Title: [US] Wife and I are getting a divorce. Who should I hire to do the paperwork?

Question:
We don’t really want to involve lawyers and we don’t have kids or property. It is in the state of Mississippi. We just need someone to do the paperwork so we can file for irreconcilable differences divorce because there is a ton of paperwork and we don’t want to mess it up.
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer: The only person that you can hire to do your divorce is an attorney. Anyone else would be committing the unauthorized practice of law.


Title: I feel like this lawyer screwed me big time. Is there anything i can do?

Question:
Back story: I was in a head on collision back in september. This has already been settled just weeks ago.

Now my settlement is barely enough to pay my medical but he gives me this whole "in NC you are gauranteed 1/3 of your settlement." So i do the math right there with him. I said why doesnt insurance cover all of this medical. He seriously told me that the insurance adjuster  had went around and asked what they would accept as pay off for my medical. So thats how he figured this. WELL SOMEONE FUCKING LIED. because now i owe double the amount i recieved back from settling for my medical. On top of that i find out this lawyer and adjuster have been friends over 20 years. So, now that im here. Is it too late? Can i go get a better layer and sue my old one for negligence?
Topic:
Personal Injury

Answer:
 Can you explain what happened a littler clearer?

As for insurance, in many states if you receive a settlement you have to repay insurance for anything they paid out due to the accident.


Title: [Ontario] My girlfriend suffers from sexomnia and often tries to have sex with me while asleep. Is it sexual assault if I reciprocate, even if she gave me permission while awake?

Question:
Just as the title says. I'm seeing this girl who will often start humping me in her sleep when we sleep together. She's said that she doesn't have a problem with me having sex with her while she's asleep, she claims she'll wake up during the sex or when she orgasms and be totally fine with it.

I haven't done it, because that sounds like something that could qualify as rape in a court of law. Do the courts acknowledge consent to be taken advantage of while in a vulnerable state like that, even if consent was given while of sound mind?

Also, just to serve as evidence that this is a real condition and I'm not making this up: [sexsomnia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_sex).

Answer:
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_v_JA

The Canadian Supreme Court has ruled that unconscious people cannot give consent to sex, and advance consent is invalid.

Unless Parliament changes the law surrounding sexual consent, or there is a constitutional challenge to the current state of the law, partners must be conscious during sex.


Title: My girlfriends boss wants her to shadow/train off the clock.

Question:
She works front desk at a gym and was promoted to a trainer after she got certified. They want her to shadow trainers off the clock. Is this legal? Or should she be on the clock and paid.

Location: New Jersey

Answer: Training time is absolutely time worked. If she took a class or worked out on her own time for personal exercise that wouldn't have to be paid, but learning how to do her job is absolutely compensable hours.


Title: Paid by my new job twice by mistake. Please advise.

Question:
So, the short and sweet of it is this:

I started a new job last Thursday. They informed me my first pay would be by check and then after that it would be direct deposit. Well they paid me by check and when I went to deposit it the next day, I saw my bank account a little more fat than normal. This prompted me to check online what was happening and I see that they actually direct deposited my first check too.

Really don't know the leak implications of this. Morally I know what to do, but as someone who just moved to a new city I am a little strapped. It's a small company owned by a person who is very hands off and extremely loaded (he owns three companies and we are basically the red-headed stepchild).

So that's where I'm at. A little clarity on what I could be in for and what the best course of action would be is appreciated.

Answer: You need to advise them of the mistake and return the money.


Title: I sprained my ankle but my manager said come in and use crutches and bring me a doctor's note

Question: Can my manager force me to come and bring a doctor's note?

Answer: Your manager can't force you to do anything; but he could fire youAnswer #2: Yes. Your note will list your restrictions and if your manager can accommodate them, you are required to follow the normal attendance policies. You can be fired for not coming to work.


Title: Why do some employment attorneys not represent unionized employees?

Question: I'm calling around and am finding a few firms won't rep unionized employees or employees with my particular union.

Answer:
 NAL but do labor investigations, just my observations.

1. Union contracts always have a grievance process, people normally file a complaint after they’ve gone through the union process. Generally if the union process is completed but not in the members favor, any additional investigation will reach the same outcome.

