fake" lease to get a military BAH with me as landlord. Is there a way to make this legit?

Question:
A friend in the National Guard is on an assignment that allows for a BAH, & they've asked me to sign a lease as landlord so that they can collect it.

This seems like pretty clear cut fraud to me, & "everyone does it" isn't a strong argument in favor. On top of that, I'm a tenant, not an owner, & my lease specifically forbids sublets.

This friend has a had a rough go of things the last few years, and I would like to help, but I'm inherently uncomfortable with the arrangement. Is there a way to do this with some legitimacy? I do have an extra room... If I sign the lease, charge them some number in rent & give keys/free access to the room, how far askew of the law would that put us? I know I'd be in violation of my lease, and therefore I assume the lease we sign together would have no real legal basis, but does paying rent/granting access to a bedroom change anything?

Thank you kindly.

EDIT: Ok, all of your responses so far are pretty emphatic, so thank you to everyone who answered. I'm going to tell them no go.

Answer:
 No, don't do this. Stay far away. Let him get someone else to commit fraud with him. Answer #2: > This seems like pretty clear cut fraud to me

Correct!  And there's no way to legitimize fraud, unless he actually lives with you.Answer #3: > This seems like pretty clear cut fraud to me

That's because it is.  Do not defraud the US Government.

Also, it's a breach of your lease and grounds for eviction if your landlord finds out.  Your only defense to an illegal sublet claim is "Sorry your honor, but I'm actually committing fraud against the government because this lease is fake".  Answer #4: Your lease forbids sublets. Tell your friend you can't lease anything to him and you're uncomfortable committing fraud. My ex was Navy and you're right, everyone did try to scam the BAH, but it's not a good excuse to go along with it.


Title: Custody of Children

Question:
How easy/difficult is it for husband to be granted custody of children in Pennsylvania? What if there are no issues with the mother it's just that as a father I want custody.  There may be anargument that the mother has unresolved issues related to being an adult child of an alcoholic.
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer: The court is not going to cut out a parent from children's lives for anything except major issues like abuse and neglect.  You are going to have to share parenting time.


Title: i met a girl on chatroulette..

Question: [removed]

Answer:
 This is a known scam. Block the girl and ignore her. Also stop showing strangers your junk.

Being a minor, you could also potentially get in trouble for producing child porn.Answer #2: TIL chatroulette still exists.Answer #3: Don't pay. Blackmail never ends, they'll just keep trying to squeeze more money out of you.

Here's the plan:

* Document everything. Every communication.

* If they publish, go to the police. They are publishing child porn, and the police will take that seriously.

* They probably won't publish, as that will increase their risk a lot and not give them anything. They'll lose their leverage if they do.

* If they do publish, it'll blow over. Sure, some people will laugh at you for a while, but that'll blow over, as something else interesting comes along. It's just a dick, everyone has one, and everyone masturbates. Sure, it's not fun being caught in the act, but it'll blow over.


Title: Employer threatening to fire me due to simultaneous employment and new competing bar. NJ

Question:
I've been a barback at this restaurant/craft beer bar, let's call it X, for the past 2 months with the intention of moving up to a bartending position when one opened up. During this time there has been a change in management and the manager who hired me left and got hired at a similar bar down the block, let's call it Y. The owner of X and the manager of Y did not see eye to eye resulting in their ceasing of business with one another. The manager of Y hired me as a bartender for one night a week that I already had off. I was told today by my boss at X that the owner of the restaurant had said to pass on that I had to choose which place I could work at, one or the other because I wasn't allowed to work at his restaurant, X, if I was associated with bar Y. This  is a difficult decision because both places provide a substantial part of my income and other than this I've had no problems with either place. What i want to know is, can the owner of bar X legally fire me on the grounds of simultaneously working for competing bar Y even though it doesn't affect my schedule or performance?

TLDR;
Can the owner of bar X legally fire me on the grounds of simultaneously working for competing bar Y even though it doesn't affect my schedule or performance?

Answer:
 Yes.Answer #2: They can fire you

because the sky is blue, and

this is a haiku.Answer #3: YesAnswer #4: Yes.Answer #5: No

Haha just kidding

YesAnswer #6: Yes.Answer #7: Yes.Answer #8: Yes.Answer #9: Yes, they can legally fire you for that. It wouldn't affect your potential eligibility for unemployment, since you're not being fired for willful misconduct. They just don't want their bartender working for a close competitor in the same role.


Title: [TX] Dad and stepmom are withholding any info about a lawsuit I (16) won a little while back and my health insurance. I can't even talk with them

Question:
Tldr at bottom

Preface:
I want to start off by saying I feel horrible that I even have to write this and I wish I could just get what I need without a struggle. Also my mom first asked for my health insurance about 3 months ago and still nothing from them. And They have been vague about the lawsuit before i even recovered.

Background:
So I have had a rough time with my parents since an early age. They were divorced before I was 2 and they really don't get along at all. I used to live with my mom, but my dad forced me to visit the middle east for a year. When I got back I was with my mom for a little while until he decided he didn't like that. He took me from Allen Texas to Spring without even a word to my mom. I don't want to get into it, but hes abusive as fuck. He yells horrible things and throws stuff at people and he just genuinely repels anyone near him.

