Title: Somebody crashed into my girlfriend's car in the middle of the night. They left a note with their name, number, and place of work but wont answer phone calls and they don't have insurance.

Question: (CA)Hello - I was wondering what would be best to do in this situation. Some guy crashes into my girlfriend's car in front of our house in the middle of the night. A neighbor ended up getting the license plate number. Girlfriend only has liability insurance and her insurance company just told her they can't/won't do anything. The person left a note but ins't answering phone calls. We have his name, phone number, place of work (hopefully), and license plate number. Should we confront him at his work? or would that hurt our case. Should we file a police report or give him more time? Thanks for the help!

Answer: The general process would be a demand letter followed by a lawsuit.   Keep in mind if you show up at their job and get them fired it will be harder to get your money.Answer #2: Definitely file a police report.  I had a similar situation, and the cop gave me his business card and told me to call if I never heard back from the guy who hit me.  He said the police would help track the guy down if there was any trouble.Answer #3: Do not "confront" people at work. File a claim in small claims courtAnswer #4: She can sue them for the damage.


Title: (NJ) I plan on making a video where I explain my ex girlfriend was abusive and I plan on saying her name. Could I get into any trouble for this?

Question:
In short, my ex gf was abusive to me and it has straight up ruined my life. She told everyone that I was the problem in the relationship and they all believe her. She got away with every horrible thing she did to me.

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I want to expose her and tell the whole world what a terrible person she is and what she did to me. That said, she is insane and I was curious if I were to do this if there is anything she could do to retaliate?

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As the title says, this is in New Jersey.

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Thanks for you help

Answer:
 You can be sued.Answer #2: She can come after you for slander but generally that is only if you are saying things that are untrue. The issue would be if you don’t have proof that she abused you then it’s your word against hers.

I think you can get around it by not referring to her name. But the main thing you have to ask is why do you want to do this? If it’s any friends of yours that believe this I think speaking to them personally would be a better course of action.


Title: Can I pay (my children) employees later for work done now? WI

Question:
I am opening up my own business. We haven’t opened yet, and there is still a lot of work to do. I know I can pay my kids for the work they do as long as they actually do it and I pay them what I’d pay a regular employee.

Since I have no revenue yet, I’d like to track my kids hours and pay them when there is a revenue stream. The kids are doing things like cleaning, organizing, painting, demo, etc.

Is that legal?  I would never do this for other employees, but they’re my kids and fairly young. If this is not legal, they’ll work for free and I’ll figure out another way to thank them.

Answer:
 Looks like family members are exempt from federal wage laws as long as the business doesn't rely on nonfamily employees.

https://blogs.lawyers.com/attorney/wage-and-hour-law/exemptions-from-wage-and-hour-requirements-family-members-21546/


Title: What are the main focal points when deciding who wins child custody during a divorce?

Question:
I've noticed that the mother usually wins out. Is that because the mother and the father are, by default, not considered equally, or are there more factors (aside of the two sex-based nurturing labels) of which the mother tends to excel?

Long Island, NY.

Answer:
 >Is that because the mother and the father are, by default, not considered equally,

No

Courts favor joint custody. Mothers are more often the primary caretakers and so they more often become primary custodians.


Title: Is it insurance fraud if I don't disclose my health insurance with clinic?

Question:
[KS] I have a very high deductible plan. The walk in clinic in town charges only around $60 for visits if I don't have insurance and almost $140, with insurance. I told them I would pay the non insurance rate and they should not claim from the insurance company. The lady at the counter said that would be insurance fraud. I was unpleasantly surprised.

Is that true?

Answer:
 You should post over in /r/insurance as this comes up occasionally over there.

It's not really "insurance" fraud in the sense that you're the one defrauding the insurer. It can't be because the insurer hasn't put out any money to have been defrauded out of.

As I recall "insurance fraud" in the context they are using it with you is just the simplest way to say that if they accept $60 cash from you for service "X", when they have a contract with that insurer that all the insurer's customers pay $140 for that service, then they're in breach-of-contract with the insurer.

There's a rather long and byzantine, but ultimately reasonable, explanation for it.


Title: Apartment maintenance asked if he could watch my wife use her vibrator.

Question: A guy came to fix our toilet and noticed her vibrator. He asked her if she liked it more than her husband, asked for her number, and told her that he'd live to see her use it sometime. She was so upset and scared that she couldn't leave the apartment for like 4 days. I reported it to the apartment complex and they assured me they would take care of it and would follow up with me in the next couple days. They didn't.  A couple weeks later my wife was pulling into our apartment and saw him walking into our building and couldn't go in until she saw him come out. We live in Ga.  There weren't other witnesses in the apartment.  What if anything could a lawyer do to help?

Answer: I lawyer probably won't be able to help.  What he did is definitely creepy, but not really a crime.Answer #2: You could probably get your neighbours to protest this guy working there as well, you don't even have to tell them every detail of what happened.  Just that he made extremely sexual comments to your wife and management did nothing.  If enough people complain they might fire him.  Answer #3: There's nothing a lawyer can do for you here. What he did is not illegal.


Title: Sold my car, now the buyer wants to give it back...

Question:
Alright, so I sold my car 30 days ago to a 17 year old guy. I sold the car "as is" and with a written contract, signed by myself, the 17 year old, and a witness. He paid me that day and I handed him the keys.

Today he sent me a text saying that the car won't pass a smog test and that he wants his money back. He then sent me a text with legal documentation about how I was supposed to get the car smogged within five months of selling the car.

So does this hold up if we had a contract for "as is" and it was signed 30 days ago?

I live in California.

Answer: He's right. There is a smog check requirement in your State.Answer #2: You are legally required to provide a smog certificate before the sell.  You need to fix the issue


Title: Got a "Welcome to the Neighborhood!" letter from an attorney. Should I be worried?

Question:
So, I recently moved back to Florida after nearly a year. I'm 2 months back and I get this random letter- with a calendar magnet- welcoming me to a county I have already lived in for years. It's from an attorney's office I've never heard of and it was brief and added "if you ever need someone to represent you" etc. It was out of no where and the first thought I had was: do they know something I don't?

I am up to date on student loans which is my only debt besides a $40 (yes, fourty) medical bill from a few years ago. I am now paranoid to the point I have trouble sleeping.

Any thoughts??

Answer:
 They are advertising their services.

There is nothing to be worried or paranoid about.


Title: Grandparents just told me I have 2,000 in savings bonds, but the catch is I have to visit them to get it?

Question:
[United States] Hello! I am turning 19 in April and never knew about the savings bonds until a month ago. My grandpa called to tell my family about these bonds he has for me from my birthdays when I was young that was somewhere around $2,000. They were for when I turned 18. I have not talked to this side of my family much once I found out about my mental illness (bipolar 1) when I was 16. They are very toxic people and do not understand the exhaustion my disorder has had on my life. I do not want to go see them but as the bonds are in my name I see no reason why legally they can not be mailed to me. They live on the other side of the country additionally and I can not travel so far because I would be missing my therapy. My grandpa is insisting I need to see him to get it but I don't think this is true. Do I legally have to be with them to cash the bonds or can I have them mailed to me?

Thank you.

Answer:
 They are a gift, and your grandparents can tell you that you must pick them up in order to have them. If they are toxic, I suppose you'll need to weigh the benefit of $2k with the possible mental affect seeing them will have on you.

How much is your mental health worth?


Title: [New York,NY] My Former Employer Wants Me to Pay Over $1000 in Restitution

Question:
My former employers want me to pay them $900.00 in restitution. $350 was tacked on for “larceny in mercantile establishments” bringing the total to $1,250.00. During a meeting I had with them last month, they claimed that the $900 is for stolen time and that they wanted compensation. I received their settlement offer today and I have a little over 2 weeks to call their recovery attorneys.
Questions:
What do they mean by “larceny in mercantile establishments”? I never stole anything physical from them so I don’t know where this came from.
What can I do? I’m a broke college student (clichéd, I know) and don’t have the means to pay this or get a lawyer.
Any advice you can give is appreciated.

Answer:
 > they claimed that the $900 is for stolen time and that they wanted compensation

did you put down fake hours on your time sheet?

plus, i think that “larceny in mercantile establishments” is against property, like for taking your employer's property

http://law.justia.com/codes/new-york/2013/gob/article-11/title-1/11-105Answer #2: You can pay, not pay, or attempt to negotiate. Don't admit to anything.


Title: [MI]Found out my addict sister is collecting food stamps claiming she's unmarried and living with my 83-year-old mother (she's not). Will my mom get in trouble if I turn sis in?

Question:
My sister is total trash.  A few years back, she attacked her daughter so husband kicked her out.  She moved in with my then 80-year-old mother against EVERYONE'S advice.  Within a couple of months she'd been arrested and/or committed no less than four times.  Last time she got out, stole my mom's car, picked up a couple of addicts from rehab and proceeded to OD on heroin in some crap motel, resulting in the car being stolen by the other addicts and used in a crime spree.  My mother refused to press charges so sis went free.

Sis is now back with husband (and, zomg if you want the Jerry Springer version, I'll give it to you).  Called my mom yesterday and she told me she only talks to sis when she comes to pick up her Bridge (food stamps) card.  I asked her wtf she was talking about and my mom was all, "oh, you know, she got them when she lived here and I guess she never cut them off.  But it's the only time she visits so I can't complain."  Mom, bless her heart, obviously is clueless.

So, if I turn my sister in for fraud, will my mom get in trouble?