2. Union leadership can be very pushy when it comes to their members having outside representation to the point of trying to insert themselves into the investigation and act as an additional employee representative even after we tell them they can’t.


Title: Company I applied for a job at put me in contact with a phishing scam. What can I do?

Question:
Hi, basically the story is that I've been applying for jobs and one of the places I applied to got back to me saying they filled the spot I applied for but that they had a client who was looking for an assistant. So I e-mailed the client my resume, and they got back to me saying they'd like to hire me but asked for some personal info.  At first I didn't think much of it because it was not my birth date or social security, so I gave it out.  But now I'm realizing I'm an idiot because I gave out my e-mail to them and my address and phone number.

I haven't completely confirmed yet that it was some sort of scam, but it certainly feels like it.  If the company who originally gave me the contact has made it a habit to do such a thing, is there some sort of retaliation that can be done?  Has anyone ever heard of a case like this before?

Location is Minnesota, United States.

Answer: It is likely just part of the scam. First job looks more legit. Refers to scam.


Title: My roommate stole my cigarette packet.

Question: I live in Essen,Germany. I just moved to this new place and I do occasionally smoke. Yesterday bought a brand new packet for 8 Euros. When I was cooking in the kitchen my roommate asked do I have cigarettes I said NO "I just don't wanted to give him". In the first month he also used some of my things without asking, I did give him a strict warning that time. I think he stole it from my room when I was making tea in the kitchen today morning. When I was looking for my packet to smoke with tea it wasn't there. What can I do to confront him, I cant blame him directly or anything to be careful in future from such third class people. Today it's just cigarettes tomorrow might be something else and more expensive.

Answer: What if you were an adult and asked him....


Title: My friend's aunt is holding her W-2 forms and won't give it to her.

Question:
My friend (EL) used to live under her aunt's (TI) home in NJ. My friend, EL, is now living by herself. Due to family arguments involving other family members TI told EL that she is not giving her her W-2 forms. EL came to me for advice but I honestly have no idea what she can do.

Is it illegal for her aunt to hold her W-2s? If so, What can she do?

If it isn't, what can I advise her to do next or to prevent this from happening again?

Answer:
 EL can contact her employer, get a copy of it and avoid the family drama.

To keep it from happening again, EL can inform her employer of her current address (even after leaving a job) to ensure proper delivery of documents.


Title: Harassment and threats towards me and others at work, police claim they can't do anything? [NY]

Question:
A while back I posted about how a shoplifter was frequently stealing from the store I work at, and what I was legally allowed to do about it as an employee. The situation has recently escalated between our staff and the shoplifters.

After an incident where I attempted to tail the first shoplifter out of the store while he refused to drop the items he was stealing, he came in the following night while I was off and approached the store manager, saying that he would "beat my ass" if I ever did that again. He was ejected from the store after challenging the manager to a fight when asked by her to leave. The next day, he came in again and asked where I was, then left.

At that point the police were called and blew off the managers, saying that since I, the threatened party, wasn't there, they couldn't do anything, and even hung up on the GM. He has since continued to come in despite clear orders not to, and the police only came out once, and repeated that he had to be there for them to do anything.

Fast forward a few days and another incident occurs, where a separate man attempted to force his way past managers with stolen merchandise. He did end up leaving, only to see the manager that tried to stop him at the bus stop later that week, challenging him to fights.

Both men have since been stalking around the store on and off, with the former trying to get in whenever someone who doesn't know him is watching the front, and the latter signaling in with his fingers in the shape of a gun, "shooting" the manager he has a problem with.

My question is, are the police being truthful about the matter? We know one of them by name, and they know that he is a man with a history of crime and drug use, but they still claim that their hands are tied until they are there when he is.

Is there anything I can recommend we do to speed up the polices intervention? I've got the dark feeling that I'll get stabbed on my way out from work one day, and I'd very much like to avoid that if possible.

Answer:
 I'm not sure about the police side (perhaps they can't identify him?), but why isn't your store doing something about it? Why don't they hire an off-duty cop for security at hours when the guy might return? In some states, they likely have a duty to provide that kind of security for a known and likely threat. That is some major liability on the store owners if the guy comes back and stabs or shoots you, a manager, or a customer.