Accident:
Well one day I was at a friends house and oh boy it didn't turn out as planned. I went to this kids house because I absolutely hated spending any time at my house. At first it was great. We were chilling in his huge house. He told me no one was home (I was 13, and I didn't know this before.) And I was just happy to be out of the house so I didn't care. We started chatting and before long he told me I could spend the night whenever i wanted (big house) and I really felt safer there. Keep this in mind, I used to have constant anxiety and he really was being kinder than most of my friends so I felt totally safe there. Now the unsafe part. We got hungry and he was kindly willing to pay for me, so we walk to KFC. On the way there we had to cross a super busy street (but thanks to my adhd i had horrible awareness as a kid.) I was hesitant at first, but he reassured me and I trusted him out of... Whatever makes kids impulsive. After that I blacked out. I wake up to blood and people standing over me. My leg feels like it's been snapped in half by a giant. It was snapped in half, I got run over by a truck. To try and keep it short I was in the hospital for about a month, with a shit tone of opium and surgeries. I had to get my leg cut open due to compartment syndrome. Then I had to get a wound vac that had to be changed every other day. It felt like something I don't think any child should feel. All of that along with another surgery (I dont remember at what point) to put rods and screws in my inner leg. It was hell and frankly my dad and step mom really didn't help one bit. Stepmom said to stop acting like a pregnant lady when I got my vaccume changed and Dad was blaming me for the whole thing. My mom just worries a lot, but she's not actively shitting on me like them. After all of this I am completely fine, stronger than ever, but now I don't know how do proceed with all the legality after recovery.

Lawsuit:
After I healed enough to walk somewhat normally we sued the driver (through the insurance I think?). I had no clue what was going on every time me and my dad went to something related but I hated thinking about it. Everytime we went I had a ball of anxiety lodged deep inside me. I hated every second of the questions, and I didn't even remeber too much. It felt so horrible explaining what happened and my dad kept blaming me for being "so stupid" as he put it. The good news is that all that anxiety and suckieness was for a purpose that I now (somewhat) understand. It turns out we won, and I have a decent amout of money waiting for me. But that's the problem, I have no clue where to even begin to make sure I get the money.

Advice?:
After all of what has happened with my father I still don't want to cause a problem. But he is still my primary custodian (I think it's called) and my insurance is under his name. While im at my mom she can't change my doctor or anything, and me and my mom asked them for at least the card from 3 months ago. I honesty have no clue what kind of insurance it even is or how to find out. My mom has no clue either and checking up on my health is getting really difficult. Also I really want to make sure i am the one compensated for my pain and not him. Additionally I don't know if there's any way to get the money sooner, but if there is that is my main goal. I have already set up an investment plan so the sooner the better. Plus i would love the option to be on my own just incase I feel like it's a better option. I genuinely mean it when I say thank you for any time you might spend trying to help it means a lot to me even if you just read through it.

Tldr:
I don't know if I even wrote this right because it's really uncomfortable to relive it, but hopefully it's good enough to understand. I just want to get the money I rightfully deserve due to scarring and suffering after being hit by a truck. My dad doesn't want me to know anything about it, and he is also the guardian for my health insurance but he won't let me use it. I can't even talk to him anymore he hates me, and I feel sick to my stomach trying to solve this problem. Even this post was hard to write, so if you have anything you would like to say I would really appreciate it and thanks for taking the time to at least read this post. Please let me know if i glossed over something or missed a useful detail it's my first post here.
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 As a 16 year old you probably won't have access to the funds that were won in the case so you may want to understand that. However you can go to your court and look up your name and see if there was any cases but you may have problems as you arent of age yet.

If you do find out there was a settlement, and your dad is refusing to give you the money, you can sue him alone at 18(I think, correct me if I'm wrong) or now with your mother present in small claims court.Answer #2: Back when I worked in insurance defense law any settlement to a minor went into a trust and a judge had to sign off on it.


Title: accidentally stole from 2 stores

Question:
so last night, while drunk, i went shopping at a grocery store and a tj maxx... I was a little out of it (read: drunk) and was carrying a bunch of stuff, and at both stores I put stuff in my purse while walking around and literally forgot about it and left the stores with it still in my purse. this sounds like the dumbest shoplifting defense in the world but it's literally what happened!! both times it was like \~$10 of merchandise, and no one stopped me when I left, which was why I was able to forget about it (I bought things at both stores; I just carried them to the register and forgot to reach in my bag for the smaller stuff i'd been holding there because I was so discombobulated).

What is the likelihood I'll be prosecuted for this? Should I return the merchandise? I'm scared that will be seen as an admission of guilt. this is all stuff I was planning to buy...I feel dumb but I'm not sure what the best course of action is

Answer: Decent if they have cameras. Absolutely not. Shut up, don't talk, and if contacted get council.


Title: I received a traffic ticket with no cost, only the court date.

Question:
This morning I was driving up the road and saw numerous police cars ahead. Worrying about running late, I made a U-turn and an officer trailed after me and pulled me over.

The officer explained that they were checking insurance/ID’s and noted how suspicious I made myself look doing the U-turn. He cited me for illegal U-turn but my ticket only has the court date, no price.

Is there a specific reason for this? And if so, is there anything I can do to prevent being fined? I’m almost certain the U-turn I made was perfectly legal. I live in AL if that helps.

Answer:
 >  And if so, is there anything I can do to prevent being fined? I’m almost certain the U-turn I made was perfectly legal.

Yes. Go to court, plead your case, and see what the judge says. Their opinion is the only one that matters. Not yours, the cops, or Reddits.

I'll copy and paste the advice I give for all court appearances: From personal experience I will advise you when you go to court, even low level traffic court, wear a suit, get a haircut, shave, don't speak unless spoken to and use as few words as possible to answer questions, and be very polite. Don't go in there with an attitude or trying to bear some grudge against the officer or "the system". Take the pragmatic approach, play the game, and you'll most likely get the best result for you.


Title: [US] a foreign child is adopted by American parents, now adult, wants to learn his real name, adoptive parents don't help -- what to do?

Question:
A Russian national was adopted at the age of 10 in 2003 by a US couple.  Now, being 24, he would like at least to learn his original name and possibly locate blood relatives in Russia.  But his adoptive parents are extremely upset by this idea and refuse to show him any documents.

This is actually even more complicated than it seems because it's not clear whether he retained his original Russian citizenship, and this, for example, blocks any travel to Russia because Russian citizens can enter Russia using Russian docs only regardless of other citizenships, and ex-Russian citizens have to positively prove that they have renounced Russian citizenship.  The guy does not even remember his original last name, so it's not possible for him to clarify this situation.

