Title: [PA] Police took my car after friend was arrested and are threatening to seize it but cant. Legal grey area

Question:
This is a throwaway to ask for advice.  Please save the lectures.  I have little funding for a lawyer so maybe someone will know something here.

I have been using my brothers car as I just wrecked mine.  He lent it to a friend 4 weekends ago who was arrested for:
Conspiracy, possession with intent to deliver and prohibited acts... whatever that means.  The story he told us probably isn't true so I wont post it.

Anyways this was a month ago and the car has been in impound the entire time.  The cop refused to pick up the phone or return calls and he impound lot just states its on police hold.  After finally contacting the cop he/she said she would release it that day.  When he/she didn't we called back and now he/she is threatening to seize it.

PA is notorious for seizing cars and any property with no recourse however my brother did not know he would be committing a crime with it and it is still owned by the bank technically as its only half paid off.  Also, fortunately this happened in Allegheny county which is the only county where they cannot just seize property without a conviction of the owner(sources pasted below).  Since the owner was not there it cant be seized.

the cops seems to be holding it just because he/she can to make a point.  It's been a month though and this is getting out of hand.  Does anyone have experience with this or know of a way I could simply pay an attorney <$100 to make some phone calls and put some pressure to release it.  Its not held as evidence, just based on the whim it could be seized at a later date.

No paperwork was provided.

Tl;Dr Cop will not release a car from impound holding it in a legal grey area

Sources for allegheny county info:

http://www.post-gazette.com/local/region/2015/12/06/Forfeiture-law-reformers-see-Allegheny-County-policy-as-model/stories/201512060061

http://justinketchellaw.com/asset-forfeiture-lawyer-pennsylvania/

Answer:
 Was your friend arrested while driving the car? If so, I could see how the police has a reason to hold the car. Answer #2: Police are allowed to seize property used in the commission of a crime. Asset forfeiture laws vary from state to state (not only the actual laws but how often they actually seize something can even very by region in the state).

The car would be subject to this if Police can show that the car was being used to commit a criminal act (dealing drugs in this case).  So if Police can show that the car was being used to transport drugs or that sales were conducted in the car, they can seize it. That doesn't always mean they will.

Plus, if I read your post correctly, it is not your car, but your brother's. Even if you had been using it, you wouldn't have a legal stake in getting it released to you. Your brother should be the one to start the inquiry into the possible release of the car and not you.

Edit: to correct a typo


Title: Can I press charges for being abused for the majority of my childhood now that I’m an adult in Texas

Question:
For the majority of my childhood, my step father abused me emotionally and physically for years while my mother watched and defended. My extended family has even been there for a lot of it in front of them because my mom said he threatened to take away and never come back. I’m now out of the house and looking for justice. My family except for my mother is willing to testify against him if I can. How do I approach this?
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer: You can report his physical abuse to the police.


Title: Room renting tenant with disability is moving out and making things difficult. Not sure what my best options are.

Question:
[usa, GA]  Here is the story and I’ll try to be concise while including the details. I’m a little uneasy and not sure what options are.
Me and husband decided to rent a room of our house out to help finances. She moved in at the end of feb of this year. After she had already moved in, her mom disclosed to me that she has Aspergers and would have a personal aide coming to our house. We were a little irritated but sure whatever, the girl seemed really sweet. We had a lease, which she had to show to her care support team, but the problem is we never actually signed it. Stupid, I know.
So, over the couple of months we’ve learned that she’s insanely manipulative. She started working a job almost 2 weeks ago, and somebody who works there invited her to live with her for free and be taken care of. This Sunday, she went to stay with her and hasn’t been back. That part is really none of my business, but they want me and my husband to not be home while she comes and gets her stuff. Yesterday she knew what time I would have to take my brother in law to work, and they came to the house and loaded up as much as they could in like 10min, but there is still a lot of her stuff here. Then she told her mother the reason why she doesn’t want us to be home is because this past weekend she claims to have had a nightmare that my husband and brother in law molested her, so she says she can’t face seeing any of us. I’m scared shitless that she’s going to try to say it wasn’t a dream or something now. I was just saying that when she figures out she messed up she could come back here, but now after hearing that I just want her gone.

Now my questions. We agreed that there would be 30 days notice of moving out, so wouldn’t she technically still owe us next months rent? Can we legally move her stuff out of her room and into the garage so she can get to it easier? Can I change the locks to my house to prevent her from coming in when we aren’t home?
Any advice on the whole situation would be greatly appreciated. We have a 2 year old and I don’t want him potentially being exposed to cops or any kind of extreme drama.
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 Don't let her or anyone connected to you bully you out of your home.

Who helped her move in? Contact them and the new people and her mother - tell them to help get her stuff if she can't handle being in your presence.

Changing the locks to keep her out of the house could backfire badly, especially if she has more than a few hundred dollars worth of stuff still in your house. (A bed, TV, and computer could easily go over the limit.)

Do yourself a favor and forget about the money. Nothing is more valuable than peace of mind.

Send her a registered letter stating that she has the end of the month to get her belongings moved out or they are being transferred to the garage, at which point she has 2 weeks before they are disposed of. Do ***not*** touch anything until then.


Title: BYOB Floral Workshop

Question: I work for a local flower shop in Milwaukee, WI and we are working on creating workshops for flower arrangements. Is it legal to have participants in the workshop to bring their own wine to drink or is that illegal? I tried researching about it but it only covered that you can not bring alcohol into bars and restaurants. We do not have a liquor license. Thanks for any answers you may have!

Answer: just call your local liquor licensing board and ask them.  it's the only way to be certain.  having approval in writing would be even better.


Title: [US] [CO] Tenants spliced into our power line below the meter to steal power, am I liable? Should I call the power company?

Question: They spliced into the power line below the meter to grow pot which they were busted for. We've never been contacted by the police. They drilled a hole into our basement wall to run it into the house. Should I contact the power company or someone else? Will I be held liable since I'm the owner?

Answer:
 you need to worry more that the illegal splice will burn your house down.

call electric company immediately , fire hazard.Answer #2: I personally would notify the utility company, give them all the info about who to blame and bill for the repairs (the tenants), and start the eviction process if you haven't already.  Intentionally damaging the property and running a grow op are both eviction level offenses.  Take some photos of what they did.

Considering not calling?  What, you're going to leave it like that?


Title: Is there anything stipulating that a business or building have so many employees working?(Oklahoma)

Question:
I work at a library on a college campus. We are currently open 24 hours due to dead week and finals week.

Our staffing has continued to be cut to the bare minimum that is needed(according to the executive director). Working as hourly staff, I have the option to work the overnight hours at time and a half, so I do it whenever we do this.

Tonight, due to illness, we were down to 3 total employees for 3 hours and then 2 employees for 2 hours. These hours are our busiest times this week, as we count how many are in the library each hour. Its putting a strain on an already stressful week.

I'm trying to see if there is anything specific in the law about how many employees there needs to be? Given that at midnight when we were down to 2 staff members, that was 2 staff members covering multiple floors of the building with over 400 students in the building.

If there is not anything about a minimum employee count, is there anything that will protect the employees if there is a reason to evacuate or lock down? During those, we are instructed to walk the floors and inform everyone, and then get to safety as wuickly as possible. If we needed to evacuate due to fire, with all the staff on the 1st floor, are we protected if something were to go wrong? We are assigned to stay on the one floor. It just seems unsafe.

I apologize if this sounds like whiney bitching. Its been a long sleepless week and once I get my paycheck I probably wont care anymore but wanted some advice.

Answer:
 >I'm trying to see if there is anything specific in the law about how many employees there needs to be?

No. You can be a one man show at taco bell at 2 am when the drunks show up and your life can suck and there is no law that says you have to be fully staffed.

>If there is not anything about a minimum employee count, is there anything that will protect the employees if there is a reason to evacuate or lock down?

Did you have to evacuate or lock-down? Honestly in a SHTF situation you just punt and deal with it.

>I apologize if this sounds like whiney bitching.

I get it. It sucks. But no. There is no legal "you have to have this many employees in this place to be compliant and you can call OSHA and complain if there isn't" nonsense.


Title: My mother has put my siblings under constant surveillance since catching my sister drinking

Question:
I'm a 19 year old college student and I live in Wisconsin 45 minutes away from my siblings (15 and 17), who live with my mom and her boyfriend half of the time and my father the other half of the time. They live in Minnesota. Earlier this year, my mom ordered some drug tests after catching my sister(17) drinking with her friends in the basement, after the incident she grounded my sister for awhile and made her agree to random drug testing. About a month later she found a vape pen with my sister's things and testing her. She came back positive for nicotine and thc. Then she made my sister and brother take drug tests. My brother came back positive for nicotine. Now I've found out that she's downloaded spyware on my sibling's phones to read messages from their friends, made them download a tracking app to know where they are at all times, and put cameras in the basement, where they usually spend time with friends. They haven't consented to any of these things without my mother threatening to take away their phones (cutting off all contact with their friends). I know that there might not be any legal way to make her stop, but if there is I need to try. This has gotten out of control. My brother has said that he doesn't feel trusted and the constant surveillance scares him. Today he told me that it "kinda makes me want to die sometimes". Both of them have been accused of being on drugs for doing things like not saying hi when they come home or being tired after school. This shouldn't be how they're forced to live. Is there anything I can do to help my siblings?

(My father is neglectful, while I lived with him the house was constantly messy and there was rarely any food besides chips and soda. I stopped living with him after finding out he was reading my journal, which was the tipping point after years of neglect and emotional abuse)

Answer:
 They can stop using drugs until they’re 18. When they’re 18 they can get jobs and move out and buy their own phones and smoke all the cigs they want. When they’re 21 they’re welcome to purchase and consume all the alcohol they want.

