Title: Power-of-Attorney? [URGENT]

Question:
Michigan

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;My mother-in-law is not doing well health-wise. For a short background, she is 59 years old and has: hereditary spastic paraplegia; she's a recovering drug addict (25 years sober from cocaine, heroin, and meth; 1 year sober from opiates), recovering alcoholic - 10 years sober; smoked marijuana about 2x/week "medically"; smoked cigarettes for 40+ years about 2 packs a day; probable diabetes, COPD, lives a sedentary life.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;She just had open heart surgery 3 weeks ago because they couldn't get her a-fib to stop and her aortic valve wasn't pumping correctly. They replaced her valve. She was recovering nicely in the hospital, but wanted to go home. The docs let her go probably earlier than they really wanted, but my husbands family was causing all sort of trouble in he hospital: calling nurses names, getting in the way, wouldn't let her rest, etc. My husband got them to leave her alone a few days before she went home. She was supposed to come stay with us, but at the last minute, his sisters guilted her into to going back with them. There are 7adults and 2 children who live in that house (not including her). Only one of them has a job and they all just sit around smoking cigarettes all day. They also force her to pay 2 mortgages that she doesn't even own and the utility bills leaving her little to no money for herself - like depends, fixodent, soap - basics.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;So, she went back with them and after just 4 days, she almost died from pneumonia. She was rushed back to the hospital after she called 911 for herself and she's still there. She was sedated and put on a ventilator and all sort of stuff.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;My in laws won't leave her alone. They don't understand anything the nurses say: the nurse told us that it would be a few days before they can even think of trying to take her off the ventilator because her breathing was so poor - in-laws posted on Facebook that she's dying, she'll never get off the ventilator, and everyone needs to come say goodbye to her now. SO NOW every farking person has come out of the woodwork and they're bothering her in the hospital. She's not getting better, they have to keep putting her under sedation, but it looks like she'll pull through.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We don't have a lot of money, but my husband works and therefore (according to his family) is financially responsible for his mother. She has medicare and an income (widow benefits and social security) so there should be little to no hospital bill. We really feel it's in her best interest to live in a facility. She is a high fall risk even without this current situation. We've discussed having her come live with us, but at this moment there is literally no room in our house. We have 3 kid, my husband works, and I'm a full time student. We can't afford to hire a nurse, either.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There's a facility that is subsidized that is a little expensive, but they provide all meals and snacks, laundry and cleaning services, cable and internet, rides to the store once a week, activities - basically everything she could need to keep her healthy and living in a healthy environment. The social worker at the hospital suggested my husband become power-of-attorney.

***NOW!*** to the point: We can't afford a lawyer and we just over the limit for low income legal help. How reliable are forms off the internet? How easy would it be for anyone in his crazy family to convince her to sign them as POA after we've already done it? How does that work? As far as I can tell, we only need the filled out form to be notarized with certified copies for like the bank, the hospital, etc. We would want to sign a durable POA, too, right?

tl;dr: sick mother-in-law, husband needs to get POA before his crazy sisters who will kill her via environment if she goes home

Answer:
 Is the mother agreeing to give power of attorney to your husband?  He may not coerce her into signing one.  Is she being made aware of your plan to move her into a facility, and does she agree?  The way you've worded this, it sounds like the mother is not being told what's going on.

If she wants to give power of attorney to your husband, she must be of sound mind to give it, and once given cannot legally give it to someone else without first revoking the POA given to your husband.  There's always a possibility someone would try to induce another to sign a POA, so if the other relatives are stupid enough to try that after a POA was given to your husband, your husband would have to challenge their POA in court, unless the mother revokes one of the issued POAs.

You would need a durable POA for healthcare, and for financial matters.  Generally speaking, forms specific to your state online and valid.


Title: Being sued by BofA for credit card debt.

Question: I got served a summons recently in which I'm being sued by a plaintiffs attorney of BofA for approximately $3550 from a couple of years ago. I have done a little research on here and don't want this to go to a default judgement.  Since I don't really have the money to pay this amount off what would be my best options?  Fight this myself or hire a lawyer?  If I fight this myself is there somewhere to guide me on how to respond to the letter and challenge the lawsuit?  Any advice would help /r/legaladvice

Answer: On what grounds would you challenge this? Is the debt not legitimate?


Title: Ex is making life hell, trying to ruin my life and bleed me for max child support and arrears ($1000/month & $25,000)

Question:
I've been a single dad for about 3 years now, one day my ex attacked me while I was asleep after snooping on my phone, she read a text message to a friend that I was not happy with my engagement (she's emotionally/mentally abusive), she then took my 3 year old and left.

She immediately regretted that decision because I was the sole provider, but while doing this, she was on Tinder whoring herself not even a few days after our breakup.

I took this chance to better myself, so I left to New York to further my career as a medical professional. I did make sure to make a bank account to deposit $650 every month for my sons monthly expenses though, I’m no deadbeat.

My ex was bitter that I didn’t take her back, and knew of my plans to leave. She tried to go through the court to hold my passport and pursue child support but I left before she could do that.

She's a high school drop out and never took a job in her life. I 100% supported her and my son while we were together and even afterwards, I made sure to pay for my son's child care expenses. She's been neglectful of my son, he needed 5 baby root canals and was negligent with his immunizations, i had to take him to get 7 shots when i returned to visit. He's also always sick, he ate unhealthy food daily like chips, instant noodles, sweet drinks/candies and was small for his size.

Despite this, she also tells everyone how bad of a father I am and just spews filth and lies to ruin my name. She particularly enjoys telling my close friends and family these things on social media and in person. She says she doesn't bad mouth me in front of my son but I highly doubt that.

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Last summer while visiting my son, I met my amazing fiancé. Things turned out so well and the thought of us having a family together made me happy. So I decided to stay. She's helped improve my life immensely and brought me stability and joy.

My ex didn’t like any of that.

Because my son was enamored with my fiancé, she limited my time spent with my son to one day a week, when I would try to get more time, she would give me excuses about my son needing stability and that the back and forth exchanges isn't good for him.

She hired a bully of a lawyer who made the court think that I’m a terrible parent. My lawyer did little to defend me.

She decided that the money I was giving wasn't enough, since she works minimum wage despite having a college degree, she got awarded about $1000 a month. She also took him out of private school ($400/month tuition). She used that money to buy herself a new car and a trip to Japan.

Whenever I would get into disagreements with her parenting or if I wanted more parental rights for myself, she would get aggressive and verbally harass me. I ended up settling outside of court via mediation but this was a temporary measure.

When I would argue with her, she would always take jabs at my fiance, calling her a slut, whore, and other filthy accusations.

I eventually got fed up and told her in her face to stop calling my fiance those things, and got into an  argument in front of my son. My fiance got out of the car and loudly said not to do this in front of my kid, and then went up to her and told her to leave her out of this.

I also told her that I will be taking my son for the entire weekend from now on as the previously court ruled that I get that much, she said over her dead body. (I didn’t take the full weekend because I worked so much overtime, which is what led to me owing so much child support)

She immediately told her lawyer that we made her feel threatened, so she threatened both of us with harassment and a restraining order.

Her lawyer went to work, he spoke with our judge prior to our hearing and made it seem like she was indeed threatened. So they ordered that we use an exchange service. They made it seem like my fiancé and I were abusive and a threat. She has no proof that my fiancé or I threatened her, but the court is on her side.

I’m now in a bad spot, they’re planning to calculate arrears and they’re saying I owe $25,000 in arrears despite my giving money diligently.

I feel like despite all the money I spent on my lawyer, I have been losing left and right.

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I want vindication and to clear my name, I want to get custody of my son.

I have all the messages she’s sent with all her harassment. I have all the bank statements and receipts showing that I supported my son.

What can I do?

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TL;DR: my ex is trying to ruin my life, she’s emotionally and verbally abusive and abusing the money that’s going to my son in child support. She’s falsely accusing me and my fiancé of harassment and threatening her. The court believes her. What can I do?

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Answer: What exactly is your question? $1,000/mo is not a lot of money, child support wise. It's certainly possible you could pay less, but what's the real complaint here?Answer #2: You need a new lawyer.


Title: Went to Colorado with my brother. He put marijuana in a shipment without telling me. Now the tracking is acting funny.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Just want to put it out there, I do all my shopping on amazon, so I've used pretty much every carrier out there. It's not exactly uncommon for the shipping info to be all out of whack on their websites (pretty much exactly what you've described). I feel like it happens on maybe 5% of the time and I've seen it on pretty much every carrier that offers online tracking.

No legal advice, but I just wanted to let you know that you might not have anything to worry about.Answer #2: These guys are telling you to get a lawyer if you are charged. You are saying you are on camera dropping this package off etc... forget waiting until you are charged. Get a good lawyer now, I am sure you can afford the debt more than you can afford going to jail.Answer #3: When it arrives, tell your brother he needs to go and pick up the bags.

If they are onto you, the company can easily fire you with cause.Answer #4: Not a lawyer, but if I were you, I'd make my house ready to be searched and items seized. Maybe get your important information off of computers, etc.

Sorry that your brother screwed you like that.Answer #5: I am not a lawyer, but in addition to all sorts of federal laws you could have unknowingly violated, you can all but guarantee you'll be kissing your job goodbye.


Title: Employer Legal Advice Needed: Accepted verbal and email offer, next day employer recruiter switches location on me and stops responding to my communications.

Question:
Hi r/legaladvice!

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This is my first time consulting this sub, so thank you for your existence.

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I have a convoluted issue regarding a company that I feel **bait and switched** me.