Thus the question:

- If he knows just his real date of birth and the year of adoption, can he somehow get access to some kind of records that list his original name?  With his adoptive parents actively fighting this?

Checking on the Russian side is not the way to go since, like I've said, he does not know his original last name.  Adoption records are sealed there too anyway.

The current state is Texas, but I am not 100% it's where the adoption has happened.  Let's assume it's Texas.

Thank you!

**Edit**: yes, it was TX originally.
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 Look at Form G-884 which is filed with USCIS. The adoptee may be able to request copies of all documents filed when he entered the US.

His Russian citizenship could not have been renounced until he turned 18, so he most likely is a dual citizen.


Title: Dog Bite

Question:
Couple of facts:
The dog owners are renters
The house does not have a fence
Located in Oklahoma

Situation:
My wife was out for a jog in our neighborhood this last Sunday when she was bit by a dog. She was on the opposite side of the street from the dog's home, and the bite was unprovoked.

Sunday:
After the bite, the dog ran back into the unfenced yard and was taken inside by a minor. My wife went to the front door to talk with the dog's owners because she wanted to look into whether or not the dog had its proper vaccinations since the bite drew blood. After numerous attempts of knocking and ringing the doorbell, the adult owner came to the door and apologized and began looking for proof of vaccination. They were unable to locate the records and we said they could just provide them the next day since it was a Sunday and the vet was closed. We went ahead and contacted the Police (since animal control is closed Sunday's) and completed a police report. Later that day I received a call from a friend who is a neighbor of the dog's owners. He said that he witnessed the dog being sold... yes, sold the same day the dog bit, and the owners couldn't find shot records.

Monday:
Vet invoices were emailed to my wife showing the dog had shots in 2012 and 2015. I contacted the vet listed on the invoices to verify the records. The girl at the vet proceeds to tell me the dog is past due for its rabies vaccination because they just switched to a 3 year vaccine this year. She proceeds to tell me that according to the records she sees, they haven't seen the dog since 2012.  I emailed her the records to verify again, and she confirms a 2nd time.

I contact animal control to relay the information I just received and to see if they had started an investigation. They were just beginning, and recommended that my wife went to an urgent care for a tetanus shot and a round of antibiotics. They said they would attempt to contact the owners today (Monday) and would follow up.

The dog's owner contacts my wife to ask how she is. He offers to pay for the medical bills from the doctor and asks if we received the vet records. My wife says "yes" but that the vet has told us that the dog has not been properly vaccinated and that the second record was fake. He says the vet must be confused and that was about it.

Tuesday:
Animal control contacts us and says that they spoke with the owner and he says that he and my wife talked (which is true) and that she agrees that the investigation needs to be dropped (huh?!?). I tell him that isn't the case, that we still need to know about the rabies status of the dog.  He agrees, and says that if the owner doesn't provide either verifiable shot records, the dog, or information as to where the dog is within 24 hours they will send the case to the state for a health code violation which could result in search warrants and possibly arrest.

Wednesday:
Animal control talks to me, says that they have not been able to talk with the owners and that they have until 4pm until the case gets sent to the state.

Thursday (today):
Animal control turns the case over to the state.

Advice needed:
So here's what we are trying to get an opinion on... obviously the medical bills should be covered. Do we file a claim with the homeowners insurance?
Do we wait until we get the recommendation on whether or not my wife should get rabies vaccine?
Should we decide to pursue legal action, do we go after the homeowner, the renter, or both?

Thanks for the help everyone
Topic:
Personal Injury

Answer:
 Non-legal advice: Vet says dog is not current on rabies vaccine? Your wife needs to be vaccinated against rabies. The nature of rabies is such that by the time symptoms appear, it's too late to save the patient's life.

Not a lawyer, but dog owner claims to have sold it? IIRC, "dangerous dog" classification is not wiped out by a change in ownership. New owners would be subject to any muzzle/insurance requirements imposed by animal control.


Title: Took a 9mm to the chest from GF and lived to tell about it.

Question: This was back on 5/14/14. Really long story short, I had to kick her out due to drug and alcohol abuse. The night I told her she had to leave in the morning she was drunk and high on coke. She ended up with a loaded 9mm and shot me in the chest. After them giving me 50/50 chance of making it to the hospital I made it after all. Now having PTSD and still after all this time it still haunts me almost daily. So my question is, can I use here for damages, pain, suffering ECT. Somehow I rationalize in my mind this would help the healing process. Thanks you.

Answer:
 Court exists to *make you whole*. You can sue for direct, measurable monetary damages.

Do you attend therapy as a result of your PTSD? You can sue for the cost of the therapist.

Do you see a doctor as a result? You can sue for the cost of the doctor.


Title: Similar product to mine being sold - do I have a case?

Question:
I'm in the USA.

TLDR: I have a dufflebag that I'm fairly successful at selling. It has a design quirk which enhances the compartmentalization. Another brand is selling a similar product with the same design quirk. Possibly using the same factory as us.

Essentially this company is selling a very similar product to mine. They don't have any of our branding elements, (logos) but the basic shape and concept is the same as ours, along with the color/material.

Do we have any recourse or should we let it go?

Answer: If you didn't have a copyright/patent on the design unfortunately nothing can be doneAnswer #2: Unless you have a utility patent or a design patent you're looking at very high fees for litigation and very little chance of success.


Title: [Arkansas] Friends and I ticketed with trespassing, all the women are being charged with a more severe sentence?

Question:
My situation is pretty much as stated in the title. Some friends and I were using an abandoned building to shoot a few scenes for a short film of one of the group members. Most of us were unaware that we were trespassing on private property, however that isn't what I'm worried about.