If marijuana becomes federally legal for recreational consumption at any time between now and then and they are of legal age, they can purchase and use marijuana.

Until they’re 18, mom’s house moms rules. Because that’s not abuse. Answer #2: Doesn't sound like anything illegal.

Perhaps the kids could be slightly better at following the rules. That's part of being a minor.

I'd ask you to make their lives a bit easier by not telling them how unfairly they are being treated. Encourage them to chill out. 18 is near then they can do as they like. Answer #3: It's not illegal for your mother to be a parent. She is allowed to do those things. They shouldn't do drugs if they don't want to be accused of doing drugs.

When they turn 18, they can move out.


Title: Campus Security forced me to take a breathalyzer against my will

Question:
I was detained in a hallway for stumbling and slurring my words on a college campus which I'm personally unaffiliated with (Denver University). I refused to answer any questions that I was not legally obligated to answer and only willingly gave my first and last name as well as the name of my attending university. I asked if I was free to go, they said no. I asked if I was being detained and if so what for, they said I was being detained for showing signs of alcohol consumption and needed to evaluate me. I said I was perfectly fine and intended to leave campus immediately to go to a close by friends.

After telling me I had to answer their questions (mostly about alcohol consumption) or they were going to arrest me, I caved and answered with the classic "I can't deny anything but I'm not admitting anything." They said if I didn't give them a straight answer they would arrest me. Then they made me go outside to an ambulance where they guaranteed me I would not receive any unnecessary treatment, and would not suffer any fees because the detox center they called is free.

When they pulled out the breathalyzer I immediately said that I was going to call an attorney or lawyer but they said that I couldn't. I said I wasn't going to blow into the breathalyzer, but, as you might guess, they said they would arrest me if I didn't.

I've never had any negative encounters with law enforcement or any campus security, I've never been pulled over for irresponsible driving, I'm an eagle scout, and have even given presentations to DU alumni and affiliates. I have fun but I definitely know how to be reasonable. Did they violate any of my rights or was I in the wrong? Should I try to make the school pay for the detox center they forcibly sent me too?

Answer:
 Giving you a choice between submitting to a test or arresting you is legal.

They didn’t force you. You could have chosen arrest. One guesses the officers needed to believe you were not so intoxicated as to be in danger.  Without being so satified they were going to see to your safety.  In custody.


Title: FL, If a store employee calls the police to question an ID and its real, is it false reporting?

Question:
So let's say I go to a club and I have a real legit ID (I'm 23) and the bouncer questions it and confiscates it, if he calls the police and it turns out to be real is it false reporting and theft?

The reason I ask is because I am under the impression that if you call the police for a incident and it turns out to not be the case, you can be punished for it. If I am wrong please correct me.

This has happened to me recently and I was surprised when the cops came I was unable to press charges for theft.

Thank you

Edit: Why wouldn't it be false reporting? If I called the cops and say a house was on fire and it was
 really the fireplace I would be in trouble, no?

Edit2: Why am i being brigaded?

Answer:
 >If I am wrong please correct me.

You are very wrong.

Making a good faith report of a potential crime to the police is not a crime.

To the degree people are punished for reporting suspected criminal activity to the police it is typically due to false reporting that contain misrepresentations by the reporters and not good faith suspicions.Answer #2: It's not fake reporting.  It's all about intent. If they suspect the ID is fake they have every right to call.  Being wrong is not criminal.  As to your edit, reporting a house fire when you knew there was not one is a false report.  Seeing smoke, believing there was a house fire, and calling to report it is not a false report.


Title: Could a musician actually be arrested and convicted for showing his testicles during a live concert?

Question: [removed]

Answer:
 There is no "but it was a musician doing it" exception to pulling  your dick out in public.Answer #2: Jim Morrison Miami trial.Answer #3: If he did this to sexually arouse, shock, or offend, and the area they are in is in view of the public that could be public indecency.Answer #4: I mean... people have been convicted of public indecency for showing their testicles in public.

And there is no exception for "...Unless you're performing at a live concert."

So yeah, that can happen.


Title: Promised Severance package from our employer post-Warn notice, told five weeks later we would not be receiving it.

Question:
Hi all,

I represent a group of management (10-20) from an employer in Oregon who recently announced a site-wide layoff, with a sixty day notice per the Warn act. This employer is headquartered in India, but has multiple North-American businesses worth millions of dollars.

The day after signing our Warn notice papers we were pulled into a secretive meeting with our H.R. department, and highest levels of of on-site management. We were then informed, verbally, we would be receiving severance packages totaling two weeks worth of income, as well as two additonal weeks for every year of service in exchange for staying with the site as it shut down.

We were then pulled into the office of our site director, the highest level of on-site managements, and told the exact numbers we would be receiving. For me this would result in one months worth of wages, or $2,450 worth of compensation. Others had this information emailed to them directly. Many of my co-workers have a much higher salary, or are far more vested with the company. This severance would have totaled roughly $70,000-100,000 worth of revenue we were promised and then denied.

We then proceeded to work very hard - our metrics only increased during this period - under the assumption that this compensation would help us stay on and shut the site down with some form of stability for our employees as we worked with them to find new employment.

Five weeks after the initial promise of this severance, we were again pulled in for a secretive meeting wherein our site director read an email stating that no severance would be available and it was simply a clerical error. In the following days we've attempted to reach out to our off-site H.R. department only to be stonewalled with "Thanks for your feedback." style notices when asking to challenge this.

Many of us proceeded with our lives under the impression that these promised funds would be available. Some turned down employment elsewhere, bought houses, or arranged to return to school. We continue to work for our employer, but feel as if we've been left behind.

Topic:
Employment Law

Answer: You are 100% into the area where you need to talk to an employment attorney. You are talking about damages potentially totaling $2 million, and over a month of time lost when you could've been searching for a new job. Find the best Attorney you can in Portland and do what they say.


Title: [MN] Mailbox has been smashed 5 times in the past 3 months. What would the legal consequences be if I install a reinforced box and a vandal injures themselves trying to destroy it?

Question: So I woke up this morning to find the brand new mailbox I installed on Thursday smashed by some asshole overnight. I've spent $270 on new mailboxes in the past three months and am sick and tired of wasting my time and money. If I weld together a protective shell and use poured concrete to strengthen the pole will I get into deep legal trouble if a vandal tries smashing the box and injures themself?

Answer:
 You're free to enforce your mailbox as much as you want as long as you don't add booby traps or something to it that is intended to harm someone else (which your mailman wouldn't be too excited about).

That being said I agree with /u/Hailmary1290 that a camera would be more practicalAnswer #2: I feel a camera would be a bit more practical. If someone has it out for you then they may just break something else if they cant hit the mailbox. Plus you could use video evidence to possibly charge them with vandalism and get some of your money back or at least get them caught.


Title: [OH] Brother racked up 2k in credit card debt without parents' knowledge

Question:
So, just got home from 4 years away, and it's been a crazy six 5 weeks.

Today we caught my little brother (13) in my stepdad's wallet. My other brother and he had noticed money missing earlier in the week, and were on guard about it. They caught him today. As a result of that, they decided to do a full sweep of everything, and low and behold, their credit card now has an addition $1,800 on it, entirely in Xbox stuff.

I haven't been home, but they've said that people have been "gifting" these things to him. As a quick glance through his purchase history has shown, that's not true.

$200 of it was spent in NOV, and my parents said they must have missed it. They just received DEC's statement, and it has the rest of the charges. They called Microsoft, but they claimed that since the purchases were already made, they could only refund $500. That's something, but still a crappy situation.

Now, other than the super long conversation I need to have with my parents about credit card security, is there any other way I can help them recover some of their money? I realize it's partly their fault for leaving their stuff open, but it's still a horrible situation and I want to help them any way I can.

Edit: I should specify, almost 90% of the purchases are on in-game currencies. GTA shark cards, CoD points, you name it. Other than the Xbox itself, which will be sold, there isn't a lot of physical stuff to sell.

Edit 2: Well, got the answer a lot quicker than I thought I would. Thanks again to the wonderful people of r/legaladvice for advice of the legal variety.

Answer: Recover the money from whom? Who do you think should eat this? Your brother should do chores and jobs around the neighborhood and give the money to your parents until this is paid off.


Title: Canceling a Lease before it begins

Question:
I need to cancel my lease before it begins. I got an RA position on campus and no longer need this off campus housing. At the leasing office, I was told that I would need to Relet the apartment; meaning find someone else and pay a $200 fee.  It didn't make sense to me because they told me before that the relet policy didn't apply until the lease began. I looked over my contract and nothing specific for or against this.

But I did find this in the agreement:

"Term: The initial term of this Lease shall be for the period set forth in the Summary of Terms, commencing at the hour and date in the SOT and ending at the house and date as shown in the SOT."

The date in the start date of the SOT is August 10, 2015.
Can I cancel with paying this $200 fee or finding someone to takeover my lease for me?

Answer: Question to think about: what would you think of they called you an hour before the SOT date, said they found someone else to live in the apartment and were canceling the lease? Would you feel that you needed compensation for the canceled contract and extra work that now needed to be done to find a new place?


Title: Friends lease ended yesterday and couldnt return key

Question: NC - my friends lease ended yesterday (July 4) and the office for her to return her key was closed. She was unaware that the office would be closed, which her ignorance is her fault, but they are now charging her for additional days in the apartment after lease ended. She did not stay in the apartment on the 4th and would rather not have to pay them more, does she have any options?

