Title: Visited friend at his house; his roommate towed my car without either of us knowing

Question:
Hello.

I live in Richmond Virginia area and was visiting a friend who has a roommate.  The friend owns the house and the roommate is just a tenant (not apartment).

I parked in his driveway area and the roommate who arrived to the house a few hours later decided to call the tow truck company to tow my car so she could park...

I didn't realize what was happening until I saw out the window. I stopped the guy and was charged 150ish dollars for my car to be released.

My friend is offering to pay me back for the tenant's mistake but like ...can't I just get the money back from the tow company?  I mean nobody even asked if we or my friend were in the house they just towed the car without the owner of the house's permission

Answer:
 The towing company has no liability to pay the claims. They were simply performing a task that they were called in to do.

Honestly, I’m not sure why you aren’t requesting the roommate to pay the towing fee.

She improperly called the tow truck for a “trespassing” violation on a piece of property she does not own and has little to no rights to the property (depending on how the lease was written, if at all).

This is on the roommate, not the towing company, not your friend, not you. She should pay.


Title: Employer unlawfully fired me (for gossip) and then cost me next job with a terrible reference. Anything I can do?

Question: This is a minimum wage job and so was the one I applied to after.  I worked there for 1.5 years and loved it so I would like to use the job history but this person seems set on destroying me.

Answer: Firing you for gossiping is not illegal, nor is giving you a bad reference (assuming it was true facts and that person's opinion only).


Title: Is it kidnapping if I leave with my child? (FL)

Question:
My marriage is deteriorating rapidly.  My husband and I have been at odds for awhile.  We have a 5 month old child and the stress from the child is making our marriage crack.

We've been fighting for a week.  Yesterday morning he shouted a slew of names at me for many minutes, some of it was in front of our child.  While holding our son, in anger he pushed a book that had a jar full of coins sitting on top in my direction.  The coins hit me.  Not that it hurt, but he did it in anger while holding our child.  He said he didn't mean for it to hit me and wasn't aiming for me. He also purposely knocked the ironing board out of my hands while I was using it. I felt he was being hostile towards me.  Not that I fear for my life, but I am concerned for my safety and that of our son.

In the car ride home from work, he started harping on me again about anything and everything.  I sat there in silence and cried.  When we got home, my husband walked inside and I decided to leave.  Our child was still strapped in to his car seat.  My husband stopped me before I could leave, but I was in the driver seat with the car on and attempting to put the car in reverse.

My husband claims that I attempted to kidnap his son.  I was just trying to leave an unhealthy relationship.  Our son is exclusively breastfeed, I take care of him, my husband does not and cannot take care of him (calls me freaking out that the kid is crying almost everytime I leave the house).  Naturally, I would take my son with me. I would not be leaving the state, not even the county; just going to my parents house which he knows that is where I would go.

Is this kidnapping?  If and when we separate, I would never keep our son from his dad and want to be civil about co-parenting.

Later that night, my husband has also made some statements that concern me.  He said if I lived in "most other countries, [I'd] be taken out back and beaten to a pulp" and "if anyone tries to kidnap his child, he'll murder them".  When I asked him if he was threatening me, he said no, he is not.  Are these threats?  I feel that he is indirectly threatening me.

Would these incidents be considered abuse?  I think it does, but I think I've been blind to the situation for awhile and am now just waking up.  I'm not sure what to do.

Answer:
 No, it's not kidnapping to take your child away from your husband for a while as long as there's no court order that says otherwise. Going to your parents' house with him is perfectly legal and almost encouraged in this situation.

I'd consult a divorce lawyer and contact the police if you ever feel like you or your son are at risk of being harmed.Answer #2: It wouldn't be kidnapping.  You need to call local support agencies for abused spouses.  They'll help you establish your next steps.

http://www.fcadv.org/centers/local-centersAnswer #3: http://www.womenslaw.org/laws_state_type.php?id=64&state_code=FL

Yes, this is abuse.  Seriously consider getting a restraining order against him.Answer #4: It's not kidnapping, but your husband could file immediately for a custody order requiring you to return the child to the marital home if you left with them.

It sounds like he's threatening to kill you, though, so you should talk to an attorney about filing for a protective order.


Title: Roommate got fired and wants to break the lease and move. What's my best option? (x-post /r/personalfinance)

Question:
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There are four of us living in a 3 bed, 2 bath apartment. A couple, myself, and another dude. The lady in the couple just got fired and wants to move out of state with her boy friend. The other guy doesn't particularly want to stay anymore either and is talking about leaving.

We have a 10 month lease that is up in June. The primary name on the lease is the lady in the couple. All bills concerned with living (rent, utilities, etc) comes to around $330-350 a person a month, and I'd be able to make due with doubling my rent (if there was 2 of us instead of 4) but not much more. I bring home about $2k a month.

What is my best option here? Today they were talking about making my name or the other guy the primary lease holder. They want to leave tomorrow to Virginia. We are in North Carolina.

Answer:
 If the lease says they are there until June, they have to pay whether they stay or not. They're free to move out, but they still have to pay their share of the lease.

Unless there's a clause that says they can transfer it and leave early, but I doubt it.

If they leave, sue them.


Title: How can I stop a telemarketing company from spam calling my house?

Question: They are relentless. They call me twice a day. When I answer and hit the number to be removed from the list, they call back the next time, that day or the next, under another number. If I hit the number for yes, it's rerouted to a person that just hangs up on me every time. I've tried to call the numbers back, but the call just fails. It's driving me absolutely crazy to the point that I've considered legal action. It is seriously approaching 100 calls. Like, I know when they call, so I don't even look at the caller id sometimes, I just click answer->hang up. I'm located in Illinois.

Answer:
 You can file a [complaint](https://consumercomplaints.fcc.gov/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=39744) with the FCC. Add your number to the national do not call list, but if they keep calling after you ask not to be contacted they can be looking at some hefty fines.Answer #2: Is it rachel from card services? Or someone selling you a life alert and/or cruise? Those calls are pure scam calls and complaints generally don't do any good because the methods these people use (using throw away phone numbers, spoofing caller ID info, etc) make it SO difficult for the FTC to go after them that it's basically playing whack-a-mole with the scammer.

Only way I've found to stop them is to stop picking  up the phone. If I don't recognize the number or it's not local, I don't answer. If it's important, they can leave a voicemail. It does take a while, but eventually they'll stop.

Oh, and I do rewards programs and such online. Seems like whenever I gave my phone number to anyone who could potentially mine data (read: not a legitimate academic institution, or a retailer with whom I have done business), I'd get an uptick in those calls. Now if a form asks for a phone number, I don't give it. I also have an email dedicated to potential spam sign-ups.


Title: Roommate broke the lock to my bedroom door and threatened me

Question:
A  couple nights ago I woke up to my roommate knocking on my door because  he wanted to discuss a financial issue that we had talked about a week  prior. At first I ignored it because it was already late and I wanted to  go back to sleep but he continued to knock until he got aggressive. At  this point I decided I would not be opening the door because I was  unsure what he was going to do. He threatened to vandalize my car so at  that point I started recording everything from behind the door. After  this he then threatened to beat me up the next time he sees me, claiming  that he was not joking. He continued to pound on my door and insult me,  and this whole time I have not said anything back hoping he would  leave. This incident started at about 10:30pm and went on until about  1:20 am. Through the door I can hear him yelling at someone on the phone  and one of the last things I hear that night is a pounding noise coming  from his room, which I assume was him punching something in anger. The  next night I wake up to more pounding on the door and after promising  that he was not going to hit me I opened the door to talk to him. I told  him that the financial issue will be solved if he has his parents  contact me, and then attempted to end the conversation by closing the  door. He then tries to stop me from closing the door and even after I  was successful in closing it he tries to stop me from locking it. This  broke the lock to my door so I called the police to file a police  report. An officer came and asked everyone questions and then left.

I  live in Texas and I would like to place a Family Violence Protective  Order  along with an Ex Parte Protective Order on him because I am  scared he might act on the threats he made previously. I read that I  will have to attend a court hearing in order to do this. I am a college  student so I do not have the funds to hire a lawyer or anything like  that. Is this a process that require something like this or can I do  this myself? Are there options for me to get legal advice/representation  even if I do not the money? I would also like to know what I should  expect at the court hearing as I have never had to do anything like  this. In terms of evidence all I have is the police report and the audio  recordings which include him threatening me, insulting me, fiddling  with the lock, pounding on the door and the pounding noise coming from  his room.

Answer:
 OP- It's usually possible to file a protective order/FVPO without the need for a lawyer. I would visit your local county courthouse (or visit their webpage) and see what is required to start the process. Many college's have a free student legal aid/advice office that you might check into to see if your college does too.

At the hearing, the judge will want proof that your roommate is a potential threat to your safety/property. The police report you had filled out and the recording of him yelling at you through your door are good starts. If you have any threatening text messages or emails, those would help as well.Answer #2: Since you are a college student. Check with student services, there is usually a legal office on campus that is available for students(paid with tuition) Answer #3: Someone already gave proper advice but reading between the lines it sounds like your roommate should parents own the house? It is a guess since you say you asked his parents to call you regarding a financial issue which is odd unless his parents pay his rent or his parents are the landlords.

The reason I point this out is because if you are a month to month tenant they do not need to keep renting to you which means you and that will most likely be the case if you prevent their son from living there. That being said the way their son seems to act would be enough to make me want to move out ASAP anyway but I just wanted to put this info out there.


Title: [Illinois] Judge ruled that I am no longer obligated to ongoing lease after being sued by roommate for unpaid rent, what now?