I am being charged with violating statue 5-39-203, all the men in our group are being charged with class c tresspassing and have to pay a $200 dollar fine. However all the women in our group are being charged with class b trespassing and have to pay a $400 fine. We were all caught doing the same thing. We were all very cooperative. Is there anything I can legally do about how I am being charged with a more severe sentence because I am a woman?
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer: One of the guys in the group checking in here. I (and one of the other guys there) had my car parked next to the location, so how far fetched is it to say that they mixed up the tickets? If our cars were there, the other guy and I could be charged with a class B, correct? Maybe the class C we have was actually meant for the girls?


Title: Ohio Can a company pass health code fines on to employees?

Question: I work for a car dealership that has maybe 50 employees and a few months ago we got a string of complaints to the health department about people smoking by doorways.  We got a warning and management clarified rules about where people are allowed to smoke.  All was quiet until a few days ago when an inspector drove through our lot and saw someone smoking by the backdoor.  Now the company is being fined $2000 and is saying that if they figure out who it was they will pass the fine onto that employee if they can't they will break the fine up among all the employees that smoke. Is this legal?

Answer:
 Absolutely not.

If you've got that threat in writing, give that inspector another call.

Ohio is also a one party state so you could record him saying it.


Title: [USA, CA] When does the clock start when driving past the office to go to work for a single day?

Question:
I work in an office doing programming. I drive 1 hour (50 miles) from my home to the office.

Recently my boss has had me working out of town 1 day at a time, a 3 hour drive (140 miles) there and a 3 hour drive home one or two days a week for the last 3 weeks. I requested clarification on how to fill out my time card and he said typically we don't start the clock until you're on the job site, but he isn't sure.

For example, in his mind since I worked for 8 hours (Windshield time doesn't count) I get paid for 8 hours. In my mind, I'm driving an additional 4 hours a day and should be compensated for the entire minus my normal 1 hour commute each way.

That doesn't seem right to me, but if that is what it is, that is what it is. If not I'd like to correct him and get paid for my additional time away from my home and family.

What is the correct way to calculate my time? I'm willing to accept whatever outcome is the legal one.

Thank you!

Answer:
 If your employer requires you to work off-site away from your primary place of employment, your employer has to pay you for that time. It does not have to be at your regular rate, but it must be at least minimum wage.

[source](http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/DLSE_EnfcManual2012.pdf) You fall under 46.3.1

Ninja edit: You are not paid for your travel time from home to work, only from work to this location and back to work, not from work to home.


Title: (CA) My Employer wants to use my personal data...

Question:
HR said its for audit purposes to check on things.(HR lady didnt explain much)
Consent form says its for insurance purpose/promotional purpose, and other ("Purpose")

They want to use my "Personal data included but not limited to name, date of birth, passport number, drivers license, academic history, bank account, contact numbers, address, resume and photo."

The bank account seems kinda odd to me and give me a huge red flag. I dont understand why they would need/know my bank account info. auditing? for what? they paying the right person?

everything seems vague to me. Should i be worried? My conspiracy theory is that it is a cover up for the company to be sold or merge. Any thoughts or ideas on what i should do? don't sign it? Seems very invasion of my privacy.  Is there a law that protects me from this?  any advice?

I work for a manufactoring tech company... have been with this company for a year... they drop this on all employees at once.  co-workers who been there a long time were shocked to see it, have never seen it before.

Answer:
 Use of your personal data is very strange.  If they needed to audit, they already have the information and would only be confirming it.  And I can't think of a reason that they'd need your passport number, academic history, or photo.

I'd ask HR/Management to explain in more detail *why* they want this information and exactly what is being done.  If they stay vague about it, I wouldn't consent.  It's possible what they're doing is illegal, but it's difficult to say without knowing what they're planning on using it for.


Title: My neighbor's pit bull attacked my sister and her dogs.

Question:
A few weeks ago, my sister was attacked by our neighbors' loose pit bull while walking her dogs on the sidewalk in front of our home in Pasadena, CA. My sister was bitten on the hand and one of her dogs was severely injured, requiring immediate abdominal surgery to save its life. The attack was unprovoked and occurred because of the owners' negligence in securing their dog on their property.

While my sister was being attacked, the owner of the dog was present but failed to immediately intervene and control his animal. When he finally did, he took his dog back on his property and left my sister alone and bleeding in the street without offering any assistance.

I called 911 so we had police, paramedics and animal control all show up. Animal Control made a report. We have a witness who saw the whole incident. The owner said he would pay for vet bills. However, when we had the vet call him for payment he said he does not have a bank account or credit card and can only pay cash. We did find out that he has homeowners insurance through a reputable company, so we called the made made a claim. We have not heard whether they will accept liability, but they did record a statement from my sister a few weeks ago.

I have never dealt with a situation like this before so I am wondering what the best thing to do is. Should we wait to see if the insurance company will cover it before we hire a lawyer? Total  medical bills so far are just shy of 10k so small claims court is still an option. Or should we just send the owner a demand letter since he had said he would pay for it? Any advice or insight into the matter would be greatly appreciated.
Topic:
Personal Injury

Answer:
 OP, as this seems to also be an insurance issue, you might want to x-post this in /r/insurance and ask the agents/adjusters that inhabit that sub what they think.

Did your sister have any injuries to her hand? Have you considered hiring a personal injury lawyer? Most of them have free consultations to see if you have a case that is worthwhile to pursue. They will also seek the medical costs and the property costs (that of your dog).Answer #2: Also, Medical insurance may go the subrogation route against this guy and his insurance to recoup the money they spent on your medical billsAnswer #3: Just to throw this out there, you might have some trouble with the guys homeowners insurance. Many times the insurance doesn't cover dogs that are known risks such as german shepherds, huskies and pit bulls. You might end up having to sue the homeowner.


Title: Me (18) talking to my SO (15) - details in post

Question:
My location: Norway
SO location: California, USA

I'd like to state I was 17 when we first started talking and I turned 18 a little while ago, and my SO is turning 16 later this year. This might be bizarre to some people but It's stricly an online relationship so far.