Answer:
 not any legal advice- but I would love to hear the Jerry springer version 😂
Answer #2: Your mother will not be affected by this.
Despite other responses, I absolutely encourage you to call your state's fraud hotline 1-800-222-8558 and report the situation. You can also report [online](https://www.mdhs.michigan.gov/fraud/). You can remain anonymous and someone will investigate the situation. It is illegal to receive benefits you aren't entitled to.


Title: Brother had felony record expunged, just received a warrant.

Question:
My brother was arrested for a felony conviction and served jail time. His record has been expunged for a while now. A few months ago, he accidentally shot off his finger with a gun that is registered to his girlfriend (they live together, house is owned by both). He has since received a letter for a warrant for his arrest for felon possessing a firearm.

Can he still receive a warrant for his arrest if his record was expunged? Does it matter that the gun is registered to his girlfriend? Everything took place in California and my brother does not have the money for a good attorney so I am trying to gather some information for him.

Edit: Warrant for felon possessing firearm
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer:
 A California expungement has no effect on your right to own or possess a firearm. That is a separate process in which you must a) have you felony changed to a misdemeanor or b) receive a gubernatorial pardon.

He is guilty of this charge as you've just admitted.

I suggest you remove this post and speak with an attorney.


Title: Disestablishing (assumed) paternity

Question:
I want to start off saying that I completely understand that my situation likely is above and beyond what can be helped here but I figure it can't hurt to ask anyway.

15 years ago I married a man I had been in a long distance relationship with.  I was (and still am a resident of Washington state, he Maryland).  The plan was for him to move to Washington but it never happened.  He started a relationship with a girl and went on to have a child with her.

I attempted to divorce him without an attorney but he always excuses for not filling out the paperwork.  This has been the story for 14 years.

During this time I've moved on and I have been in a relationship for almost 9 years.  I have had three children with my boyfriend.  I have sent denial of paternity papers to my husband which he again has found excuses for not signing.

Washington state does not put the father (presumed or otherwise) on the birth certificate without them signing it so there is no father listed for them.

I contacted him recently via Facebook (it was our anniversary, I admit to curiosity) and saw his profile picture included what appeared to be a girlfriend.  He confirmed it and said he would finally agree to a divorce because he would like to remarry and would start the proceedings.  Sounds great but he still refuses to deny paternity.  He says that it's not his job and he doesn't think that children conceived during the time of marriage are dealt with during a dissolution of marriage.

From everything I can find via Google if we go his route and ignore the issue of my children the paternity issue will still be there with the possibility of purgery or complications with the divorce because it was never addressed.  He claims to have knowledge of divorce and thinks he can just say he never fathered any of my children.  He refuses to understand that what is asked is more along the lines of "were any children conceived during the time of the marriage".

In a last ditch effort I made phone calls to people in my state (started with statistics) .  I finally landed with child support enforcement and was told I could file for child support, tell them who the father is and they would see that since I was married that my husband "could" be the father.  They would send forms to the husband who could sign denial or if he still refused, perform a DNA test and confirm that my boyfriend is in fact the father. At that point I could say I no longer need their services and drop the case.

My fear is that that wouldn't happen, only one person said it would go that way and I can't get any kind of confirmation.

Since I am not a resident of Maryland I can't file anything there, Washington seems clueless and no attorney will even say more than that I need an attorney with a estimated fee of $10,000 (which as most will guess I just don't have).

Does anyone have any other ideas of what I can do?

Edit: excuses for not filling out divorce papers has ranged from me filling out my part wrong, not filling out his portion for him, trying to take his property (I wasn't and he has none) to claiming he didn't receive them despite the certified receipt I had in my hand.

Excuses for denial of paternity are the same with the bonus of not wanting to spend the money order I sent on a notary and not believing that I have children and he doesn't want to get involved in my delusions.

Answer:
 Child support enforcement is probably the easiest way to go.  He may not think that denying paternity is not his job, BUT if he is the parent of that child he owes child support.  I suspect he will realize that denying paternity is in his best interest, when the child support folks come knocking and say "pay or play."

It should be free to you, by the way.


Title: Could a superhero with a secret identity testify at the trial of a villain?

Question: If the hero is interviewed by police, is that evidence admissible without confirming their identity?

Answer: [Welcome to a very deep well of constitutional issues](https://lawandthemultiverse.com/2011/01/03/costumes-and-the-confrontation-clause/), at least in the US.


Title: Can I be towed for parking 2 feet away?

Question:
Location: Bloomington, Indiana, USA
(20 f)

Sorry, I'm new to reddit and on my phone!

A neighbor left this note on my car, *"Please be courteous of other vehicles. Ii have a son I need to get in and out of my car. I won't be able to if you park this close. If it happens again, you will be reported and towed. You have been warned."*

I replied, *"Hello Neighbor!

I've received your note and wanted to let you know that I understand your frustration. While my parking did not violate any rules that I'm aware of, I do understand your position and appreciate you bringing it to my attention. I have no issue giving you more space in the future to make things easier for you.

If there is anything else, please don't hesitate to contact me. All the best!"*

I leave enough space for people to open their car doors, I double check this. Always at least 2 feet. Can I still be towed for this?

Answer: If they don’t own the land where you’re parking your car, and you’re not breaking and parking rules/laws, they wouldn’t really have any grounds to warrant a towing of your car.


Title: [FL] Can I revoke a HIPAA authorization via email?

Question:
I had a recent substance abuse eval that did not go well (the guy didn’t listen and had his mind made up), and got a second one (that went much better).  I called to cancel a follow up appointment, and when they asked where I got my second eval.

I told them stupidly, and am now worried they will send information to them, or my PTD officer that will cause me issues.

I called and left a voicemail requesting information/to revoke authorization, but am worried they won’t get back to me.

Would an email be enough to revoke a HIPAA agreement,  if it is the same email I used when signing up with them?

Answer:
 > I had a recent substance abuse eval that did not go well

This was court mandated, right? What makes you think it's covered by HIPAA?


Title: [US] Threatening to sue my business for "not shipping a product", even though we have.

Question:
Hello /r/legaladvice,

I own an ecommerce business. Recently, a customer purchased an item from our store. Before purchasing, they had contacted me via Twitter and asked for an estimated shipping time, and I had stated 7-10 days.

This particular product is dropshipped - meaning we have a supplier who will ship the product directly to our customer. When the customer had placed the order we were notified the shipping time should be 9-12 business days instead. We then notified the customer of this. We were provided a UPS tracking code, as the product was being shipped via Air from China to the US, then handed off to UPS to be delivered.

Shortly after the customer had asked whether or not the product would ship by Thanksgiving, and we stated it will not, but it may be delivered the first week of December, which did not end up happening.

The customer is now stating that we have "broken our word". This particular user has a somewhat large Twitter following and has gone on to submit multiple tweets bashing us and stating we have committed "fraud". He is now threatening legal action because the item has not "arrived in time" even though he "has it in writing". He is also claiming fraud because UPS states they never received the package yet, so he is assuming that we never shipped the item at all, when in reality the carrier coming from China has yet to hand it off to UPS.

He is demanding a full refund, and wants to cancel the order, but we are unsure if we can cancel the item being shipped since it has already been sent out.

Does this customer have any grounds for legal action? I'm assuming not, because no guarantees were made on the exact shipping time and no legal agreement was made - only a few messages on Twitter.

I prefer to avoid legal action of any kind, but being bashed for committing "fraud", even though we haven't, and threats of legal action make me just want to double check on this.

Thank you!

Answer: You may want to disregard the legal aspect and think of this from a PR standpoint. Refunding the customer may be a smarter move at this point.


Title: Is it illegal to start a for-profit company called something like "blue collar workers for trump" and cold call Republicans asking for money?

Question:
First of all, I don't intend to do this, mostly out of extreme laziness, but I was curious whether it would be legal.

I was thinking someone could cold call trump supporters and ask them to chip in $5 or so to our company - never purporting to be affiliated with trump, just a company acting in "support" or whatever.

If that's not legal, would it be legal if I cold called people to sell them a tote bag or something, saying something like "hey, I'm with [company name] we're selling Tote bags to help support our organization?" That's technically true, but I could see how that could be misleading.

Answer:
 if you want to be legal about it,  register it properly and all that stuff (I have no idea what's required there),  and collect donations.  Pay yourself a large but reasonable CEO salary - and make business deductions (home office,  car,  mileage, etc).   And if there is anything left over,  then actually donate it to what you said you would.

and if your name rhymes with rump,  you can pay stormy daniels $450,000 for her services.Answer #2: It probably is going to depend heavily on what you say.  If you tell people that you're going to use the money to support Trump, but your argument is that paying for your own personal living accommodations is the extent of your support, you might be in trouble.Answer #3: So, NAL at all, but you probably have to do some stuff like make it a Super PAC. While I'm not quite sure on all the gotchas of running one - Stephen Colbert showed a few years ago you can basically do anything with them, if you know what you're doing. It at least gives you a starting point to do research on.Answer #4: If you're soliciting what appears to be a donation I think that could land you in trouble. If you're selling tote bags, you're just a company that sells tote bags, nothing illegal about that. If they say Trump on them you might run into trademark issues with the Trump organization.Answer #5: Along with what people said about forming a PAC, you would want to avoid using trademarked terms like "Trump" or "Make America Great Again." Blue Collar Workers for Trump probably wouldn't fly. Blue Collar Workers for American Values might.


Title: Help! My neighbor is trying to take back land my family has taken care of for 25+ years!

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 >"If you take care of it, you can use it."

is not "If you take care of it, you can have it."


Title: (Seattle) just got a letter from the Dept of Licensing saying that my registration info has been disclosed, what are my rights?