It's likely that insurance would deny coverage on a claim like that too due to an "expected or intended" exclusion in a CGL policy, so the owners or corporate (however your store is set up) would be liable for all damages.

I would stop relying on the police and push your store owners/management to provide real security for you and the customers. Obviously, still call the police and create a record every time something happens, but it sounds like they don't care, and there isn't much you can do about that. Maybe go to a city council meeting and complain?


Title: Childs mother won't let father see her despite paying child support.

Question: Ok so my girlfriend's friend recently had a baby. But the child's mothers parents don't like him so now he's not allowed to see his baby just because of that. He still sends them money cause he wants his baby to have everything she needs and he's afraid that if he tries to pursue legal actions the case will be dismissed since he lives in a city in the Philippines which have much more important issues to solve. But I think that can't be true, I mean he never did anything to hurt anyone. He's not allowed to see his child solely on the fact that his baby mamas parents don't like him.

Answer: Child support does not mean visitation or custody. The two are separate legal issues that just get handled together in some cases. He needs to take her to court for custody or visitation, whichever he is after, and let the courts set a schedule for it. She will have to allow visitiation after that.


Title: Colorado - Wedding Venue charging liquidated damages for wedding cancelation.

Question:
Hello,

So sadly my fiance and I decided to postpone our wedding. We paid the venue a 1000 dollar deposit for the wedding. I am fine with not getting my deposit back. However, the venue wants an additional 2000 dollars as liquidated damages - and it does not consider the 1000 dollar deposit as part of that 2000. Here is the exact wording from the contract:

The Hotel estimates the Minimum Anticipated Revenue from this contract to equal $4000. This estimate is arrived at by adding
together, the selected wedding details, the minimum Banquet Revenue guarantee, and any additional function space rental charges.

“Cancellation by Client” will be defined as a total non-use of the Hotel by Client for the services and items outlined in this
Agreement and Banquet Event Order. Cancellations made after 30 days must be made in writing to the Hotel and are effective upon
the date received. The initial deposit to hold and reserve date is non-fundable after a 30 day period, and will not apply to the attrition fees listed below. Should you find it necessary to cancel your event, you agree to reimburse the Hotel for the liquidated damages / lost hotel revenue based upon the following sliding scale as follows:

6 months + prior to
event $ 600 (15% of total estimated revenue)

3 months prior to event
date $ 1000 (25% of total estimated revenue)

2 months prior to event
date $ 2000 (50% of total estimated revenue)

2 Weeks prior to event $ 3100 (75% of total estimated revenue)

In my mind, the wedding venue is not incurring a cost of 3000 dollars for a wedding they anticipated to cost 4000 dollars. They are not having to pay staff and they are not having to pay for any food. It seems that this is designed to punish us for not going through with the contract.

So, is this contract enforceable and am I beholden to pay the full 2000 or is this clause unenforceable as it is not representative of actual costs incurred by the venue?

Answer:
 >as it is not representative of actual costs incurred by the venue?

Doesn't matter. You signed the contract. Seems pretty clear to me you have to pay it.


Title: I just got this $3,000 fine by mail .all while being jobless and broke .what should I do?

Question:
Just recently I got a letter by mail stating I owe $3,218 .I live in Texas and the letter is from a crash I had in February with a man who cut off in front of me.we exchanged info even thou I didn't have DL at the time nor insurance .he did call my info in
(ID # ) and then told me he wasn't calling the cops; he smelled like hed been drinking but I'm not sure at the same time. To make matters worse I'm unemployed at the moment and I don't really know what to do ; any advice would be helpful since I'm at loss for thoughts or direction.I feel like running away to Mexico or Canada but it don't seem worth the 3,218.99 ....

Answer:
 "even thou I didn't have DL at the time nor insurance"

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.  You're lucky you havent been arrested for operating with neither a license nor insurance.


Title: Have been paying ex-girlfriend's loan, now she wants the items back. [Western Australia]

Question:
December 2016, my ex-girlfriend got a $4,000 loan (paid over 2 years) to purchase a TV, Couch and Fridge, in her name, which we agreed to pay off together. Split payments were made up until May 2017 (When we seperated) and when she left, she could not take the items with her. She asked that I continued to pay the items off, until they were finished.