My SO's parents were fine with us talking until recently when my SO finally reached out to get help regarding fatherly abuse.
During a meeting with a social worker, they mentioned me and the social worker said that it was illegal for me to talk to my SO since I am an adult. Now my SO's parents wants us to stop talking unless we can prove that there is no laws against us talking.

Is there actually any laws (California) that prohibit us from talking? and stricly *talking.*

I am fully aware that anything sexual is illegal.

Sorry for the bad english :(

EDIT: Thank you all for your responses, I'll leave the post up for others to see :)

Answer:
 >During a meeting with a social worker, they mentioned me and the social worker said that it was illegal for me to talk to my SO since I am an adult. Now my SO's parents wants us to stop talking unless we can prove that there is no laws against us talking.

I'm just going to give you a suggestion - if there is something going on that involves abuse and social services you might want to not talk for a bit until this gets taken care of. If you two are meant to "be" then you "be" in a few months after this stabilizes a bit.


Title: Traffic ticket for driving in passing lane

Question:
The officer wrote me for driving in passing lane when I was actually speeding heavily on the highway.
I’m relatively sure the officer won’t show to the trial considering he gave me such a large break on the ticket, but I don’t know how common it is for no-shows.

What should I know how to do when representing myself if the officer does appear? If he doesn’t show do I win by default? This is my first court experience. Any and all advice is appreciated.

This is in the jurisdiction of Lamar Missouri.

Answer:
 He will show, he gets paid time and a half for court plus most departments have a policy that requires them to show up.

What exactly is your defense for speeding? Unless you have one you're probably better off just paying the ticket, which sounds like you were given a huge break on.Answer #2: >I’m relatively sure the officer won’t show to the trial considering he gave me such a large break on the ticket, but I don’t know how common it is for no-shows.

Or he shows up and has the additional charges added to your case. Then you get to pay the speeding fine, as well.

Contrary to popular belief, most police officers do actually get in trouble for FTA.


Title: If a nightclub bouncer assaulted someone for no reason, do the police just arrest/lockup the bouncer like they would anyone else?

Question: [removed]

Answer:
 > would most police look the other way if the aggressor turned out to be the bouncer/private security?

Generally speaking, it's certainly possible.

> Not all bouncers/club security are like this, mostly the immigrants from African nations for some reason?

Uhhhh, what?

> I was grabbed by a one of these bouncers because I was with some woman and had her on my shoulders, nothing against the law just normal innocent fun

Probably because  you were violating the policies of the club/bar.

> I'm kind of embarrassed and violated now and want to get my revenge.

Um, ok... good luck with that?


Title: My stalker was found dead two days after I received a subpoena in the case against him. Do I still have to appear?

Question: I am in Birmingham, Ala. Just when I thought the nightmare that was my stalker was over, I was issued a subpoena to appear in court. I was dreading it because I thought I would have to see him. Two days later, I hear from neighbors, who knew of him and work near where he followed me, that his was body was found nearby. I have no proof, but if it is true it seems like such a waste of time for me to appear in court if he actually is dead. I just want to get done with this nightmare already. How could I get out of appearing and/or confirm he is in fact dead?

Answer: You could call either the court who issued the subpoena, or the attorney who issued it on his behalf to see if it's true and if the hearing is still on the calendar.


Title: [CHICAGO] [16/M] Is it illegal for me to bunk school? I mean my friends says don't hangout near police station when you bunk or you'll get in trouble. I thought that it is only School policy violation not a Police case law violation. Help me.

Question: I really hate P.E. classes. I only bunk those classes, not other classes. When I bunk, I usually read books or play games on mobiles in Park. I don't do anything illegal at all.

Answer: Truancy laws can be enforced by any police. It is illegal. You are required by law to be in school.


Title: My brother, while making someone a burrito at Chipotle, was threatened to have his “glasses broken in” by a customer

Question: Say the guy had actually punched my brother. Who would be liable? Obviously the guy would, but would chipotle have to pay anything? How about wages while he’s in the hospital?

Answer:
 The person who did the punching is liable for their actions, including medical bills and lost wages. The employer's workers insurance will pay the medical bills if the injury occurred on the job. If the worker's insurance has to pay under their policy, they will likely seek to recover what they had to pay from the party responsible, in this case the person who did the punching.

All roads eventually lead to the person who caused the injury. That person would likely be facing criminal legal issues as well.Answer #2: Your brother was assaulted actually [https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/assault](https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/assault)

"Assault Definition:
The definition of assault varies by jurisdiction, but is generally defined as intentionally putting another person in reasonable apprehension of an imminent harmful or offensive contact. Physical injury is not required."

The offending customer should be banned from the store at a minimum


Title: {NYC} My apartment used to be rent-stabilized and I think my landlord illegally raised rent in order to get it to market rate.

Question:
In September of 2014 I moved into my one bedroom apartment in the UES paying $2050 in rent. The building is a prewar walk-up building with 26 units. After a year of living there my rent went up $50 so I decided to look into the rent history of my apartment.

Turns out my market rate apartment used to be a rent stabilized apartment from 1984 to 2001. According to the rent history, in 1999 the rent was $1058.56, then was raised to $1413.91 in 2000,  then $1871.39 in 2001, and went vacant in 2002 before going to market rate in 2003. That's an increase of 76% in 2 years! The rent history states that the increase was due to "Prefer Vac/Leas Imprvmnt" (which I assume means Major Capital Improvements).

My questions are 1) Is it legal to raise rent on a rent stabilized apartment by 76% in 2 years? 2) Since I moved into the apartment in 2014 am I too late to file a rent overcharge complaint with the DHCR? I'd love to get the apartment back to rent stabilized but I wanted to see if that's even possible before contacting an attorney.

Answer:
 99-01 may represent different tenants with mci and vacancy increases for each new lease. and the deregulation level (now 2700) May have been down near 1900 in 2003.

it's hard to know without seeing the rent history. but if those were the registered rents, I'd guess they're legit vacancy increases.