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Long Story:

I had a phone interview with Company XYZ on a Wednesday morning, which went well. I got an email later that day saying, "You have an interview in Atlanta on Friday, book a flight with our travel agency and we will reimburse you for your hotel."

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So, I book a flight for Thursday evening, **fly to** Atlanta (from CA), sleep and wake up for an all day interview process with 8 different people in the company, rush back to catch my Friday evening flight back home.

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I wait a few days to hear back from the recruiter within Company XYZ I have been speaking to throughout the interview process. Note, I had confirmed multiple times I was **only interested in their California** office throughout the interview process.

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A few days go by, I get a call from the recruiter from Company XYZ while I was at work, "Congratulations you got the job! Your salary would be $X thousand / year with a signing bonus of $Y thousand. What do you need to do **give notice** at your current company as they want the new team to start on the **24th of September**? I will email you verbal offer I just gave you so that you may formally accept this offer."

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I get the email from her later that day with the same salary, signing bonus, and start date information we spoke about over the phone.

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I respond saying **I formally accept this offer**.

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The next day I get an email saying "The CA roles are being **put on hold** for hopefully a short period of time.  The final approval has to be from a person who is on vacation until early next week.  So please hold on.  And as an aside – would you be interested in **moving to Seattle**??"

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I respond with:

>"Thank you for the update and no worries. Will the start date still be September 24th or will it get pushed back due to the approver being on vacation?
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>Regarding Seattle, I would much rather prefer Burbank as initially discussed and interviewed for as I currently live close to that office. But, if the conditions are right I could potentially consider Seattle.
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>I also submitted the Employment Application and eSignature with the new link provided in the prior email.
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>Thank you again for your help!"

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The recruiter responds with:

>"Yes  we are waiting on our business leader to come back on Monday- my hope is that we can turn everything around quickly.  I’ll be in touch asap"

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The weekend goes by, and I am just waiting at this point, a bit concerned as I gave notice and quit my original job.

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I get a response a few days go by from her last email:

>This is the situation:
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>1. CA is on hold and we are trying to see what we can do to start things up
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>2. Atlanta I could get you hired tomorrow if you wanted to go there
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>3. Miami we may need more people as well
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>4. Seattle is a possibility
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>So – either you can wait for Burbank to open or consider a new location

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In which case I am confused, as I have expressed many times I was only interested in the CA location throughout the **entire** interview process. So I respond with:

>Thank you for the update.
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>This definitely puts me in a difficult situation. After we spoke and I accepted the offer, I gave notice to my previous job because I was under the impression there was a September 24th start date in CA.
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>I am eager to start working, but I am trying to understand the estimated time for the CA position to open?
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>In the meantime, I would love to start working and fly to Seattle until the CA position is a green light - if the accommodations are possible.
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>I hope we can figure this out!

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She responds with:

>Let me see what I could do.  I’m sorry you gave notice before we had approval – as in the offer …let me see what I can do.  You are so talented and we need to figure this out

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The weekend goes by, and the original start date is on Monday September 24th.

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I email her Monday (of this week - the 24th) morning trying to stay cool and keep my composure as I am nervous at this point:

>Thank you, and I am optimistic that we will find a solution to this!

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It is now Tuesday. I called her this morning and no answer. It is now the afternoon and I have had no response, and my start date I was originally given was yesterday, and now I am left uncertain without key details of officially starting.

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This seems to be very bait and switch-y to me. Is this even legal, given I quit my job to accept an offer they gave me?

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Note, this would be my second job out of college so I am a little new to all of this, but this seems to be very abnormal to me.

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I am a little scared as to how this will pan out, any help would be greatly **appreciated**!

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Topic:
Employment Law

Answer: If you quit your job before you had a confirmed start date and all the other relevant details then that's on you. Ask for your old job back, if they say no then file for unemployment. Life lesson.


Title: (Florida) Grandmother is dying. Grandfather in (Maryland) won't give a dime for funeral.

Question: My grandparents live in Maryland. Things got bad between them. My grandmother moved back down here to Florida. They are still married. Found out last week she has cancer. Doctors say she'll go any day now. My mother has arranged everything as far as funeral and such go. It's expensive and my grandfather let the life insurance lapse. When my mother talked to him about it he said he won't pay for anything and that we can't sell grandmother's car to help pay for things. She had to get a huge loan. Is he legally responsible for any of these costs?

Answer:
 The grandfather is not responsible for any funeral costs.

Did the grandmother have a will?


Title: [USA] Is it illegal for dog groomers to perform dental scaling?

Question:
I'm wondering if it is illegal to perform a dental scaling on a dog (veterinary procedure) if you are not a vet, and not in a vet hospital, in Washington State.

From what I have found, according to the Veterinary Board, it is illegal unless you are a vet or under vet supervision. But the Veterinary Board does not govern citizens who are not working in a vet hospital or licensed. I'm looking for a state law which shows that it is illegal to perform a veterinary procedure when not a licensed vet. I do see a few states that have made it a felony to do so, but Washington is not one of them.

For arguments sake, let's assume this is not being done to their personal dog, but a clients.

Answer: Just in a practical sense you would not normally do any dental on a dog without sedating them which requires a vet.


Title: (MI) Being investigated for endangering the welfare of a minor because two moms left their kids in my work unattended.

Question:
I work at a high-end children's clothing store. On Sundays, I work by myself all day. It's not a huge store but it's pretty crammed and it's in a busy town, so people come and go a lot without really being noticed too much, especially on a busy day.

Two weeks ago, two moms came in with three kids (roughly seven and younger). They wandered around and chatted for a while, I asked if they wanted help and they said no. At one point, they directed their kids to play with some toys that were for sale and I asked them not to play with sale items they weren't going to purchase and pointed toward a sign that we have hanging on the wall advising parents:

- Don't play with toys or items in the store unless you're going to buy them.

- Return any unwanted items to the sales associate to return to the shelf.

- Don't leave children unattended.

The moms hemmed and hawed and eventually left. The front door was propped open, as it usually is when it's warm. I guess the mothers left their children there without saying anything - I never noticed them, but that's what I'm now being told by a detective.

He showed up at my work last Sunday and asked me about some kids that wandered out of the store unattended the previous Sunday. I didn't really know what he was talking about, because I didn't realize the kids had been left unattended - I thought they left with their mothers. Apparently the moms left the kids there with the intention of running some errands and coming back to them. I'm guessing the kids hurried out the open door quickly after their moms, because I was cleaning up around the store and never saw any kids unattended.

The detective asked some questions and left me his card. He didn't tell me any names or really any details - just that kids were left in the store "under [my] supervision" and then wandered out unattended. He asked me if I knew what endangering the welfare of a minor was. This was the point when I said I should call my boss and he kind of backed off and left me his card and left.

He's now called three times to ask me to come into the station to "answer some questions". I don't really know what to do. My boss knows all about the situation and supports me, but I'm scared I could get in trouble for this.

Can anyone give me some advice either way? I know not to talk to the cop at this point, I just don't know how serious this is.

Answer:
 > He's now called three times to ask me to come into the station to "answer some questions".

1. Contrary to what many posters have said, this is not a scam. It would be way too complex for the meager money a scammer could get from a retail clerk (no offense intended). You are obviously the target of a police investigation.

2. You do not need a lawyer - yet. He would simply charge you big dollars for telling you to shut up and sending the detective a short letter that says, in essence, "stop talking to my client and please notify me if an arrest warrant is issued so I can arrange for her to surrender."

3. Do not go to the police station.

4. Do not answer any more police questions.

5. If you ignore items 3 or 4 above, then you will need a lawyer.
Answer #2: Not that this should change how you handle this, but is it possible that the detective isn't calling in relation to *you* endangering the welfare of a minor, but one of the mothers instead?

I used to work for a divorce attorney and this strikes me as a tactic one parent might use against the other (rightfully or otherwise) to use as ammunition for custody. Answer #3: Hire a lawyer. Do not interact with police without the lawyer. Period.


Title: [WA] I punched a guy's phone out of his hand over a dispute with my dog.

Question:
I live in a medium size apartment complex in Washington state. I have two border collies (okay per lease) and one got out. I found him pooping around the corner, but as soon as he finished up, a young girl saw him and screamed then  ran. My dog, thinking it was play time, chased the girl. This guy was with the girl and attempted to kick my dog (not meaning to joke here) and missed. I got defensive and yelled at the girl to stop running. In the mean time the guy took off after my dog and whipped out his phone. The guy stopped running and started either recording or taking pictures with his phone. He aimed the phone at my dog and then at me. I punched the guy's phone out of his hand. The phone landed on the car behind him. He looked kind of startled, but picked up his phone and said something under his breath. I then located my dog, got him inside, and talked to my girlfriend. I did get a peak at his screen as he picked it up and it was not cracked.

So how much did I mess up here. Is this considered assault? If so, how bad is it? I guess I don't know what other questions I should be asking so any advice is much appreciated.

Edit: I appreciate all the quick responses. However, I'm hoping for some advice. Like what to expect, or what I'm looking at if there are potentially charges. I understand that I messed up. I'm not blaming him for anything.

Answer:
 You should have the phone number of an attorney ready to go if this escalates. Given that he was likely recording video, there's a great chance that he got your assault on camera.

In the unlikely event that nothing comes of this, use this as a learning experience; keep your dogs on a leash. If the dog gets off the leash, assaulting someone is probably around the dumbest thing you could do.

On the plus side, it's exceedingly unlikely that anyone will be able to [sue your dog](https://np.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/3arxyf/can_i_sue_my_neighbors_dog/).