Question:
We live in Seattle WA and just got a letter saying that a lawyer or registered private investigator requested and was granted information about our car registration (address etc), wondering what our rights are now?  Has anyone dealt with this before?  Why would anyone want this info unless they were trying to track us down?

According to the letter by law the name and address of the requesting party **will not** be disclosed unless we have a valid court order that restricts another person from contacting us.

This whole thing seems scammy and weird and we do have people in our past that we would prefer not to hear from but no official court order.  Can we do anything short of a court order?  If we do need to contact a lawyer, what type of lawyer do we even need?

edit- this information was disclosed from the DMV from our license plate number.  Through WA state laws we were able to determine that the information was requested via a *Private Investigator* but we can't actually find out who the investigator is without a protection order.

Answer:
 > wondering what our rights are now?

Your rights are no different than they were before you got the letter.  Sounds like the DMV provides this information under certain circumstances but then lets you know about it.

Do you know of any reason why anybody might want to sue you? Have you been in an accident which wasn't resolved?


Title: [USA] Can I hire a telemarketing firm to coldcall all politicians in congress ?

Question:
Something like:

[hey, XYZ is important... this is why...I suggest try ABC to resolve...Now do something about it]

Seems like 1 person will try and maybe get a little headway, but one organization of telemarketers, with a mission in hand, should be able to cause enough stir to where my matter is at least casually discussed amongst congress.

Would I get in trouble for doing this?
Topic:
Searches and Seizures

Answer: Corporations and interest groups spend hundreds of thousands of dollars every year lobbying Congress.  Unless they are accompanied by in-person visits and campaign donations, your phone calls are going to have absolutely no effect whatsoever.


Title: [San Francisco, CA] Gave 30 day's notice of intent to vacate apartment, roommate who subleases to me is saying I'm on the hook for rent each day the room is vacant

Question:
Terms of my sublease: 3 months followed by month-to-month which may be terminated by either party after giving 30 days written notice.

I entered the month-to-month period of my lease and gave written notice on the 8th of last month, indicating my last day would be the 8th of this month. I fully plan on paying the pro-rated amount for this month ($monthly_rent * (8 days / 30 days) = $pro-rated amount). My roommate hasn't found anyone to replace me yet and is saying I'm on the hook for each day in November that the room I moved out of is vacant. When I explained that this goes against the terms of the sublease, he claimed that "it's an issue of equitability that judges freely allow." He claims he is entitled to pro-rated  rent for each day of vacancy all the way to the end of November since I didn't tell him I was looking for a new place and that he needed more time to get the place cleaned up to show to prospective tenants. It is worth noting that I chipped in $60 to help him pay for a cleaning service.

Is he right? Is there ever a case where I'm liable for pro-rated rent beyond the 30 day notice period? Do I owe him rent for each day in November that the room is vacant beyond the 8th? Would a judge make an exception in his favor since I didn't tell him I was looking for a new place to live?

UPDATE: I called the San Francisco rent board. The person I talked to said there are no circumstances where I am liable for rent beyond the 30 day notice period. Now we find out if my roommate withholds money from my deposit and if I have to go to small claims.

Answer:
 Your roommate is wrong. Show him this from the [California Department of Consumer Affairs](http://www.dca.ca.gov/publications/landlordbook/moving-out.shtml):

"You can give the landlord notice any time during the rental period, but you must pay full rent during the period covered by the notice. For example, say you have a month-to-month rental agreement, and pay rent on the first day of each month. You could give notice any time during the month (for example, on the tenth). Then, you could leave 30 days later (on the tenth of the following month, or earlier if you chose to). But you would have to pay rent for the first 10 days of the next month whether you stay for those 10 days or move earlier. (Exception: You would not have to pay rent for the entire 10 days if you left earlier, and the landlord rented the unit to another tenant during the 10 days, and the new tenant paid rent for all or part of the 10 days.)198"Answer #2: Your roommates a joker. You went above and beyond with helping him find a cleaning service. Answer #3: As stated, he's just wrong. You've already figured it correct with the pro rated days, that's what you owe.


Title: Witnessing people smoking weed?

Question: I live in the UK. I have seen (and smelt) young people smoking weed in my local park every day for a few days now. It's in a nice area and there's kids playing nearby and dogs are frequently walked here and I want to report this but I don't know how. My local police would be the met. Any ideas?

Answer: What's the question? Either you report it or don't. It's up to you.


Title: Sub tenant is refusing to leave the house I live in, and most likely is fishing for a reason to sue me. Now I can’t live at home. Tennessee

Question: Hi folks, I entered into a rental arrangement with someone I met on the internet. Before anybody says it, I have been made fully aware that room mates suck, and the internet is a sketchy place. That being said this person became irate when I told him I was terminating this lease, which was to end on the 1st of October. His certified thirty day notice would have it end on the 18th of September. Since getting the news he began drinking more, completely ignoring some rules we had discussed in our initial meetings, which are unfortunately not part of his contract, hasn’t paid rent for the current month and likely will not be paying anything for the remaining time, ignored rules that are in his contract, made verbal threats, thrown trash around the house and put me in danger during foundational repairs on the porch. I’ve been trying for days to have a police report made to file criminal harassment charges with no luck so far, although I am hopeful that today will be the day. My girlfriend and I have decided not to stay at the house anymore to avoid further conflict, the tenants in the separate apartment downstairs will be staying because the lease specifically defines their space as private. The entire house upstairs is defined as common space, aside from individual bedrooms which are private. I’m hoping to get some input on how to hasten the legal process to have him removed. Currently I must assume I will have to wait about 21 days for the detainer summons to get him into court, and another 13 days before the sheriff will take action to remove him. In the mean time I am staying at a family property about 15 miles away and commuting to tend to my livestock, poultry, and garden, and check my garage and barn full of tools and motorcycles which I will add are on the property but definitely not listed as a common space under his lease, although not specifically mentioned as not to be entered. During this time I will not have access to the hundreds of dollars worth of produce and food that have been relocated to a separate locked room in the house as well as my tools and any property there, for fear of being stabbed (his words not mine). Any input?

Answer:
 If he has already failed to pay rent for September, begin the eviction process ***TODAY***. Google "TN Eviction laws" and click the first link (we don't link directly here).  You're probably looking at 14 days with the notice.  IF he has been engaging in illegal activity (like drug use) you can give him a 3 day notice.Answer #2: after writing all that, you decided to leave he threatened to stab you until the end?

Why are you not talking about this to the police? That is a serious threat against your life. something tells me there is a bit more to this that aint clear.


Title: WA car crash in extreme weather. How to claim no fault and limit amount of money I pay out?

Question:
Last night I got into a car accident.  The roads were suddenly icy and there were over 100 car crashed in a few hours.   The guy I hit was not insured.  He slide on a patch of ice, rotated to the left, and I then hit his car after his had stopped breaking on the same patch of ice.  I have his info, he doesn’t have my insurance yet or my info, and he left.
There was already an EMT and fire department addressing a car crash in the same patch of ice which I have their info.  In my eyes this other guy is at fault. I have the info of the guys on the scene but all they can do is confirm the other guy was driving in front of me.  I have no witnesses to the accident.  State partrol was too busy to come to the scene of our accident so there is no police report but I did file an incident report.
There was another guy who rolled off the freeway unhurt behind me in an unrelated accidient on the same patch of ice.  I exchanged license information with him so we can be whitness for each other.  He didn’t see my accident at the time but was driving under the same conditions.  My car is now totaled.
I called my insurance and filled a partial claim.
I want to try and pay nothing in this accident and claim no fault.  I was going to call the police station to get their accounts on the weather.  I felt I was driving at a careful speed.  What can I do?

Answer:
 Your insurance will review the damage and your story and decide who is at fault.

Since the other guy didn't have insurance, they're going to be paying one way or the other (assuming you have uninsured motorist coverage).

If they determine him to be wholly or partially at fault, they have the right to attempt to recover their costs from him.

However be prepared for them to say that you are wholly or partially at fault.  You failed to brake in time to avoid an obstacle that entered your path.  You can make arguments both ways, but at the end of the day, none of us are your insurance company and we can't guarantee what they'll say.  They may just say it's a 50/50 split on fault.


Title: (Iowa) Ex-Husband suing me for child support--and HE'S behind by 3+ years.

Question:
[deleted]
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 Sounds like the perfect opportunity to get a lawyer and counter-sue for back payments (including half of all medical, dental, schooling).

Even if he is successful in modifying the payment going forward based on change in circumstances, that will come at the cost of everything he already owes.Answer #2: Has he filed? Have you been subpoenaed? Answer #3: At $60/month, and being delinquent 36 months, it sounds as though he owes you somewhere around $2,160 (not including any interest that may have accrued due to delinquency.).  It may be a good idea to lawyer up.  Your attorney may be able to get an offset of the delinquent balance, should a judgment be taken against you for child support.  Basically, if there is an order stating that you owe your ex 'x' amount per month, that monthly amount can be offset by the money he currently owes you.  Once that balance is depleted, you would then begin paying out-of-pocket (assuming order is still in place at that time).  I see it done a lot in California for what we call "flip-flop" cases.


Title: (Minnesota) I have an abusive mother and she has custody of me. What would I have to do to have live with my father instead?