Question:
Hi LegalAdvice, a few days ago I had my day in court. I was being sued by my former roommate for an apartment I moved out of with over 11 months left in the lease [JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY]. The judge's ruling was that I would pay a dollar amount and no longer be obligated to the lease, and also stating that the roommate would be soley responsible for the remainder of the lease.

I paid the roommate, but is there anything I should do with regards to the landlord? They do not know this lawsuit took place and I'm wondering what that means for the lease. I do still have keys for the apartment and my name, as far as the landlords are concerned, is still on the lease. I'd like to protect myself in all remaining cases.

What would you recommend?
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 I would send a letter to the landlord explaining the deal, insisting that the roommate is now solely responsible for the lease, and enclosing a copy of the court order.

And hope the landlord accepts it and just treats the roommate as the sole tenant from now on.  I say "hope" because I'm not sure the landlord would actually be bound by that order; landlord wasn't a party to the suit, didn't have a chance to argue his side of the case, and so on.  He's had no due process.

But it may well be that the landlord will just accept it.  So that's what I would try.
Answer #2: If the landlord was not a party to the case he is not bound by it, just the same as a divorce proceeding can make the car payment the responsibility of one spouse but the lender can still come after both.


Title: Apartment hash been remodeling the gym for over three months, part of the reason I moved in here was to have easy access to gym and pool. Can I use this to my advantage when I break my lease? Portland, oregon

Answer:
 > Apartment hash been...

It's a sad day when Sean Connery can't afford his own gym.Answer #2: Does your lease specifically offer concessions if you don't have access to the fitness facilities for a certain time period? If not, the only thing you could do is request a small rent refund for the time you couldn't use the gym. Breaking a lease when it hasn't naturally expired can only occur when the landlord has done something egregious to breach the contract. Typically, this is reserved for actions that compromise the habitability of your unit (i.e. didn't fix the heat during winter for two weeks). Not having access to a gym isn't usually considered a serious enough offense.


Title: [NJ] Fire Alarm Volume

Question:
Hi /r/legaladvice, I just moved into an apartment complex in NJ, and the fire alarm went off today.

The problem is, the alarm is in no way loud enough. I only figured out it was going off when I heard/saw the firetrucks, and poked my head out the door. To be clear, this isn't the alarm inside the apartment, but the building-wide alarm in the hallway. Now, I wasn't blasting music or wearing headphones. I just had the TV on at a normal volume, and it still drowned out the alarm.

Are there any requirements for how loud the alarm has to be? The way the alarm is now, If I was sleeping, or even in the shower, there's no way I could hear it ringing.

Answer:
 I'd first recommend alerting your landlord and/or building maintenance about this problem. Its a huge liability issue for them. They should be interested in fixing it.

If you don't get any traction I'd recommend contacting your local fire department about it. They take these things seriously. They should be able to point you in the proper direction.


Title: Stuck with the sublettor's rent due

Question: So I subletted an apartment in WI, very quaint and quite broom closety, but downtown so ideal for my lifestyle. The guy moved out in Nov, moved to NV, and said he'd pay $150 a month till Aug. I paid the rest, he paid rarely but in large chunks, eventually adding up to $200 less than his share of the lease. The landlord (a large company, of which oversees hundreds of apts) and I have both attempted to contact him through phone and email, but to no avail. Company says "Welp, that's the way the cookie crumbles." Is that so!? Is there nothing I can do to stop them from taking his remaining debt out of my security deposit!?? Halp.

Answer: If you're subletting then you owe the full debt to your landlord who you agreed to pay. They don't need to chase your subletter at all. You can sue your subletter for any rent they didn't pay.


Title: Just bought a house and there is a big problem

Question:
Hello,

Live in Greenwood, IN. And need some help. Recently (5/29) purchased a home. Got the inspection done and everything. It turns out the inspection missed that the Air conditioning unit is basically shot. The only way we found out is due to the heat here we called for a tune up of the system. The gentlemen inspecting it stated there was plenty of issues with the unit and suggested a replacement over fixing all the problems. I will be posting with more updates as I have them, but should I consider legal action again the inspector? Personally, with the issues I have seen from the seller, believe they covered the issues up from us as best as possible, but assume since it has been closed they are clear. Thank you for any help possible and I will answer any questions you guys have.

Answer: What does the inspection report say about the A/C unit?


Title: can a landlord live in California Section 8 housing?

Question: The landlord threw out tenants and moved his family in. Is that legal? They have money and property.

Answer:
 Sounds like there's a lot of detail missing here.  The landlord living in their property is not illegal by itself.

The illegal part would be if they illegally evicted tenants or they are continuing to accept the section 8 vouchers.


Title: Restaurant accidentally gave me 1500 free meals on my account. Can I be held liable for using them or am I legally allowed?

Question:
Title
Topic:
Searches and Seizures

Answer: Most likely yes, you will be held accountable for them.  Just like when banks accidentally put money into the wrong person's account.


Title: I believe I was wrongfully given a parking ticket. Do I have a chance of actually contesting it succesfully?

Question:
So a little background first: I am a delivery driver for a relatively large pizza chain in Maryland, and my location is in a major urban center, meaning parking availability is terrible. I have only been doing this for a couple months, but I have been told multiple times (even several times from actual parking enforcement personnel) that for delivery drivers, if you have your hazards on you can stop temporarily in zones where parking is not normally permitted, including actual parking spots without having to pay the meter (I'm almost never there for more than 5 minutes anyways). I have done this many times, including in front of parking attendants and they were completely ok with it, so I logically assumed it was legally perfectly fine.

Fast forward to a little over a week ago, I have to leave my car in a parking space (parallel parking on a strip along the side of a major road) for less than five minutes while I run a pizza up to an apartment building. Let it be known that this was LITERALLY the only safe place to stop my car anywhere near the delivery, I actually went around the block several times to make sure there wasn't a better place. I had my hazards on and I have my pizza car top on (the thing with the logo that goes on your roof, again, I had been told that if I do this nobody will bother me, after all I don't really have a choice for my job). It was not a busy day, so I was the only person in the parking strip. Anyway, I come back out in under 5 minutes and the parking attendant is already writing me a parking violation ticket (failure to feed the meter). I asked him why he was doing this (politely, not agitated at all) and he basically told me to go fuck myself, snarky attitude and all.

The ticket is worth an entire day's work for me, so I am really looking to fight it, even though I could easily pay it and move on with my life. But I feel that it is completely unfair and I'm feeling petty, and I want to know what I should/shouldn't say when I contest it, and what my chances are that I will successfully contest it?
Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer:
 Were you illegally parked?

Because that's the thing that matters.  "No where else to stop," "had hazards on," "Pizza sign on top of car," "no one else parked there," "only there for 5 minutes," etc.  are not defenses to the charge.


Title: Update - (Ma) Lien paced on home 6 months after I purchased it....

Question:
 original post here...
https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/37imqj/massachusettslien_placed_on_home_6_months_after/

I followed the advice and called the title insurance company as well as the collection agency that put the lien on the home. Magically the collection agency removed the lien. Thank you all that helped or just read and sympathized when you should have been working.

Answer: Thanks for the update, glad to hear title insurance worked out for you.Answer #2: The best updates are always the boring ones. It shows things working as they should.


Title: [FL] Is powerwashing considered vandalism?

Question:
If I have a pressure / power washer and I use it to "clean" a giant skull on the side of a concrete wall at the park, is that vandalism?
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer: Do you have the permission of the wall's owner to do this?


Title: My friend is a victim of a mugging

Question: Last night, three men approached a good friend of mine while he was walking back to his apartment. They viciously beat him and stole everything he had on him including $230 in cash and over $500 worth in school text books. He filed a report and so far the cops have Identified 2 of the 3 men and they are being investigated. Does my friend need to hire a lawyer for anything? Can he sue for pain and suffering? State is new york

Answer:
 > Can he sue for pain and suffering?

do you think the people who did this have any money or assets?  Tell him to look into the victim of crime's compensation fund


Title: My dad abuses me and has done for a while now. What do I do?

Question:
I'm 15 years old and I live in the U.K. I'm a skimpy 5"2 teen with no muscles  and my dad is 5"7 with really big strong legs and he is an experienced fighter.

Today my dad beat me. It's the worst beating I've ever received and I really don't know what to do.

To start I'll tell you why my dad beat me. He beat me as he believed that I was bullying my 12 year old sister. I was messing with her- and she knew this- by closing the door and not letting her out of a hot room (about 30c it was) for 30secs (no longer). She was like laughing and joking saying things such as: "oh let me out I'm going to expire...".

My dad then came running down stairs, busted through a door and punched my right in the face, I was stunned and fell back onto a table or something. Then he punched me again in the chest and kicked my twice in my shins. When I fell down, winded, he kicked me again but my hand was able to parry it. He then pulled my by my hair and through me out of the room and kicked me in my ass and told me to get out of his sight.

Usually they aren't this bad.

Last Saturday I dropped a basketball net (like a big pole with a basket attached) and it fell and made a lot of noise. As you'd expect my dad jumped as it startled him. After staring at me for about 45seconds he threw a paint can at my back then came at me and tried to kick my ass. My hand got in the way but it bruised my fingers so I now struggle to bend them.

I need to know what to do.

I'm currently going through a tough time in school as I recently just moved countries and my class don't like me for who I am. They want me to be like them- someone who doesn't care much for school and is only there for the 'good times'. I detest this idea and I am at school to learn. I do have a couple friends at that school but none are in my class- making lessons difficult.

A part of me wants to report me dad to CPS but at the same time.. I do love him. We do have some great times together and I am afraid that I will ruin life for the rest of my family as well.... I just need to know what to do and I don't want my friends finding out about this.