Title: Sold an iPhone on Craigslist to a teenager and now his parents are calling me. Should I be worried?

Question: [PA] I sold an old iPhone to some kid on Craigslist. He said he was a teenager but I did not ask for his exact age. The phone works fine. I just got a voicemail from his dad asking me to call him back. He didn’t sound mad, just asked me to call back. I really don’t want to get involved in this but they have my first and last name and phone number. Do I need to be worried about anything?

Answer:
  Caution, sounds like a scam setup.

Not sure why this is getting downvoted. Craigslist scams are a dime a dozen, and I can easily see someone claiming the phone is broken, demanding their money back, and then returning a different phone to OP.Answer #2: Unless there wasn’t a clean ESN on the phone I wouldn’t be worried? Why are you even worried?Answer #3: The teen probably is being suspected by the parent as having stolen the phone, or he didn't have the right to own one and the parent want to give it back


Title: [CA] Highschool Becoming NSA

Question: [deleted]

Answer: If you think watching things posted publicly on social media is the same as the NSA, I have a nice bridge you might be interested in.Answer #2: Nothing illegal here. Maybe the media will care.


Title: Can somebody help me fully understand this clause in my lease about when the landlord can enter?

Question:
I live in Colorado. Apartment complex allows pets if they are registered with the office.

They recently notified the community in an email that they are going to be doing "pet audits", and that all animals, even if they are just visiting, must be registered or prorated pet rent plus fines and deposits will be due. Heres what the lease reads:

28.WHEN WE MAY ENTER. You shall allow us access to the Premises and we shall have the right to reenter the Premises at all reasonable
times for any legitimate or necessary purpose which we determine in our sole discretion, including but not limited to, inspecting, providing necessary services, making necessary repairs or improvements, and showing the Premises to prospective residents or to other persons having a legitimate or necessary interest. We shall always have the right to reenter the Premises without notice,
with your consent or request. Absent consent or request from you, we may reenter with notice when practical, and without notice when impractical, or with required legal notice if applicable. Any entry by us shall not constitute an eviction in whole or in part, at any time, nor shall we be liable to you for any inconvenience or discomfort, and Rent shall not abate during any period that we reenter. We may enter regardless of whether you are present by duplicate key or by breaking a window or other means when necessary or in the event of an emergency.

So if I had a pet that was not registered with the office, can they come in while I'm at work and then charge me all those fees? Do they have to give me any more notice than they already did with their vague email?

I'm particularly confused about the following parts:

1. We shall always have the right to reenter the Premises without notice, with your consent or request

By signing the lease, did I give this consent?

2. Absent consent or request from you, we may reenter with notice when practical, and without notice when impractical

Confused about the wording here, what does it mean by practical and impractical?

Thanks in advance!

Answer:
 I wanted to point this out: paying a pet fee isn't just for covering whatever damages your pet may do to the property... it's also to let the apartment know that there is a living being in that unit that may need to be saved in the event of a fire or flood and you are not home.

Your landlords are giving you notice that they will be checking for pets. This is perfectly within their rights. They will now be conducting such a search. They aren't coming in for a bullshit reason, they have good reasons for checking for pets.

You should pay the pet fee because your pets deserve to be saved in the event of a fire or flood.


Title: MA - Girlfriend found not at fault in car accident, now other drivers insurance says she is at fault and must appeal

Question:
Hi LegalAdvice,

I'm asking this on behalf of my girlfriend. She was found not at fault for a car accident back in July of this year. She was moving from the right hand lane to the exit lane right at the beginning of the exit lane. A driver was driving in the breakdown lane and rear-ended her. After a few weeks, insurances found her not at fault and her repairs were paid for in full. Now, in December, she is sent a letter of surcharge stating that she was found by the other drivers insurance as being at fault. The letter states she can appeal to the state of Massachusetts. Her insurance agent is telling her to reach out to the insurance agent at the other drivers insurance agency to clarify and speak to a supervisor if need be.

I am wondering what the best way is to proceed? Shouldn't this have already been settled and shouldn't this be argued between the insurance companies?

Thanks

Answer:
 Be very careful when talking with an insurance agent from the other driver's insurance company. Their goal is to pay out as little as possible, even if their driver was at fault. Ask for the necessary documentation from the other insurance company but _do not answer any questions about the incident_.

Her own insurance company may decide to side against her, so going forward avoid discussing the details collision with them as well.Answer #2: Her insurance should be handling this not her, that’s what they are paid for. I would be pushing this back hard in my insurance and/or looking into my contract with them.


Title: Craigslist Sale of a For Parts/Repair Vehicle

Question:
Location: Georgia, USA

I recently sold vehicle that hasn't been maintained, has been parked for 3-4 years. I never had a mechanic check it out. Craigslist post had a 'for parts/repair', vehicle didn't start at the time of making of the Craigslist post. Post contained reason(s) as to why I thought the vehicle didn't start.

Buyers were interested, one buyer showed up to look at the vehicle, it ended up starting(roughly) with some jumper cables. But didn't stay on for very long.

Buyer ended up agreeing to buy it.

10 days later the buyer is asking for a refund because of a deeper mechanical problem I wasn't aware of.

Seeking advice.

Answer:
 Unless you are a car dealership it's an "as is" sale. It's on the buyer to do his own check.

Buyer would have to demonstrate that you lied about condition of the car, and you specifically advertised it as a not-running vehicle.

Unless you specifically affirmed to him that deeper mechanical problem didn't exist it's his car. Answer #2: IANAL but I think the term "pound sand" comes into play here. Buying cars off CL is always buyer beware and it sounds like you gave him plenty of notice the car was not in great condition.Answer #3: Was there any type of BOS (Bill of Sale) or Title included in the transaction? If the purchaser had wanted to transfer the title into his name (which you should have enforced), he would need a BOS in order to register the vehicle (transfer the title). The BOS would normally list the conditions of the sale, as well as identifying features (odometer reading, make/model, etc.).

Georgia law does allow for a complaint for fraud based upon the **oral misrepresentations** in the sale of the vehicle, which as /u/phneri stated:

>Unless you specifically affirmed to him that deeper mechanical problem didn't exist it's his car.


Title: Daycare teacher removed my nephew's medical alert ID. He got hurt and the hospital have him a drug he is allergic to.

Question:
Location: Ontario

Hi legaladvice. I was pointed here by a friend because our family is in a situation where we don't really know what to do or if we have a case of negligence. My nephew is four and my sister returned to work this year so he is in daycare for the summer. He has a few drug allergies and wears a medical alert ID. The daycare was made aware of this. During "gym time" the policy is that it must be taped down because it's metal and they don't want it to snag on an object or another child. During gym time he fell or tripped somehow and hit his head. Because he was bleeding from the head an ambulance was called and he was taken to the hospital. My sister and BIL were called but BIL was in a meeting. When my sister got to the hospital she was told she couldn’t see him because he had an allergic reaction to something and the doctors were working on him. Afterwards a nurse asked about my nephew’s allergies and my sister mentioned he had a medical alert ID. He wasn’t wearing one when he got to the hospital and they gave him a drug he was allergic to and he had a life threatening reaction. His older cousin who is seven later told his dad he saw one of the teachers taking the ID off my nephew before gym time and when my nephew protested because he knows it’s not supposed to come off she yelled at him and said he would be allowed to go for ice cream with the other kids if he didn’t behave. Another teacher later found the ID in the garbage.

Now whether or not what my older nephew says is true about the teacher yelling at him or saying he couldn’t have ice cream is true, the fact is that the bracelet has a difficult clasp that my four year nephew can’t open by himself. When the daycare got a hold of my BIL the teacher told him she took it off because jewelry is not allowed during gym time and his work is call center and calls are recorded so he has a recording of her admitting she removed it. There is one of those disclaimers when you call about calls being recorded. Another teacher brought the ID to the hospital and told the nurse and doctor she found it in the garbage. My nephew is four and the teacher is an adult so it’s not his fault. He did almost die but he will be okay thankfully. Obviously neither child will be going back there. But is this a case of negligence or anything that can be done against the daycare teacher or should my sister and BIL just move on?

Answer:
 Consult a personal injury attorney.  Certainly sounds like this act was negligent and endangered his life.
Answer #2: To add to Happy. Contact Child Care Licencing and file a complaint.  Answer #3: Man, that's such a shitty situation. How could the teacher not recognize that a medical card isn't just "jewelry" and then how could that lead to someone possibly throwing it out? I'm glad he's OK.

It may be worth contacting the media?Answer #4: Did the teacher explain why she threw it in the trash? Even if it was jewelry, why would that be tossed?
Good luck OPAnswer #5: Yes, this is a very clear case of negligence.  At the very least, the day care (or their insurance company) should pay for any resulting medical bills.  If they refuse to do so, then see a lawyer.


Title: Father films family members having sex unknowingly

Question:
Made an account for this. My hero of a father recently passed away unexpectedly. Part of that grieving process apparently involved my step sister coming out to several family members that my dad was secretly filming everyone with nest cameras and also hidden cameras in clocks. Conditioning her and the people involved with cash for expenses which kept their mouths shut.

I’ve confirmed this by asking several people close to her including her ex husband who is not the biggest fan of her. There are tapes of several family members having sex, pictures, and more apparently on his laptop that was opened after he passed.

I’m concerned that myself or other family members are in these files considering she said they even had rolling credits with a fake production company name on them. She wouldn’t give me that name.

What can I do considering my father has passed away, to protect my family, our kids, and others that might have been on these videos? Can I call anyone to investigate this and make sure these films haven’t hit the dark web/ shared?