Answer: Did she give notice that she would be vacating on the 4th? What does the lease say about required notice to end the tenancy?Answer #2: I would drop the keys off today ASAP and refuse to pay. She should contest any attempt to take it out of her security deposit.


Title: [NC] Landlord refuses to give tenants electric bill and now expects us to pay it.

Question:
In June, 2 roommates and I moved into a house. Per the lease, we knew that we were responsible for covering electricity and water (more on water issue later). The lease also states that tenant will >"pay the costs of all utility services to the Premises which are billed *directly to the Tenant*." The landlord never moved the account into our name and bills have been coming in his name. We refuse to open his mail.

Now after 6 months he is expecting us to pay all of the bills that were sent since June, but refuses to show us the actual amounts per month. He just says that it is $610 + a $75 fee to change the account over to our names.

Based on what is in the lease, are we required to pay this amount plus the transfer fee? Without seeing the actual amount from the electric company, he could just be making up these numbers. Also, he is only concerned about the electric; he has not brought up the issue with the water bill. I guess he will come asking for that at a later date.

Answer:
 If he wants to force you to pay, his only option is to sue or file for eviction. Both involve him showing the court evidence of the utility bills. At which point you can pay and put the proceedings to end.

I'd set a reasonable amount of money aside to cover the bills and let the landlord know in writing you'll gladly pay as soon as you see the bills.

You can call the power company and ask them what the average power bill is for the property, to get an idea of what should be expected.


Title: Was ran into while knocked unconscious in car.

Question: I was on the highway when I was clipped and ran head first into the water barrel that divide the exit ramp. The air bag deployed and I was unconscious with my vehicle in the lane. After sometime possibly up to 5 minutes pass and another suv hit me full speed without an attempt to miss me. Now I'm being sued for being 100 percent liable? Is there any chance the driver that struck me is held liable for his own vehicle as he hit me? Or am I stuck. Reason is he had a 2019 Escalade that my insurance won't have enough policy to replace. Don't want to be sued and lose a lot of money on this issue.

Answer: This is pretty fact specific. Contact your insurance and they should handle it.Answer #2: This is what your insurance is for. They’re going to be your best advocate for now. What did they have to say about the accident as far as liability?


Title: I'm afraid that my traffic ticket may go to the wrong address? Orange County, California

Question:
So the other night I got kind of lost while driving and opened up the GPS on my smartphone to figure out where I was. A police officer spotted me, pulled me over and wrote me a ticket for "driving while using wireless". No big deal. I should have pulled over to check the map.

He took my license and registration info and ticketed me. When I got home, I realized that on the ticket my address is correct but the zip code is off on the last digit.

This is the first time I've ever been pulled over and received a ticket so I'm not quite sure what to do in this situation. I hope that I receive the ticket at my home so I can pay it promptly but what happens if it gets sent to the wrong address?

Should I call the Court that the ticket has listed and tell them the situation? Or will the post office notice the wrong zip code and send it to the proper zip code?

Thank you!

Answer:
 The mailed ticket is just a courtesy notice.  The ticket you were handed is the summons.

Your ticket should have a due date on it.  You can try to [pull it up by citation number](http://occourts.org/directory/traffic/) in a couple of weeks, but if you can't pull it up (or if you want to plead not guilty), you need to schedule an appearance.


Title: [USA, OR] Private property/club ownership and marijuana use

Question:
I am looking into possibly starting a new business in my city. I'm very new to all of this and research is a bit slow.

As of July 1st, 2015, the possession and consumption of marijuana became legal in Oregon. However, the consumption has to occur on private property.

After doing some research, because I saw a businesses similar to my idea in Portland and Colorado, I learned that if you charge membership fees, a club is technically "private" and, because of that, you are allowed to smoke marijuana on the premises.

I don't want to only exploit loopholes, I want to create a thriving business that can't be sued at the drop of a hat, or shut down after a month. I know that you guys can't help with the business side of things, but any legal advice would be awesome.

My question is: how would someone make this business as legally sound as possible? Am I wrong about any of my information? Besides possibly seeing a lawyer, are there any other places I should go for help?
Topic:
Business Law

Answer:
 Any marijuana business will be legally questionable.

It is and will be still illegal everywhere in the U.S. under federal law.


Title: [NY] Can colleges look at medical records?

Question: A friend of mine has a few depression issues and, after consulting a doctor, was told she might need counseling. Her father proceeded to slightly freak out that a college would never accept her if she went to mental counselling. I know laws like HIPPA and certain parts of the ACA protect confidentiality, but are colleges, specifically in this case public universities, allowed to look at an applicants past medical history? I know they have to for things like disabled students to check on their disability needs. And as a slightly less legal follow-up, if they are allowed to, do they usually check? Thank you in advance.

Answer:
 > Her father proceeded to slightly freak out that a college would never accept her if she went to mental counselling.

This is an unfounded fear.  We do not have access to applicants' confidential medical records nor do we especially care unless a student is deemed a threat to her/himself or to others.


Title: Dad trying not to get ripped off in child support in PA.

Question: I just made this account for help with this. Baby momma and I split up and I had to start paying her $492 a month right off the bat without mom working. Now she has a job, I petition for an income reevaluation, and I now have to pay her $598 a month. What the fuck is up with that?!? Please someone help me. Mom is just trying to get my money. I want my daughter to have it, not her. What are my options?

Answer:
 We cannot say whether that support amount is correct without a lot more info. If you think the judge made the wrong decision, you can file an appeal. Keep in mind appeals have strict deadlines, so if you are interested in this, talk to an attorney now. Right now.

Next, paying support to the mother is paying money for your child.Answer #2: Your options are to get an attorney and contest things if you are unhappy with the current outcome. However, keep in mind that child support is just a statutory calculation based off of your income, her income, and the custody order.  So if your income has gone up, even if she is making money the support guideline could have gone up.

Also, support is paid to the custodial parent. The point is to write they can cover basic life needs for the kid.  Rent, food, etc... so unless the kid doesn’t have these things you have no ability to demand money be spent in any specific way.  Money is fungible so it’s impossible to say that the support was spent on a specific item.


Title: My old boss paid me around 3,000 in cash at minimum wage. When I paid taxes I got charged almost $500 in self-employment tax. +Anything that Michigan taxes charged me. What kind of compensation can I expect from this?

Question: everything is fairly well documented. I'm planning to see him tomorrow and I'm bringing beers to just ask for the money. I'm hoping I don't have to take any legal action even if I would get more money out of it. I'm not sure he knows I ended up paying part of his taxes or not and he might just give me the money when he finds out. I'm sure the labor board wouldn't be too happy to hear he hired some kid as an independent contractor to be a cashier at a pawn shop. how much could he be fined for this if I reported him?

Answer:
 Ah, he was assuming that you wouldn't file taxes. That's the point of paying cash under the table. This is likely to blow him up completely because once the state revenue agents find out they're going to go after the payroll tax of every employee for the past decade or so.

I wouldn't tell him. You found the nuclear codes to blow his life sky high. Either report it or don't report it, don't walk into that buzz saw.


Title: Terminally ill grandmother threatening to call police on POA over withholding funds. Pennsylvania

Question:
My grandmother was diagnosed with terminal cancer several months ago.  Shortly after, while she was still in her right mind, she asked my mother to become her medical and financial POA.  All legal documents were filed with web attorney several months ago and my mom has been taking care of things ever since.

My grandma has taken a turn for the worse over the last month or so and has been placed into a nursing home with a hospice care. She is showing signs of dementia (imagining visitors, not recognizing people she sees on a regular basis) She is absolutely furious about being there but we can't we had no choice since she can no longer care for herself physically and has declined mentally. She has become physically violent towards us, attempting to punch several family members, and is threatening to escape the nursing home by means of hitchhiking (since no one will sign her out of their care).

My grandma has a very large amount of money in her bank acct.  This money is used to pay for her living in the home, her insurance, her needs while living there (clothes, specialty food items my parents take her, the day trips to bingo she and my aunt occasionally go one, etc).  My mom has POA over this money and has never withheld or denied her needs or wants.

However, my grandma is now demanding my mom remove all the money (upwards of $20,000) and give it to her in cash to be kept in her purse the nursing home.  My mom is refusing to do this for obvious reasons.  Grandma is now threatening to call the police and/or an attorney because my mom won't give her the cash.

I'm pretty sure there isn't anything the police can do on a situation like this, but I told my mom I'd get legal clarity on the situation.  Is my grandma able to press charges on my mom for not handing over her money to be kept in cash in a nursing home?

Answer:
 Your mom needs to get a conservatorship. A POA means you can act when I don't but not "you can veto my decisions"; Does the difference make sense? The nursing home and/or hospice probably have people they can refer your mom to.

EDit  I should not edit Answer #2: A POA doesn't give your mom power over Grandma or her money.

The POA just means "I can act on her behalf if she's not there or unable to."

Grandma is still able to act on her own and do whatever she wants to with her money.Answer #3: She’s showing signs of dementia and is an occasionally violent resident of a nursing home - I don’t think the police would take pressing charges seriously.

If push came to shove, in court it’d be seen your mother did nothing wrong with the money.

Grandma can’t act on her own as she can’t even sign herself out of the nursing home.


Title: [Massachusetts] Arrested for driving with a suspended license, court tomorrow! Advice?

Question:
Alright reddit here we go. So about a month or so ago i receive a notice from my rmv stating that ive had several violations (inspection sticker) and will need to take a class by March 15th elsewise my license is suspended.  This comes as a surprise but im willing to take it. So I've been fighting to get time off of work to schedule it however haven't been able to but, no worries its only February right?