Thank you for your time,
A lonely stranger.

Answer: Try r/legaladviceuk. That said what he did was assault you. And he committed a crime in so doing. It's not abuse – or at least not only that - it is a crime.


Title: Two employees , one white and one black say the N word . Only one gets fired. Please help

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 No. Whitey should consider his words more carefully at his next job. In the interim, he can file for unemployment.

Your homework is to read up on the distinction between an endonym and an exonym.


Title: Cashing check that was to be destroyed....

Question:
Question from Delaware

Long story short, I had post dated checks for rent incorrectly. Landlord agreed to destroy the checks. Fast forward 4 months and landlord cashed two checks that were meant to be destroyed. I have proof of correspondence that confirmed they were to be destroyed as well as some other mitigating proof. Do I have any recourse here? If they officially agreed to destroy the checks and then cashed them would it be civil or criminal violation if deemed so? The checks were written for more than rent owed as well solifying the mistake and no refund has been offered. Any help much appreciated. I am recently unemployed and the landlord banking, no pun intended, on the fact I do not have means to fight.

Answer:
 The question is really more do you owe the money or not? Post dating means nothing in the USA; banks will happily cash checks as long as they haven't expired. There are a lot of myths and confusion surrounding post dated checks in the US but no law making it illegal to cash them or write them; it usually just depends on bank policy.  Canada, on the other hand, does have laws that disallow cashing post dated checks. Some jurisdictions declare post dated checks to be an extension of credit from the party it is made out to to the signer bound by whatever agreement was in place about terms. It seems deleware is pretty silent on the topic and doesn't care. It is really complicated at times, but for the most part, post dating a check doesn't render it illegal to cash, but civil penalties or damages may apply sometimes in some cases. You not owing him the money will be your strongest argument. Does what he cases come to more than you currently owe? Small claims is your remedy.

You can sue him for cashing the checks if you can prove he had agreed to destroy them. Keep in mind that he can countersue for money you owe (if you do still owe money.) Having more information will be helpful. Answer #2: If you haven't already email the landlord and inform them that the checks were for the wrong amount and ask for a refund of the overpayment.  Either you'll get your refund or you'll obtain valuable information in writing to go to small claims court with.  You don't need a lawyer in small claims court.


Title: ADA Discrimination at a Methadone Clinic

Question:
Today when I went to get my daily dose at my methadone clinic (in the city of Louisville, Kentucky) there was a police officer (St. Matthews Police Department) sitting within his car in the parking lot of the clinic watching everyone who came and went from the clinic. He was parked in such a way that he could record or run searches on all the license plates coming and going to the parking lot, although he seemed parked just immediately outside the actual property boundary of the clinic itself. I know for sure the cop was just sitting in his car and did not leave or otherwise carry out any police duties that I could see for the 30 minutes I was at the clinic, and I suspect he was sitting there for hours based upon conversations I had with other patients of the clinic.

In my opinion the cop was sitting there running plates, maybe even writing plate numbers down, potentially even determining the names/addresses of those going into the clinic from those searches. The police officers presence made me feel very uncomfortable, I don't want to feel like I am in potential danger for getting my absolutely legal medication. More than feeling in danger I felt like the department might even have been trying to scare off patients using their presence. After mentioning the cop in the parking lot to the clinic staff I was even alerted to the fact they have posted flyers warning of the elevated police presence in the parking lot of the clinic; this has been going on for a long time. The flyer even indicated that cops might try to pull-over people leaving the clinic using presumably fabricated probable cause in the form of an untrue traffic offense.  Today however was the first time I saw a cop just monitoring the front door of the clinic blatantly in a marked cop car.

So, first, is this a violation of the Americans with Disability Act? The ADA seems to protect former drug addicts as it is a "substantially limiting impairment". If it is some kind of violation, what exactly is the problem? Is this considered harassment? Also, does this violate medical privacy laws such as HIPPA or 42CFR Part 2/Part 8 (and are there any requirements on the clinic to prevent the police from determining a client's identity)?

It seems to me that this is illegal discrimination, based upon my layperson understanding. This is a government employee discriminating the attendees of the methadone clinic from other citizens for the purpose of determining who should and should not be the subject of surveillance. The cop doesn't have any reasonable suspicion or probable cause to believe a crime is being committed/was committed anyways, so why is he sitting at the methadone clinic for substantial periods of time? Doesn't he have any actual crime prevention to do? If I am wrong in my understanding about this I would love to be educated on the correct interpretation.

And second, what should I do if this is a violation? What kind of evidence would it behoove me to collect and what kind of reports would I want to file? What kind of lawyer would handle this type of case/problem? I already attempted to get his car number discreetly, but I wasn't able to get it and I didn't want to stop next to him for fear of being further on the cop's radar. If I find out this is illegal or violating my rights in some way, I am planning to discreetly make a video of the cop sitting in the parking lot which captures his car number and the time/date. Is that a good idea?

Finally, I want to clarify that ideally I would prefer to just file a simple grievance or report that would get this behavior to stop. I'm not looking for a payday but I do want to get my medications without feeling threatened, harassed etc. by my government. Feeling violated and then realizing you can't even call the police for help is a bad feeling that nobody should have to go through as a medical patient. I realize I may be powerless and this might be perfectly legal, but I am hoping that even it is legal, someone might recommend a way to perhaps elicit a voluntary change in behavior from the department.

Answer:
 No. This is nowhere close to illegal discrimination. A police officer can sit and run plates anywhere, unless told to leave private property. Nothing improper is happening here.Answer #2: > So, first, is this a violation of the Americans with Disability Act?

No.

> It seems to me that this is illegal discrimination, based upon my layperson understanding.

It's not.

> I'm not looking for a payday but I do want to get my medications without feeling threatened, harassed etc. by my government.

If the mere presence of a cop makes you feel threatened and harassed, I suggest some sort of mental health counseling. Answer #3: I'm struggling to understand how a police car sitting in a parking lot 'violates' you or is 'threatening' or 'harassing' in any way.

>so why is he sitting at the methadone clinic for substantial periods of time

Has it occurred to you that perhaps the police are there for your protection?  I imagine people leaving a methadone clinic could be seen as 'easy targets'. Answer #4: >The flyer even indicated that cops might try to pull-over people leaving the clinic using presumably fabricated probable cause in the form of an untrue traffic offense. Today however was the first time I saw a cop just monitoring the front door of the clinic blatantly in a marked cop car.

That may be true, but it's most likely that they were followed long enough to commit a traffic violation that could warrant a legal stop. You'd be surprised at the amount of times people violate a traffic law every time they are on the road. Even the smallest infraction makes for a legal stop.


Title: I loaned a woman $300 and have texts saying she’d pay me back in a week. It’s been two months now and when I asked for some sort of payment plan to get paid back she then told friends and my landlord that I sexually harassed her.

Question: She has a history of praying on men for money she never intends to payback and then defaming them with false accusations. I could care less about the accusations since it’s totally made up and not believable, but can I get my money back somehow?

Answer: You can file a lawsuit in small claims court. Your texts are evidence.Answer #2: Just sue her.


Title: Reddit, you fucked me over.

Question:
I am a 16 year old living in BC right now, trying to find some experience in the tech sector. I've been coding ever since I was 10 (my dad's a developer) and have been practicing on my own as well. But we all know, education is only one part of the picture.

This summer, I was determined to get some real experience in Vancouver and have been calling every game studio, startup and tech company I could find and have been asking about getting volunteer or internship positions with them. I said, i don't care what it is, i could get coffee all day, or just do QA.

After calling over 79 different companies I got some calls back with the same answer. "I love that you are keen, but even if you wanted to volunteer, we can't legally do that in BC. Unfortunately though, we don't have the funds right now work with a student"

I did some research and found this:
http://www.gowlings.com/KnowledgeCentre/article.asp?pubID=3190

Of course you would reddit, of course. I WANT TO VOLUNTEER! Why would they go out of their way to hire a student if I can't provide fulltime hours, if i'm younger, and if i'm less experienced? The ONLY edge i had over grads was that I could work for free.

/endrant. Guys, what are my options? Is it possible to volunteer in BC legally? Is there something in the legal system I don't know about?

Answer: Instead of blaming all of Reddit and the "social justice bullshit" notion that interns are actually supposed to learn something, why don't you talk to your school's placement/career office and see if you can get placed in a sanctioned internship.  You might actually get school credit for it, and not be treated like an indentured servant in the bargain.


Title: [TX] Wanting to adopt my wife's son but the bio father still has rights and I highly doubt he will voluntarily give up rights

Question:
This is kind of a long story but I will try to keep it to the point...

In May I married my wife.  She has a son, who is now my son, that is now 2.  In every way shape and form he is my son except legally.  My wife and I do everything for our child and make sure he has the best quality of life we can possibly give him.  The bio father has seen "H" (the child) twice this year, both times we had to drive from San Antonio to Austin to drop off H.  The bio father has no cell phone, no car, and basically lives like a child. Though I do not think highly of him or his actions, I have never done anything to have any problems with him.  I actually befriended him for H so that H won't have to grow up in an awkward situation.  But its just one thing after another with this character...

One of the times I went to pick up H from his house, I was invited in and there was a room full of people sitting in lawn chairs in the living room drinking beer and smoking marijuana (I am not anti marijuana and believe that everything has a time and a place but not around children.  Both the mom and I are completely drug free). The house smelled like an old bar and hadn't been cleaned from a party the night before I am guessing.  My wife walks into the bedroom to get H as he is sleeping and finds jars of hash oil on the ground.  Easily accessible to a two year old.