Title: Neighbor is sueing me for voyeurism.

Question:
Austria,Vienna.
She is sueing me for seeing her sunbathing on her balcony with a bikini on while I was just observing the yards outside of my bathroom, which I do routinely.

What should I do?
Sry,for bad English.

Answer:
 To be clear: is she suing you, as in you have received official paperwork from the court, or has she threatened to sue you?Answer #2: I would hope that in most democracies, voyeurism requires you to be outside looking into a private space, i.e. a peeping Tom.

In this case, you are inside, looking out. I can't imagine that in Austria, one has an expectation of privacy if one is sunbathing outside, essentially in public.

Good luck!Answer #3: Do nothing until you receive something in writing from her lawyer or a court. She's blowing smoke. Answer #4: Hast du schon ein Rechtsanwalt angerufen? Hier in Amerika, das soll dein ersten Anruf sein. Ich glaube auch in Österreich.

Ich glaube dass es total blöd ist.


Title: My sister in law's ex-husband has been escalating with threatening behavior. I wondered if her ex-husband can be charged with anything?

Question:
My brother's Wife (lets call her B) has a ex husband (lets call him X.) B was together with X for 10 years they were highschool sweethearts and they had a kid (the kid is K). X and B had a really volatile breakup where X started doing hard drugs (cocaine, speed, etc.) and being increasingly erratic with his behavior. They divorced about 5 years ago, three years ago my brother came into the picture and married B. X lost all custody of K and see's K once a week with supervision for a  three to four hours. This has been going on for the last half year or so.

X got into trouble with the law because he refuses to take medication for his mental health stuff and has some pretty intense delusions (think re incarnation of jesus.) He has always been a little off the last year but this past week he's started putting some pretty serious threats out there.

Five days ago he came on to my Brother and B's property when they were not home and threatened my Brother's father in law and accused him of molesting his daughter ( which the step dad never sees, he is kind of a shut in. And he has been accusing everyone in the family of this behavior. ) Then he told the step dad he left a present for B. The present was four bullets on her truck. One for her, my brother, their kid, and B's grandmother (or his own kid, not sure the fourth bullet.) Then he leaves a message on B's phone saying that he doesn't own a gun and how that wasn't a big deal. But he also states that if necessary he could get a gun...but ya KNOW he doesn't currently have one.

Now obviously these could be empty threats and something might never come to fruition. But then 2 days ago he leaves another bullet and B's best friends house. Then last night he wrote the letters INCEST on the road in chalk right before the driveway.

B will be getting a protection order, but I wondered if there was something else that can be done to relieve some of the fear the family is going through. I don't necessarily hate the guy and I have dealt with a lot of mental illness in my family but at a certain point something's got to be done. I just worry that this behavior could escalate to something that could be very dangerous. There is a decent amount of evidence in text and a couple voice mails. X is also already on probation for a separate incident involving a manic episode and the police.

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TLDR: My Brother's Wifes Ex has left bullets for each of their family members and threatened our father in law with death threats on my brother's property. The police can't seem to do much about this and I really want my brother's family to not have to worry about this person. He has had some arrests before and is on probation. He has mental health issues to (extreme bipolar, narcissistic personality disorder, and when he's extremely manic he has schizophrenic episodes.

Answer: You mention prior arrests? These are felony convictions? If so he’s not even allowed to have a gun, let alone given the mental health issues, combined with death threats. You need to call the cops.


Title: I wish to bring suit against my son's school district for improper expulsion and failure to follow process. How do I find the right attorney for this?

Question:
My 11 year old son was improperly expelled. I interviewed all parties involved in his expulsion and recorded my conversations (this is a 1 party consent state).

I was denied due process by the superintendent of schools. He threatened to uphold the full term of expulsion if I exercised my right to reject his offer and take it to the Disciplinary Hearing Board. I have emails.

I also intend on pursuing action against the local sheriff's department, for failing to perform an investigation. Again, all recorded.

How do I go about finding the proper law firms to handle this?
Topic:
Juvenile and Youth Law

Answer:
 By what standard was he improperly expelled?

> I was denied due process by the superintendent of schools.

You don't get due process from the school. Your son does.

> I also intend on pursuing action against the local sheriff's department, for failing to perform an investigation.

And what standing do you believe you have to force LE to investigate a matter?

> How do I go about finding the proper law firms to handle this?

You'd look for someone who specializes in education/civil liberties. If you have any claim.Answer #2: > I interviewed all parties involved in his expulsion and recorded my conversations (this is a 1 party consent state).

Did you interview minor children and record that?  Did you tamper with witnesses involved in a ~~bomb~~ threat investigation?Answer #3: Contact your local bar association.


Title: Co-worker took jacket from holiday party and then lost wallet

Question:
We had a Company Holiday Party, and a fellow employee (who I did not know) walked out with my jacket an hour before I left.

The company has camera footage of him leaving with my jacket.

When they brought it up to him. He said the jacket was in a friend's car, but later "recalled" that he left it at Friday's and called them to get it back. He was able to return my jacket and keys but the wallet was gone. The wallet had approximately $380 worth of Cash/Gift Cards (it was right before Christmas).

What are the steps I need to do?

Should I file a police report? Do they help me recover the value of what was lost?

Do I ask him to give me the money directly?

Do I have to take him to court? What would I need to do this? A police report? The footage from the party?

Any and all help is appreciated. Thank you!

Answer:
 You were robbed. Your coworker is lying.

File a police report.Answer #2: You can (and perhaps should) file a police report about this loss.