Question: My parents got divorced when I was 9 and of course my mother got custody of my sister and I. When I was around 5 my mother had issues with her thyroid and pituitary glands and had huge chemical imbalances and was pretty much absolutely pissed off 24/7. Having that continue on for 10 more years took a tole on mentally. So got help when I was 15 and is now apparently "cured" and has no chemical imbalances, yes she's constantly verbally abusive and occasionally physically. I really no longer feel safe being at home anymore and I'd would much rather live with my father. I thought since I recently turned 16 that if there were any age restrictions of any sort, being 16 wouldn't have any. So what would it take for my father to have custody over me instead of my mother? Is there any way I can stay away from her and not have to come back? Feel free to ask for anymore information and thanks for the help in advance.

Answer:
 Your father would have to file to modify the custody order.

You're old enough that the courts may consider your preferences, but they're under no obligation to do so.

If you are being abused - especially if you are being physically abused - [report it to CPS](http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=id_000152). CPS has the authority to intervene in your parents' custody, if it's necessary to protect you from abuse. You can also talk to the guidance counsellor or the principal at your school - both are mandated reporters, and if they believe you are being abused they will report it on your behalf.


Title: Child custody in Ohio - unwed mother

Question:
Hi everyone. I am about a week and a half away from leaving my boyfriend. I got approved for an apartment today.

We have a 5 year old child together, and he has told me in the past that if I ever leave, he intends to raise her alone. I don’t want to put her in the middle and would be happy with 50/50.

I would like to prepare for a possible custody battle. My job offers legal insurance and has provided me with a list of lawyers. The first 8 hours are fully covered and I get a 25% discount for billable hours after those 8.

In Ohio, as an unwed mother, I believe I have legal sole custody unless it is otherwise contested.

My hope is that it will be amicable and that we can work it out on our own, but I can’t rely on that. I would prefer to save the 8 hours for possible court if it’s the wise move.

Because I have sole custody already, do I need to file for custody before I leave? Do I wait until he files to start my billable hours?

Answer:
 You have default custody. Once you separate you can file for child support. 50/50 is the default option but being unwed means that your boyfriend has to file in court and prove his case which will cost money. That said, given that he is saying that he intends to raise her alone, have you thought about the possibility that he might one day kidnap your child?

Parental abduction is pretty common.


Title: Theoretical loophole in drug dealing?

Question:
This question came to me after watching an episode of Workaholics. The scenario is their drug dealer gives them a sealed box and says "Someone is coming to buy what's in this box for $1,000 dollars. I'm busy so can you complete the transaction and I'll give you $100." I'm paraphrasing of course but that's the gist. In the episode it turned out to be rare beanie babies instead of drugs.

So my question is what if he had told them that it was a box of rare beanie babies but had really been drugs. Would the people that sold the box be charged if it was a sting or something? Could someone accidentally be the middle man in a drug trade if they didn't know what they were selling?

Answer:
 Most scenarios you're talking about sound like they'd just end up with a conspiracy charge to boot.

But:

>Could someone accidentally be the middle man in a drug trade if they didn't know what they were selling

In my jurisdiction (CA) at least, if the middle man had an *actual* and *good faith* belief that the box contained something other than drugs, that'd be a defense, yes.

The problem here is the good faith part.  Willful ignorance doesn't work.  The more ridiculously contrived and weird the scenario is, the harder time he's gonna have showing that his belief was held in good faith.

Because under what circumstances would this happen *other than* illegal ones?  "I'll give you $100, cash, to hold onto and sell this box you shouldn't look inside to somebody else for $1000, cash."Answer #2: > So my question is what if he had told them that it was a box of rare beanie babies but had really been drugs. Would the people that sold the box be charged if it was a sting or something?

Then the person who sold the box would be a phenomenal idiot, and in jail for possession with intent to distribute.

>Could someone accidentally be the middle man in a drug trade if they didn't know what they were selling?

Sure, possibly. I doubt a jury would buy their story, though.


Title: My wife is a teacher and needs serious time sensitive advice

Question:
I will type from her perspective:

My student was the victim of sexual assault on the bus ride home last Friday. Yesterday we were shown a video (bus recording) showing the assault.. two older boys doing forceful, sexual acts on the younger child.  My district is in possession of this video and no one has seen it besides the police, myself, the principal, and the older boys’ teacher.  Both the parents of the younger and older students are asking to see the video. I have seen the video and am very concerned that the mom of my student does not know the severity of the incident because it’s hard for a 5 year old to grasp what has happened.   I believe that this young child will need some sort of psychological intervention immediately.. Since it’s Christmas vacation I feel as though waiting over 2 weeks could have a damaging effect on the kid.   He is afraid.. he doesn’t want to go on the bus anymore (students were suspended for two days and are back on the bus.)

Should I reach out to the mom and tell her what happened or tell her to demand to see the video ASAP? Will I be in legal trouble for disclosing this information to her?  Could I possibly lose my job?

Answer:
 Do not show anyone the video, and do not speak to the parents.

The police are involved, and they'll do what's right.

You could be fired for showing the parents the video against administration's wishes.  Nothing beneficial can come from showing the parents that video: not peace of mind, not any advances in the case, and at worst vigilante justice.

You can, however, recommend the parents a counselor for their child.Answer #2: If the police have seen it, let them deal with it now.  Don't talk to the parents or anyone else about this.


Title: [CA] California has passed a law that says an employer may not use salary history in determining what to offer an applicant for employment, unless that information is volunteered by the applicant. Does this apply to new jobs with an existing employer?

Question:
Here is the text of AB 168:

>The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

>SECTION 1. Section 432.3 is added to the Labor Code, to read:

>432.3. (a) An employer shall not rely on the salary history information of an applicant for employment as a factor in determining whether to offer employment to an applicant or what salary to offer an applicant.

>(b) An employer shall not, orally or in writing, personally or through an agent, seek salary history information, including compensation and benefits, about an applicant for employment.

>(c) An employer, upon reasonable request, shall provide the pay scale for a position to an applicant applying for employment.

>(d) Section 433 does not apply to this section.

>(e) This section shall not apply to salary history information disclosable to the public pursuant to federal or state law, including the California Public Records Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code) or the federal Freedom of Information Act (Section 552 of Title 5 of the United States Code).

>(f) This section applies to all employers, including state and local government employers and the Legislature.

>(g) Nothing in this section shall prohibit an applicant from voluntarily and without prompting disclosing salary history information to a prospective employer.

>(h) If an applicant voluntarily and without prompting discloses salary history information to a prospective employer, nothing in this section shall prohibit that employer from considering or relying on that voluntarily disclosed salary history information in determining the salary for that applicant.

>(i) Consistent with Section 1197.5, nothing in this section shall be construed to allow prior salary, by itself, to justify any disparity in compensation.

I work for a large company in California. It is relatively common for people to apply and take jobs elsewhere in the company. Often times, when employees taking new jobs get a promotion as part of the new job, they ask for large salary increases. HR would normally put a stop to a large raise, and most job changes within the company are capped at around ~15%, though its not unheard of to go higher. Outside hires, however, almost always make substantially more than internal hires.

In my case specifically, I was hired in at around 80% of the pay band and given a promotion after two years, and got a 7% raise. I know that my current salary is very low in my pay band. After 6 years with the company, I have been contemplating getting a new position and seeking a higher job level. But the raise to get me to the average of the pay band would be something like 35%. Could my employer use my current salary information to make me an offer on a higher level job that I apply for? If I was an outside hire, they would not blink at giving me the average of the pay band, but because I'm internal, I have seen people's current salary used against them.

So does this law apply to me? Is my employer not allowed to use what they know I make now when determining what to offer me if I apply for and am selected for a job?

Answer:
 Not sure, but IMO this law shouldn't apply since you already work for the company.  You may be competing against outside applicants but it's fundamentally different for you.

That being said, you seem to know what you should be worth, so you should be well-positioned to ask for what you think they should pay.


Title: (GA) Was terminated after being threatened to be fired for not attending a company party. Two other individuals did not attend party. They both are of the same race and opposite of myself. Does my termination cross into discrimination ?

Answer:
 It's not illegal to fire you for failure to attend a company function as ordered.  It *might* be if they were refusing to pay you - but if they were going to pay, or you were salary, no problem.

Your race description is confusing, but it sounds as if one of the non-fired parties was of your race, and one was not.  Almost by definition, this wouldn't be racial discrimination.


Title: My Friends Sold PS4 with Paypal Account Attached.

Question:
Hey guys, I'm new so please understand if I'm not posting right. My friends sold their PS4 with Paypal account attached. The person who bought it spent roughly 300 dollars buying games using PayPal. They have contacted Paypal, BoA, and Sony trying to get their money back but with no luck. Now the account is locked. The guy threatens to call the police on them. Just wondering how they should proceed from now on. Any advice here would be wonderful. Ty in advance.

Edit: More info about the trade. They sold the PS4 advertising the console and all the games attached to it. Now the account is locked. He cannot access the game and is threatening to call the police.

Edit: we are from MA, USA

Answer: They can try filling a police report for fraud against the other guy and can try charge-back on any credit-card connected to the pay-pall account


Title: Student Loan Bankruptcy???

Question:
How is it done?

Why aren't more people doing it?

If a barrage of overnight petitions from those currently in default suddenly hit the bankruptcy courts, would this force the hand of Congress to either remand the exception to the law or clearly define "undue hardship" assessment standard?

Answer:
 What people fail to realize or choose to ignore is that if you made it possible to discharge these loans in bk (not counting the limited exceptions that exist today) then the net effect would be lenders would either get out of the business all together or raise interest rates substantially to cover the risk. Lower income people would be denied the chance to go to college, even a more affordable one.

The whole reason so many people are able to get student loans in the first place is because they are relatively low risk compared to other debt.

So if you want less poor people, people from disadvantaged backgrounds, or those who don't have a good cosigner  to be able to go to college, by all means make it easier to discharge student loans.  Answer #2: Because it fucks up your credit overnight.