Up until today (2nd Jan 2018) I have been paying off these items, and today I received a message saying she will be taking legal action against me, because now she wants the items back. During the course of this loan, I have paid ~$1300 towards the owing amount.

Where do I stand? Can I ask to be reimbursed the $1300 I have contributed to her credit loan in exchange for the goods? Do I need to seek legal aid? Do I have a fighting chance at all?

Thanks.

(Edit: typos)

Answer:
 Let her take legal action.

She’ll need to lodge through small claims court. That’s probably minimum $200 in costs.

If she does then you MUST turn up. Take your bank statements showing you have been making the payments. First step will be a pre trial conference. You’ll be encouraged to reach an agreeement. This will be in front of a registrar. If you can’t reach an agreeement you’ll have a listing conference in front of a judge. They’ll again encourage you to reach an agreement.

Only if no agrrement is reached will you have the trial. I can’t say how it would be decided but when she’s not suffered a loss I’m not sure how it could be ruled in her favour. Answer #2: Might be worthwhile also posting over on [r/auslegal](https://www.reddit.com/r/AusLegal/)Answer #3: Can you say " Sure you are definitely entitled to your fair share (acknowledge her feelings), As soon I receive my portion back, you can have all the items. However, if you cant pay my portion then you can only have x items and not x items"

If you can settle this outside of legal then it would be so much easier.


Title: Neighbor (townhouse) moved to a new property and left her old place to rot. What will happen to me if it gets condemned?

Question: I live in Fairfax country Virginia.  Her front door was ajar yesterday which worried me a bit so I called the police to check it out.   Apparently the door itself doesn't even shut properly.  The police thought by the smell that there may be a dead body inside, but what they found is heavy mold and rodent infestation.   It's really disturbing to think she was such a hoarder and couldn't manage it that she had to move away.  she is 2 doors down, but it's likely that since she moved away she won't comply with any mandates to fix her violations.

Answer:
 If she still owns her townhouse, she is responsible to maintain her property based on the terms of the CC&Rs.  If she does not, you (or your HOA) can sue, place and lien, and force the sale of her unit.

The condemnations would be separate.  If damage to her part makes your part unlivable, you may get condemned as well.  Suing her may be your only recourse.

Keep in mind though that your home owners insurance will cover all of this.


Title: My soon to be separated spouse is purchasing a new home prior to final judgment, how do I protect myself from being tied by the creditor to marital debt? (California)

Question: Is there an existing filing or form that would hold up against the mortgage lender in a court of law if I had to dispute the creditor that the newly acquired debt is separate property?  We both agree to sign whatever is needed, perhaps a transmutation? Thanks!

Answer:
Legally make sure you are already separated. Don't live with them, sleep with them, talk about getting back together. Technically, that is enough to avoid community debt.

Extra safe move would be to move for a bifurcation in your divorce to hear the divorce matter asap. It would be a separate hearing just to change marital status, all property division and other matters will still be heard latter.

Also, how is your ex purchasing a house with ATROS in effect? Direct his attention to the "Automatic Temporary Restraining Orders" description on the summons.


Title: [FL] Champion Towers South building collapse - how can owners reclaim their pets and possessions from the remaining intact structure?

Question: Not asking for me but it's quite disturbing to see they're planning to demolish the building while a large number of people's pets and (to a much lesser extent) possessions are still in the remaining structure. Are people being bsrred from collecting their pets, at fheir own risk?

Answer: Pets are property the same as a couch. The decisions they are making are based on protecting further loss of human lives. No one is going to allow risking more deaths so someone can collect their property, even if it’s at their own risk.


Title: Stalker and Harasser just sued me for harassment after I filed a restraining order against him?

Question:
Long story short, my friend's ex boyfriend is on a binge on harassing her friends and threatening them with violence for the past 3 months and we finally had enough, that me and the said friend of the psycho ex filed a restraining order against him with pages and pages of text evidence and social media evidence.

The evidence include his OWN number messaging us with threats and harassment, and a bunch of fake numbers after blocking his real one. Same with social media like instagram, he had made over 20\+ fake accounts to constantly tag us and harass us. Those are mostly my evidence, but I am sure my friend has even more, she said she has over 1000\+ texts/calls from him, including a domestic abuse charge against him.