This is where it takes a turn for the worse.

The other day I'm driving down a street i take every day to work (going the speed limit as well) and i notice a cop parked to the side. He pulls me over, asks me to step out, cuffs me and states im under arrest due to driving with a suspended license.  Im shocked because the class isn't involved and he claims that it was from an unpaid fine.

I was never notified about the suspension of my license buby either my insurance company or the rmv. However i have court tomorrow morning and no money in the mean time to hire a lawyer. Could you give me a basic idea on how i should proceed and some options i have? I'm eternally in your debt and appreciate any advice whatsoever.

Answer:
 Luckily it's a criminal, not civil, charge (...never thought I'd type out that sentence) so you'll be appointed a public defender.

Get there early, dress like you're going to a job interview, and bring whatever paperwork you have saying you had until March 15th to complete the class. Go up there when your name is called, and respectfully answer the judge's questions.

A lawyer would be really, really helpful right now. I suggest you beg, borrow, ~~steal~~ give handjobs in truck stop bathrooms until you can pay for one.


Title: Work in a fast food restaurant, hoods(exhaust ventilation) stopped working and we were told we can't close.

Question:
So around 8 or 8:30 PM our good systems stopped working, so our kitchen was completely filled with smoke, maintenance said they can't come until the next morning, so I asked my district manager what we were supposed to do, because anything we cook in our broiler will immediately smoke out the place and our fryers constantly let out smoke. He told us to stay open and only serve products from the fryer(general manger of the restaurant tried to get us to keep using the broiler too) just found out about 15 minutes ago that its illegal to work in a kitchen without a ventilation system. Me and my fiance are still here. About an hour until we close and we both have severe migraines and it hurts to breathe, because like I said the fryers constantly emit smoke and its filled the restaurant to the point where its hazy.

So I suppose my question is, what can we do?  This doesn't seem healthy or even safe.

Answer:
 Close the restaurant asap, ask to speak to your HR department and take it up with them, bringing up the law and side effects experienced. You should be good
Edit: coming from an Assistant Manager in the food industry


Title: Just got sued by Coach Inc. NEED SOME HELP PLEASE.

Question: [deleted]

Answer: That's not true, your friend needs a lawyer. She is in huge trouble here.


Title: My TA shared embarrassing medical information with my professor and the department. I've spoken to people at my school and they're not going to do anything. (California)

Question:
I emailed my TA about missing a few assignments due to a medical condition. In the original email I included a scan of my ER release.

I've since found out that he's shared that with a couple of other people. My information was supposed to be private and the only reason why I shared it with him was because I had to. When I complained to my college advisors, I was told to wait a few days but I ended up waiting a week. When I finally got word back, they told me they weren't going to pursue this.

Do I have any legal recourse? Does HIPAA matter here?

Answer:
 NAL, professor:

HIPAA doesn't matter, because that governs medical professionals (doctors, nurses, etc.), not TAs or professors. FERPA *might* come into play here, but I'm not sure about that; the TA is a student-employee who is authorized to communicate with certain individuals (the professor in charge of the class, potentially departmental advisors) about how to handle your absences.

You might want to look for your institution's FERPA officer to double-check, but they'll likely tell you that the TA didn't disseminate your information inappropriately. The exception to this would be if the TA did something like put up a sign advertising that you had missed class because of Embarrassing Medical Things, or spread it around to the entire department.Answer #2: NAL

HIPAA doesn't matter, your TA Is not a medical professional. FERPA might apply - but if it was shared with your professor - your professor is definitely someone your PII can be disclosed to (assuming by "my professor" you are referring to the professor who teaches the course).

Do you know who in the department it was shared with? If it was the whole department, that'd be an issue. If it was, let's say, your professor, your adviser, and the head of the department, probably not inappropriate - especially if you needed to miss a test or a final.


Title: Quit my job, they kept paying me by mistake, now they're threatening me to pay them back.

Question: I live in Florida and 4 months ago I quit my job at a small advertising firm because I hated it, nevermind that. They kept DD'ing payments by mistake. Now they've realized they're mistake and are threatening me to pay them back. Do they have any recourse? Do I? Am I responsible for payroll's mistake? Please, if there's any other info I can provide please PM me. Thanks.

Answer: You owe them the money. You can either negotiate a payment plan and take care of this or wait until they sue you. I'd recommend the former.Answer #2: Why on earth would you think you don't owe them the money?


Title: Buying alcohol underage (USA)

Question: So I unintentionally bought alcohol underage. I bought a furnished home in cash at age 20. (Young Money). Anyways, with the "furnished home" came a massive stocked wine cellar. Sooooo...... ?

Answer: So do you think police are going to raid your house?  Just live like a normal person, don't have crazy parties, respect your neighbors, and no one will care.


Title: I was supplied a fake account number by my bank

Question:
I live in the US. I originally lived in Michigan, where I opened my account, and them moved to Massachusetts two months ago.

A month and a half ago I called my bank to adjust some account details. I can't recall exactly what it was about, but I remember that the representative asked me if I would like my account and routing number. I wasn't really sure the process about getting it on my own, figuring it probably involved logging in online and I wasn't sure I remembered my bank account information, so I said ok. I saved the information somewhere in my computer and forgot about it.

It came to that I needed to set up direct deposit for my work, so I input the routing and account number I was given. After a few weeks, I still hadn't received my check, so I called payroll only to discover that the money had gone through. I called my bank to double check, but they tell me that representatives aren't allowed to supply account/routing numbers over the phone.

I dig through my laptop, and at that point find out that the account number I had supplied to work was not the account number associated with my bank account. Furthermore, they said that the account number I supplied them that I found through my laptop has never received a deposit ever. Uhh, excuse me?

So I e-mail my work again, and they double check that no, they have not gotten the money back, and if the account number hadn't existed, it would have bounced back. I get back on the phone with my bank, and I finally realize I have the routing number and I can look it up from there. I find out that the money has been routed to a Wells Fargo account that was opened in Minnesota. As I'm talking to the bank representatives that can't seem to possibly understand what could have happened, I realize that I've been scammed close to $2,000.

I expressed my concern to them, and they forwarded me to their supervisor, who said they would look into it. Meanwhile I contacted my work's HR with this information, and all they did was confirm that the money was deposited and not returned. I called my bank back and they told me that there isn't a record of a call during the time period I said I was supplied that account number. They told me there are three calls recorded:

August 2nd, where I switched my address.
And then Mid-Late September there were two calls.

The check was deposited ~ Sept 14. I'm positive the call happened between Aug 13th and Aug 30th, because I began work on the 13th and moved out of housing on the 30th, and the information was input at that location on my work laptop.

I actually don't understand what happened. Part of me thinks that I'm imagining that a representative gave me that number, but I think the odds of me having a random routing and account number from Minnesota, from a bank that I rarely even hear of where I live, is slim to none. There's just no reason that I could think of to have a strangers both routing and account number, unless it was supplied to me. The bank refuses to look into it and is writing it off as me trying to scam them since there's no record of a call, and my HR is struggling to understand what I'm asking of them (which is to recall the funds and re-deposit them into my account, something a bank representative told me they were capable of).

How could this misunderstanding happen if not for a scam? Is it possible for my work to re-obtain the funds? Is there a way to escalate the situation with my bank?

Thanks in advance, I'm confused as hell

Answer:
 I think you were scammed. Scammers frequently register phone numbers close to the actual numbers of banks, and answer as if they are the bank, and write down all the account numbers they can get, and tell people their computers are down or "accidentally )" disconnect if they cant really deal with their inquiry.

They do it because people will also frequently ask for their routing and account numbers for things like direct deposit. Give the customer "their" account number that actually belongs to the scammer, hang loose a couple weeks, then they can enjoy youy paycheck when deposited.

I would look at my phone records for when you believed you called, and see if you accidentally got one digit off, or something like 877 instead of 800 and so on. It is only one theory, but not an uncommon event, and the fact match it perfectly.

If this is the case, neither work or your bank is responsible. You would need to locate and sue the scammer.


Title: Ohio, transitioning to a U.S. Citizen former sovereign citizen kid.

Question:
I made a [post](https://www.reddit.com/r/amibeingdetained/comments/5bjeoq/so_my_dad_is_a_freeman_of_the_land_sovereign/) on /r/amibeingdetained and loads of people were supportive and told me to make a posts on /r/finance and /r/legaladvice.

To summarize I'm the son of a sovereign citizen and have very little documentation about myself outside of a student ID, hospital certificate of live birth, SS Administration letter saying I didn't get a SSN at birth.

I currently live at home and am trying to get some real world advice on how to transition out of my current lifestyle.

Thank you.

Answer:
 You have a birth certificate. That's a start.

The first step is to get a social security number. Go to your local social security office, and follow the instructions [here](https://www.ssa.gov/ssnumber/ss5doc.htm).

Second, your /r/finance post says you're 20. So you'll want a driver's license. [This page](http://bmv.ohio.gov/dl-gdl.aspx) gives steps for getting one in Ohio.

After that, I suggest you get your passport, because it's [one of the few documents](http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/free-books/employee-rights-book/chapter16-3.html) that by-itself allows you to work.