He also has a terrible driving record so if by chance he gets a car, we do not want our son riding with him.  He totaled 3 cars in 2015.

He posted a picture of himself fully nude but "blurred" with a beer can.

He has assaulted my wife (before I was in the picture) but no charges were pressed though I believe a report was filed.

This last weekend, which I guess is the straw that broke the camels back, we drove to Austin to drop off H to see his bio father on Saturday during the day; an arrangement that had been made Thursday night.  A nice gesture that wasn't required but we figured it would be nice for H to continue to have at least some relation with his bio father.  We get to his house and knock on the door.  No answer.  We waited outside for 10 minutes realizing that he and his roommates were all gone.  Our only way to contact the bio is through Facebook (again, no phone) so we messaged him trying to find out where he was.  It was that night at midnight he finally messaged my wife back crying about how he is a terrible father and was sorry blah blah blah... The guy completely forgot about his son.

I know these are all little things but they are adding up and we don't feel safe leaving H with his bio father.  We genuinely fear leaving H with his bio father.

My wife has full custody of H but bio father is paying child support, which we do not want or need.  The bio father is not on the birth certificate.

What do we need to do to get started and take away the bio father's rights?

Answer:
 You likely can't force him to allow an adoption. It's not against the law to be a terrible father, though it may be against the law to endanger children like that. Your wife may want to go back and seek to limit dad's visitation on the basis of the poor care dad takes of H, though.

Talk to a lawyer before trying his, but you may be able to _offer_ an open adoption, remind dad that adoption will also terminate his child support obligations. You never know, maybe he'll be happy to have a chunk of his beer/pot money back.


Title: [TX, Austin] Planning a bbq/party for my friends that vote on election day

Question:
I just want to make sure I'm in the clear with this before I actually get started. The general concern is that I would be providing free stuff to people that vote. Which, I think, is legally fine so long as I don't attempt to influence *how they vote* and only try to influence *that they vote*.

The "incentives" will be in the form of free barbecue and alcohol, served at a party they can only attend if they show up with an "I Voted" sticker or similar.

The event notice will clearly state that in no way am I suggesting who people vote for, just that they do. And really, I just want people to make their own decision. It just that in this election I know far too many people so unhappy with the choices available to them that they aren't even planning on participating. I'd like to do something to help change that.

As far as I can tell from web searches, there's nothing illegal about handing out incentives to vote so long as I maintain it as a politically neutral event. Apparently some municipalities have even run "lotteries" where a voter had chance to win a substantial prize.

Is the whole idea flawed or is there anything I need to be wary of doing? A few concerns come to mind:

* Would I need to moderate or delete any political speech from 3rd parties on a Facebook event page to avoid being seen as biased?
* Do I need to be concerned about my guests' political speech during the party, since they've already voted by that point?
* Is it ok for this to be a invite only event and not open to the public? Is there a real or perceived bias in my personal selection of friends alone?

Answer:
 If you're a simply private citizen, you can do whatever you want.  You can invite people willing to swear an ancient Druid oath that they voted for your candidate of choice, or whatever you want.

Relax and enjoy your party.


Title: Employer manufacturing and selling counterfeit Apple parts

Question: I'm going to keep this as anonymous as possible, but I'm located in the United States and I work for a national chain of stores that repairs cell phones and computers. I recently discovered that they are taking broken parts we receive and using them to make screens, then selling them as new Apple parts instead of company refurbished parts. They also import cheap Apple-branded knock offs from outside the country and sell them as genuine apple parts. This is my only source of income right now and I'm not keen to get fired or sued, so I want to know how to move forward while protecting myself from any repercussions for reporting them. Please let me know if you need any more information. Thanks for any advice.

Answer:
 I am sorry that I don't have any advice to add, but I just want to say that I have been dealing with similar issues where I buy OEM original LCD assemblies and they come as aftermarket knockoffs (normally refurbs too). I would love to see action being taken against the company that produces them.

As far as I know, if the chain is an Apple Certified Repair Center, you definitely need to report this to Apple anonymously. This will have an investigation be made open and most likely the company you work for will have its status be temporarily revoked until Apple can certify that what the company is doing is fine.

If you don't work for an Apple Certified Repair Center, there sadly is not much you can do if you do not want to risk losing your job.


Title: My wife packed up and left while I was at work. Restraining order, but I'm still paying her bills.

Question:
Hello.

This post takes place in MA, USA.

So my wife recently left while I was at work. When I came home the place was ransacked, her car(s), were missing (even a broken one, which would have required a flatbed), and our two elementary aged kids.

Later that night the police served me a restraining order for 2 weeks. I can't see the kids or  travel through a main part of town for 2 weeks. I have never been violent towards her or the kids, never put my hands on her or the kids, I own no weapons, and I've never threatened her or the kids with violence in any way. Without giving up my life story, I'm not a fighter. I've thrown one punch in my entire life, and they earned it.

In a note she claims that she needs "time..." to the amount of  "a couple weeks" in-order before we can get together. Finally, my first question: Aren't restraining orders for violent circumstances? I feel she did this for the wrong reasons. She usually can't even order herself a pizza, so she did not act alone. She was directed.

So my second question: What do I do now!?? She has my debit card information on a lot of active accounts. Things I cannot, and do not want to cancel partly out of fear that it will trigger her to retaliate, but also because our kids need some of these things. Other things, like any App Store stuff will drive me crazy. Must I really let her spend as she wishes on these accounts for two weeks?

Answer:
 IANAL, but my first advice is to retain a lawyer before you do anything, including take any the rest of my advice. Not a barricuda lawyer to get your pound o' flesh, but one that will tell you things you don't want to hear. You can't get good advice on this kind of situation from Reddit.

Second piece of advice: Put a stop on all cards but one, close down all accounts that are not necessary, such as App Store, Netflix, etc. Get yourself a new card for your expenses, and let her use only that one card. It will simplify the process later on.

Third piece of advice: look hard at yourself. People don't do that for no reason. That doesn't mean the reason is you, but you'll benefit if you can step back from your feelings and take a long, hard look at yourself.

To be honest, the "can't even order herself a pizza" is a yellow flag for me. I've heard many men talk that way about their wives, wives who are escaping an emotionally abusive marriage. Again, not saying that is what is happening here, but it tells me that you might not be seeing the picture from her perspective.

Final advice, figure out how much child support you will need to pay, and whatever you do, DON'T skimp on child support. If you want to be a good father, provide for the kids first, let the courts sort out the fact that she's keeping them from you as a separate issue.

I hope that helps.Answer #2: Restraining orders can be granted for emotional abuse. Based on your comment about her inability to order pizza without being directed, you may want to take a hard look at your behavior.


Title: [CA] Can I work for my psychiatrist?

Question: I recently started seeing a psychiatrist who is quite disorganized. She is in desperate need of new staff that actually knows how to run an office. I am more than qualified, but I was wondering if it's legal for me to be her patient and also her employee.

Answer:
 It’s incredibly unwise. Answer #2: Legal? Probably.

Unethical and likely to put the therapist’s professional credentials at risk? Almost certainly. Answer #3: I'm not sure if it's actually illegal, but it would likely be a conflict of interest for her and she may be ethically obligated to drop you as a client.


Title: Ontario Canada my paralyzed brother might be being mistreated by his nurses.

Question:
my brother (29) was admitted almost 3 weeks ago into a small town hospital with a severe case of guillian-barre syndrome ( auto immune disorder that attacks your nerve endings around muscle tissue).
he is paralyzed from his feet to his neck. he still has some movement in his eyes, neck, and head.

he had a bedside fan blowing air at him to keep him cool, but unable to fully close his eyes, this irritated them to the point of raw, swollen redness in both eyes. i suggested to nurses to have him wear a pair of eye shields or surgeons googles to protect his eyes from the blowing air. after being told by numerous staff that these dont exist in the hospital, i obtained a pair from my dentist and it gave him immediate relief . upset about not being taken seriously by staff, i contacted the head nurse of the ward to discuss the issue along with a few others issues i had with his care.

the head nurse came to have a "confidential meeting" with me in a small room with no doors in the middle of the ward i was complaining about.
after the meeting she agreed that a little more care could/would be taken with my brother.

after she left, his bedside nurses were told by the head nurse to remove the fan from the room and if he was hot i could use a damp cloth on his forehead if he needed to be cooled. i was told the fan was taken away to prevent any possible airborne infections.. seemed legit till i wondered, why was it there in the first place, for weeks, if that was a potential issue.

he was scheduled to have a tracheal breathing tube put in to replace the abrasive oral one he currently has taped to his mouth and face. the night before scheduled surgery they stopped his feeding tube, which is totally normal when having an operation.

what isnt totally normal was the fact that after 2 hours passed from the time of the scheduled surgery we were informed that the surgeon had left for the day and that he just "forgot" he had this surgery scheduled in the ICU.

as mad as we all were, people do make mistakes, ...even surgeons. the doctor said he would see about getting the procedure done over the weekend since they dont like to have the oral one in for more than 10 days. (this was friday).

sunday they rescheduled with the same surgeon for some undetermined time on monday. so sunday night they stopped his feeding again at midnight.

yesterday at 2:30pm (mon), we were informed that the surgeon left again for the day, and was unaware of the scheduled operation he was supposed to preform. rescheduled again for wednesday.

feeling like something weird was afoot, my other brother (c) asked the hospitalized one (j), if the nurses were "punking him" ( a breaking bad reference for being messed with in some way) .
j answered with a letter board that yes, he is in a tonne of pain and when the nurses change his diaper, they are really rough.
keep in mind that for j to spell things out for c, it is excruciatingly frustrating and painful, but still made sure he used the word "really" when describing their roughness.

i feel like because i call daily to check in on him and have requests for my brothers care, that they are mistreating him. my aunt is a retired nurse from that hospital and said that if you are assertive and opinionated they will give worse care, so be careful how i word things to the staff.  ive talked to patient relations department about prior issues, but the hospital seems like they watch each others back and no one can do any wrong.

what should we do here? we want him at a different, more competent hospital to care for him while he heals, but the doctor says he isnt ready to go anywhere yet.

this is a terrifying thing to go through even with proper care. we were worried about j's mental and emotional well being, even before learning that the nurses may be being purposefully careless.

does this sound right? am i overreacting? or is this not ok and could something be done on my brothers behalf? we cannot talk to the nurses anymore as i have a bad feeling they'll make things worse.
 theyve already shown me that my concerns are not valid to them.

is there anything we can do?

i appreciate any advice i can get.