Now present day, I just woke up to check my letters in my mail box and this letter indicates that he is filing a civil harassment charge against me??! Now I am thinking he made a bunch of fake numbers texting himself pretending to be me threatening himself.... Is that even possible? Would the court be able to check his phone or verify the fake numbers from himself?

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

So I had to stop writing mid post to attend to a court hearing my friend has against his ex for the restraining order, another long story short, he admits to using fake numbers in court, and the judge granted my friend a 5 year restraining order against him. At the end the psycho ex wanted to also file a restraining order against my friend... he said that the RO that he tried to file against her was not approved and if it was possible to approve it there and then. Judge shuts him down and said he can't be doing that here etc.

My friend calls me to come quickly after the hearing with my papers so I can finally serve him my restraining order papers which I did because the sheriff I asked to serve him couldn't reach him all 3 times.

Now my own court hearing is in 2 days, \*\*would the court be able to pull information from my friend's case to my case against him?\*\* and \*\*What about his civil harassment lawsuit against me which would be in about 2 weeks. Should I be worried about his civil harassment against me even though I didn't even reply to any of his harassment?\*\* I didn't figure that I would need an attorney in 2 days so I didn't get one, but now my friend said I should just in case. Anyways, I am just nervous about what to expect in 2 days, since I don't have an attorney, I hope the evidence that I provided would be enough?

Sorry if this post was everywhere, but hope that is enough details!

Answer:
 If your friend had an attorney, ask to speak with them. They're definitely in the best position to help you in such short notice.

Generally, you wouldn't be able to bring in evidence you didn't include earlier, but it couldn't hurt to bring a copy of the notice that he's suing you to your first hearing.

You shouldn't be too worried about him suing you or filling whatever he filed against you. There is almost no restriction on filling that sort of thing, for good reason. The hearing you'll have in a few weeks is your opportunity to show the judge/court that it's ridiculous. If he brings manufactured evidence, it's only going to hurt him when you show up with all the stuff you and your friends have already collected and a copy of the order saying that he's restricted from contacting your friend.

Edit: It's unlikely that the court will let you introduce evidence that your other friend brought for her hearing /restraining order. It can't hurt to bring copies and say to the judge/court that you have them handy if they'll let you admit them.


Title: Can an incident from 20 years ago be taken care of?

Question:
Approximately 20 years ago, at the age of 2, I was in the foster care system. To be brief, someone was negligent and dropped heart medications on the floor and as a toddler, I ate them. By the time my foster mother realized something was wrong, I was turning blue and dying. A specific piece of this incident that bothers me is that as according to other witnesses that I've spoke with, the ambulance at first refused to take me to the hospital, despite the obvious condition I was in. My foster mother had to convince them to even take me. By the time they did, I ended up dying for around 2 minutes. I had to be resuscitated and brought back. The duration of exactly how long I was dead and whether it happened on the way to the hospital or at the hospital, I don't know. I obviously plan on digging deeper if I do have a possible case here.
My chief complaint, is that I have had obvious difficulties growing up. I was reunited with family at around 4 years old and have been with them since. As I got older, I was a pretty normal kid, but I always had a hard time concentrating on things and following directions. It reached the point where someone asked me to do something and I just drew a blank. It was like I couldn't compute what they were asking. Even simple things. I have never really been able to fully describe it, but in some ways I feel like I've been delayed.
I have paid more attention as I've gotten older and as an adult now I'm taking measures to try and manage the issues I have, focus more, listen to every direction and try and follow step by step, but it still lingers. I have also had regular migraines since as long as I can remember. There were times growing up it was so bad I could barely get out of bed.
As for legalities, I just want to know if I have anything to go off of here. Not to mention, my parents had the information of the whole incident kept from him for a while when I was in the foster care system.
I have struggled a lot growing up, from feeling sick with headaches all the time, to having a hard time concentrating on things and following directions. These things still bother me today, and it has brought up the question as an adult, did that brief period of dying as a child cause any sort of, even if small, brain damage? Has it delayed me in these ways? Is this something I'm going to deal with for the rest of my life? Is there anything I can do about it since it was while I was in foster care? Since the ambulance initially denied help? I know I have a lot of information I would need to get together, and I would definitely get medical proof before pursuing this. But in the case that medical evidence does show that I was affected by it, is this something to take action about? Even though it was 20 years ago? I'm barely 22 years old and I want to get some kind of help if I can. I'm upset and frustrated if this was really caused by the negligence of the foster care system, especially when they took me away how they did and information was held from my parents.
Please only comment if you have a helpful answer. I just want to know if this is worth it or not. I am very upset that they put me through that as well as my family.