Thank you so much

Answer: I would report this to the police and allow them to handle it from there, if there is even a small chance that anyone underage might have been filmed.


Title: I'm Being Stalked

Question:
Hi guys,

Here's the deal. Recently I entered into a relationship with a great new girl, who we'll call X. Prior to her, I was involved with another girl, but ended it before the relationship. We'll call her Y.

Long, fucked up story short: Y contacts X and sends her previous conversations and sensitive information. I respond by telling her never to contact either of us ever again.

Y then sends back an email explaining how she is well within her rights to do whatever she wants via social media. Y adds family members on instagram, along with various friends, while also friending X's work's facebook. Y also contacts an ex girlfriend of mine. Apparently, Y was also friending my ex girlfriend's friends. Y has never met a single one of these people.

Today's Y's sister friends X on instagram. I'm sure there are more things I don't know of yet, but my basic question is: do i have any legal rights here? She is doing this to try to sabotage my new relationship, clearly. She is causing a lot of emotional distress and anger from a lot of parties, and she's been told to stop.

So, what do I do? I've documented everything.

Answer:
 >do i have any legal rights here?

You mean about your ex contacting your friends? Nope. It's a free country. Unless she's telling them untruths about you, she's free to be friends with and/or speak with whoever she wants.

You have the right to tell your ex to never contact you again, and she has to abide by that. I recommend sending it in writing. Email will do, but a certified letter with signature receipt is best. If she contacts you again, ignore her. If she keeps contacting you after receiving the letter, go to the police and speak to someone about harassment.


Title: [NC] Resident facing multiple criminal charges in [CAN] after attempting to drive across the border with a gun.

Question:
Asking for a friend, a US citizen and resident of NC. They have retained legal counsel from an Canadian attorney but has not communicated  with them since the initial meeting 5 months ago. My friend bonded himself out of custody for around $500 dollars in cash, and then paid $2000 to get back his vehicle which had been seized by "the crown.

This last week, my friend opens his mail from a month back containing a letter from the attorney, stating "The Crown's" prosecutors want me to serve 6-8 months in jail on a gulity plea. My friend has no criminal record in the states and works full time but would absolutely refuse to spend a single day In a Canadian jail.

Would he be safe staying in the States while ignoring anything the Canadian Gov requests of him? Would they be able to extradite him? Would the state of North Carolina or the Federal gov be willing to arrest him on the request of another government, or are they more likely to be protective? He has had a difficult time doing research on this type of law, wants to get a US based lawyer to protect him, but doesn't know what type to seek.

My apologies if this doesn't make perfect sense, pretty complicated situation and not wanting to share too many details.

Answer: Why would "your friend" wait a month to open mail from his attorney, knowing there is a criminal case pending?  Something doesn't add up.


Title: Can a landlord bug fumigate a house to force squatters out?

Question:
I know people have a lot of trouble evicting squatters. Can't a landlord just fumigate their house for bugs, which would hopefully force the squatters to leave? Or would he be held liable for their injuries?

Edit: This is in the US. Also, I meant schedule a tenting and fumigation with an exterminating company and post notices on the house for the days prior. Not just throwing in RAID bombs in the middle of the night.

Answer:
 >Can't a landlord just fumigate their house for bugs, which would hopefully force the squatters to leave?

Thats just stupid. You think people illegally occupying the house will just leave because there is a notice? If the pest company sees that there are people in the house, they will just not do it.


Title: Need help with a fraud case against Uber XChange Leasing (Hollywood, CA)

Question:
***TL;DR - Uber leased me a car with previous collision history and didnt disclose that information. Horrible repair job was done as well.***
Hello fellow redditors, I am new to this forum and thought to sign up because I require advice. I thank you in advance for your time, its lengthy. I joined Uber early this year, 2017, in January. One month later I decided to lease a car with Xchange Leasing via Uber. Exactly on February 1st, I visited the North Hollywood Showroom for my first time. I was ready with my $400 money order for the deposit and additional money for the car insurance that I planned to get with Allstate, and I did. I wasn't a huge fan of their selection, with only some ugly looking Honda Civics, because of wear and tear, one Hyundai, and a Toyota Corolla S. I really enjoyed how to Corolla looked on the inside, leather and just much more than what I expected. It also had the least miles out of all of them (Yes, they only had used cars to offer me), this Corolla came with about 9,000 miles on it. I asked to look at that one, turned it on, felt how it was, I liked it.

I wish I had a mechanics eye for what I saw under the hood, I did notice what appeared to be a bad welding job but I didnt think much of it, more excited that I was getting a car, since my Hyundai Santa Fe had finally stopped working for me. I thought there was nothing wrong with it and so I chose that car and we went inside to do the contract and all that good stuff.

Fast forward until May 14, 2017. I was working in Huntington Beach early Sunday morning, since I had been working since the night before. Arriving to pick up my client, I pulled off to the side as we do, and had safe distance behind a truck. I glanced to my right and met eyes with my client, I turned to my phone to swipe theyve arrived and before I can complete that action, the truck that was in front of me accelerates, in reverse, right into the front of my car. I got his info, took video evidence, him and his insurance accepted liability, everything is fine on that end, except for maybe my loss of wages but oh well, the real issue was taking it to the body shop and getting told by the mechanic, with the Auto Club agent/witness/inspector there as well, that my car has been in a previous accident before and that it was bad. On top of that, the reason he knew this was because a horrible repair job was done, probably in efforts to save money. Regardless it was obvious enough to know it has nothing to do with this current accident, apparently its very obvious they did a crappy cover up repair job. Hammering dents, holes, stuff like this. I couldn't see this because I never did a detailed inspection like they did, much less I didn't know what to look for. And most certainly didn't think I was wrong in trusting a car from X Change Leasing.
So, Auto club will obviously only cover what they know they're insured driver is responsible for. Now as for Uber, what they did when they leased me a car thats been in an accident before and on top of that had a bad repair job... Thats fraud right? I've come o this forum hoping someone can give me some good advice, as I've spoken to quite a few attorneys and neither of them want to take on the case because its not regular consumer protection since its a lease via Uber and its both a work and personal vehicle. So the last attorney I spoke to advised me to seek out a lawyer that specializes in Commercial Vehicles or something like this. I am having the hardest time finding someone, on top of that, will this case even be one they would want to take on?

I ask for you all to empathize with me and give me suggestions, what would you do in my situation?
I've gone once, with my rental vehicle, to confront the dealership on this, the employee who signs people in wouldn't redirect me to anyone and instead handled my question himself. I mentioned that my car was in an accident and the mechanic saying its been in an accident before. Immediately I felt his mood or energy change, I could feel he was caught off guard by that and tried squashing then and there by telling me that its irrelevant and not important, that they get the cars from Toyota ready to lease and given a go ahead by them. He was assuming I leased it new im guessing, incorrect, I leased it used. So his explanation wouldn't apply in my situation, I let him think that he put my worries at ease. Since this has happened I have been searching for someone to help me with this, I feel that if im going to go back and confront them I need to go back with some back-up. I need a backbone to my case. They already tried pushing me off to the side once, so I know there will be push-back. I get the feeling they are running some sort of scam and Ive been the one on the shit end here. Since this has happened, I am not making any income because this was my full time job. That doesnt stop rent from being due, my X Change lease bill from being due, my insurance from being due, and yes I was tight but had the plan and means to make ends meet by the end of the month. This happened the 14th, and I have taken out a loan. Not by myself of course because Uber and Lyft doesnt count as reliable income so no banks or even payday loan centers would consider giving me a loan, regardless of my bank records. Ive begged my mother and she has agreed to help me with a small loan. I now sadly have to return to a minimum wage job while this is happening in the meantime. My daily quota was making $150 per day, 5 days a week. Full time Uber driver, we know this is easily achievable if you have your routes down. I honestly was really enjoying my grind, I wish none of this happened. Now im not happy with Uber either, ive contacted support team and no help from them.

Im in quite the crappy situation and I just want to make sure I dont lose here. Im just a hardworking guy trying to pay my bills and have some savings so I can do other things and set my personal plans in motion. This has stopped all of that and im doing what I can to prevent becoming homeless now. If my mom hadn't agreed to help me, I would be homeless right now. And my roommates would also be in danger of being evicted. Thank god for family. But now im in a hole, and I just dont want to pay out out of pocket or suffer at all from this. It doesnt feel like I deserve it, lmao. Im honestly a great partner for Uber with nothing but 5 star ratings, one 4 star rating being my worst.
Ive ranted plenty, I need help please. Anything will help.

Answer: Break this up into readable paragraphs, delete 80% of it. What are the facts, and what is your question?


Title: Can I ship home-roasted coffee as a gift to Patreon supporters?

Question: I'm Texas based, and our cottage food laws state that roasted coffee is allowed. However they also state that accepting orders online is not allowed. My question is: If I offered a Patreon reward of shipped roasted coffee, would this be breaking the rules (assuming other requirements like labeling are met)?

Answer: How would that not be an online order?


Title: Can employer discriminate based on race?

Question:
So one of my friends is looking for Job in Computer Science field in Bay Area, California. He got laid off last Friday and is in the market. He is Indian by race, and saw following statement in job posting on indeed.com:

"Note: Linkedin should be required and Non Indian Candidates only"

I am wondering if it is legal for an employer to single out a race like that?

Thanks

Edit1: Removed the link to post.

Edit2: What actions can he take to report it?

Answer:
 You need to remove the post.