While I agree that school is overpriced, no one forced me or anyone else to take out loans. Answer #3: /r/legaladviceofftopic might be a better place for this discussion.

Perhaps more people don't do it because it has the potential to destroy one's credit, making things like securing loans and credit lines difficult in the future.  It's certainly not a "get out of my obligations without consequence" thing.


Title: Is this identity theft, fraud, or something else? [WA, USA]

Question:
TL;DR at the bottom

So I posted recently into an askreddit about a fight I got into with an roommate and the ensuing ridiculousness. If you want the background, feel free to hop on over to my comment history and dig it up (it's pretty recent).

In any case, I was issued a no-contact order with the residence and my previous roommates. Being that I was the SOLE account holder for the Comcast-provided internet service to that apartment, I went to a local Comcast branch and cancelled it. Maybe it was a little spiteful... But still, my name was the only one on the account, and I wasn't going to continue paying for internet at a location that I wasn't living (or even allowed to go to). This happened back in November of 2017.

I checked my credit score today because I got an alert about some activity. I find that there is a new account added in my name, and that it's a collections debt from Comcast for every bill from December through May (and I heard through the grapevine that the pair of roommates moved out of that apartment in May, so I suppose that figures).

So I did the smart thing and gave Comcast a call. They tell me that they have it on file that I cancelled my internet service (there were no other services we were getting from Comcast) on the 17th of November, 2017. They asked if I had called to have that service re-activated, and I told them no (I hadn't), and that I had paperwork showing that I wasn't allowed to go to the property as my proof that I wouldn't have re-activated the service. They tell me that someone called and re-activated it, and I assume that they would have to claim to be me to do so as my name was the only name on the account.

My credit score has suffered by a decent amount due to this account going to collections, and I didn't have any contact with Comcast after cancelling on the 17th of November, 2017. What can I do? Am I due compensation? Do I have a civil suit? What is damage to my credit score worth in court? Is this a criminal action such as (Comcast uses the last four digits of your social security number to confirm identity, and I'm certain that they had access to my belongings and documents belonging to me that had my ssn on them) identity theft? Or Fraud?

I'm not so worried about the Comcast side of things. Surprisingly, they handled it really well and are going to cancel the debt, so that will all go away. My worry is the damage to my credit score; it will take a decent amount of time to recover from the damage done to my credit by having this derogatory mark placed on my name, and I'm wondering if there's any sort of compensation or suit I could make to recover some of the damages, or even if this action was criminal and law enforcement should be involved.

I'm a long-time /r/legaladvice lurker, so I really appreciate all you guys do here.

TL;DR Ex-roommates [potentially] impersonated me to re-activate internet service in my name and then let it go to collections. What do?

Answer: Leaving aside possibly suing them - did you file a dispute with the credit bureaus to try to get the collections account removed?


Title: Payroll caught an error and wants me to pay back $550, Indiana

Question:
I work for a city government as an employee and we get raises that take effect every January. This year payroll apparently made a mistake and paid me for having an extra certification (I have that certification but policy is you can only be paid for having one extra certification and if you have 2 they'll only pay for 1)

They just caught the mistake and want me to pay the extra amount back. It's about $550 and they said they can take it all from my next check or spread it out over the next 4 or 5 paychecks.

Do I have any claim to the money or is it a guarantee that I have to repay the money? They sent out an email showing everyone's hourly rate earlier this year

Answer:
 >Do I have any claim to the money

No

> or is it a guarantee that I have to repay the money?

YesAnswer #2: >or spread it out over the next 4 or 5 paychecks.

They've already offered you an accommodation that goes beyond what they're obligated to.  You should likely take them up on that offer.

>is it a guarantee that I have to repay the money?

It is.  Just as much so as if they had underpaid you it would be a guarantee that you would be entitled to get that money back from them.


Title: CA Tree removers dropped a 2 or 3 foot chunk of tree on my roof that rolled onto my awning and damaged it...manglement is saying it didn't happen, but I was here!

Question: I live in a mobile home park and my palm tree was cut down this morning and a 3 or 4 foot long piece of it hit my roof, shook my home and I called management when I got to work.  He called back to say that they went over at 9 (it happened at 8:15) and saw no damage.  I had a friend who lived here for 14 years come over and he pointed out more damage than I thought and also said my roof may leak and I may have to have the unit releveled!  When I heard the BOOM I ran out the front door to find a 3-4 foot piece of palm tree rolling off the awning.  The tree guys were laughing and dancing and would not speak English to me, so I took a picture of their truck and license plate on my way to work.  They tried to get in front of me to not take pictures, but I did get a couple.  One got aggressive with me and threatened to push me.  I had to go to work, so I left.  Called the manager, he said he came over with the owner of the company and couldn't see any damage and they had plywood on my awning (never heard them crawling up there or hear boards being laid down on an aluminum awning which would be loud).  My friend is going to water-test the roof in the front room tomorrow and call to get the awning fixed, but do I have any recourse?  They damaged my home and made fun of me.  Manglement says I am lying.  What do I do?

Answer: First step preserve your evidence. Take all the pictures you can. From a legal perspective it can’t hurt to call the police get a report. Then you can get an estimate of the damage, send the offending party a letter requesting that amount. If they won’t pay you can explore your civil court options. Get your friend who saw the damage to write and date a statement.


Title: IMMIGRATION Q: Married in good faith, broke up a year after, remained married, filed I-751 jointly, got RFE after 18 months. Need urgent expert advice!

Question:
Hi All,

My husband and I met in 2012. We fell for each other quickly but he moved away for work, but we both lived and still live in CA. We kept it together and saw each other on the weekends, plus when we did trips to see his family or on vacations when we traveled to Europe to see my family. Things were shaky after a while because of the long distance but we always managed to reconcile and continue.

Two and half years later we got married. But the conflicts because the separately led lives kept causing troubles, and soon it wasn't only about the distance but other issues as well. In the end I went home for three months to give us both some time to think. To salvage the relationship he moved down to my city during these three months. He didn't move in with me, because he had two big dogs, but rented a house with a yard not too far from the apartment where I lived and what we shared before. But when I returned from home, I felt like I cannot continue regardless as we lost something along the way and we should take a real break. In my mind I did not exclude the possibility of getting back together but we never did.

We remained friends and we kept hanging out sometimes but not romantically. But he said he would like to help me go through the green card process, so we remained married, and when time came, filed the I-751 jointly. Three month later he moved again to a different town but only a few hours drive away. We still met often, and I still dog sit his dogs when he traveled. Obviously for the marriage there was no money exchange. If anything, he paid me sometimes to look after his dogs.

I kept moving my address at USCIS to where he lived, and also changed my addresses on every paper so I could to stay consistent.

And now 18 months after the jointly filed I-751 we got an RFE to prove a good faith marriage and cohabitation. Obviously, we don't want to lie and state we still live together (although technically we never did). At the first interview we submitted so many evidence of this marriage being real that the officer said she was absolutely certain about our good intent. So now questioning the marriage could be simply because we never submitted any papers from the new address that I changed my address to in the USCIS system. But at this point we cannot be not honest and submit without revealing that we lived separated for the past two years.

I consulted a few lawyers and everyone said something different. One I emailed back and forth and first said this wouldn't be hard but I need to divorce asap, so I did the initial filing (not serving the papers yet), but then two other lawyers said I shouldn't have filed for divorce. I can still revoke it and it hasn't even started as it wasn't served to my husband. But at this point I'm totally confused and don't know what to do and I only have a few weeks to submit an answer to the RFE.

My husband is still willing to support me as long as we don't have to state something totally untrue that can make this sound like a fake marriage as it was never that. He said we should probably say we separated when he moved away from the city which was a few month after filing the joint I-751, as there is no requirement to notify USCIS about a separation or even a divorce.

I really need a great advice that I can feel confident with, and I also need it URGENTLY! I would appreciate any helpful input. Thank you!

Answer:
 As someone who is on the other side dealing with the situation, I can tell you none of this sounds like a legitimate marriage.  I'm not from the US, but you appear to have never lived together.  He appears to paid you for services that would be part of a normal relationship (dog sitting).  He is offering to help you go through the green card process depiste the fact your relationship is ending?

Cold hard reality time:  You appear to be in a marriage of convenience and you would be treated like that by any immigration enforcement officer.  You need a lawyer and to prepare yourself for the fact you may have to leave the United States.


Title: Apartment Refusing to Remove Washer & Dryer

Question:
The apartment complex I live in received new management 6 months ago. Long story, they are not kind to any previous residents or once someone asks questions.

I’m renting a washer/dryer from the complex but recently got a better one for free. (It’s similar to the original one we rented, but it broke a few years ago.) I did not originally have a W/D in the unit.

New property management refuses to remove the W&D since it’s “a part of the amenities now” and “mandatory, non negotiable” according to the community manager.

Our lease states, “Residents agree to not remove the equipment from the apartment for any reason.”

There is no term length or mentions of their phrasing in the lease regarding the W/D.

Community Director says that means I cannot request for them to remove it and not pay the fee, it’s mandatory. Assistant Community Director says that it means accounting put it as one and it’s a corporate thing, but calling them will not help as I have to talk to the Community Director.

Personally, I feel they are trying to get every last dime out of the residents.

I’m emailing her, I’ve called corporate and waiting to hear back as I’ve had other issues with them for months. I suggested adding an addendum to the lease to state that we are not renting it from them anymore. The last email I received from her was that “this is non negotiable. There is no further discussing this.”

Help! How should I proceed?