Answer:
 Have you ever changed the diaper on an adult that is paralyzed? It's not the easist thing in the world. Also there is probably no way to give him attention without causing pain. (eg, if your back hurts and you need to be rolled to prevent bed sores, it's going to hurt...)

As far as the fan, they could have admitted someone else with an airborne infection and it's just a precaution. Or an illness is going around the city and they dont need him to get sick. He is likely on immune system depressants or started them. Im on IS depressant meds and when something goes around its pretty easy to catch it if im not careful.

Surgeon sounds like he needs to get his stuff in order. It could be other people came in with more important surgeries or he can only work by law 10hrs a day or something. It's a bummer but true that if someone comes in about to die unless they have a surgery and your brothers surgeon is the only one "free" your brothers surgery will be rescheduled.

If you really think something is up go talk to a lawyer. Ask them to send a "get your shit in order with this patient because we are watching you" letter to the hospital.


Title: (DE) My dad kicked my mom out of a house with both of their names on the deed. Can he do that?

Question: What are her options so she can at least go in and get her things?

Answer:
 Your dad has no authority to kick your mom out of the home. She should ask for a police escort to retrieve her property if she does not wish to return. It may be appropriate for her to consult local domestic violence organizations.

 Why are they under the impression that he can kick her out? What’s the reasoning?Answer #2: No. You may want to consider if she is safer if she leaves but she can move back in if she wants. If she decides to go back to get her things she may want to ask the police non-emergency line if an officer can escort her Answer #3: In addition to what was posted about being kicked out, your mom should start interviewing divorce attorneys today. I know it's a bad time but please visit one or two today at least. Just to protect herself and her interests in the property.


Title: If I sell merchandise with drawn on cartoon characters that are slightly altered, will that violate any copyright laws?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: You're not allowed to make money off of other people's trademarked characters. You can and very likely will be sued for this if they discover it.


Title: Boss Used Apple ID

Question: I recently left my employer and found out the next day my boss somehow logged into my Apple ID on my old work computer and accessed all of my private text messages and proceeded to take screenshots of conversations between my coworker and my myself and send them to her threatening her job. I feel extremely violated and wondering if I have any legal rights to this even though it was on their company computer?

Answer:
 How did your boss log into your apple ID? Did you leave it logged in? Answer #2: This sounds like it might run up against the[ Computer Fraud and Abuse Act](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Fraud_and_Abuse_Act) considering he accessed a protected system without permission.

Get whatever testimony and evidence you can together and go to the authorities.Answer #3: It's possible that even though you deleted your account from the computer, your boss might have "keylogged" the computer, recording your every stroke, including typed passwords. I am not sure if it is within an employer's legal scope to keylog work computers.

Check out this [support article](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205064) to see if your account is logged in to a machine that's not under your direct control, and kick those devices off immediately.

You need to change your password to something your ex-boss couln't possibly guess/know yesterday, and enable two-factor authentication on your account. It might be worth changing passwords to all services you might have logged into while you were sitting on your work pc.Answer #4: A. Don't log into private accounts on work computers.

B. Based on the rest of your posts it sounds like the boss may be running some security on the work computers that logs keystrokes or something. And misusing that information. Something along those lines because he's almost certainly not Zero Cool (Hackers 1995).

I would file a police report and maybe talk to a lawyer, depending on how far you're willing to push this he could be in serious trouble.


Title: Property spans two parcels and offer does not include second parcel.

Question:
I am selling a rowhouse, which is clearly on one parcel of land.  the backyard (fenced by neighbors + personal gate) is on other parcel.

Property was listed for sale with off street parking (on second parcel).  Offer only identified one parcel and closing company recently inquired me about whether this is for one or two parcels.

There is considerable value in the land, maybe $50,000.  Do you think I should tell closing company this is for one parcel?  Or am I setting myself up for a legal battle I would lose?

Yes, this is an unethical path to take.  But I do not believe I am conducting any wrongdoing as they offered to buy one parcel.  The second parcel actually has a separate address, which I pay separate taxes on an annual basis.

I am located in Pennsylvania.

Answer: So, you're presenting a rowhouse and yard for sale but are technically only selling them the rowhouse? Yeah, that's past the point of unethical, that's fraudulent misrepresentation.


Title: 1st speeding ticket. I need a suggestion.

Question:
Hey, I just got speeding ticket this morning. So the story is I got pulled over for speeding 5 mile over the limit and at the same time, I have a crack window. So the police office cited me a ticket with 5 mile over 65 mph and a window citation. Sorry my for English.

Any suggestion and help is appreciated.

Answer: Pay the tickets, fix your window, take traffic school to avoid getting a point on your license.


Title: (CA) is it illegal to keep a gas station open without running water?

Question: I live in California, the gas station I work at has not had any running water for 2 days now. The district manager insists that we stay open, but we have no access to bathrooms or running water to wash our hands and we prepare and serve food on site. Not only is it unsafe for the public, I'm a diabetic and need access to the bathroom at least twice an hour.

Answer: If you prepare food in a way that you have to pass food inspection then you are almost certainly in violation (would have to know specific location) of health codes. That would get your food portion shut down not sure about the other services.


Title: Traffic Accident, other guy (military) wouldn't provide insurance [MA, USA]

Question:
I just had a minor traffic accident. I was waiting for a light and the car behind me tried to sneak by on the left into a left turn lane, but he misjudged and hit my left rear light and side panel. No injuries.

He gave me his Army ID, and said something about not having his insurance on him and that he would text me with it. Didn't sound believable to me.  He took my number and left without giving me his.

My wife thinks I should report this as a hit-and-run or something.
Should I make a police report? Boston doesn't do police reports for normal accidents (I've called before for something similar but with insurance information and they didn't send anyone.) I'm inclined to wait a bit and see if he contacts me.

Answer:
 You should always file a report with the police department & insurance no matter how small the accident is by doing this you protect yourself.Answer #2: I'm quite certain that with a handful of phone calls you're going to field a call from this guy's First Sergeant or Sergeant Major in a matter of days, and you'll be quite pleased with how quickly they'll move things along.

If you're certain he's Army there are likely only two places he could be stationed near you ([military bases in Mass.](https://militarybases.com/massachusetts/)).  Fort Devens' base operator can be reached at 978-796-3911, Natick Soldier Systems base operator can be reached at 508-233-4000.  Ask to be put in contact with the base commander's office or, if that doesn't work, the Judge Advocate General's office.  Explain the situation and let them do the legwork to find this soldier's unit.

If anyone in this guy's chain of command is worth a damn they'll be on the phone with you before you can get a quote from a body shop, and they'll make this right.  I'd also file a report with the local PD just to have all your t's crossed, but the Army isn't going to screw around when it comes to making this soldier put things right.


Title: In the state of Massachusetts, am I allowed to take legal action against a co-worker for taking a picture of me, without my consent, with the intention of getting me fired?

Question:
Others that have seen the picture say it looks as if I was asleep on a wooden stool, when in reality, I was just looking at the floor. I have a hard enough time sleeping in my own bed, never mind a small wooden stool.
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer: If you were in a public area, anyone can take a picture of you.


Title: How to legally deal with house guests gone bad

Question:
I live in California which is probably relevant because laws vary by state.

I let a couple and their kid stay in my house starting at the beginning of April. They had a sad story of being evicted and we knew each other through a social group. They are planning on moving out of the area after their son finishes school on June 8th.

Initially they were going to stay through May 8th, but things weren't too bad so I decided to let them stay through June 11th so their son could finish school. The thing is they ended up running out of money before the end of the month last month and were eating my food and drinking my precious life giving coffee which was a minor annoyance. Now they are complaining of being broke already here on the 9th of May (both are unemployed receiving various forms of aid from the state) so I see issues forming like them not having any money to move out come June.

They agreed to pay $400 to help out with utilities for the two months here, but they haven't payed and are now broke. I haven't asked them to do any work around the house as any sort of in kind payment although they have done house work and have made a few minor repairs of their own volition. It's my basic google understanding that these are important points because if they pay any money or provide any sort of in kind work in lieu of rent money they cease to be house guests and become tenants who could then straight up refuse to leave and force me to go through expensive eviction processes.

My current plan is to not have them pay the $400 and to write up a statement officially saying that they will vacate the premises and remove all their belongings by 3PM on June 11th 2018 and acknowledge that they are house guests and not tenants who have payed no rent and have provided no required in kind services in lieu of rent in their time here. Then if they don't leave by the 11th I could call the police and have them escorted off the property. Or something. I'm really uncertain of what my legal options are. I'm just growing increasingly worried that they won't honor their agreement with me.