No, that is not legal, unless they're referring to international candidates. Answer #2: Depends how many people work at the company.  Under California law, employers with less than 5 employees are not required to abide by anti-discrimination statutes.


Title: [IL] Dentist took my cash deposit. Illegally?

Question:
So I am having over $1000 of dental work done and am paying cash out of pocket. So the dental office gave me an itemized list of how much money I need to bring on which days. They also had me put down a $100 deposit that I would lose if I canceled an appointment without notice.

So I went to my 4th appointment and i was supposed to pay $420, I had $500 on me. Then they asked me to pay $560, because of a $140 lab fee that my list said wasn't due that day but the next appointment. Since I only had $500 they said I had to reschedule, which is fine I guess. But then they said i needed another $100 deposit since I would be losing the original deposit for not bringing enough money and having to cancel  that appointment.

I didnt fight, because I need this dental work done, but is this legal? They basically took $100 from me because they forgot to tell me I needed an extra $140. If it is not legal, what should I do? I really need them to at least finish the crown they are putting in before I make them angry and they refuse to work on me.

Answer:
 Not a Lawyer.
Do you have a paper contract, or just a verbal one? A verbal one probably isn't going to go anywhere for you. If you had a written one, then it should specify when you'd lose the deposit.


Title: Working at a restaurant but the "boss" wants to use my cash tips to pay for paper receipts and complimentary candy

Question:
Hello all, I'm new to this subreddit and Reddit in general, but I really wanna get this off my chest and have no idea what to do.

I work at a local Vietnamese restaurant owned by family friends, and the head chef proclaims himself as the manager of the restaurant, since the property owners have nail salons that they own, and do not have time to manage the restaurant except for writing our paychecks.

Before I left for college, I worked as a server 3 days a week working 10 hour shifts, making $3/hour, but I keep my cash tips and credit tips, granted that my credit tips are taxed. There's usually one server on weekdays, and I only worked weekdays so I don't have to worry about splitting tips. I've been working here for about a year, give or take, and I've been content with what I've been making, albiet there are times where I don't make enough in a day  to be considered minimum wage. I have already pushed my concerns to the actual managers, and they have been compensating for the difference (I think.)

I had just came back from college for winter break, and I came back here to earn some cash for Christmas. Not much has changed here. However, the head chef tells me that a new rule that he implemented that states that I must take $5 of my cash tips to help pay for receipt rolls for the receipt machines and complimentary candy that we give to the customers after they finish their meals. I was confused because tips that I make, I shouldn't have to give to the restaurant, but he says that I have to. Again, there are some days that affect my earnings for the day, and the $5 taken from me is not helping my case. I told my parents about it, and they said it's a family business and they can implement any rules they want, but I don't find it fair to me. I do not know if any other servers here experience that rule, but I'll update later when I find out. I wanna decline that rule, since it's money that I earn for myself, but I'm afraid to get fired. I'm clueless when it comes to the legality of things so anything helps. Thanks!

Answer:
 Taking your tips without your permission is illegal.

If you are not paid state/federal minimum wage with your wages + tips on any one day you can file a wage complaint with the Dept. of Labor or your state's equivalent.Answer #2: "it's a family business" only applies if it's your family business. I.e. not paying your kids to work at your business. It definitely doesn't apply here.Answer #3: Your tips are yours, keep a log and file a wage complaint after winter break is over for any tips that were taken from you.

> making $3/hour, but I keep my cash tips and credit tips, granted that my credit tips are taxed

All of your income is taxed, not just CC tips.


Title: Accidentally evaded police on motorcycle...

Question: The other day after I got home from college, a couple of police officers knocked on my door. Asking me if I was riding my motorcycle an hour prior and after telling them yes, I was detained in the back of a police car for a few minutes. Once out of the car, the cop told me that he was trying to pull me over for speeding and I didn't stop. To make things worse, he told me that I looked back (more realistically to the side to see if I could merge) and then kept riding. I honestly didn't see him or hear him (blind spot in helmet and noise canceling earphones) but I'm sure the footage looks like I evaded on purpose. He gave me a card with a case number and told me that they would investigate to see if I evaded on purpose, and then someone from the department would call me. My lawyer told me that they didn't arrest me there because they had to build a case and take it to the judge to get a warrant for my arrest and that no one would call me from the department, I would just be arrested one day. I'm not sure if I should pay my lawyer to take on this case because it's going to be expensive for me ($2500) and I'm hoping the DA will throw out the case but I'm highly doubtful. This happened in San Antonio, Texas by the way. Has anyone been in a similar situation as me, and what was the outcome? I don't want to get a felony over something I didn't realize I did.

Answer:
 >I'm not sure if I should pay my lawyer to take on this case because it's going to be expensive for me ($2500) and I'm hoping the DA will throw out the case but I'm highly doubtful.

If you're charged with a crime arising from this, you should absolutely retain counsel.  It would be reasonable to wait to see if you're arrested before retaining someone - though I'd carry a phone number with me if I were you.
Answer #2: Assuming you're arrested, I'm not sure why you would expect the DA to not charge you.

$2500 is a lot less that the direct and indirect costs of a felony conviction.


Title: Apartment complex sent me a message saying the rent was more and that we owe them.

Question: So I'm in texas and I signed a 12 month lease in sept when the rent was 750 a month... now here it is may and they send me a letter saying it was supposed to be 995 do I have to pay? Also I signed the 12 month lease in sept and they expect us to move out at the first of Aug can I use this to my advantage because the only reason they want us out is because school starts in aug

Answer:
 If you have a signed lease, they cannot raise the rent until your lease expires and they present you with a new lease to sign with a rate increase.

when you signed the lease in September, when does it say it starts/expires?Answer #2: Tell them, in person, that you signed a lease saying $750 so that's what you'll be paying.  Bring a copy of said lease with you.  Don't apologize, don't look sorry or guilty.  They'll see that you know your rights and hopefully won't try to jerk you around.


Title: [California] Boss claims that she doesn't owe us tips because the business has less than 15 employees

Question:
My coworker and I have been discussing the tip situation at our job over the past few days. It's a new business and it's the owner's first time owning a business so everyone has been patient and understanding about her figuring everything out.

We used to not get tips, but then we switched POS systems and now the one we use has an option for customers to tip us. We switched systems about two and a half months ago, and received tips for about the first month, and haven't seen them since.

My coworker confronted our boss about it today, and my boss claims that because the business has less than 15 employees, she's not obligated to give us the tips, and instead has been using them for business expenses. She cited our tight financial situation as an excuse and basically tried to guilt my coworker out of pushing for tips.

I've done a decent amount of internet research at this point and I have found nothing about this "less than 15 employees" thing. But I wanted to do my due diligence because I know the minimum wage change in Los Angeles county back at the beginning of the year didn't affect small businesses until the beginning of this month. So I don't know if there are any exceptions like that.

Any advice in this matter would be greatly appreciated.

Edit: Thank you guys for all the responses. She's pissed about it but my boss finally admitted she was wrong. I got tips from June on my paycheck yesterday, and I'm going to make sure that she puts the tips from July through this next pay period on my next paycheck, and from there on.

Answer:
 That's almost certainly illegal.

>Labor Code Section 351 prohibits employers and their agents from sharing in or keeping any portion of a gratuity left for or given to one or more employees by a patron. Furthermore it is illegal for employers to make wage deductions from gratuities, or from using gratuities as direct or indirect credits against an employee's wages. The law further states that gratuities are the sole property of the employee or employees to whom they are given. "Gratuity" is defined in the Labor Code as a tip, gratuity, or money that has been paid or given to or left for an employee by a patron of a business over and above the actual amount due for services rendered or for goods, food, drink, articles sold or served to patrons. It also includes any amount paid directly by a patron to a dancer covered by IWC Wage Order 5 or 10.Answer #2: IANAL, but from what I gathered from [here](http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/FAQ_tipsandgratuities.htm), all tips belong to the employee, so your employer is essentially pocketing the money you and your coworkers are earning. The 15 employee thing she brought up is likely a lie, but on the off chance it isn't, you should ask her where she got it from.Answer #3: Not legal advice but if she is stealing your tips to cover expenses.  I would look for another job starting yesterday.  When you have found new employment report her for stealing the tips.


Title: Bizarre and Harassing Messages from a Sales Person.

Question: Looking for advice on how I can address this very bizarre situation. Back in October of 2015 I dealt a pretty hostile salesman from Advance Payroll Services (they do payroll services for staffing firms). He even sent me this email after https://imgur.com/a/oaS34. Not long after I received text messages from him: https://imgur.com/a/WZiqG After addressing it with a senior executive at the company it seemed like the issue had been addressed (he even sent me this email: https://imgur.com/a/smi9d). Tonight, almost a year and a half later I started getting texts from him out of the blue again. Here's what he wrote https://imgur.com/a/6wlgL / https://imgur.com/a/jPznd.  I've called my local police but I don't think it will be high on their list of priorities (nor should it be). What are some other things I can look into to try and make this stop?

Answer: Block his number. Chances are good he has a drinking or drug problem and this is salesman "drunk texting".


Title: Arkansas- A daycare worker sent me a picture of a little kids anus by mistake. Do I need to report it?

Question:
I received a close up picture of a child’s butt with the cheeks spread apart with a text message that said “Have you noticed this rash?” Or something like that. I believe it was a daycare worker or some kind of healthcare worker because the person who was touching the child’s butt had gloves on but I am not sure. I just wrote back “wrong number” and went on with my day.

Later, I was telling my sister about my weird wrong number message and she said that the daycare (or whoever) broke the law by sending me that because they didn’t have the parent’s consent to send the picture to me and that I should report it to DHS. I believe it was an honest mistake. Do I need to report this? Thanks.