Ps - thanks in advance, this seems so silly to be posting about.

Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: It's part of the lease, you just have to deal with it as they clearly don't wish to change the lease.


Title: Pay for stolen key?

Question:
(South Carolina) Hi, I recently went out to eat with my girlfriend and left my keys in her car. Someone broke into her car and stole my key ring. I had a lot of personal keys on that ring including a key for the office building I work from and a key for my company car. My boss only gave me one key with the car and it's an electronic chip key so it has to be programmed with the car in order to work with the ignition. Fortunately I had absolutely nothing in her car that would let the thief know where I work. I'm changing the deadbolt on our house.

Anyway, it turns out my boss doesn't have a spare ignition key for my car.

**Replacing the key will cost $60 and programming the new key with the car will cost $150. Will I be asked to pay for these charges?** He knows I had my keys stolen but all he said was "yeah we will have to see if we can get a new key cut" and hasn't said anything further. I know the price because I called the dealership.

Thanks for reading.

Answer:
 >Replacing the key will cost $60 and programming the new key with the car will cost $150. Will I be asked to pay for these charges?

Yes, due to the fact you could seek damages from whoever stole the keys.


Title: Is it illegal for McDonald's to Super Size every meal without asking?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: When you get to the window you can say "this isn't what I ordered" and they can't charge you for what you didn't order. This isn't illegal in the sense that the police are going to come and arrest Ronald.


Title: Get of of lease an account of legitimately crazy neighbor (x-post from r/personalfinance)

Question:
Hi everybody, throwaway account here. I've been living at my current complex for over 2.5 years without even a noise complaint to my name. A few months ago an old lady moved in underneath me and she came up to introduce herself, etc etc.

On Monday I get a note on my door from her telling me that she's been recently diagnosed with PTSD and so I might hear screaming/crying randomly in the night. Ok, whatever. It also says in the letter that she hopes to someday meet the other person living in my apartment (no other person, I'm alone).

Yesterday I get a call from the complex manager asking me if everything is going well in regards to living here yada yada. I say, "yeah, what are you trying to get at?". He tells me that one of my neighbors is under the impression that someone else is living in the apartment with me (hearing voices?)- I tell him that I'm living alone and he thanks for my time.

Few hours ago I'm woken up to police BANGING on my front door. I open it up in a stupor and they say a neighbor of mine heard screaming from my apartment and thought someone was being raped so they called 911. I tell the 2 police officers about my downstairs neighbor and her PTSD issues and actually show them the letter my neighbor wrote me. They take a quick peek around my apartment, apologize for waking me up, and then take off.

I no longer want to live in my apartment any longer. Am I going to have to deal with this every time my crazy neighbor hallucinates from her PTSD and calls the cops on me because she heard voices in her head? I'm basically at the mercy of her PTSD. Is there any way I can get out of this lease 6 months early? Like I said earlier: I'm a model tenant, pay on-time every month, all that. Thank you for your advice.

Edit: update

It is very worrying I spoke with the complex manager and he said he was expecting it to escalate into something like this - just not this soon. He showed me letters that this woman had had written to the office in the past week. Read the first paragraph of the first one which including, 'I heard the screams of daddy, daddy, please don't rape me'.

On my way back to my apartment I actually saw her leaving her apt so I approached her and she was in total shock. She said to me, 'I thought you moved out months ago, who' s living in your apartment? '. Ummmm I never left ... Then she says, what kind of dog do you have? I don't have a dog....

This woman is clearly psychotic and suffering from hallucinations. I'm sure it's not not going to get any better so I'm a little concerned about my safety, not to mention the police banging on my door again in the middle of the night

Answer:
 your LL has an obligation to not interfere with your quiet enjoyment. and he may not be able to meet that obligation if he permits nuisances to persist that affect your QE.

that's the law. what will happen in reality? LL might negotiate a termination with you. LL might totally stonewall your. or LL might try to string you along while he evicts or tries to rein in the crazy lady. the latter sounds like it's what's already happening. also the most likely approach. but who knows how it will work.


Title: My boss is gossiping and lying about my health with coworkers. [TX]

Question:
Long story short, I was injured on the job due to negligence by another company. I injured my back, had several months of physical therapy, and was released by workman's comp with a low disability rating. Nothing that would significantly affect my ability to preform my job as a delivery driver, I was just a little slower than before.

A few months later, the pain continued to get worse so I sought a second opinion. The recommendation was more physical therapy before trying more invasive solutions. My boss would not allow me to adjust my schedule to attend the appointments. Our schedules can be flexible, so I couldn't understand why he wouldn't let me shift one or two things by a day. I ended up postponing therapy for 6 weeks while I tried to figure out how to make it work. I asked him twice about FMLA leave, and never got a response. I know I should have contacted HR, but he is a petty person and I was scared of retaliation. He was a terrible boss for a lot of reasons, but this was my last straw and I quit to focus on my health. The job was causing the pain to get worse, and dealing with my boss was severely affecting my mental health to the point of panic attacks.

It has been a few months since I quit, but now I have heard from several people that my boss had told them there is nothing wrong with my back. And I'm incredibly upset that he is talking to my former colleagues about my health, and even more upset that he is lying about me. I feel like him making an uninformed decision about my health led to his decision to not allow me to work around PT which led me to quit a job I loved.

I was just wondering if he did violate any laws, and if this is worth reporting to HR or if I'm overreacting? I do have a lawyer regarding the settlement for the other company for the injury, is this something I should tell him?

Topic:
Employment Law

Answer: Your former boss is not breaking any laws by griping about his belief your back is not injured. Even so, you would not have valid standing to file a lawsuit. You can contact HR and let them know he is, as I am quite sure that is against company policy. There are laws about how medical information is handled at the intersection of workers comp and your company management, but your boss does not have your files. He just believes something is the case, which is not illegal.


Title: TIL I was convicted of a misdemeanor charge I was unaware of! (South Carolina)

Question:
I was provided with a copy of a background check run against me, and found a guilty charge for "failure to pay taxes; fine <9" on my record from Charleston county.

I got pulled over in 2005 for having expired tags.  I had already paid for the tags via mail, but it took the DMV 2+ months to mail me the stickers.  I showed up in court on the appointed day and showed the person I checked in with the receipt showing I paid the tax on time.  She said I was good to go and my charge was dismissed.  I even checked with the officer who wrote me the ticket, and he said I was good to go.  I sat through court all morning and my name was never called.

Cut to today, 9 years later, I get a background check showing I have a guilty disposition from this charge on my record.  It even shows I had a day of jail time (I have never stepped foot in a jail).

It looks like I can pay roughly 300 dollars to get the record expunged.  Is that my best option?  Or is there something else I can do to get this off my record?

Answer: You need to hire a lawyer to file a motion to vacate the judgement or whatever is required by the state.


Title: [NY] Got swatted twice

Question: [deleted]

Answer: I'm really not sure what retaining an attorney would do for you.  You are the victim of a crime; the police will investigate to the best of their ability.    Just make sure you provide as much info on the suspect as possible.  As long as you weren't doing anything illegal with that person you should be fine.


Title: (GER) police wants me to testify after emptying a fire extinguisher in the streets

Question:
for the record (no pun intended), i live in germany.
so, yesterday i fucked up, hard. i drunkenly emptied a fire extinguisher in the street and the police caught me doing so. i am 22. i immediately owned up to it and they told me they would summon me in the coming days. i don't have problems paying for it, as i saved up a bit. should i testify at the police office or should i refuse to give evidence? i just want this to be over as quickly as possible.
will i get an entry in my police record for this? and how much will i have to pay (estimated)?
sorry if i broke some rules, i am quite desperate at the moment.
thanks in advance

Answer:
 IANAL.
Go to the police, tell them what you did. German police has to look for evidence in your favour as well as against you. So that will likely help you. Also being upfront is usually a way to lessen any sentence.
You will have to pay for the damage you caused. Additional punishment I'm not sure about. This might also be [§145] (http://dejure.org/gesetze/StGB/145.html ) (roughly: misuse of emergency devices) .
If you have no priors only a fine above 90 Tagessätze (your averaged earnings for a day) will be included in your Führungszeugnis.


Title: Car dealership forgot to replace engine oil and now car needs new motor.

Question:
[deleted]
Topic:
Contracts

Answer:
 It is not possible for a gasoline-engined vehicle to be driven 3,000 miles after being drained of motor oil.    Such an omission leads to catastrophic damage after 5, 10, or 20 miles at the very most.

The engine might really be seized and the oil pressure sensing system also defective, but it's not possible that it's from failure to refill the engine with oil 3,000 miles ago.

Can you take it to an independent mechanic to get their evaluation ?

The real legal question is "how can I compel an auto dealer to do warranty repairs when they are denying the warranty under a preposterous theory".

The answer might be "you have to take them to arbitration because that's in the warranty contract as your sole remedy".


Title: French Speeding Ticket

Question: I recently received a speeding ticket in the mail from the good folks of the Republique Francais. A friend suggested I send a note back saying "you'd be speaking German if it wasn't for us" but I'm a law abiding citizen and am willing to do the time for my crime. However, what really grinds my gears is that the ticket took forever to arrive and therefore the penalty went up for delayed payment. The infraction was on March 22nd and the letter didn't arrive until May 26th. The fine went up on May 7th (46 days from the infraction) and goes up again on June 6th (D-Day btw. Not a sermon just a thought). I went ahead and paid since I didn't want it to double. To my French amis out there, do I have any recourse to make my voice heard within the French traffic enforcement bureaucracy?