Title: Unemployment Fraud. - Detroit, Mi

Question:
I was charged with unemployment fraud in the state of Michigan. I was assessed a fee of $11,000 and jail time. Trouble is, I am not guilty and have lots of documentation to prove it. I have discovered that Michigan uses software from SAS to detect fraud. The software uses a flawed calculation to determine a certain type of fraud. With this method it calculated I worked for 3 months while on unemployment. I did not. The system has the authority to charge and punish without human involvement.
I've shown proof to anyone who will listen, including my senator.
The problem has been covered in the news. - http://m.metrotimes.com/detroit/criminalizing-the-unemployed/Content?oid=2353533
Now since I have a "conviction" of fraud against me and jail time, I am failing basic background checks. My credit is destroyed. Is there anything I can hope to recover in this situation?

Answer: Call your local representative, same thing happened to my cousin, in Michigan. Within 2 weeks of making the call he received a letter saying everything was absolved.  This is anecdotal so take it with you grain of salt. Good luck fellow Michigander .Answer #2: You were convicted? You had a trial? Have you appealed?Answer #3: Dude. Lawyer up. That is all.


Title: Cracked accounts of porn websites?

Question:
There are many websites online (mostly forums) where you can purchase from a fisical person one account of brazzers, mofos, hustler etc for a fraction of his price.
Those accounts are probably cracked.
What is the legal issue of doing so for a cracker? In the USA?
And what if a person doesen't crack the account but just get them and resell those account to a third person so cracking by itself is not involved?

Answer:
 *physical

Geeze the school system has sure failed.


Title: Business wants my social media handle

Question: [deleted]

Answer: That's not from Verizon. That's an authorized Verizon Reseller aka corner cell phone store.


Title: A company wants me to email them a completed W-9 before they send me a $300 refund (returned product).

Question:
A company asked me to fill out and send them, by email, a completed W-9 form in order to issue me a $300 refund for a product I purchased from them that doesn’t work.  I have never worked for this company, I don’t do any freelance work or consulting.  It’s just a simple refund.

I tried calling the IRS but haven’t been able to reach anyone yet.

Answer:
 This is probably a scam to commit identity theft.  Legitimate merchants only need information on your payment method and reason for return to process a refund claim.Answer #2: That is NOT how it works. Do NOT send them that information. There's no legitimate reason for them to have it. All they should be doing is giving you back the money you gave them for a product that turned out to be defective.

This is most likely a scam. Your best bet is to go through your bank/CC/PayPal to get your money back.Answer #3: If you used a credit card, dispute it through them.


Title: CA - Dog bit my wife and children witnessed attack. Owner is dodging me now...

Question:
So my wife and children decided to skate to our local park and enjoy the weather a week ago, when out of no where, a german shepherd rushed the 3 of them and bit my wife.  The gate was accidentally left open and the owner, at the time of the police report, was able to show the officers a.)dog registration papers and b.) said he had renters insurance.  Now i'm thinking he was lying about the renters insurance or noticed his deductible is too high and doesn't want to pay.  The wife is well, thank god, and stitches come out next week.  I sent him a nice certified letter informing him that i need his insurance info by the 20th otherwise im taking it to small claims.  Am i going about it correctly?

UPDATE 2: The landowner contacted me and is sorry for what happened but does not think his homeowners insurance should cover.  He wishes the best but wants me to go after the renters...
UPDATE: Dog owner received certified letter and contacted me. He wants to avoid dealing with the landlord and his homeowners insurance in fear of being evicted later. He wants to know how much to settle but has admitted that he doesn't have much money....What the hell....

Answer: No, here in CA insurance should pay out the damages and animal control will remove the animal and put it down if there is a record of it biting ppl. If he doesn't have insurance then I have to go through small claims I assume.


Title: [GA] My dog knocked over a woman taking wedding photos in a fenced in dog park. Got a letter demanding payment.

Question:
[This is long and I’m not sure how much is relevant, concise tl;dr at the bottom].

This happened a week ago. There is a dog park by my house that has three sections: a small dog section, a big dog section, and a neutral section that is a huge beautiful field. All of them are clearly marked as dedicated dog parks and fenced in.

The neutral field is absolutely stunning and often people go in there without dogs just to laze in the sun. Last Sunday I was at the dog park with my new rescue dog, a 120lb mutt who is full of love, but unfortunately completely untrained so far (I’m working with a trainer!) She had just been swimming and then rolling around in dirt so she as pretty gross.

We were in the big dog section when a woman wearing a wedding dress, a guy in a tux, a photographer and a photographer’s assistant came into the field and started posing for photos. I didn’t think much of it, and a few minutes later two dogs got into a fight. A bunch of people, including myself, rushed over to separate them and while my back was turned my pup somehow got let into the field, rushed over to the bride and immediately jumped on her, coating her wedding dress in mud and knocking her to the ground. There was absolutely no aggression, only too much love coming from my dog. By the time I got over there her dress was wet and super muddy, and my dogs paws had torn some of the floaty netting stuff.

The bride was rightfully pissed and both her and the groom started yelling at me. The groom was grabbing at my dog and other people came over to try and calm him down, the bride was cussing me out. I felt absolutely terrible at the time, I was apologizing over and over but they were pissed. She demanded I give her my phone number and I just wanted to get out of there, I had also yet to see how my new pup reacted to yelling people and people grabbing at her and didn’t want this to be a test run. So I gave her my name and number and left.

On the way home and after talking to friends I realized that it was kind of their fault. They went into a fenced in dog park filled with unpredictable dogs. While I should have been watching my dog, the things your supposed to watch for in dog parks is playing getting out of hand, not a freaking wedding dress. It’s absolutely idiotic to go to probably one of the places your most likely to get dirty in wedding attire.

I never got a call but in the mail today I got a letter from an attorney demanding $3000 for a new dress and $700 in other “damages”. I looked up the attorneys office and it’s legitimate. I actually have the money because I saved up a lot to adopt my pup, but I don’t think I owe her a cent. Do I have a leg to stand on or do I owe her anything?

Tl;dr- Untrained dog jumped on and probably destroyed a wedding dress. The bride was in a fenced in dog park.

Answer:
 Lawyer, but not in Georgia.

I don’t see how you would be liable. Negligence would mean that her damages were caused by something a reasonable person would do under the circumstances that you failed to do. What should you have done, that a reasonable person would have done, that would have prevented that? It’s a dog park. Let a dog run around is The whole point? (Might be different if the dog had attacked and bitten, with a known history of that, but that’s not this case.)

Even if there was something you could reasonably have done to prevent this, there’s a defense to the claim: assumption of [risk](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assumption_of_risk).

Response to lawyer:
1. No negligence
2. Assumption of risk
3. Frivolous claim.


Title: Update! A few changes to /u/LocationBot.

Question:
Just a quick update of what's changed recently:

1. You will now see the OP's name listed as the author of the post when LocationBot doesn't find a location. This was (surprisingly?) requested very frequently by readers of this sub.

2. LocationBot's shared host decided to throttle the number of SQL queries it can do in a short period of time. Previously, a query was run for each of the new posts to determine if he had replied to the particular post. The code has been (slightly) optimized to do this in a single query rather than multiple queries. This (should) prevent double posts that happens every now and then when they throttle his SQL connections.

3. LocationBot passed Geography 101 at his local community college (C- is passing, right?) and is now aware of more places in Canada and a few others around the world. He's still skeptical, though.

4. Also, as a reminder, mods of the sub can recall the original post if OP deleted it (or even if they didn't, let's say they ninja-edited.) I've received a few PMs suggesting this as a feature, but it's been there for some time already. So this is just a reminder. Posting "/u/locationbot recall" in the thread will do the trick.

As always, if any of these features are deemed to be unnecessary by the community I'm happy to revert the changes / take the feature out.

And feedback is always welcome.

Thanks!

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Answer:
 All hail our Overlord, /u/locationbot!

> and is now aware of more places in Canada and a few others around the world. He's still skeptical, though.

As are we all.

> Also, as a reminder, mods of the sub can recall the original post if OP deleted it (or even if they didn't, let's say they ninja-edited.) I've received a few PMs suggesting this as a feature, but it's been there for some time already. So this is just a reminder. Posting "/u/locationbot recall" in the thread will do the trick.

Does this occur even if the OP posted a location and thus locationbot wasn't triggered to post?

Ninja Edit:  And thanks for all your hard work on this!  It is much appreciated!Answer #2: I hope that you have not fixed LocationBot's refusal to recognize Oklahoma and Hawaii as actual places when abbreviated.  I am still waiting for the Holy Grail of a post coupling those places together.

Yes I did eat a lot of paint chips as a kid.  Why do you ask?Answer #3: Thanks, /u/ianp! This is all great.

I nominate /u/locationbot for a star.Answer #4: For those who are curious, here's what a recall looks like (or should look like.)

/u/locationbot recallAnswer #5: i was secretly hoping that you hadn't slipped a country name into your post just so that your own bot would haunt you. i'm very disappointed right now.


Title: Failed to give 60 day notice, now I have to break lease.

Question:
Hi r/legaladvice,

So first off: I fucked up. I thought that my lease required a 30 day written notice to terminate my lease, but it turns out it's 60. As is typical, my landlord (Large apartment complex managed by a large company) informed me that this means my lease has automatically rolled over to a month-by-month one, and that if I gave 60 day notice now, it would lock me in to Early September, but my monthly rent is going to increase by $1000. The problem is I've already signed to move into another property at the end of July (My lease was until August 8th). I'm going into the office first thing tomorrow to see if I can work something out, but I'm not counting on anything. So the way I see it, I've got two options: Back out of my other property and stay here for two more months (Not ideal, since rent already takes a giant chunk of my income) or back out and break the lease. My question regards what happens if I break the lease in the following circumstance.