Answer:
 You are over the statue of limitations for a malpractice case.

You MAY be able to get your medical records because in many places one must keep them for 7 years after a patient turns 18.

Some kids have your symptom set without any traumatic medical event so it would be very hard to prove causation.


Title: City Inspector let himself in and put a stop work order on our home renovation, and is making us tear out all walls, ceiling, and plumbing to check if it is up to code.

Question: He was scheduled to come over to check work done on an hvac system, but we were not there so he walked through the unlocked door and inspected everything. Is this tresspassing? Can his review be thrown out because we hadn't permitted him on the property?

Answer:
 Do you have a contractor? Did they pull the proper permits for your renovation?Answer #2: Building inspectors are allowed to come on private property if they see work is being performed that was not permitted. You called him. He saw work that wasn’t permitted. Open and shit case, Johnson.

You got caught. You know you did. You may have to pay a double permit fee as a penalty.

If you hired a contractor, this is likely on him. If he didn’t pull a permit, depending on your state, it could be home repair fraud.Answer #3: You scheduled him to come over, so not trespassing. Guy probably walked in to find you and saw all your unpermitted work, then did his job. Get permits next time.Answer #4: This is a super localized question.  At least need to help us out with a state.Answer #5: You knew he was coming and left a door unlocked for him. How is that trespassing?


Title: [OH] Is an employer able to legally enforce who you can hang out with outside of work hours?

Question: My former workplace, and my girlfriends current workplace has a company wide rule that states that any number of employees of different positions in the company cannot under any circumstances get together, hang out, go places, participate in the same hobby space like a gym or same sports team, etc. Unless you are the same position, you can't do that without facing possible termination, or transfer to another location. Recently someone had to switch locations as he got promoted while having a coworker as a roommate previously, and now it is against company policy for them to work in the same building. Their reasoning for this is to completely stop any form of favoritism. I haven't had a lot of luck finding anything online about the legality of this, and as far as I know its unenforceable and probably illegal. I'm asking now as it just started affecting my girlfriend, and I'm still upset about the situation cause im petty. Is it legal for an employer to dictate who you can and cannot hang out with outside of work hours, off of company property? Can they terminate your employment over this as well? Thanks to anyone who might have an answer.

Answer: Ohio does not protect off-duty conduct like other states.  They can fire you for off-duty conduct.


Title: Utility company is trying to make me pay for a $450 bill left from my brother. Am I legally responsible?

Question:
I'm fixing up a house that my older brother lived in previously. He trashed the place and when he moved out, he left all faucets running and ran up a bill for 48,000 gallons of water. This was earlier this year and now that I'm trying to get water turned on in my name "I need to pay it since I'm family". I've told them that I have no idea where my brother is seeing how it's been a year and a half since we've spoken. How can I be responsible for someone else's douche baggery? Edit: I'm in the U.S.

Edit #2: after talking to the general manager, he's agreed to turn on the water without having to pay the previous bill.

Answer:
 > How can I be responsible for someone else's douche baggery?

Generally you aren't. But an unpaid water bill can, depending on the jurisdiction, become a lien on the property, which might make you *de facto* responsible (if it's your property).  And, again depending on the jurisdiction, the water company might be allowed to withhold service until the bill is paid, which might again make you *de facto* responsible (if you want the water on).


Title: Landlady threatening me with small claims court.

Question:
Recently my building manager (who's nice) knocked on my door and told me that my landlady was going to threaten me with small-claims court because I haven't paid rent in 2 months since this coronavirus outbreak.

I live in Los Angeles and know that the notice was passed to give a written letter to the manager/landlady if you can't pay rent which I did.

I'm out of work and still haven't received my stimulus check nor have I been accepted for unemployment though idk why and I can't even get someone on the phone to help me.