Answer:
 > To my French amis out there, do I have any recourse to make my voice heard within the French traffic enforcement bureaucracy?

Tu rêves!

Cordialement,

L'administration française

Joking aside, if you've already paid it, you're not getting the money back.


Title: [Texas] Is it illegal to give vacation time based on where you graduated college?

Question:
My company (I just found out last night) apparently gives you 5 days vacation your first year working, as opposed to 0 for the rest of us. Was even told HR tries to keep it "Hush-Hush". I work for a half billion dollar company, I was shocked to hear about this to be honest. Is this legal?

Edit: of course the college in question is Texas A&M

Answer: What someone else's employment agreement says has nothing to do with your employment agreement in most cases. Employer can do this unless it has agreed contractually not to do this.Answer #2: As long as it isn't discriminating against a protected class (race, sex, religion, etc.), it's not illegal. Alma mater isn't a protected class generally. (although this makes me wonder what would happen if they had such a policy for only graduates of Historically Black Colleges)


Title: [MA] Driver hit my car and lied to his insurance company about the accident. Looking to get my deductible back from the driver.

Question:
Pretty standard situation. I was driving in the right-hand lane on a three-lane highway, a driver in the middle lane abruptly merged into my car, causing $1300 of damage to the left driver side area of my vehicle. The rear passenger side of his car was scratched. Because neither driver was injured, the police would not come to the scene. There were witnesses but I failed to get their contact information. I know I blew it on this one. I had never been in an accident before, and was shaking and not thinking properly in the moment.

I have comprehensive coverage, and my insurer found me not at fault based on my report. However, the other driver lied and reported that I merged into him. (Based on the locations of damage, I would have had to have driven into the back of his vehicle, which is ludicrous but whatever.) Since the other driver disputed my story, both insurers refused to pay the other for damages.

I am now out $1000, the cost of my deductible.

**What is my best shot for getting my deductible back?** Before resorting to small claims, should I send the driver a letter via certified mail saying he should pay up for my deductible or risk getting taken to court for more (loss of use, etc.?) Any additional thoughts would be welcome. Thank you!

Answer: Your insurance carrier will attempt to subrogate the other party’s insurance. If they are successful, they will return your deductible to you. If they are unsuccessful, they will notify you & at that point you can pursue other avenues if you would like.


Title: Security Camera in College Dorm

Question:
Last semester my dorm was messed with twice while I was either in the bathroom or taking a shower, I am considering buying a small security camera to hide somewhere in the room.

If someone were to steal something and I caught it on camera, could I show the footage to the college or the authorities? Or is it not permissible because I didn't inform anyone w/ a sign or something that says they are being recorded (like how you have to tell someone you are recording a phone convo)?

Answer: I should also ask, it this room yours alone? Because if you share this space with someone else, then you need their explicit consent to do this.


Title: Is it illegal for a teacher to fail me on a final just because of my behavior?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 This isn't a legal issue. Talk to your counselor and the principal.Answer #2: Its not a legal issue.

You could try to escalate further by having your parents escalate to the school board.


Title: [MD] Prospective new roommates are smokers, I have breathing disabilities

Question:
I live in an on-campus apartment. Two of my previous flatmates got kicked out, so we were assigned two students who are currently abroad as our new roommates for next semester. They are both apparently heavy smokers, as is my current flatmate.

I seriously cannot room with somebody who smokes. I have a host of documented breathing illnesses, including a buildup of phlegm in my lungs and Pectus. If they were in the other room, it wouldn't be so bad, but as it stands I have no option but to room with a smoker.

Is there anything I can do?

Answer:
 Have you spoken to your college's housing department?Answer #2: Maybe see if you can get a doctor's note advising that you are not medically able to have roommates that smoke? Or try reaching out to an ADA advocacy group?

http://www.dralegal.org/Answer #3: I didn't think any schools allowed smoking in dorm rooms anymore.


Title: Future Employer wants to be my client instead?

Question:
I've landed a new potential job, it involves a lot of design work, coding and tools. The location of the job is in Quebec Canada, I'm going to be moving cities/provinces if I accept the job. I'm still a university student and this would be a job for around 1 year. I'm not sure about the differences between working for the company, or the company being my client.

Potential employer suggested that instead of working for them and getting benefits, I can register as my own business and they would be my client. The differences being that I would get paid more as they are paying less for stuff like benefits (i.e: dental insurance which I don't need as I'm already covered by other sources). They also said that since I would be moving to to the city and registering as a business, I'd be eligible to Tax deduction (I can't remember for what exactly, I think it was for on living)?

If someone can break down the major differences or pros/cons, I'd greatly appreciate it.

Thank you!
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer:
 Speaking really generally, as neither lawyer nor canadian: this sounds like a bad idea to me if it's done at an employer request.  In the free market, freelance/contract engineering expertise is **much** more expensive than salaried engineers are.  If this is what they want, there are firms they can hire already.  They're asking you this because they're looking to get a discount.

It's also important to remember that as a business client, you'd be responsible for billing them and they'd have the "option" of not paying your, or paying you late, or prioritizing you below other creditors.  With employees, they'd run badly afoul of labor laws trying tricks like this.  Can your financial status absorb that kind of risk?

Add to that the general hassle of having to arrange for your own tax reporting and benefits, and I don't see much value here unless they're offering a whole lot more for your talent as a freelancer.


Title: I've been paying child supportband the mother abandoned our child.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Do you have a lawyer from when you went for custody? If so, I would contact him. Answer #2: Your use of letters without context makes it a bit hard to follow.  M and L are not the child's mother, while K is?

If the child is in the mother's custody, and the mother is having someone else watch the child, that is fine (in fact, that'st the opposite of abandonment).  You can go to family court and get court ordered custody of the child if you believe your daughter is somehow being neglected by the mother.

If you have no custody arrangements, go pick up your daughter.Answer #3: Assuming you don't have a custody order, when you go over to you exs parents they can slam the door in your face and you'd have no power to force them to open it. The police will hear "custody dispute" and immediately become disengaged unless you have a court order to show them.

You can certainly go back to court and petition for more custody though.


Title: (MA) a friends mom took a 60k life insurance check from his mail and is holding it hostage.

Question:
my friends father died a few months ago and he got a life insurance check in the mail for 60k today. while he was at work his mother went thru the mail found the check and is keeping it from him. she will not give it to him until he writes a check to his sister for 20k. his name is on the check and he was the one his father left the money to so should he call the cops or is there a different way of handling this?

edit. He talked with her and got it back deposited it this morning. Thanks for the advice everyone!

Answer:
 I would call the police. But it sounds like they all live together which may make life even worse. But that is the next step IMO.

Edit loveAnswer #2: Talk to the [Postal Inspection Service.](https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/aboutus/laws.aspx)

>**Destruction, Obstruction and Delay of Mail (18 USC 1700, 1701, 1702 & 1703)**
The Postal Inspection Service upholds federal statutes aimed at securing customers' mail, including those related to the desertion, obstruction, delay or destruction of mail. Postal Inspectors demonstrate their resolve by implementing mail security processes to ensure that customers receive their mail intact and free from outside interference.
>
>...
>
>**Theft of Mail (18 USC 1708 & 1709)**
Postal Inspectors invest significant resources into the investigation of mail theft by criminals.

[This is punishable by 5 years imprisonment.](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1702)


Title: My 18-year-old son got high on crystal meth, got into a fight, and killed someone with a knife. He is facing life in prison without parole. What should we do?

Question:
State is New York.

My son was at a party. He got high on marijuana and crystal meth. He had a  knife on him. He got into a fight and killed someone with his knife.  The person he killed was unarmed.

He is being charged with first degree murder and is facing life in prison without parole.

He  deeply regrets what he did and can't stop crying. He is being held in  jail without bail. He is terrified of having to spend life in prison.

What should we do? Is there any way to reduce the sentence to, say, 10-20 years?

Answer: Sorry you’re in that situation, really. The only advice you should be getting from the internet is to get a lawyer. If you guys can’t afford one for him, one will be afforded to him. After that, impress upon your son to do 100% everything his lawyer tells him to do, which may not be easy. Understand that the lawyer is your son’s lawyer and do not interfere. This situation is so far beyond the scope of this subreddit and the internet as a whole. Any advice other than to get a lawyer is woefully misleading.Answer #2: The only thing you can do is geting him a lawyer.


Title: Friend was raped and the police wont help

Question:
Location - Arkansas

I have a close friend who was raped last week. She called the police that afternoon, told what she remembered, and was told by the small town detective that it likely wasn't rape and that she shouldn't even bother with a rape kit because it would likely come up negative. She believed the cop and didn't get the rape kit. Days later she remembered things in more detail(Blacking out the incident is common with rape victims), including the very violent parts of the rape, however by that time it was too late.

She did however keep her ripped cloths in a bag, and within the following week she found a witness, found out the rapist (A ex boyfriend from her past) was a recent parolee on meth, and found out there were other victims. The ripped cloths have been in a plastic bag and have his hair on them.  Another girl at the house that night heard my friend screaming "No", but thought someone was having an argument. The rapist is also trying to contact her and is begging her to help him get off meth.

She spoke to the department's only female cop, told her the story, and the female cop became furious at the previous detective's actions(telling her not to get a rape kit). She was told she wouldn't have to deal with that detective any more.

This morning my friend was supposed to have a 4 hour interview with a new detective(7:30AM) where she told her story, presented her evidence, and named her attacker. She drove to this small shit town last night, got a hotel, arrived at the station this morning, was told that the detective had an emergency to attend to, and waited all day long until finally they told her she would have to come back tomorrow do to an interview with the original detective that told her she hadn't been raped.