If I inform them that I will be out by the end of the initial lease period (Aug. 8th), then I will have voided my extended lease I got locked into when I failed to give 60 day notice, which will entitle them to the lost two months of rent (August and September), and they will be able to sue me in small claims court for that money. However, as I understand it, if I leave and they find another tenant for that apartment by August 8th, they cannot charge me for rent, as they would be charging two separate tenants for the same property. Also, if I break lease and leave now, they cannot refuse to list the apartment, correct? In other words, if I formally break rent and vacate, they have to post the apartment. So if someone moves in during that timeframe, they haven't lost a month of rent on the Unit, and that would mean that they couldn't come after me for the next two months rent, correct? They will most certainly keep  the security deposit, but in the broader situation I'm fine with not getting that money back if it means there's a chance I don't have to pay $5,000 for two months of rent (Current rent is $1,500, it will go to $2,500 on the month-to-month terms after August 8th).

I understand I fucked up here, and it's not a great situation either way. But I  want to make sure my understanding about the apartment getting rented out after I break lease is correct, specifically with regards to it meaning they could no longer charge me for those two months.

Sorry if I didn't make any parts clear, this all just came to light to me in the past few hours, so any help or personal experiences would be really appreciated.

Answer: Your state matters as some states have a duty to mitigate for landlords and others don’t.  Assuming they have a duty to mitigate they probably don’t have to start mitigation efforts until you are gone.  That is, if you turn in the keys on August 1, that is the day they have to start advertising the unit.  If they lease it to a new party you are correct in that they don’t get to collect double rent, but until they are able to rent the property they can charge you and they can still charge you for the difference between the rent they get and the rent they are entitled to from you.


Title: Previous landlord accepting payments on my behalf for an arrangement I never made with him? (Missouri)

Question:
I recently moved from a place I had been living in for the past three years. When I first moved in there was no refrigerator, washer, or dryer, which I had no problem with. I went out and got all three of the appliances for around $360.

When I moved out this past summer, I left the appliances at the old place because my current residence had them already.

This past weekend, the woman who is currently renting my old place sent me a message on Facebook asking about the cost of utilities and wanting to know if I received the payments. I asked what she meant and she said that my previous landlord had told her that the previous tenant (me) had left the appliance with the plan of getting them later unless someone wanted to buy them off of me. She asked how much and he said he would call me and get back to her. He eventually came back to her with the amount of $500, which she paid.

I'm aware than in leaving the appliances, I forfeit ownership over to him. My issue, though, is that he is claiming to have an arrangement with me and is taking payments "on my behalf." Can he legally do that? I don't want the money, but the whole situation kind of has me perplexed...

Answer: I don't believe you personally have any recourse here. You can however tell the lady that contacted you, that the landlord lied to her and took money that wasn't his.Answer #2: IANAL but there's not anything you could do here besides tell her your side of the story. She can decide for herself whether to pursue legal action but it wouldn't impact you at all.


Title: An insane dog owner thinks my dad stole one of his puppies.

Question:
Ok I'm sorry for formatting or anything I'm on mobile.

Ok so some back story: I work at a restaurant in Minnesota, my lets just call him Steve (S), and there is a (mentally unstable) homeless person who used to come in and buy food all the time. We will call him Jay (J), so Jay is homeless and says he is starting a service dog company, out of the back of his van. He has been keeping about seven dogs in the back and a lot of them seem malnourished.

So one day, my dad (D), S, and J are all outside the restaurant, playing with the dogs. My boss tells me all about J and how he isn't mentally healthy. He then says that he was talking to him and he is going to get the dogs in his custody so he can give them to people who can take care of them. So he gets about 3 of the dogs from J and says he will help train them. Keep in mind J has given the dogs to Steve and helped the dogs into Steves car, with witnesses, mainly me and my dad. So Steve kept the dogs and J called the cops to report it.

After the report S explained everything and said me and D were witnesses. The cop said Ok everything seems made up and we thought that was the end of it.

Today, D gets a letter from J's (supposed) attorney. It says that we took a dog, and have to give it back or pay the amount of $20,000. We were just there as witnesses and never even brought a dog to our house. This seems like a scare tactic, but we have no idea for sure. What can we do in this situation, is there any way to tell if this is just a scare tactic or not, (how did he even get our address), and should we call the number they provided us or should we just ignore it? Please answer the three questions not in parentheses and I'll work on the one in it. Thanks for any advice.

Answer:
 No real attorney is going to represent a homeless guy asking for $20,000 for a puppy.

Ignore unless you are served with a notice from the court.

Call the ASPCA or animal control to report J for animal abuse.


Title: [UK] Coat check gave my jacket to somebody else

Question:
I'm currently in the U.K. for a training programme. Thursday night some of us went to a bar with a mandatory coat check. I paid £1,50 and got my ticket from the clerk. At the coat check there is a sign stating that £50 is the max reimbursement in case of lost property.

Around 1 hour later I came back to get something from the coat, and I saw how he put it back on a hanger. 45 minutes later the bar closed, and when I wanted to get my jacket he said that there was no coat on the hanger.

He said he doesn't remember giving away my jacket, but that he gave away one jacket to a person who "described it perfectly" despite not being able to present a ticket.

His boss was less than thrilled with him, but they acknowledge that it's their fault. They have the person on CCTV and are currently trying to get the jacket back. However, I'm leaving tomorrow morning and my hopes aren't high to be honest.

In the jacket I had some boarding passes from a flight that I need to be reimbursed for, in total about €650. The jacket itself was about €400 in store but I got it discounted to €250.

The police claims it's not their responsibility, but they have "logged it" and I got a log number.

**My question is:** What rights do I have? I'm thinking I won't even get the 250 for the jacket, let alone the money for the boarding passes. However, I should receive more than the £50.

What kind of compensation can I expect? I'd like to know my rights before negotiating.

**tl;dr** come on, it's not long

Answer: You can definitely get boarding pass proof through the airline.


Title: Girlfriend being forced into marriage. What are our options?

Question:
Just to preface, I live in Ohio, USA and the title basically says it. My girlfriend was dragged to the Palestine under the pretense that she was visiting family through Ramadan. Long story short, her mother is basically holding her hostage there until she marries a man they've been trying to set her up with for the past year and don't intend on letting her return to the states until they are wed. I got a text this morning saying that she agreed to the marriage just so she could come home, but there's a very real possibility of them forcing her to stay there until her 'husband' is able to come back with her.

Obviously I'm disturbed by this turn of events and am just wondering what our options are? Is there anyway I can get her back to the states before this marriage takes place? If not is there any precedent for annulment if someone is forced into the marriage? If she gets married over there and stays until he can come to the states what are our options then?

Thanks for your time

Answer: Can she get to Tel Aviv and the embassy?Answer #2: Is she a US citizen?


Title: [California] Can I "miss" my rest break?

Question:
My job has scheduled rest breaks so that only one person is on break at any given time. Each individual employee is supposed to keep track of their breaks to take them on time. On two occasions my supervisor has taken my break away because I "missed" it. Other employees have also "missed" their breaks.

For example, on one day I was scheduled to take my rest break at 2¼ hours into my shift. One of my duties is to deliver mail to my assigned section at exactly 2 hours into my shift, but on this day the mail was sorted late and I did not return until 2½ hours into my shift. I was not permitted to make up my rest break when I returned since I "missed" it.

Is this legal? If not, is there anything I can realistically do about it?

Answer: Are they paying you an extra hour of pay for a day that you don't get a rest period?


Title: (IL) Car dealer "overvalued" our trade in, sight unseen. Now demanding we pay more money on top of the trade + cash down payment. What options do we have?

Question:
*Location:* Chicago suburbs, Illinois

*Background Info:* We purchased a car a week ago today - a brand new 2018 GMC Terrain. We're trading in our 2016 Chevy Cruze which was purchased new as well. We have about $5,000 in negative equity on the 2016 vehicle (pay off quote was $15k, car is worth $8.5 to $12k according to KBB). Additionally, the 2016 vehicle is at the service center at the dealer where we purchased it for warranty repairs (part of the clutch is defective) - we were given a loaner vehicle while the repairs were under way. My wife and I have been talking about trading up, the 2016 doesn't meet our needs as we thought it might, and the loaner we were given pushed us to start looking. During our search, we decided to look in to buying new and ended up with the new GMC.

Because the purchase was done while our trade was still in a different dealer's service center, the GMC dealer agreed to value the trade based on the VIN, miles and the condition we stated the car was in - ultimately, they valued it at $9,000. The expectation was for us to let the Chevy dealer finish the warranty repairs and then return the car to our possession - we are then expected to turn the car over to the GMC dealership.

*Problem:* The Chevy dealer originally told us on 4/25 that the replacement part would ship on 5/1 - we could expect to have the car back on 5/4 (today). They gave me an update on 5/2 stating that they don't have an estimated ship date and are "at the mercy of GM on when the replacement part will ship" - when I pushed for a date, I was told they've "already escalated to the highest levels". They've had the vehicle for 16 days now and I have yet to get a part shipment date, let alone a date of when the car will be finished.

The GMC dealership has been working with me on it up to this point, but today they sent over someone to "appraise" the trade - the Chevy dealership called me this morning to confirm that I allow someone to look at the car. I made the mistake of giving the permission - now today I've received a call from the GMC dealership stating that they've "overvalued" my trade at $9,000 - they are revising the value to $8,000 and expect me to pay the other $1,000 in cash.