EDIT- I would like to reiterate that I am only assuming it came from someone who works in a daycare because they were wearing gloves. I have no way of knowing if that’s the case, where the daycare would be located, or the name of the daycare.

Answer:
 From a parent perspective, let it go. The daycare worker/nanny/ nurse obviously meant to send it to the parent. Yes, it's shocking and weird and gross to get a picture like that, but the rash could be concerning for the care taker.

You did good by being concerned, but it's a rash, not a child being abused as far as you know. Unless you get more pictures, leave it be. Answer #2: Let it go. Don't get somebody fired or even charged with a crime over a dumb mistake. Sometimes kids get rashes there.Answer #3: The only real concern I would have is that you now have a pic of a little kid's butthole on your phone. Hopefully you deleted it posthaste, if not, do so.Answer #4: I would also add that the person that sent the picture is most likely embarrassed and worried too, best to let it go, I get pictures from my daycare lady every so often if there's anything weird going on with my kids Answer #5: Child pornography and child nudity are not the same thing, legally for this to qualify as pornography it would have to contain sex acts or be at a bare minimum sexually suggestive. I would recommend you do nothing besides perhaps letting the daycare center know that they contacted the wrong number.Answer #6: If you feel like there might be a sexual threat to the child report it other wise just let it go. It was wrong but not worth the lady losing her job.


Title: What is just cause for firing a union worker?

Question:
I work for a hotel in downtown Chicago that has union workers for several departments.  A couple of my tenure workers consistently don't do what they have been asked (even though several grievances have been filed and we won in reference to their job description).  How can I legally get rid of these employees?  I have several union workers that do really well at their job and are great employees and wish that I could hire two other employees that want to do a good job.

If I can't legally fire them, what can I do to get them to quit?

Answer: What they have to do is going to be specified in the union contract.


Title: how can the UK enforce a "worldwide injunction" on the releasing of perp's information in the James Bulgar case when they don't have jurisdiction outside of the UK?

Question:
I have recently watched some documentaries about the James Bulgar case and one of the recurring bits of information that comes up is the fact that Jon Venables, one of the killers, was granted a new identity and anonymity for life. In fact, several people have been convicted and even sent to prison for revealing his name.

Articles about the story mention a "worldwide injunction" which bans anyone from releasing the information. And indeed, the information is not available anywhere obvious online, though some sites have photos purported to be Venables as an adult.

Now I don't even know his identity so I'm certainly not planning to reveal it, but if I did, what business is it is of the UKs? How has a single country managed to unilaterally enforce a rule against the citizens of other countries?

Is "worldwide injunction" even a real legal term or is this just the UK trying to flex on something they actually have no ability to enforce in a legal sense against citizens of other countries?

https://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/james-bulger-killer-terrified-for-his-life-after-p/3358726/

Answer:
 I would be very difficult to enforce overseas I'd assume. Especially in the US with the first amendment and stuff. But if you do post and/or share the information, I wouldn't be going to England anytime soon.

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Also, since most social media and media companies have offices and stuff and/or operate in the UK, it is easier for the English government to enforce the law against them and attack any people, money and assets they may own in England.

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I mean, I could walk through the streets of my city in Australia with a poster of the 'prohibited information' or post it on 4chan where it may be very welcomed  and it would be very difficult for them to do anything about it.

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Even if they tried to extradite me, it would be very expensive for them and I don't think I would be a high priority anyways.Answer #2: I think it closes a loophole that prevents, say, a prison guard from selling their identity to a foreign news org or publishing it online on a foreign-based site. Like some of the super injunctions were published in other countries because the ban didn’t apply, but if this is a “worldwide” ban then it always applies, even if the UK doesn’t have jurisdiction to prosecute the publisher of the info. They know the people who know/can reveal that info are in the UK, so it’s a matter of retaining jurisdiction over them, whoever they share their information with.Answer #3: Since this is off topic, why is the British government going to such great lengths to protect this guy?


Title: [SoDak] Recently been run over. Need to know if I can do anything.

Question:
    On the first of February was the bar I work at's Christmas party. Toward the end of the party two female servers left. Being a 25 year old male I followed them to try to get them to stay. They got into their 3/4 ton pick up and began to back out of the parking spot. I jumped on the side of the running boards twice and tried to get in not successfully. By the third time they pulled out of the parking spot and into the street. As I went to do it again they instead gunned it, making me miss the handle and fall to the ground. The truck ran me over and I fell unconscious. The occupants of the vehicle than ran inside and told everyone what happened. My coworkers called 911. Before the ambulance showed up my coworkers had me up and inside the building. I didn't let them take me to the hospital and signed something that said I didn't want to go. A coworker took me to the hospital shortly. I have 6 broken ribs, a partially collapsed lung, and a damaged pancreas/spleen/bowel. I was hospitalized for 4 days and, without insurance, have 50k in medical bills. Everyone around me is telling me to get a lawyer and to go after those who ran me over.
My question is wether or not I should pursue going after their insurance or just file for bankruptcy?

Answer: You should go with insurance but I can't see you recovering anything. You chased after them, tried to gain access to their vehicle, and there reasonable effort to escape (driving away) led to your injury. But they'll know better tahn anyone here. You'd also want to talk to a personal injury attorney.


Title: Employer not giving required breaks

Question:
I work at a grocery store in New Hampshire US. Under NH law, I'm pretty sure we have to get breaks every 5 hours (we can't eat on the job). We used to get a 10 min break for a 5 hour shifts, and a half hour unpaid lunch for 6 hour shifts. Now they're telling us that we don't get any break for a 5 hour shift, and only 10 minutes for 6 hour shifts. Isn't that illegal not to allow a half hour break for a 6 hour shift? Is there anything we can do about this or is it just put up with it or quit?
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer: NH law requires the employer give you an unpaid lunch break of 30 minutes after working for 5 consecutive hours unless you are otherwise allowed to eat during your shift. Since you claim you are not then this in almost all cases is against employment laws for your state and can be brought up to the department of labor here (http://www.nh.gov/labor/contact-us/). They will investigate and can fine and force your employer to follow the law as written.


Title: Dentist broke one of my teeth by accident, do I need to pay for this mistake?

Question:
Basically some backstory, I've had really shitty teeth my whole life. A few months ago I pulled the lever and decided to get crowns, which so far has been one of my best choices in life so far.

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The process of getting crowns involves trimming down the damaged tooth to the point where a veneer can be inserted. They did as such, then placed the crowns with a temporary cement. After a few weeks, I went back to the office to get them removed and inserted back, this time with permanent cement. All should've gone well, but apparently the temporary cement was too tight for a temporary cement and in the process of yanking the crowns out one of my incisives broke at the base. Now I need a root canal.

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Do I need to pay for this? I don't have insurance and am paying from my pocket. Nothing is written down.

Answer:
 FYI, Do Not eat sticky candy going forward.
It is true that it will snap that crown right off when stuck on toothAnswer #2: As someone who has had shitty teeth as well I’ve been through things like this before. Not this exact, but my dentist tried to save a tooth which had a crown become lose. IMO if something breaks shortly after being fixed that’s the person who fixed its responsibility. After 6 hours of him trying to save the tooth, the new fix failed. He did give me the money I spent during the second fix towards the implant I needed after that. I’ve been going to the same guy since I was born so they may have given me preferential treatment, not sure if this is standard procedure.

I also had a neighbor who was a surgeon, they shed some interesting light on things like this. Something along the lines of “they can only do the best they can, which doesn’t always work out. Everyone’s physiology is slightly different so it’s not like swapping a transmission. On a car every bolt has the same specs across every car, and a technician can look those up. Our bodies are not like that and sometimes things happen out of their control, but that doesn’t equate to negligence”

A apologize that this isn’t really legal advice, more of a moral understanding of the situation.


Title: [KY] Is my uncle stuck in this cable company contract?

Question:
$Uncle and $Aunt own a small motel, nothing fancy, but it's the nicest place in town. $Uncle and $Aunt moved out of state last year. $Uncle was the one running the place, and when he left town he left his general manager running the day-to-day operations but was in touch with $GM multiple times a week to check in on any issues that were ongoing.

Over time $GM starts taking advantage of the situation, things go missing, cash deposits aren't matching up, etc. In essence, $GM is running the business downhill and lining his pockets in the process.

It's important to go ahead and note that while $GM is handling the day to day operations, they're not in charge of any big picture items. $Uncle is still taking care of all the renovation plans, new vendor selections from out of state.

Apparently, about a month before $Uncle informs $GM he's out of second chances and to kick rocks, $GM took the liberty of signing a 5 year contract with $CableCo when they were already in a month-to-month arrangement. Again, $GM is not a member of the LLC that owns the hotel and wasn't authorized to take these actions. We didn't find out about the contract being signed until $NewManager has been running the day-to-day and notices that their cable bill is now $300 higher. After $NewManager gets ahold of the account rep he's told that $GM signed a contract, that's that, and sends a copy of the contract over. In plain English the contact states that $CableCo can raise their prices at any time and that the rate will be effective immediately for those under contract.

$Uncle tried calling $CableCoAccountRep but has just been getting the runaround, and they're trying to force him to stick out the remaining 4 years and change of this contract. The kicker is that there's other competition in the area who offer better services at a much cheaper rate. $CableCo isn't being competitive in this because they have a contract signed by someone who wasn't a business shareholder.