It doesn’t sound like you have any evidence that directly implicates this person in the loss of your wallet.  I understand that you may reasonably believe that they are, but that’s not the same thing as having some sort of evidence they caused you a loss.Answer #3: Freeze your credit and notify any accounts from cards in the wallet that it was stolen. No matter what happened to your wallet and who has it, you are at risk and it is your duty to try and prevent further issues. Together with filing the police report this puts you in the best position if anyone tries anything criminal with your ID or accounts.Answer #4: You could also try to file a police report but if he took the jacket by accident, thinking it was his, that would likely come to nothing.  Most crimes require ill intent (mens rea) to be prosecuted.

He did cause you damages though and should be required to make you whole.  You can send him a demand letter for the value of the wallet and contents, and then sue him in small claims court if he doesn't pay you.

Don't forget to cancel any credit/debit cards that were in your wallet.

edit: removing part about changing locks, I misread the post and thought your keys were also missing.


Title: Connecticut single Mom with custody/child support issues who can't afford a lawyer and advice would be greatly appreciated!

Question:
I have been divorced 10 years.  We were granted shared custody and the kids were supposed to be 7 nites with me 7 nites with him alternating.  That lasted 2 years before he lost interest and rarely contacted them.  That left me
with the burden of providing for all of their basic needs.  I never went back to court because of the $250 consultation fee and the $5000 retainer.  I make less than 50,000 a year and after taxes, health and dental for me and the kids I am left with 30,000...after rent it is 16,000 to live on.  He makes over 80,000 a yr and his wife helps with the household expenses as she works fulltime.  Plus her Mom rents the in-law apartment from them.  They have no kids.
My son is 18 and is a college student fulltime(i fully support him)and lives with me fulltime.  My daughter is 15.  My kids are traumatized by their fathers rejection and have been in counseling.  I devote every minute to them when im not working so they are getting thru it ok and are both honors students.
He pays $100/ week child support for my daughter.  We are struggling for food, heat, electricity. ..the basics.   He lives in a huge house with a fully stocked frigde and is never cold.
My questions-can I go back and get past support because of the fact that he went against our agreement of shared custody and therefore did not provide 50% of their care all these years?
I want full custody of my daughter and want to stipulate that if anything happens to me my son becomes legal guardian. ..she does not know her father and would be devestated to be forced to live with him.  I have enough life insurance to provide for them both thru college in the event of my death.  Is that possible.
I am a good Mother...no dcf incolvement, stayed single intentionally so I could devote all of me to them.  They are great kids.
Any advice would be appreciated.
I waited this long because I thought he would wake up and be a good dad and if I was fighting him legally that might hurt the chance of my kids having a present dad and also because of the expense of a lawyer.
I would welcome it if he came back into their lives and formed healthy relationships with them and have NEVER kept him away from them, ever.
Help please....for my kids sake.  They need a fighting chance in life and have gone without so much.

Answer: You are going to have to petition the court for child support.  You will probably not be able to get retroactive child support, because there was no agreement in place during that time.  If you wanted him to pay for 50% of their support, you should have petitioned the court when he stopped sharing physical custody. Also, I know the situation sucks, but the amount of money your ex's wife makes or the money her parents pay to rent the in-law apartment or the size of the house they live in or what is in their fridge has ZERO to do with your ex's child support liability.  It is his income that matters.


Title: I'm freaking out a little

Question:
So I work at a local high school in the music program. I'm not employed by the school but buy the music program itself. When I first got this job I had to get a background check done to make sure everything was all good. I passed it before and there was no issues in 2014. I'm now in my third year with the same program and I just got an email from my boss saying that I need to get another check done this year(2016). Apparently I need to get one every year but I didn't get one done last year (2015) and they never brought it up. Here is the thing I am worried about that. Last month (July 2016) I was arrested. Long story short with that was I got catfished. A sheriff was doing a routine check when I first hungout with this girl and come to find out that she was not who she said she was and was actually 16 (I'm 25). I spent the night in jail and was charged with "Contributing to the delinquency of a minor" and have a court date in October. Now usually i tell my boss everything but this happened in a pretty down time in my life where I was depressed and didn't want to talk to anybody about anything. I realize that this is childish but depression does that to you. Now that I am going to have to get another background check, I'm wondering if they see that on my record and if I'll lose my job at the school. Does anyone have a suggestion on how to progress?

TL:DR I was arrested for "Contributing to the delinquency of a minor" and I am wondering if that would keep me from teaching children

Answer: They will see it, and you're likely out of a job. That's a serious conviction, especially being around minors daily.


Title: [CA] Water Leak from Condo Above - Her Insurance Company Says Not-Negligent - Will not pay for my repairs

Question:
I own a condo. I heard a water leak behind the walls one day. I called a plumber who opened the walls and found the water leak coming from the condo above me.

Lots of wet drywall had to be removed and my place was aired out for 5 days straight with air machines.

Hardwood flooring also got damaged and needs to be replaced.

Her insurance did an investigation and found that she was not negligent and therefore her insurance company is not paying me for repairs.

This is what the insurance person said: "Yes, we came to the conclusion that our policyholder wasn't liable. Reasons include her recent maintenance of the fridge, the age of the fridge was well within its lifespan, and the lack of any physical evidence of neglect or damage.

The leak happened on a line that connects the ice maker to the water supply line. The line is in between the fridge and the wall."

NOTE: I do not have home insurance so I cannot make a claim with my insurance to fix the repairs (stupid, I know. I will be getting home insurance immediately after this).

What do I do here? Do I sue her? Do I have a case to go after her for my repairs?

Answer: Yes you can sue. Without insurance that would be your only recourse. You really should have insurance of your own.


Title: [California] My fiancee's company canceled her private health insurance and put her on their own plan - without her permission

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Her company can't cancel her plan, how would they even know she had Kaiser or what her medical record number was?


Title: Acquired land from a past relative, billboard owner refuses to pay rent.

Question:
I family member died about a few years ago and I inherited his property (about 1 acre in a small town in Montana).  There is a billboard on the property with a current advertisement on it right next to a highway on the outskirts of town.