I've read through the front and back of the contract that we signed last week (the dealer signed it as well) - there are provisions on there regarding the trade in, but they all seem to relate to the value of the trade changing PRIOR to the delivery of the new vehicle - not after I've taken possession of it. Basically, it seems like a way to cover the difference in value if a new vehicle takes a few months to ship from the manufacturer, but don't seem to account for anything that happens after I've taken possession of the new vehicle. But, I'm not a lawyer and I'm not remotely sure I'm understanding these provisions correctly. The only other mention of the trade in the contract relates to the condition of the trade - essentially the contract is broken if I fail to disclose any unseen defects or issues (specifically, cracked engine block is mentioned as an example). The vehicle I'm trading in is in excellent condition cosmetically and mechanically - it's due for an oil change and is being worked on for a warranty covered issue - and I've disclosed both of these facts prior to signing the contract. Aside from that, there are no defects or issues that I'm aware of - and they're not claiming anything of the sort either.

*Question:* Am I on the hook for the $1,000 difference in trade value, when I have a signed contract and have already had my new vehicle for a week?

*TL;DR* Bought a car a week ago, dealer valued my trade in sight unseen (it's at a different dealer for warranty work) at $9,000. A week later they sent someone to the other dealer to "appraise" my trade, they're now saying it's valued at $8,000 and expect me to pay them the $1,000 difference in cash. Am I obligated to pay this difference, or does the value they put on my signed contract override whatever they say after the fact?

Answer: They can expect anything they want. Unless your contract somehow allows them to go back on the appraisal they gave and did this sale with they’re SOLAnswer #2: Is the ink dry on all the paperwork? If so tell them no and to have a blessed day.


Title: (Repost from R/avice) [PA] I (13M) touched the chest of a (13F) classmate. The parents may press charges. What do I do?

Question:
It was open handed, no pinching. She was clothed. Also, the offense was not intended, it was part of a school game us guys play where we put our hand on another guy's chest and say "Got your power source!" Please help, this may ruin me. To clear up confusion: the touch was intentional, sexual intent was not there. Permission was not asked. The parents may press charges of sexual assault and I'm scared. School adminstration is involved, I was called down to the vice principals office and he told me to do something for her to make it up, and apologize again. She left having forgiven me, and now her parents are raising a shitstorm.
Topic:
Juvenile and Youth Law

Answer:
 It's time to inform your parents. If they go to the police, and the police come talk to you, your only answer should be "I will not talk to you with out my attorney present."Answer #2: I'm not sure how much difference it makes, but was the young woman aware of the game and did she play it at all?Answer #3: First, you need to find out whether she was playing the game - that means ask others who were playing whether she was:

* playing the game
* not playing but wandered through it, or it could have been unclear
* clearly not playing

What you need to show is not just what you know, but *what other reasonable observers thought*. If others playing say "I thought she was playing" or "She just wandered through right as OP went to touch someone", then that will bolster her case.

My suggestion - tell your parents, and have them start shopping around for an attorney to get a consultation. I would hope this would quickly go nowhere given the details, but I also would hedge my bets. You want to get ahead of things for the sake of your reputation here.


Title: Student Loan Advice

Question:
Hello, reddit! So I'm looking to figure out who is liable in event of the following.

1. I am in the Greater Boston area of Massachussets
2. I have a student loan, but it's under my parent's name
3. I have been the one paying it ever since the (whatever the name is) period since I have left college.
4. If I default on the loan, am I liable?
5. If I default on the loan, can my parents prosecute me?

Answer: Is this a Parent Plus loan?


Title: [TN] Unexpected Wage Garnishment?

Question:
This morning my husband's paycheck was about $200 short. We looked at his paystub and it shows a wage garnishment. We were not expecting this and have not been notified in anyway that this would happen.

We do have a medical account that did go to court, but we made a payment plan with the attorney handling the hospital's collection account last year to avoid a judgment. We missed one payment this last May, they took our June payment and then refused our July payment and sent a letter that said they were terminating our payment plan, but they didn't offer us any other forms of repayment or really anything.

We have not received anything else from this attorney, or from the court the suit was originally filed in, and we didn't receive any information from his employer.

Is there anything we can do? We simply can't afford this garnishment, my house payment is going to be late now and if this is going to take $200 every week we wouldn't be able to afford groceries or child care.

Answer: [wikihow](https://www.wikihow.com/Stop-Wage-Garnishment-in-Tennessee) has a pretty good article on how to stop a garnishment. I'm not going to lie, once a garnish order is in place, it is very difficult to remove it.


Title: My ex-girlfriend is living in a van with her 6-year old daughter and traveling all over the country, originally from NY. Is there anything I can do?

Question:
Let's start this off by saying I understand the child isn't my biological daughter, but I was with her mother for five years and I'm the closest thing she has to a paternal figure. So I love the child and the child loves me, calls me Pa, etc. I know I have no legal standing here. For what it's worth, they did live with me for the entirety of the relationship.

We broke up in January, but they didn't leave until February. The mother had told me she was going to travel with the child for a few, but I assumed she meant go out of town to visit family for a few weeks or something, not that she was going to buy a van and leave to tour the country in it with the child and her two dogs!

The mother isn't a bad person, but she has radical views on a lot of things. She's a vegan, as is the child. (I am, too.) I am not saying veganism is a radical view, but she has taught the child that anyone who eats meat is a bad person, and wouldn't let the child ever go to school because she didn't want her associating with children who weren't vegans. So the child was homeschooled, but the mother's idea of homeschooling was to give the child a handheld gaming device and then go on her laptop herself for hours.

The child and I talk almost every day and I know she isn't happy. She tells me how she's sad and hates the van and misses home, and how she's dirty all the time, and only gets to shower every two weeks when they randomly spend a night in a motel.

I don't know what to do. They have no other family as far as I know. They might in her home country. I'm not related by blood, I never even adopted the child. And to be completely honest, I don't have the financial means to support a child completely by myself either. Is there anything that can be done about this situation?

Answer: A shower every other week is neglect or borderline neglect. I'd call the police in the area where you think they are.Answer #2: If you are concerned for the well being of the child, contact Child Protective Services.


Title: Is it legal if I came to usa with a prostitute?

Question:
So I have hired this girl for escort and sexual services for longer time. We are not US citizen and we Come from a country where prostitution is legal. If we came to Usa as tourists, are we in any trouble? Is it different if I pay her in my own country or in usa?
Yes I know that we can always claim that we are a couple...
I am of course asking hypothetical.

Answer:
 Not only would that be illegal, it's arguably sex-trafficking, or could appear to be.  That gets taken \*very\* seriously.  Worst case, federal charges can end in 20+ years in prison.

Lying on immigration documents, which even tourist visas are, is also a crime with serious penalties.  Very likely you would be banned from coming to the US again for at least 10 years, even if there are no other charges or penalties.Answer #2: This would be very illegal.Answer #3: See this is the kind of conversations we need to be having on this sub.Answer #4: Yep it is illegal, it changes nothing if you paid her in your country or the usa. You are coming in the us as a tourist, but she is not.

You can lie about being a couple, but that's all it is, a lie. Lying doesn't make a crime legal.


Title: [Ohio] My father opened my mail and hid the legal paperwork within from me-what can I do?

Question:
Don't mind the throwaway.

This has been a problem in the past-my father is notorious for opening anything mildly interesting to him. For the past three months I was out of his house living with my grandparents, and I had a court fine to pay that I'd forgotten to take care of before I left. He opened the final reminder letter I got and decided not to inform me that they'd set a court date and if I did not pay I would be required to go.

Was it my fault for not paying in the first place? Yes. Please don't knock me on that.

But I'm pretty sure it's illegal to open mail not addressed to you, especially if the addressee is 20 years old, and even more illegal if it's legal mail.

Do I have any options for recourse here?

Answer:
 You can make a complaint to the United States Postal Inspector as what your father did was a federal crime.

His culpability stops there criminally and you are on the hook for the rest.
You may go to the court with a copy of the report and seek an extension/late fee forgiveness. But this is at their discretion.


Title: [Netherlands] Brother got in a car accident about a year ago, just got a letter from the comapny that owned the van that hit him saying the want to give him money

Question: Title says it, my brother got hit in the back by a van that belonged to the company the other person worked for. Just got a letter saying theyll pay him 1600 EUR which is more than his car was worth. But it seems strange to me that they are just paying this and not letting insurance handle it. It this normal for companies to do? And is this legal?

Answer:
 Would love to help, but unfortunately, I'm not familiar with Dutch law. Not many people here are either, but there are a few around.

Ordinarily, in the US, yes, this would absolutely be reported to insurance, especially with a company van/employee involved. Likely, they don't want to report it for some nefarious reason.


Title: WA State - Unneighborly Neighbor and tree laws.

Question:
We recently moved into a home in Washington state and my wife loves the willow trees we now have in our backyard. I'd say about a third of the tree's branches overhangs into the neighbor's yard, but the trunks of the trees are VERY clearly on our side of the fence. I'd say there is at least 7-10 feet between the fence and the trunk of the tree.

Disturbingly however, today the neighbor we share the fence with threw a large tangle of branches over the fence into our yard while my wife and 2 year-old daughter were in the yard. My wife says this is not the first time branches have appeared like this, but it is the first time she has seen it happen live.

When asked the neighbor said "They are your tree's so the branches are your problem. Also, I don't like that the leaves get all over my yard and roof. Trim your tree!"

In my opinion the tree is not overgrown, ugly, or unhealthy (in my non-professional arborist opinion). And there is obviously no way we can trim the tree in his yard from our side of the fence.