How boned is $Uncle? Any chance he's getting out from under this thing? My impression was that LLC's required members to reach a consensus/majority vote based on membership. Around here you can't even open a business banking account without a LLC resolution - how can you get a new contract signed (not by the LLC members) and it be considered valid.

Answer:
 $Uncle isn't boned because by the sound of it, $GM didn't have express permission to sign anything for a company and/or LLC he doesn't own.

However, $Uncle should speak with a local attorney.Answer #2: An employee exceeding their authority may give him a way out of this, but he isn't likely to get far just talking to an account rep, especially if the company is sleezy and it sounds like they are.

Think of it this way, as a network tech I could call up some vendor and say whatever I wanted but I'm not legally authorized to obligate my company to pay for anything.

It's time to talk to a lawyer about writing a letter to their corporate office, bypassing the sales structure and writing to whatever passes for an "office of the president" or "corporate escalations team" for this business stating that an employee illegally signed the contract and they can go pound sand.  It may well end up in court, but if it does he can countersue for damages.


Title: [UK] Housemate refuses to leave the property after being evicted by email by the landlord. Landlord lives hundreds of miles away and is not taking any further action except sending more fruitless emails.

Question:
Hi, this is actually my first post on reddit as I’m really on the end of my tether. Excuse the wall of text but it’s a bit of a long story.
I live in a shared house of for and the landlord has been, shall we say, casual about the arrangements. We paid no deposit on moving in and signed no contract. At the time I moved in (6 years ago) this was fine as it saved me a lot of money moving and the housemates were nice and chill. Fast forward to two months ago and we had a spare room that we were trying to fill, I was on holiday and my housemate (M) phoned me to tell me she’d found a suitable person to fill the room.  So the new guy (G) moved in and instantly there were issues. Loud music at all times of day and night, lots of friends round (including a dog which has been there for weeks). He then cleaned the communal kitchen and threw out everyone’s food from the cupboards without speaking to us first.  It came to a head when my other housemate (E) discovered this and got into an argument with him resulting in him assaulting her. The police were called but he left the house before they arrived...
I contacted the landlord to tell him the whole story and the landlord told me that I could ask him to leave. I did. He didn’t.
Since then we’ve had another visit from the police when I was out of the house and I’ve also had to contact them as a threading note was pushed under my door when I was away last weekend.
The landlord keeps sending him emails and has given him three deadlines so far that he has ignored.
The police can’t step in yet as I’m told this is a civil matter.
I’m currently at a friends as I’ve had some anxiety issues and full on panic attacks over this and don’t really know what to do.
Any help reddit?

Answer: Honestly I’d pack my stuff and move. You don’t have a contract so nothing is holding you there. If you really want to stay then give the landlord an ultimatum. Either he comes in person gets the guy out or he’s losing you as a tenant.Answer #2: That civil matter bs is showing how lazy the justice system has gotten, I miss days police would kick ass throwing people out,now they just yawn and ask you to be atrorney,judge,and prosecutorAnswer #3: You'll get better advice on r/legaladviceUK.


Title: [FL] Brother was on a sidewalk with an ATV, police came with gun drawn

Question:
So my brother, who's a little over 18 has gotten into dirt biking and bought a 4 wheeler. It's extremely loud and not street legal but he and his friend drive it around on the sidewalk sometimes.

So late a few nights ago they were driving on the sidewalk when out of nowhere (I think he was in the bushes) there's an armed cop screaming for them to get on the ground.

It was holstered after they complied but my brother did start acting belligerent. (Cussing mostly) I don't think it crossed resisting arrest, but it might've.

He spent the night in jail and was bailed out.
The vehicle was impounded.

Anyway I've read about it a little and it seems to vary but it just doesn't seem right that a cop would draw their gun for someone on a non street legal vehicle.

Theres nothing to really be done hes out of jail but I don't wanna just drop him having a gun in his face. There should be some sort of reprimandation right?

We live in FL, any recourse to be done or are we lucky that was all? thanks

Answer:
 You're welcome to file a complaint with the department if you so choose.  The officer's actions are were almost certainly legal based on your description.
Answer #2: You could file a complaint with the department but it will most likely go nowhere.  The officer will claim he believed the ATV was being driven towards him and drew in self defense.  Your brother was stupid and was breaking the law.  Not street legal does not equal sidewalk legal.  If your brother doesn't want guns pointed at him he should take Jim Carrey's advise in Liar, Liar.... "Stop breaking the law a-hole!"


Title: Thieves keep stealing from me

Question:
So for the past few months few theives keep coming and stealing gas,parts,batteries off my trucks, cops do patrols but doesn't really get anywhere they are aware of these crackhead theifs in the area and suspect it's them but need solid proof, they cased out when me n my family come home and go to sleep and strike then and just today it happened and I saw them before they were able to steal something and informed the cops of the vehicle make etc, but the reason why I'm posting this is I want to know what I can do if they come on to my property and I catch them?Can I shoot a warning shot if I see them to scare them?  These guys are crackheads and they are ballsy they probably have weapons maybe even a gun and they been stealing around my area for a bit, me and my neighbors are fed up with it.. I am currently getting secruity cameras but I doubt it's going to stop them...

Btw I live in Canada

Answer: IANAL and I am not canadian. You absolutely cannot fire a warning shot. Set up a camera film them stealing from you. Give a copy of the video to the police.


Title: Copyright law question -using music without permission.

Question: My roommate is a musician and has released several albums through various labels.  Yesterday I called another friend’s business (think tech company - Bay Area) and the hold music at the company was a loop of one of my roommate’s songs.  My roommate had no clue and definitely didn’t give permission.  Outside of requesting they remove the music, is there anything else to consider here?  I know nothing of copyright laws, but are there other legal considerations here?  What’s the best way (if any) to get compensation for their past/current use of his music?

Answer:
 >my roommate has released several albums *through various labels*

Most likely issue here is the record label your friend released his song through licensed the song on his behalf. In that case he should be compensated. He should get an actual lawyer to review his contracts he signed and see if he's getting all the money he's entitled to or if he's getting a shit deal.

tl;dr I don't know the copyright status of your roommate's songs and the best way to determine such is to get an actual lawyer because your friend has potentially signed away some of his rights.


Title: How do I stop a Sexual offender from moving in.

Question:
24 F .He is my grandmothers (no blood) son. And she had been supporting him financially without my knowledge. I have been helping support the house because she is retired. Because she is in so much financial strain she wants him to move in with us. I am not ok with this and she won't hear any of it. He told her that the kid lied. I'm not even sure if she knows he is a registered offender. We live in Tennessee and he is constantly visiting from Kentucky.

My grandmother also regularly babysits. I don't feel safe when he is in my house. What can I do to draw the line he can't be here.

Answer:
 Your grandma can let you live in her house.

She can let him live in her house.

You're an adult- if you don't feel safe, you can move out and live on your own.

If he's not supposed to be around children as a condition of release, and he is, then you can report that.


Title: [Florida] Register came up short during the day close. Employer is telling me I have to fill it with my own money.

Question: I work at a retail clothing store in Florida. Last night, we closed a register at -$40. This morning, I woke up to a message that I am expected to provide that missing cash in order to fix the register. I am a well trained employee, have worked for this company for three years and never had any trouble. Is this legal? $40 is a lot of money for me.

Answer:
 Not legal at all. Your employer can not hold you financially liable for the till shortage.

Your employer can fire you for failing to balance your till tho.


Title: i was just accused of rape

Question: I am a highschool student and a girl has recently accused me of sexually assaulting her. The authorities put it down as just assault it is a he said she said type deal. She has told some of her friends that I tried to rape her! I didn't and I'm annoyed!! there is no evidence so I doubt it will make the news but this I feel like will affect my reputation greatly in the future. Can someone please tell me how slander works because she is ruining part of my life and I am just a highschool kid with only law knowledge is from his ap government textbook..I want to I guess charge her of slander but I still don't know everything exactly that's obviously why I am here. I don't want it to be on the news is it legal to put someone's name and face on the news without their consent

Answer:
 >Can someone please tell me how slander works

[Here is a primer on Defamation](http://injury.findlaw.com/torts-and-personal-injuries/elements-of-libel-and-slander.html)

>I want to I guess charge her of slander

In Many places it is not a criminal wrong, but instead a civil tort.  This means you can only sue for the monetary damage (which you will have to prove) caused by the lie.

This is not a cheap process.

>I don't want it to be on the news is it legal to put someone's name and face on the news without their consent

Very few people ever consent to be on the news.  The news has a first amendment privilege to report on newsworthy events.  If some place picks it up there is nothing you can do (Assuming US).

Answer #2: >I don't want it to be on the news is it legal to put someone's name and face on the news without their consent

Yes. Check out the 1st Amendment and freedom of the press.

But I'm really drawing a blank. What's the term for a boat that drags bait lines and nets behind it? I know it's relevant here.


Title: Federal Job Fiasco - Hiring officials selected me for a position but HR department says they made an error and I was never qualified, after I started emailing them to get information on when I would receive my offer letter following 3 weeks with no information.

Question:
This has been the toughest ordeal as I am not currently happy with my job and was so excited for this new opportunity and knowing that I passed the interview and hiring officials had selected me for the job truly hurts. I thank the commenters in advance for their input, as I am sorely in need of legal expertise.

I applied for a federal job with the Economic Development Agency (EDA) in PA. The application was going to be handled through the Department of Commerce's HR unit and needed to be completed through the USAJobs website. I believed I was qualified as they were hiring for GS-9 which required 1 year of economic development experience and I had 3 years of working for city government in their economic development office. A week after submitting the application, I received two voicemails from the EDA hiring official stating that they had received my application and were very interested in scheduling me for an interview. When I called back, the hiring official said they were glad I had responded as I was qualified for the role and therefore they wanted to interview me as soon as the next day, which I couldn't make but the person said it was fine as they had 3 openings, so my interview was set for the following week.