I've contacted the owner and he refuses to pay because he had an agreement with my past relative.  I know the agreement between them won't stand because he's no longer here but what are my options as far as removing the ad or start charging him a monthly fee?  I'm not sure if he owns the actual sign or if he's just the owner of the business that's being advertised.

Any help would be greatly appreciated :)

Answer:
 > I know the agreement between them won't stand because he's no longer here

Figure out who owns the actual sign. If it's you, ignore the rest of this post.

If the owner of the sign (this guy or whoever) has a valid lease, it's entirely possible that you inherited it along with the property and must honor it. That's what happens with residential tenants in MT AFAIK, couldn't find an exception/statute describing this particular situation.

Otherwise, it looks like that sign would count as [abandoned](http://www.mtrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?RN=18.6.202). You can inform the Department of Transportation ([Right-of-Way Bureau?](http://www.mtrules.org/gateway/RuleNo.asp?RN=18%2E6%2E262)) and they'll deal with it.


Title: Landlord trying to upgrade appliances on my tab..

Question:
I live in an apartment complex in upstate NY and about a month ago I went away for the weekend and accidentally left a window open that i had opened to briefly air out the place and intended on closing before leave but I forgot. I did not leave the heat going as the landlord does not provide it and it's electric so it's costly. I come home on Sunday to find that apparently my pipe had froze and burst on Saturday so my neighbor saw that the hallway carpet was wet and called it in. No one bothered to call me and notify me even thought maintenance came in and began cleaning up that same day.

The next week they also notify me that the pipe that burst is the one that was under my dishwasher so I need to also replace the dishwasher as it was damaged. This is a Hotpoint (low tier appliance brand) dishwasher that seemed AT LEAST 5-7 years old. Upon hearing this, I call management to let them know that I will not be paying for a new fancy dishwasher and that they need to order the same exact one that I had (I know they can't get a 7yr old washer but at least same model and such) so that I don't pay for them to upgrade their appliances. Fast forward to 3weeks (yesterday) later, LOW AND BEHOLD I NOW HAVE A BRAND NEW GE DISHWASHER! They did EXACTLY what I called to make sure they would not do. I did my research and the dishwasher that I had (current model) and the new one are $150 in difference.

So I go over to the office and ask what's up with that. The woman at the desk lets me know that they are "no longer using the dishwasher that was in my apartment at the time and are now putting the GE dishwashers in apartments so I need to pay for the GE one. This office has always been shaky, the woman's attitude was through the roof, as always. I've accepted that this is all my fault but I refuse to pay to upgrade their appliances. I have no issues paying for the labor of the maintenance guys and the original dishwasher but I am tired of companies trying to take advantage of people.

TL;DR: I left my window open and the pipe under my dishwasher burst. My original dishwasher was an old low brand dishwasher and my property manager now wants me to pay for a new GE dishwasher that is significantly more expensive because they claim that they don't use those dishwashers anymore.

Answer:
 Have you filed a claim with your renter's insurance?Answer #2: Honestly, for an old dishwasher, offering to pay retail is going above and beyond anyway. You'd just be liable for the depreciated value of a 5-7 year-old dishwasher, not the full cost of that same model when it was new.

Stick to your guns on this. Do a bit of research on what the current price is for that model of dishwasher, offer that.


Title: I was bitten by a dog.

Question:
TL;DR A dog bite took part of my lip and I'm wondering if i'm entitled to compensation from the insurance.

What Happened :

I went out to check my mail one morning and a dog on a leash came up to me, i looked at the owner and the owner told me : "You can pet him he is gentle." As I bent down to pet the dog, he jumped at my face, bit down and took a chunk of my lip with him. I had to get surgery on my lip from a plastic surgeon and it now looks like a huge chunk is missing.

The owner took care of me for the day and was very nice and kind, bringing me to and from the hospital and checking in every day since. I don't want to sue him directly as I feel like I cant blame him for what his dog did although he knows the risks of owning a pit bull breed and the dangers of their strength. If the insurance pays out however it is a different story. Am I entitled to money for compensation from them as this happened to my face? What are my options?

Answer: If they're willingly paying all your medical bills, what more do you want? Answer #2: Extra money for what damages to your face? You said he’s covering your medical bills that should cover everything


Title: In the park after dark and hit with $300 fine??

Question:
My girlfriend and I were recently fooling around in the park after dark when a cop pulled up. He decided to write us a non traffic citation for being in the park after dark. While he was writing it he said it would be no big deal just a small fine. Come to find out its $384 for just being in the park after dark???? We both don't have money for that type of thing, is there anyway that we could get out of this? We were both very respectful and cooperative if that helps.
This took place in Delaware county Pennsylvania in case that makes a difference.

Answer: Compared to what he could have charged you with if you were caught fooling around in public that's peanuts. Is there a trial date or hearing listed on the ticket? If so go and ask fr leniency. Other than that nope. You broke the law and have to deal with the consequences of being caught.


Title: Is it legal for your employer to take your tips and donate them to charity?

Question: I work as an insider at Dominos Pizza in Florida. Right now, we're collecting donations for St Jude's Children's Hospital. Apparently (I just found this out today) until the end of next month, when the St Jude's thing ends, all of the insider tips are being given to St Jude's instead of to us. I make $8.05 an hour, the minimum wage in Florida, and usually get about $30 a month in tips. People tip either by writing it on the receipt or by handing us cash, and at the end of the month the tips are split between all the insiders. Is it legal to take our tip money?

Answer:
 It's not legal for an employer to take a tipped employees tips.  A tipped employee is someone who makes more than $30 per month in tips.

So yeah, this is a tricky situation because of that number.  I *think* its the DoL that handles these things.

Follow up though: are the customers made aware that all tips go to charity rather than the employees?  Are there signs up along those lines.Answer #2: Not legal advice but I worked at Dominos. Our owner and corporate would not want to hear that our tips were being taken for st. Judges charity. That's definetly not a Dominos thing to do. Who is giving this directive?