She refuses to go back and see that detective, but the station refuses to give her anyone else.

A) Is there anything she can do to get someone competent?  She's not even filed a police report because of this.

B) Assuming he will admit sex took place or his DNA will be on the cloths.   Is there enough evidence to prove she did not consent?

C) Would a competent PD leverage the fact that the rapist is trying to communicate with her?   Could their conversation be recorded where he incriminated himself?

D) If she refuses to go back to that detective and records an incriminating conversation herself, could it be used to convict him?

Answer:
 Contact RAINN. If they don't have a location near your friend, they will connect her with a victim's advocate resource. They will help her deal with the police.

https://www.rainn.org/


Title: If a hunter kills a guy in a bigfoot costume because he thinks it is really bigfoot, what would the legal consequences be?

Question: So say a hunter is out hunting and sees bigfoot. He shoots and kills it only to find out it was really a guy in a costume. What would the legal consequences be? Would he be put in jail for murder or manslaughter? Or would the "I thought it was bigfoot" defense keep him from going to jail at all?

Answer:
 It depends on the state.
In Texas it is cool to hunt bigfoot, so the charges would likely be manslaughter or other.

In Washington it is illegal to kill bigfoot. So the charges would likely be manslaughter and illegal hunting.

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/87148/it-legal-shoot-bigfoot


Title: Obvious URL for a video that's not supposed to be released yet

Question:
So imagine a website that's *supposed* to have a paywall in order to view a video and also said video isn't meant to be available for a month. But their URL structure is really obvious and by replacing "2016" from the URL for last years video with "2017" I'm able to view and download the 2017 video. No login, no anything, just the mp4 video. I have the following questions:

* Is it illegal for me to land on that page as a consequence of ~~randomly~~ trying the URL to see if it worked?

* Is it illegal for me download the video from that page for my own personal viewing?

* Is it illegal to share that link with others so that they can get past the paywall and also see the video early?

I want to point out that I actually did pay so the paywall is less of an issue for me personally. Also, it's somewhat unclear that the video isn't intended to be viewed prior to a certain date (since it's already hosted) but looking back, that now seems to be the case. I'm in Indiana, United States
Topic:
Computer and Internet

Answer:
 IANAL, but from my experience with websites and media, it isn't. I know you could get into trouble for redistributing it, and you might theoretically for sharing the information on how to get it (though unlikely), downloading it in and of itself won't be illegal in this scenario.
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Though please don't at any point outside this thread from here on forward call it randomly trying. I know what you mean, but especially when discussing the legality of it you shouldn't misuse that word.


Title: Florida Tenant Law. Our landlord days we have to give a 75 day notice???

Question: Our lease term expired back in December (we are located in Orlando, FL). However, there was a clause in the lease agreement saying that if the lease expired without a new agreement, then it would transition to month-to-month, except we would need to give 75 days notice to move out. 75 days seems unreasonably high to me. Is this is even legal? I feel like we are being held hostage. We found a house we want to move into that would fit our new needs, But there's no way they will hold it for 75 days. What should we do?

Answer:
 Florida law says that a month to month lease can be terminated with 30 or 60 days notice UNLESS specified otherwise in the tenancy agreement.

Source: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0000-0099/0083/0083.html

As a side note maybe use the resources on that site to try and get a better idea of your rights.Answer #2: Ask your landlord if you can buy out any extra time at a lower rate, and just let them know it's because you have a house you want to move into. While they are free to have a 75 day notice, that doesn't mean you can't negotiate something more amenable to both of you.


Title: County withholding evidence on DUI charge.

Question: Ok so in March I went to Gatlinburg Tennessee for spring break and ended up in trouble. I went out one night and woke up in a jail cell the next morning. No clue as to what happened. Now from what my friends told me i was not even on the road yet and was leaving a private parking lot. Now my court day is in a few weeks and it has been since then and they have yet to release the camera footage my lawyer has requested. Can they withhold that footage and not even allow my lawyer to view it? Also anyone with any insight on what the charges could be? Im out of state and live in Illinois. Was hoping to get the case dropped so i didnt have to drive 6 hours but that prayer is looking bleak. Any advice or insight or how to proceed would be helpful.

Answer:
 Ask your lawyer what to do, and then do it.

The fact that you were blackout drunk driving in a private lot and not on the public roads makes no difference.

Seek alcohol treatment.


Title: [PA] Cop held onto my gun while giving me a speeding ticket

Question: Last week I got pulled over for speeding. I have a concealed carry permit and keep a gun in my glovebox. When the cop came up and asked for my license, he noticed my carry permit in my wallet and asked me if I had a firearm in the car. I said yes, and he asked if he could hold on to the gun during our interaction. Now the guy was pretty cool and we even shot the shit about guns afterwards, so I didn't mind too much. But what if he was a dick and I didn't want him to have my gun? Can they legally make me hand my gun over just for a traffic stop? Why did he even want my gun while he wrote my ticket?

Answer:
 Legal. I regularly confiscate knives during an interaction then return them after  (since guns are rarely legally carried in California)Answer #2: The cop doesn't know if you're a totally reasonable dude, a sovereign citizen nut job, someone who is on PCP, someone who hates cops, someone who just got dumped and lost their job, or any of 1000 other factors which might make someone dangerous  for a minute or all the time. They just want to write you a ticket and get on with their day. By securing your firearm for the duration of the traffic stop the significantly reduce the likelihood that you're going to get pissed and shoot them.

 In addition it may be that during his interaction with you the police officer determined that you needed to be arrested either for an outstanding warrant or because you were drunk. In which case his chances of successfully arresting you safely were increased dramatically because you were preemptively disarmed.


Title: [IA] My tires were slashed. Does it fall under fire and casualty damage?

Question: So this morning I woke up to all four of my cars tires being slashed and mirrors broken. I want to leave the apartment complex now as I have no reason to stay any longer but my lease isn’t up yet. I was wondering would this fall under fire and casualty damage so I would be able to cancel my lease?

Answer: No.


Title: Employer offering OT secretly to selected employees, How is this legal or appropriate?

Question:
I work for a HUGE corporation in the US in a non-union, non-management, hourly position.

About a year ago, overtime was offered nearly weekly to everyone in each of our "groups" in four different cities. And then it stopped. I found however, when I ran by the office one Saturday to pick up my checkbook, (which I'd left in my desk in error) that several people were in fact, working overtime.  I was surprised, went back on Monday and checked my email to see if maybe I'd "missed the memo".  Nope, no memo.  Apparently only selected people were working overtime.  I asked several members of management if OT was being offered and I was told "no" but "if you want to work OT, tell 'whats-his-name' and you'll be put on the list".

I found that one specific employee was texting on her personal phone, "what's his name" and was working LOTS of overtime.  Now, I may or may not want to work OT depending upon my schedule and circumstances but I KNOW there are several single moms who would LOVE the opportunity to work extra. And in fact, the environment changed for ME after I brought up the subject to management.

Fast forward a year and last week, a peer forwarded to me an informational email thread that mentioned incidentally that she had worked the previous Saturday.  And THAT was OT for her.  I asked 3 separate members of management if overtime was being offered for this past weekend - including the Labor Day holiday since THAT would be double time and a half and I was told "No".  As much as I wanted to go by the office yesterday to see if anyone was working, my schedule wouldn't allow.  I feel quite confident that if I ask locally or discuss this issue with HR, I'll find my position eliminated although I have an excellent record and constantly receive kudos for my performance.

I HATE inequality and it's very hard to sit idly by and see this.  I'd actually like to sue them for "lost wages" but don't suppose that's a good idea either if I want to continue to work there (need medical and dental benefits right now).  What ideas/suggestions have you?  My employer is constantly in the news for discrimination.

Answer:
 I'll assume you are in the US. Favoritism like this is perfectly legal so long as decisions aren't being made on the basis of a protected class. Maybe some employees are just better at their jobs and those are the ones they want working overtime. Answer #2: I don't see anything illegal in the behavior you are describing, unless you are not being singled out because of your membership in a protected class.

There is no law that employers have to treat employees equally and give them all the same opportunities.  They just can't discriminate based on belonging to a protected class.
Answer #3: Absent a contract stating otherwise, they can offer overtime to everyone, to no-one, or to anyone they so choose. They aren't obligated to offer overtime to everybody. You can complain about it, but they may or may not do anything about it. You sure as hell can't successfully sue them over it.Answer #4: You have all mentioned what I failed to realize - because I worked for a corporation before on both the union and the management side, I have a tendency to think "fair/equal" and you're all absolutely right - I guess I just needed to see it in black and white to get it!  Thank you all for helping me to see the light.  My anxiety level will come down exponentially now thanks to all of you!


Title: [Pennsylvania] Was out drinking, Got pulled over and arrested. What should I do?

Question:
Long story short, I was out drinking with some friends, Figured I was OK to drive. Got pulled over for outdated inspection on my car and mentioned I had been drinking without thinking. Got breathalyzed, Field tested and arrested. They took me to a DUI processing center and drew my blood. They wanted to ask a bunch of questions after, But said I could request a lawyer. I did so, and they cut me loose. They said I would get a mail with my court date in ~2 weeks.

Never had any law trouble before at all, What should I do? Contact a lawyer?
Topic:
DUI

Answer:
 > What should I do? Contact a lawyer?

Yes.  Although your case seems pretty cut-and-dry there are some things an attorney can do to help you out.  Answer #2: > What should I do?

You should stop drinking and driving an consult a lawyer. Google "DUI lawyer <your city/county>" and pick any one who looks even remotely normal.