I want to know my rights and responsibilities in this situation as a first time resident in Washington State. I have googled pretty hard and come up with a lack of actual laws and regulations. Apparently there is some case law such as 1921 Gostina v. Ryland stating:

“The overhanging branches of a tree, not poisonous or noxious in its nature, are not a nuisance per se, in such a sense as to sustain an action for damages. Some real, sensible damage must be shown to result therefrom…. One adjoining owner cannot maintain an action against another for the intrusion of roots or branches of a tree which is not poisonous or noxious in its nature. His remedy in such case is to clip or lop off the branches or cut the roots at the line.”

I'm mostly concerned about this neighbor injuring my wife, daughter, or dog by carelessly and blindly tossing branches over the fence. Or is he justified in his statement "Your tree, your problem?"

Or do I have the responsibility to pay a tree trimmer to come out and trim the branches on his side of the fence?

I appreciate any advice that you kind folks can give.

~~It should be noted that this is the first interaction I've had with this neighbor up to this point. Also the fence between is in serious disrepair and probably needs to be replaced. I'd like to remain cordial as neighbors and work together to get the fence repaired or replaced. Advice on that topic would be helpful as well.

Answer:
 It technically is your tree and *can* be your problem. He's notified you that he considers your tree a nuisance. If you choose not to work with him, your neighbor has the right to cut your tree branches that are in his side. As long as he doesn't kill it, he doesn't have to make it pretty. He can't give you the branches back. I will say, if you have *branches* falling from your tree, you DO need to do some maintenance of your willow. Willow trees are supposed to be trimmed *multiple* times a year. They are known to be horribly messy trees, so your neighbor probably has a valid complaint if you haven't been trimming. You need to do some research on how to maintain the trees if you want them to stay around a bit.Answer #2: He is being petty. Offer to trim the tree a bit as a sign of goodwill and then tackle the fence. This isn't much of a legal issue as it is a communication one. Leaves and yard waste are a fact of life and he is being unreasonable. Trimming the tree would eliminate the risk posed to your wife and child.

In the unlikely event they are injured when he throws branched over the fence make a police report. Then sue him and his insurance.


Title: Police tampered with my security camera

Question: The police came to my house at 1 am this morning and the first thing the officer did when he got to my door was take his stick and push my security camera attached to my house up so that it wouldn't face them while they were there. I noticed this evening on the camera footage what had happened and I am very upset. Was this a violation of my rights? What should I do? I am from Maine.

Answer: You can file a complaint at the police station.


Title: Hospice care patient referred to Medical Examiner upon death - New Jersey

Question:
This is in New Jersey (union county).

TLDR/ daughter calls funeral home for mother who died in hospice care: meanwhile, unbeknownst to daughter/family a retirement facility doctor calls the county ME due to nature of injury that caused death.

Full long story. I am sorry so long. This isn’t med mal - this is a question of whether a certain law   applies to hospice patients.

My mother fell on 12/9/18 at her independent care apartment inside retirement home. She was rushed to local hospital. Diagnosed with shearing of the brain - essentially a traumatic brain injury - with multiple locations of bleeding. Neurosurgeon declined to operate and we were told to say our goodbyes early morning 12/10/18 .

She had a DNR already and my father signed the papers to have her enter hospice care until she passed. She spent 3 days in hospital in hospice care at which point she was transferred back to retirement home rehab building to continue hospice care until she passed.

Despite the fact that i knew she was going to die in the next week or so, that was all fine - no problems. I met with hospice and they told me to arrange the funeral home ahead of time and put the funeral home information in her file with the retirement home rehab nurse. I did that.

For the past 9 days we sat with her telling all the stories and watching football (her favorite). We think she understood. Her eyes were open but she never spoke after the fall. She didn’t eat or drink for 9 days and passed away Monday evening (last night - 12/19/18).

I told the rehab nurse she was gone and she contacted the hospice nurse (who wasn’t there). I told the rehab nurse i would call the funeral home to have them come. She said fine. I called funeral home at 8pm, they came at 9pm, i said final goodbye at 930pm and went to my parents apartment to sit with my father.

At midnight i decided to go home to my children and my dad said he was okay so i left. As i enter the lobby of the rehab, who do i see but the county ME representative standing there.  He says he is there for my moms body.  He informed me that the retirement rehab on call doctor (who i had never spoken to in 5 days there) called the ME because it was a fatal accident and mandatorily had to be reported.

I told ME they were not moving my mothers body. I called the  funeral director who told me they would not release the body with out my being there in person and agreeing to the release to ME and under no circumstances would it happen in the middle of the night.

I then get the retirement home on call doctor who made the call to the ME on the phone - at 230 in the morning and he tells  me it is the law for accidental death ms to be reported to ME and my only recourse was to fight the ME’s right to move the body.

So - i am fine with NJ law needing to report accidental deaths. However, not once did her hospice nurse, rehab nurse, or on call doctor at retirement rehab that i did meet with during the 5 days (different from the one i spoke to at 230am today) ever once tell me that  rule applied to my mothers case. In fact, i was directed to make funeral home pick up arrangements on day 2 and repeatedly told my “team” the funeral information is in the file.

As i read the law through bloodshot eyes and way too much coffee - it doesn’t apply to hospice patients. Does it?

What should i do now? Besides get some sleep which isn’t going to happen because i can’t have a shit show in the morning with her body being moved all over New Jersey.

Is there an SME out there who can tell me that for sure? At 430am? I would be okay with a transfer and even a damn autopsy if they think necessary but i can’t let my dad go through that. He is a wreck and i am worried he will really lose it in the morning if he finds out we have to do this.  Thank you.

Answer: If the medical examiner is not fully satisfied as to the circumstances and causes of her death, then yes, that office has the power to take charge of the body and perform such examination as they deem necessary, possibly including an autopsy. The fact that she was in hospice immediately before her death doesn't really impact that. I am sorry you are going through such a traumatic series of events; please accept my condolences.


Title: (CO) 17 year old wants to pay rent to stay at our house

Question:
One of my son's friends has been staying over frequently so that he can sleep closer to the school (he has a 45 minute commute).  He is 17 and a senior.  He recently got a part-time job and is asking if he can pay rent and stay in my son's room on a more formal basis (up until now he's been considered a guest).  We don't mind having him around and I'd like to know what legal considerations that need to be thinking through if we were to take him up on the offer.

1. He is a minor (17).  Is there any legal considerations to take in?  Does he need a written consent from his parent to move in?
2. If we accept $$ to contribute to food/expenses, does that create a legal tenant / land lord relationship or does that only happen if there is a signed lease?

I ask because while we are open to considering him staying more regularly, I want to make sure there aren't any legal implications.  I also want to have control over house rules that we would expect him to uphold.  My son is 16 and we are strict regarding no drugs - including marijuana (Colorado here), we don't permit females to stay the night, no using the window well as a door, he has to ask to have friends sleep over, etc.

Any advice or recommendations are helpful.

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Answer:
 I cannot speak to the legal tenant/landlord relationship, however I can speak to the legal considerations of having an unrelated minor living in your home. For context, I am a CPS investigator here in CO and have come across these situations a number of times. I would highly encourage that you come to an agreement with your son's friend that it is okay for him to be living in your home and to clarify who is responsible for his day-to-day care and who can consent to medical treatment and addressing education needs. Such agreements are normally done through a power of attorney, which do not necessarily require a lawyer. These written agreements spell out who can consent to medical treatment, who can have access to education records (i.e., who the school can call when there are issues), who's responsible for the day-to-day care (i.e., financial responsibilities for care, such as food/clothing/etc). It's important for power of attorney's to have a date where it starts, signed by all parties (including your son's friend), and clarifying how long such agreement would be valid (presumably until he turns 18 or moves back in with his parents). I always encourage families to have this agreement notarized and for all parties to have a copy of it for their records. If you all agree that you would be a responsible party for education needs or medical consent, this power of attorney would need to be shared with the school and his doctor's office.

TL;DR Yes you need consent for your son's friend to be living with you. The extent of the consent, including who's responsible for his care and consent to education/treatment, needs to be clarified in writing.


Title: Boss is sabotaging me, what can I do?

Question:
Hi guys,

Canadian here working for a US employer, and signed an "at will" employment contract so all of this might be moot (not sure about cross border law, hence the Reddit thread)

Long story short I got a new boss and he appears to be laying the groundwork to dismiss me. First the shenanigans:

- He hired two of his buddies and they go out together and exclude me.

- I work in sales and they hired us account executives a lead gen person... Only she didn't even know I existed until I reached out, so she's been working for them and not me for about a month now.

- My boss is a total moron and makes countless mistakes in paperwork that gets sent to customers, and then he turns around and blames me for lacking attention to detail.

-He'll forget to follow up with customers and then throw me under the bus to His boss.

- He's a fat piece of shit, and makes jealous jokes about me being thin, my superior martial arts background, pedigreed work history, etc.

I can do no right. I tell a short joke it should be longer, a long joke it should be shorter.

The past 2 months there has been a marked increase in *written communication.* Everything is documented in email form, so I'm pretty sure I'm getting setup.

I tried speaking with his boss who simply told me to "manage my manager."

I'm afraid of HR because I know they exist to protect the company, not necessarily me.

I've been forwarding emails to myself, along with copies of the mistakes he has made, Skype messages, keeping notes on conversations, etc. Is this valuable?

What can I do?

Thanks Reddit!

Answer: Somehow I suspect you aren't blameless in this.Answer #2: His weight hasn't got anything to do with this, don't be an asshole. Nothing illegal is happening here and if you get fired that will be legal.Answer #3: Find a new job. Nothing illegal is happening. If they fire you, that isn't illegal either