My interview went very well, I had good rapport with the 3 staff on the panel and my interview was even extended, as they wanted to introduce me to the regional director. Two weeks after the interview I received an email that the status of my application had been updated. I logged on and saw that it said, “You have been selected!” I was excited but wanted more information so I looked up what that status meant on my application and the USAJobs website (https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/), as well as various forums to see other peoples experiences on what to expect next.  The application/website stated that the “Selected” status meant a job offer was made and the forums also echoed that they received the tentative offer shorty after. I was very excited, as this was my dream job that I had worked for since undergrad and had finally landed.

After two weeks passed with no updates regarding my application, I started getting nervous as I would be traveling the first week of July so I wanted to know a timeline of when the offer would be extended as well as possible start date. I called the HR specialist listed on the application and left a voicemail. I also followed up via email shortly after just in case that was a better medium of contact. I received a response from the HR specialist, which simply said that my email was forwarded to another HR specialist who would be in contact with me. I replied thanking her for the information and asking if she could share when I should expect to be contacted.

After three days went by with no reply, I started calling other specialist in the department (found the departments contact info online). I was able to speak with someone who gave me the name of the person to email for more information. I left a vm and after not hearing back I emailed in the late a.m. She replied forwarding my email to another specialist for assistance. That HR specialist said she would be assisting me and would contact me early next week with information as she need time to look at my case file. I replied thanking her for hear assistance and said I was looking forward to her response.

However, Wednesday of the following week came and I still hadn’t heard back. I followed up again with her and said I wasn’t trying to be impatient but 3 weeks had passed with no information on my offer letter and I just needed a timeframe on when that would be sent. The following day I get a reply from the HR specialist stating the following:

“Your application along with the other applications referred to the Selecting Official for interview and possible selection are subject to a Delegated Examining Unit (DEU) Audit process before an official selection is finalized.  During this review an applicant's status is subject to change.  After a careful 2nd level review of your application it was determined that you did not meet the experience required for this position and we will be adjusting your status.

Thank you for your interest in the Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration.”

I was shocked by this news and as I worked as HR Lead for 1+ years writing HR policy, enforcing process, as well as conduction recruitment and onboarding, I did not understand how my minimum qualifications were reviewed again after I had already been deemed qualified, referred to selecting officials, interviewed and selected for the position.  I immediately looked up the DEU Audit process (https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/deo_handbook.pdf) cited and it described the process as ensuring the HR specialist annotated what candidates were appointed, which had not responded, which had declined their offer, etc. to ensure their paperwork was in order for the recruitment.

I reached out asking for more information on how it was deemed that I was not qualified and where in the process they were citing it stated a review of my minimum qualifications applied during the DEU Audit. Another HR Specialist replied, this time a lead:

“… While some of the material you highlighted below is relevant, other parts do not apply to this particular issue.  The DEU certificate audit criteria is far more complex than the citations you provided below, in fact the actual DEOH handbook you referenced is almost 400 pages.  Laws, regulations and rules throughout all 400 pages are applied throughout the federal DEU hiring process and during the review process once a selection is made.  The DEOH handbook references the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) qualification standard an applicant must clearly meet in their application.  OPM’s qualification standards require that, at a minimum, you meet the specialized experience for the GS-9 grade level or equivalent (non-federal experience).   Unfortunately, your application did not reflect your experience with the following:
•        economic development grantmaking and monitoring processes;
•        experience providing technical assistant on grant-making programs or policies;
•        experience using statistical and compliance websites such as SAM.gov, StatsAmerica, US Census, etc.
We are very sorry for the inconvenience as your applicant status.  It was determined that an error was made regarding DEOH procedures and must therefore be corrected.  Please let me know if you have any questions.”

I replied to that email re-iterating that the process they were citing did not indicate minimum qualifications were reviewed and I again requested information on where in the DEU process it outlined a re-review of minimum qualifications. Additionally I asked that if they made an error they at least re-consider my application with the additional information I was providing on my experience (wrote about 2 pages addressing the bullet points), as I possessed the experience they were saying a second review found I did not have, not only in my resume but also from my two letters of recommendation. I also mentioned that no where in the USAJaobs site or application that I filled out did it say my application status was subject to change, it only said that if I provided fraudulent information they could change my application status/offer at any time.

I did not hear a reply after two days but did see that they had changed the status of my application to “does not meet minimum qualifications”. I reached out again saying I noticed they had already changed my application status and asking that they disclose the outcome of my interview, as they were saying I did not meet the minimum qualifications but I had two emails from the selecting official saying that they had reviewed my application and wanted to interview me as I was qualified for the role. I also told him that the error they committed caused me to rescind another job offer, as again no where on their application/website did it say the Selected status was subject to change. I also made him aware that I had contacted one of the selecting officials on the interview panel (who replied right away saying she would speak with the regional director to see what was going on prior to the first email form HR saying I no longer met min quals). The response I received:

“Thank you for your follow up.  As previously mentioned, your application does not reflect you meeting the  minimum qualifications requirements outlined in the vacancy announcement.  We take into account only the documents provided in your application submission and those documents do not support minimum qualifications.  Therefore, your application should not have been referred to the hiring manager for an interview.  This was caught in the 2ndlevel review  (DEU certificate audit) upon the managers selection, which is one of the fundamental purposes of this required procedure.   Also, your request for a 2nd review based on additional information provided in your email cannot be accommodated as we can only take into account  the documents submitted with your official application.   We did however, have 4 other Specialists review your application and all 4 came to the same decision, that based on your application, you do not meet the qualifications requirements as specified in the vacancy announcement.   Your application status will be changed today so that it no longer shows “Selected.”   Also, while it is unfortunate that you declined other offers, please note that an application status change is never an official notification of a job offer and therefore we never advise an applicant to make a decision off an applicant status.”

To which I responded that I could not believe being interviewed and selected by hiring officials w/ 10-20+ years of economic development experience did not matter as their HR department deemed I was not qualified. I also said that having 4 other specialists who clearly make mistakes review my application again did not warrant me fair consideration and that upper management should have been engaged for a resolution. I also requested they share their formal complaint/grievance process and their departments obligation under FOIA.

I received a response last night saying that he couldn’t read my email as it had formatting errors (somehow it looked garbled beyond recognition, which was the first time this happened after 2 weeks of back and forth emails) but that again I was not qualified, and he provided the 2nd level review as lead HR specialist. Repeated the same info.

I am seeking advice on how to proceed at this point and whether I have a case here. I do plan on filling an EEO Complaint as well as FOIA request to get all the paperwork pertaining to my application. I still have not heard from the selecting official who said she would be looking into this with the regional manager. I have been going though a roller coaster of emotions due to this situation as the idea that HR admins know more about my qualifications than the seasoned economic development specialist who interviewed and wanted to hire me is hard to get over.

Thank you kindly for any input!

Answer: Dude. You need to let this go. You can't take action against them for hiring you unless you believe they discriminated against you based on protected class. And all your hounding them will do is discourage them from ever considering you as a candidate again.


Title: [OH] Kicked out of Bureau of Motor Vehicles for wearing a hoodie

Question:
I was kicked out of the local BMV for just wearing a hoodie on a cold day. It did not conceal my face (as they stated for the reasoning) because it was pulled back to my ears.

Is there any action I can take on this? It was seriously embarrassing and wasted my time waiting in line for 20 mins just to get up there and told to leave.

I’m not actually sure what to flair this post as, so I selected Business Law.
Topic:
Business Law

Answer:
 >Is there any action I can take on this?

Probably not, no.

Did you notice anyone else wearing a hoodie? If so, did they have their hoods pulled up or down? If so, was anyone else asked to leave? Were any comments made regarding your race?

If none of these apply, then no. Next time you wear a hoodie, keep the hood down when walking into a government building.


Title: [Texas] Dealership endangers me and a few friends because of its incompetence.

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Compensation for what?  What are your damages?  You shouldn't have gotten out of the car and pushed it; the salesman was correct on that note. Answer #2: You can't get compensation because you have no damages.


Title: Today, I learned that my mom a few years ago made me a comaker for my mother's debt WITHOUT MY CONSENT. And my mom hasn't paid it at all.

Question:
My family knows that my mom has this huge debt in this overseas country which she never paid (few years ago). Every few months, my family receives this letter which they refuse to receive saying "my mom's gone away".

Today, the mailman goes back again, and before I got home from work, my brother receives the letter and says "oh thats my mom" and takes it.

I then go home and says I'm named in the letter. I read the letter and learn its 4000 dollars worth of debt, which she refuses to pay, and if she doesn't they will have a court order for her. And I'm written in the letter as the co-maker. Without my CONSENT (I think I was a minor, 17 or probably just turned 18 at the time).
I'm furious and afraid that they might go over me because of my mother's debt. I never wanted this. I never wanted to be co-signed for this. This is not fair. I'm starting a new life and career and because of my mom's stupidity, I'm being dogged over this.

I'm so unhappy with my life. Every opportunity I want to take is being taken away by my family's stupidity. What should I do, I don't want the legal authorities to go over me. But my parents refuse to tell the authorities I didn't sign up as a comaker as it will get my mom into a heap of trouble. What should I do. I'm angry frustrated and depressed right now

Answer: Where are you (country and, if US, state), and what overseas country?