I used to work for a gym as well as in entertainment here before the quarantine.

Is the landlady actually serious and will she take me to court based on these situations? Or is she bluffing to get money from a broke ass tenant? Is there anything I can do?

Also I'm a 23 year old so please give me a little slack on budgeting etc. I'm trying :/ .

Answer: She can threaten you all she wants but she needs to give proper notice of a 3 day notice to pay or quit. All evictions are suspended so a judge is not going to care that she wants to evict you for non-payment of rent due to the local order. If non payment is the only issue then you are likely safe.


Title: Storage facility granted someone else access to our storage unit by cutting off our lock, and they took all of our stuff.

Question:
Location: Texas

Lengthier explanation:

A friend and I have been storing a lot of our personal belongings at a storage facility for the past 2-3 years (furniture, personal documents and confidential information, a lifetime's worth of mementos, and so on).

Apparently, the storage facility has recently changed ownership.  A new, larger company purchased the entire facility.  Somehow in the changeover, our customer information was lost.  We received no notification of any changes, and I guess we wouldn't have if they no longer knew we were customers.

Earlier today, we went up to the storage facility to change the payment card used to pay for our storage unit only to find that we no longer had a unit.  Some time between the loss of customer information and today, someone else showed up and claimed to be the owner of our unit.  When they could not produce a key to the lock securing the unit, management at the storage facility cut the lock to grant them access!  Now, all of the contents of the storage unit are in possession of this person, possibly being stored in another unit onsite.

So far not the best morning of my life, but it gets worse . . .

The storage facility manager DID happen to record the name of the person that took all of our stuff.  It happens to be a crazy ex of my friend with whom I shared the unit.

We have no idea how they found out the specifics of the storage unit we had, and they certainly did not have a key.

The situation is very emergent, and we are trying to think through our options.  Our primary focus is re-obtaining our belongings (which we suspect will be difficult given the history with the ex), but at the same time we do not want to take any actions that might absolve anyone involved or prevent us from taking legal action if needed.

Surely, the storage facility must be liable in some way?  And didn't the ex commit some sort of fraud?

Thanks for any insight/non-binding legal opinions!

Answer: Have you called the police?  Your stuff was stolen, you know who did it and you have proof it was them.  This should be a fairly easy case of theft IMO based on what you have posted here.Answer #2: I'm just curious about what the storage facility told you their position on the matter is? Did they take responsibility for it? Were they insured for an occurrence such as this? Does homeowners' insurance extend to cover a scenario like this? Answer #3: I have a storage unit and they force me to pay for insurance. $10.00 extra a month and the max payout is like 10k. If they made you pay insurance, it should cover it. This scares me.


Title: Employer "Confiscated" 2400$ Worth of Personal Property. Need Advice.

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Did you bring all your friends to comment on this thread with you?  That is kinda cute.Answer #2: Don't know Canadian law, but your friend probably can't legally drive a vehicle with alcohol in it, sealed or not. In many US states with you purchasing and him transporting you'd both be in a lot of trouble.Answer #3: Are you and your friends legal drinking age?


Title: [Kansas] If I go into a job interview wearing a cross necklace, and I get rejected, can I file a religious discrimination lawsuit?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Wait. . . Your plan is to prove that you were discriminated against for being *Christian?* In *Kansas?*Answer #2: I just set an auto alert for discrimination suits filed in KS on the basis of religion discrimination. I also printed this thread. Have fun. Answer #3: I'm not saying I hope you get hit by a bus, but if you do I hope they identify you through your cross necklace.


Title: In Maryland, can I be required to work mandatory overtime?

Question:
My job wants me to start working 50 hours a week.  I get paid extra for overtime.  But still, I don't really want to work that much.

Can my employer require overtime?  Do I have any sort of legal protection from this?  Or, is my only recourse to find a new job?

Answer:
 https://www.dllr.state.md.us/labor/wagepay/wpchangehours.shtml

it would appear there is no special protection against this in Maryland.