Sorry for the long post. I promise to take your suggestions seriously and not be one of those argumentative OPs I see over on r/subredditdrama sometimes. I just want to know what I can do to cover my ass and best ensure that these guys will be gone next month with minimal possibility of a protracted legal struggle. Thanks for reading and thanks for your responses. And yes, I'm aware that I'm laughably naive sometimes.

Answer:
 They are your tenants, regardless of whether or not they've paid anything. California is extremely tenant-friendly, so you need to tread carefully.

Serve them with a 30-day notice of termination of tenancy. If they don't leave, file for eviction and go through that legal process. The police won't escort someone out on your word alone. They will say "it is a civil matter."


Title: Accidentally kept a former employee on payroll for a month, do I have any options?

Question:
Hi guys,

I'm a small business owner in Texas and my CPA does my payroll. We forgot to tell my CPA to remove an employee from our payroll after her quit date. She got paid twice and now refuses to pay back the money, even though we tried to work out a stretched out payment plan for her.

She stopped returning our calls and her husband came in this morning to explicitly tell me that we fucked up and that there's nothing we can do about it and to stop trying to contact them. Relationship with this former employee was great and she quit on happy terms for a better paying job, but obviously turned pretty scummy after this morning.

Our CPA says they couldn't do a reverse transfer, is it worth it for me to go after the $1000~ that she owes me in small claims court?

At this point I'm thinking about doing it just to spite them after her husband coming in and making racist remarks and cursing at me.

EDIT UPDATE: spoke to the employee through text message, she claims that she did NOT send her husband this morning and he did it on his own.  I still have not mentioned to either of them about any sort of law suit or hiring a lawyer.  I'm assuming the best way to proceed is to try and work it out?

Answer:
 >is it worth it for me to go after the $1000~ that she owes me in small claims court?

That's up to you.  If you accidentally paid her and she has no righteous claim to the money, you may be able to prevail in seeking it returned.

>At this point I'm thinking about doing it just to spite them

Make a business decision about whether it's worth pursuing.  Not a spiteful decision.  Answer #2: You can absolutely sue her for the money--she doesn't legally get to keep the overpayment.  Answer #3: You can sue her for the money if you'd like.  You'd have a good case, although not an airtight one - plenty of people continue to get paid after their official last day.

It's up to you as to whether you want to risk it.  Personally, if they're being assholes already, they'd likely be bigger assholes if you sued.  Likely not worth your time, given the low chances of recovery.Answer #4: :) Hello again! Glad to see you cross posted here. Best of luck!Answer #5: Well, good luck using your company as a reference.


Title: Got stopped having a radar detector on my car not in use. Fined 100 euros contradicting the law in Wikipedia.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Wikipedia is not the law.

The law says that having the device on, or ready to be used (e.g. requiring only plugging in of a cable) is illegal.

>(1b) Dem Führer eines Kraftfahrzeuges ist es untersagt, ein technisches Gerät zu betreiben oder betriebsbereit mitzuführen, das dafür bestimmt ist, Verkehrsüberwachungsmaßnahmen anzuzeigen oder zu stören. Das gilt insbesondere für Geräte zur Störung oder Anzeige von Geschwindigkeitsmessungen (Radarwarn- oder Laserstörgeräte).

As to the specific cost of the fine, there may be other processing fees.


Title: Court In the Morning for 14yo Son - Please Help

Question:
My son (Ryan) has arraignment tomorrow and I'm in desperate need of advice. Here's all the info:

BACKGROUND
•Throughout the spring, his school friend, Elisabeth, was bullied by some boys in their grade. She was called a whore and a prostitute, and was told she was being passed around her friend group. Beyond being inappropriate slut-shaming, this is also untrue. She's dating one boy in the group, Donald, and has been for some time.
•Elisabeth's parents are going through a messy divorce, and her friend group is her main source of support, so for her to have that be a source of battle too has been upsetting for her. I suspect her parents are too involved with their own situation to handle this bullying on her behalf, because they've not stepped in. Elisabeth did ask the school for help, but got none.
•This bullying all came to a head in May with 2 events. A boy, Mason, made a SnapChat specifically for the purpose of slut- and body-shaming this girl to her peer group. Their grade also went on a class trip to D.C. where she was bullied by this group of boys the entire time, making her trip a nightmare.

THE EVENT
•On June 1st, Ryan and Donald decided their only course of action at this point, to help their friend, was to try to communicate with Mason and another boy, Chris, about the situation. Ask why they're doing it, tell them it's not cool and to knock it off, etc. They find out the boys are outside Maddox's house with a group of friends, and walk there.
•When they arrive, the boys in question start throwing rocks at Ryan, Donald, and their friends. These rocks are large, about half to 3/4 the size of a basketball.
•Donald begins to throw the rocks back. Ryan does not. In the process, Mason gets hit in the forearm with a rock, which causes a minor bruise. Another rock hits Maddox's mothers car, and causes a dent.
•At some point after this altercation, Ryan leaves.

THE AFTERMATH
•Ryan receives a call on his cell phone less than 30 mins later from a friend, but when he answers it is Sargent W, the officer who came to the scene. He's asked to return to the scene to speak with him. He goes willingly.
•After speaking to the officer, the Sargent W has Ryan's father pick up him from the scene. At this point, the Sargent W conveys to Ryan's father that he'd spoken to all the kids, and Ryan's name never individually came up. Therefore, he's confident that while he was present, Ryan was not an aggressor or active participant in the rock throwing, and he may go home.
•I received messages from Maddox's mother during and after the incident. These state that Ryan was not throwing rocks, and that I should come pick him up and get him out of the situation before the police are called. Unfortunately, I didn't see these messages in time.

THE CHARGES
5 days later, Ryan and I were served with summons' for juvenile court. His charges are:

1. Affray
2. Destruction of property (Maddox's mothers car)
3. Assault & battery with a dangerous weapon (Mason's arm)

Obviously this all came as a surprise, given that Maddox's mother told me via text that he was not throwing rocks, and Sargent W said his name never individually came up while talking to all the kids involved. It appears as though Sargent W has blanket-charged all the kids in my sons group, while ignoring the kids who were bullying this girl, and who started throwing the rocks to begin with. Even more frustrating, the police station won't give me a copy of the police report, despite it regarding my minor son, because there are other minors named on it. So I have no idea what we're walking into in court tomorrow.

No one in my family had ever been in trouble for anything, much less something like this. I have zero experience for how any of this works, and feel at such a disadvantage for protecting my son. Can someone please help me?
Topic:
Juvenile and Youth Law

Answer:
 So first you're dealing with teenagers so you may want to go into court prepared to hear a whole different story than what your child told you.

Does your son have a lawyer? If not your next step is to get one. If you get to court without one your son needs to ask for more time to get one.Answer #2: You need a criminal defense attorney NOW. Instruct your son NOT to speak with anyone involved, even his friends, until this is over. Follow your lawyers advice.


Title: Employees went on strike after not being paid at small business - everyone was fired today - need some advice.

Question:
I wanna preface by saying this last week my boss has been out of vacation from the start of the week until this evening.

So recently at a small business I work for, along, with 6 other employees, our boss changed our pay day from a Wednesday to a Friday a week before payment. This was upsetting but we get it and it’s understandable with the days the funds come through and stuff.

Well come Friday, most employees were out of town, and we didn’t get paid. We texted our boss and for most the day no response, he finally replied to one of us that payment would be the next day.

Next day - no payment whatsoever. We had all decided if we didn’t get paid we wouldn’t be going in to work. A one day strike to send a message as out of the last four pay periods, only one was on time. The employees felt that they were not heard and it was getting ridiculous. One employee was over-drafted a couple hundred dollars because of bills, another was out of town and couldn’t afford to get home with a car issue, and another had rent due.

We texted him at the end of the day to notify him. He texted back today that we were all fired. He tried saying everyone but me, calling me an honest man, but I stood up for everyone. So we are all fired.

Is there any legal action at all I can play here? If we aren’t paid tomorrow does that add more legal action? Any and all help would be amazing, I’ve been going through a rough time recently and this is all very overwhelming.

TL;DR - boss didn’t pay us, no one went in to work, we all got fired.
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer:
 Firing everyone for striking is potentially a violation of your right to protest unfair labor practices, you can make a complaint to the [NLRB](https://apps.nlrb.gov/eservice/efileterm.aspx). It'll depend on whether this can be considered a true strike or an "intermittent work stoppage"

If you just want to get paid, [file a wage claim](https://labor.mo.gov/DLS/MinimumWage/file_complaint). Not being able to make payroll is a bad sign for a company's financial state though

> He tried saying everyone but me, calling me an honest man, but I stood up for everyone. So we are all fired.

Why were you singled out? Are you a manager or supervisor?Answer #2: It sounds like the place you worked is going out of business. They can't make payroll and just let go all their employees. That seems like some classic going out of business actions to me.


Title: Was My Traffic Stop Entrapment?

Question:
A quick preface: I know its shitty to have put myself in this position, and stupid, and I cant defend it.  I have a suspended license from not paying a ticket on time. After the first ticket, I was ticketed in a different city for driving with a suspended license (I know).  I work in the city of the second ticket mentioned.

After work today, as I was shifting my car into drive, I noticed an officer turn and enter the parking lot I was in.  Now, the entrance and the exit are next to each other, but separated by a concrete divider.   I contemplated pulling over and waiting for the officer to leave.  I deeply regret not doing so.

I decided to chance it and continued driving toward the exit.  At this point,  I knew this was a mistake, as the officer had turned around the divider, and continued straight to the exit, right behind me.  I had no choice but to continue onto the road which led to a stop light.  I turned onto the highway and took an immediate left, where he followed me still.  Once I was on this road, he turned on his lights.  As expected, he followed me the entire way.  After I was pulled over I was eventually ticketed.

My question for LA, is whether or not what I believe happened, prior to the stop, was legal.  I'm believe he somehow saw my parked vehicle, that my license was suspended, watched from across the street, and waited for me to enter my vehicle and drive.

Now, whose to say whether or not that was the case?  It's what he said to me after pulling me over, when he came to the window I found suspicious.

At first, he notified me his reason for stopping was because the registered driver had a suspended license.

After notifying me of this, I joked, "Oh, you must have been waiting for me!" as it seemed obvious he was coming straight for me, having pulled into the parking lot immediately after I started driving.

He seemed taken aback by my comment, and replied, "Oh, the reason I actually stopped you was because your headlights were off."  I showed him the knob was turned on, and he said "before you turned onto My-work's Drive."  Meaning he went from pulling me over for being suspended, to apparently pulling me over for my lights being off, while driving in the parking lot, only after I'd joked that he must have been waiting for me.

If what I explained above is entrapment, him saying he saw my lights were off would be his only possible reason to have pulled me over in the manner which he did.

Bottom line is, he switched his reason for pulling me over from my license being suspended, to my lights being off while driving in the parking lot, but only after I'd joked that he must have been waiting for me.  He had no reason to enter that parking lot, other than to be able to turn and get behind my car.  Not to mention, the direction we exited the parking lot, was the same direction hed been driving before entering the parking lot.

If it actually happened, is him watching my car, waiting for me to drive, then pulling me over, legal?  Is this any kind of defense against my ticket?  Or was I victim to nothing more than bad luck?  Legal or not, it felt fucked up.

Answer: No, that is not entrapment.Answer #2: Entrapment is a defense that almost never applies, it requires them to essentially force you into the crime in some way where any normal law abiding person would also have no choice. Nothing in this fact pattern is going to help you. Answer #3: No, watching you commit a crime is in no way, shape, or form entrapment.


Title: Avoiding a DUI by Drinking After Being Stopped (Canada)

Question: I saw this [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_x4u55Cj6Q) and was wondering if any actual lawyers have opinions, insights, etc on how effective this course of action is. I am Canadian so I prefer to hear how it would work in Canadian law, but I welcome American perspectives too.

Answer:
 It won't work in either place and I have not even seen the video.

Alcohol is not absorbed into your system immediately- it takes time.

So all the indicators of intoxication observed at the scene (except possibly odor of alcohol) will be from what you drank before.

So all the field tests will still be accurate.

Then you just get administered two blood/breath tests 30/45/60 minutes apart, which will give the exact rate at which your body is absorbing the alcohol.

That allows the police to mathematically calculate your BAC at the time of the stop.


Title: VA Dr. wrote a letter that ruined my career.

Question:
Howdy All,
I went to the VA for depression(marriage problems and a family suicide) after an honorable discharge from the Army.  VA doctor wrote a letter(unknown to me) to the government security office that staked her credentials against my security clearance.  I didn't find out until I was notified that my clearance was being revoked via mail.  She then refused to see me.  I worked as a gov. civilian and lost my job(required a clearance) and any opportunity to continue in my career field.
Do I have any legal recourse?
I can and will provide any necessary details.
Thanks!

Answer: It's very difficult to say, with this amount of information. If she believed that you were a danger to yourself or others, she may have had an obligation to notify the military.  You can talk to an attorney, but I suspect you would have to prove that she intentionally said something false about you to lead to have a claim.


Title: Possible Tort?

Question:
I'm asking on behalf of someone else.
Here's the story short and concise.

X was shopping at grocery store

X finishes shopping and goes to express checkout line

Irate employee tells her she has too many items

X asks if she can still check her out because she's in a hurry

Irate employee gets mad and yanks cardboard box out of X's hand slicing a finger open

X stands there with blood trickling down hand and employee sees it but says nothing

X finishes checking out and leaves

X is someone who uses solely their hands to earn money

While the injury is relatively small and will heal, should X consult a lawyer?

Answer: What luck!  I hold a Ph.D. in Papercut Law (not to be confused with Stubbed Toe Law or Splinter Law).  This whole scenario is Prima facia evidence of Prima Nocta, qiud pro quo, sine qua non. After reporting this incident to the store manager, what did our brave shopper do next?


Title: [FL] Need advice on what to do about my mom?

Question: So while I was at school last year and this summer I was living my life and doing fine. I went to try and apply for a car loan because I had been working hard on my credit. When they gave me the report my mom opened 3 cards in my name she let two of them get closed then she opened a loan in my name then she started paying late so I just had to pay the loan. Then she opened a phone bill then let it become delinquent and the two bank accounts that I don't use and have her on she overdrew them both for few thousand dollars and then let them get closed. I don't want to file anything against her because she's my mom but at the same time when I need to move and get a place of my own I won't be able to do anything. I need advice the delinquent accounts haven't hit my credit yet so I think I still have time please advise!

Answer:
 Dispute the items on your credit report that you did not create. File a police report. You don't have to give them your mom's name. Let fate do fate things.

 Put a freeze on your credit.Answer #2: >I don't want to file anything against her because she's my mom

Giving birth to you is not a good enough excuse to go around ruining your credit and thereby many of your chances in life (if you allow this to just go).


Title: Airline would not give a refund even though their customer service rep said I would on the phone.

Question: About two weeks ago I was supposed to go back home from college Saturday night. However, since it was snowing I decided to see if my flight was delayed or cancelled the night before at a site where I bought the tickets(the travel website) , it didn't say it was delayed/cancelled. The next day on Saturday(the day i was suppose to leave) my friend mentioned his flight got cancelled that day so I decided to check if mine was too at the travel website, it didn't say. I didn't receive an email or text(I have before when a flight got delayed), but I decided to just check a different site just because I was curious how many got delayed/cancelled and it turned out my flight was cancelled. So i called the airline customer service and waited over 90 minutes before someone picked up. I spent in total over 3 hours on the phone so I am going to leave out a couple of details. But basically there weren't any flights leaving my college city to my home city until next Tuesday( keep in mind it was Saturday and we had to leave the dormitories at my college at noon Saturday because they were closing). So basically we ended up deciding that they would put me on a flight that would leave the next morning(Sunday morning) from a different city about 3 hours away on a different airline. Here is the important detail. I asked if I would receive a refund on the flights MULTIPLE times and the representative said that I would not have to pay for the flight on multiple occasions and I would get a refund. I specified again and again and she still said I will receive a refund and would basically not have to worry about it. So based on what the customer service rep said I quickly bought a bus ticket and cab rides so I could get to the other city before the flight, I made these decisions based on the assumption that I would receive a refund. I ended not staying at a hotel(since they were going to charge me $90) and slept on the airport bench. I contacted them and they only sent me a $50 certificate to use on their flights. Based on this information, can I do anything legally since there are phone recordings that the customer service rep assured me that I would get a refund even though I didn't? or even the fact that I was not notified my ANYONE that my flight was cancelled even though it was and I only found out myself a few hours before my flight was supposed to take off?? It just doesn't seem right since their customer service told me something that was not true and I made decisions based on what they said. If you want me to name the airline or travel website(I didn't because I do not know the legality of it) I would be glad to. If you want to know any more details just message me or comment. I would appreciate any advice. (State from my home college is New York, home city state is Texas). Thanks! and sorry for the long post!

Answer:
 I'm inclined to think you misunderstood the customer service rep, because when a flight is cancelled, airlines accommodate your plane ticket by rescheduling the flight. They don't typically issue refunds *and* reschedule the flight, because you actually are still able to use the ticket that you paid for.

>or even the fact that I was not notified my ANYONE that my flight was cancelled even though it was and I only found out myself a few hours before my flight was supposed to take off??

This is irrelevant.


Title: Is anybody here an archaic British legal term enthusiast? Is Exmors Admors a thing?

Answer:
 That looks like a version of an "executors, administrators, assigns, successors, and heirs," clause, very standard for contracts. The intent is often similar to this sample:

>The rights and obligations of The Company under this agreement shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon any successor of The Company or to the business of The Company. Neither this agreement or any rights or obligations of Executive hereunder shall be transferable or assignable by Executive; provided, however, that this agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive's personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees.Answer #2: I would watch breakdowns of these documents if this was a youtube channelAnswer #3: I'm transcribing a 1757 English prenup, and this term keeps popping up.  Am I transcribing this correctly, and does anyone know what it means?


Title: [PA] School prank takes a turn. Should I be worried?

Question:
Hey everyone! I’m on mobile so please forgive the formatting. Also, this might be long so bear with me!

The other night, my friends [21F, 22M] and I [21F]came back from going out at a bar at my university. As we were returning back to my dorm, my friends were talking in the hall and taking off their shoes before entering my room. A girl who lived down my hall opened her door and told us we were being extremely loud. We thought it was a bit excessive for a weekend night but nonetheless we entered my room quietly.

My friend, let’s say his name is Matt, asked about the girl who scolded us. We told him that she used to be in our sorority and found out that Matt had hooked up with her in the past. This doesn’t seem important now but it just establishes that Matt and the girl who scolded us, let’s call her Emily, have some sort of previous relationship.

Matt suggests that we play a prank on her because none of us have ever been really fond of her as we have had several conflicts before. He suggests pulling a prank that basically involves him placing a bucket of water against Emily’s door so that when she opens the door, the water will spill into her room. Yes, kind of childish but still a silly prank.

Matt and my other friend, let’s say her name is Jenna, leave my room and I go into the kitchen in my dorm to make some microwave mac n cheese. He fills a bucket with water and tips it against Emily’s door, as Jenna goes into her room and I continue my culinary abilities in the kitchen. Matt delicately places the bucket against the door and knocks to wake her. She doesn’t immediately open the door, but at this point I’m kind of uninterested in the prank because the result is obviously pretty predictable. I enter my room with my food and Jenna and Matt knock on my door to get in and I let them in. Right as they are entering my room, Emily opens her door and promptly, the water spills into her room. I can audibly hear her say “What the fuck?”.

Jenna and Matt are in my room at this point laughing and honestly, it was pretty funny. A couple seconds later, I hear a knock on my door but I ignore it. Matt decides to head back home, leaving Jenna and I in my room. I hear Emily outside in the hall on the phone with someone who I believe is a custodian to come clean up the “mess”. As Jenna and I are still in my room, I hear another knock on the door but much more aggressively. I open it, expecting it to be Emily to be honest, but I’m surprised by the two police officers standing in front of me. They ask if Jenna is in my room and I answer “Yes”. They ask to come in, while I’m only wearing a T-shirt, but I let them in.

They ask us both if we know of the situation in the hall that involved a water bucket. We both answer “No” and then they proceed to ask us if we were present when it happened or witnessed it. We said “No”. Jenna says she has been in my room all night, which is mainly true except for when she went to her room to change her clothes, to which an officer says “No you haven’t.” Jenna responds, “Yes, I actually have been in here most of the night except for when I changed into my PJs in my room.” The officer says, “That’s not what your hall mate said.”  I tell the officer that I was only in the kitchen to make food and then I returned to my own room promptly after. He says, “Well if a situation like this happens again and you see it, just let us know. And if we find out who has done this, they will be held accountable for this harassment”. We answer with “Okay, sounds good” and the officers leave my room.

At this point I’m thinking that was kind of excessive to call the university police officers on us, but I know she doesn’t like us anyway. Again, sorry for the loooong read, but as I lay in my bed, I am wondering if there is anything Emily can do to me, Jenna, or Matt legally or within school laws from this prank?

Answer:
 I suggest stop dealing with personal problems by playing pranks on people. You are lucky the bucket didn’t land on her head and hurt her. You could easily be charged with a battery, vandalism, or any other number of crimes. You could also get expelled from school. Worth it? I doubt it.

Just stay away from people you don’t like. Don’t risk ruining your life over something stupid.


Title: (WI) Can I legally sue for the father to have no visitation either if I am denied that basic right?

Question:
When my baby boy was born, I was 16 and he was 18. Neither of us were thinking clearly at the time and were coerced into an adoption by his older brother, who was 22 at the time.

His parents badgered me with paperwork for the adoption and lied about it being an open adoption where the baby would still be mine but in his brother's name.

My son stressed me out so much and kept me from sleeping even when it was his dad's turn. I eventually gave up and got some heavy earplugs to sleep through the night while the dad was away. And then he woke me up when he got back and said "Leave now or I'm calling the cops for child endangerment and neglect" And he also unlawfully searched everything I owned while I aw asleep and found small amounts of weed and meth. I was never an addict but it helped me stay awake.

I kept calling and asking to see my son, talking to lawyers, and the like, and he eventually a restraining order against me and got the police to convict me for drugs and child endangerment. I went to jail and did parole because of him.

I am a changed person and I love and miss my 7 year old son who the dad hasn't let me see at all. I talked to a lawyer about getting my son back, and he says he was adopted by the dad's brother, and the forms I was coerced into signing when I was a little girl and minor myself are being used against me as my consent.

The dad has no parental rights either according to the lawyer which is a joke. He lives next door to the guy who adopted my son as a baby, and he's the dad in all but legal technicality. In fairness, he should also be restricted from seeing his son, since the adoption was secretly closed.

He refuses to meet up with me with my son with him, and I cannot sue for custody. But I do want to sue so that the father has none as well in the interest of fairness.

I want him to know what it's like to lose a child to the fucked up legal system that allows for this sort of kidnapping. It will teach him some empathy and make him think twice about keeping a mother from her child.

Answer:
 You lost your child because you deserved to, you were on drugs and ignoring you child.  No one did anything to you, no one stole your child. No one kidnapped your child. You signed the adoption papers.

It's too late to come back and now and try unring the bell. You haven't changed and you are still blaming other people for what happened to you.

Attempting any sort of legal fight to challenge the adoption at this late age will cost you tens of thousands of dollars, if you could even get lawyer to take the case. You signed away your rights to him, challenging that years after the fact will be nigh impossible.

Edit, the worst part of this is you clearly don't give a shit about your child. You want to to restrict his access to his father out of fairness to you? What the actual fuck? Did you even think for a second what that would do to your kid? Answer #2: You can sue, but you will lose, because you have no standing to control who sees a child who was legally adopted.  You will also come across as petty, bitter and vindictive to boot.  Someday your kid will hear about it, too.


Title: Sketchy Boss

Question:
Hey Reddit,

I'm short on time so I will only be detailing one event. My boss told the assistant manager at my work place (who is paid hourly and did not sign an employment contract) that if she quit and the store was not able to open because it wasn't sufficiently staffed, she could be sued for the companies lost wages during the time it had to close. I believe this is at will employment. Can y'all please comfirm my assessment that this is total bullshit? Thank you!

Answer: Total BS


Title: [CO] Too what extent am I allowed to ask for security camera footage.

Question:
I was Robbed tonight. A thief got into my car and stole $120 worth of cash out of my wallet. Only cash, they didnt take anything. They didnt steal my radio, my cigarettes, lighter, or any other countless valuables that I had in my car. Just my cash.

I am a private investigator and I have too theroys, either the group of teenagers in the parking lot stole my money, or my good friend did, a man that I have known for 12 years. He was the only one in my car, and at one point he was looking at my drivers license in the parking lot, laughing at how old the photo was. Usually this wouldnt raise suspicion. Except that my wallet was placed in my center console. I never put my wallet in my center console, but he was looking in my center console right after he was looking at my ID, he was grabbing a cigarette. I would prefer not to get the police involved. Am I entitled to view the security camera footage of the parking lot?

Edit: Not actually a PI guys. That was my drunken attempt at a joke last night

Answer:
 You're free to ask, but nobody is obligated to show you security footage.

You were the victim of a crime.  Why don't you want to involve the police, who do have the authority to obtain the security footage?


Title: (NE) Hired as union employee, told after 4 months it was coded incorrectly

Question:
I was unsure if this would fall under employment law or union law. I work for a telecommunications company in Nebraska. I was hired in June of this year, and throughout the hiring process I was told multiple times the position was a union position under the Communications Workers of America. After 3 months of employment, bargained employees are granted optional holidays. I took those days to go to a wedding, Thursday, Friday, and Monday. On Friday I get a text from my boss stating that they had “coded the position wrong and it is not union, therefore you do not technically have any leave and this time will be unpaid.” I should also mention that right before I had left for vacation, I had opened a dispute with my commission. It just seems extremely shady to me, and does not seem legal. Is it?
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer:
 Either you're a member of the union or you aren't.  Covered positions will be spelled out in your contract.  You need to read it.Answer #2: Go straight to the union hall with this, they will be able to explain and help you with everything that you need. And if you are covered you can should be able to file a complaint or grievance with the company.

Just look up cwa union hall, if you are in one of the two major cities in Nebraska I know they defantly have one. I'm on the flip side from your union, ibew, and in the same state. Answer #3: Uh, no. It doesn't work that way. If the union contract states that the work you do is bargained for it is bargained for (union). Also, the benefits packages for union and non-union employees at a large telco are very different, and the idea of trying to unravel that after 3 months is laughable. Your boss doesn't get to just arbitrarily change your employment status. The union is about to hand him his head.

Source: Am supervisor of union workers at a large telco.


Title: Employees working off the clock

Question:
The place I work is notoriously understaffed and employees are given more tasks than can be completed in a standard eight hour work day.  If employees cannot get their tasks done, they get in trouble by management, or at the very least yelled at and belittled by a specific manager.  This has led to many employees doing some of their tasks "off the clock" without a managers approval to do so.  It's an open secret that people are working off the clock.  Managers are aware of it, and it was an item of contention at a recent managers' meeting.  But even though managers are aware, they are ignoring the issue and continue to pressure the staff to get everything done.  None of the employees want to admit they are working off the clock as they are aware it's illegal and they don't want to face repercussions/disciplinary actions.  This entire situation seems wrong to me and I don't want to be expected to work for free like my coworkers do.  Who would I report this to, and would I be able to remain anonymous?  I don't want retaliation either.

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My workplace is city owned/run and in Arkansas

Answer: Sounds like it's time for an anonymous tip to the Department Of Labor


Title: (NC) Dad's making a Will

Question:
Short of it is: younger sister is a "screw-up" -- abusive husband, government aid, a few kids.  My mother passed away last year (first thing sister asked, after years of no contact: "What's in the Will?!" Really??!). Mom had no Will, everything went to Dad. Parents have never been wealthy, and I don't know why stupid sister thinks they'd hide assets. Mom had astronomical medical bills, house has mortgage.

Goal is to protect younger sister from herself. (I would essentially be a Trust.) I was signed onto deed of house after Mom's passing. Also became joint account holder on Dad's banking accounts.

What do we need to do to protect from dispute/probate nightmares? Thanks.

Answer: You need to consult with a lawyer who does Estate Planning


Title: FL - A friend of mine admitted to me that they had been using BitCoin to order MDMA over the internet... Today the house was raided...

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Did they admit this over the phone from jail?

Because that is almost certainly being recorded, FYI.