Title: I was forced to be fired off the clock. (Virginia)

Question:
I went in to work yesterday afternoon for a 6pm to midnight shift.  I got there super early around 5:15 and was hanging out in the break room.  At around 5:35 I was chatting to security guard on break about random things when a supervisor came in and told me to come with him.  I said I got like 15 minutes before I am allowed to clock in, that if you need me for something, I will clock in early.  I was then told I am not allowed to clock in early.  The security joked about, dang you gonna make the man work off the clock (in a joking way).  Supervisor didn't budge, told me to come with him right now, they needed to talk to me.

&#x200B;

The security guard dipped out while the supervisor persisted.  Supervisor left and then came back 2 minutes later WITH security guards to escort me to the managers office.  I said, sorry, I can't discuss business/work related things off the clock.  They radioed my head manager, and he came out his office and said "this isn't work related".  I agreed to talk to them as long as it wasn't work related.  Was escorted to the back office and taken into his office.  They have a man-trap and his office is locked by security tags, which I don't have access to.  I sat down and he immediately mentioned work related topics and I told him, I need to clock in if you're discussing business/work with me.  "I refuse to pay you while I fire you."  I said, that is against the law and you have lied to get me into this office where it is impossible for me to leave.  I told him he was a coward for luring me into a room I can not leave and incompetent for insisting he doesn't need to pay me to fire me.  He said, what type of work are you doing?  You're not doing any work sitting there.  I told him that he can not talk to me about work related topics without paying me.  He mentioned that he will call everyone of his bosses, regional HR, general manager, owner, and everyone will back him that he doesn't need to pay me to fire me.  He finally instructed he will pay me "1 minute, the time it'll take you to fill out this form".  I said it has already been more than one minute.

&#x200B;

I asked him to call any of his bosses.  He called "Ken", and Ken instructed him that he MUST allow me to clock in.  He asked Ken "well what do ya think is fair to pay him, 10 minutes?"  Ken said, you have to pay him for however long it takes.  If it takes an hour, you pay him for an hour.  He got off the phone call and then repeated what I already heard from the call.  I said, perfect.  He then started saying "we've talked about this before".  He has had a meeting with me before the store opened telling me to stop asking so many questions.  He also mentioned another time that I need to stop saying things that customers could possibly hear.

&#x200B;

I knew what it was for.  Two days earlier I refused to go on the only break (that they told me while I was helping someone) they give us 2 hours into my shift.  I worked 7pm to 4am, and was told to go on my only break at 9pm.  I said I wasn't going on my break that early I just got there and I haven't even had time to get tired.  I was told about 30 minutes later that that was insubordination and they could instantly fire me if they wanted.  I said I apologize but I felt it was very irresponsible to force me to go on break so early into my shift.  "You live in Virginia, I don't have to give you anything." They've been harping on this ever since they opened, I have worked 11 hour shifts standing with an 8 minute break.

&#x200B;

I then asked if I could talk, he said yes.  I then told them about a bunch of stuff that has been going on.  The entire time he was smirking, interrupting me and laughing at things I said.  I then asked him to then call Ken back and let him listen to the conversation, so hopefully, I could get a word in and you can act a bit more professional.  He called up Ken again and then mentioned how I was name calling and yelling at him.  I said something along the lines of, hey ken, I asked him to call you so you can hopefully keep him from laughing and interrupting me when I talk.  He said he lied to get me into the room and then just lied about not calling you.  Boss interrupted and said "I did not say that".  I said that is the third time you are lied and then pressed the escape button he informed me about, and left to go back to the security guards guarding the back area.  Went to my locker and gathered my stuff and just casually waited for the guards to instruct me what to do.  They led me outside and then talked to me about my side of the story.  I was instructed that my boss said I voluntarily quit and that if I leave, I am confirming that.  I said I will never quit and that I was fired.  They told dispatcher that I refused to quit and that if I need to come back in and let them officially fire me, I will.  They radioed quickly afterwards and said 10-4, he is fired.  I gave up my work shirt and name badge.  They insisted I must give them my Virginia Racing License.  They paid for us to get the license because it is mandatory to work there, but I do not think it is a specific license for that exact business.

&#x200B;

They eventually agreed to give me 10 minutes paid time.  The whole process took maybe 25-30 minutes once I was officially spoken to in the break room to come with him.

&#x200B;

What is the best way to go about this?  I don't think they should be able to take my license, and paying me for 10 minutes out of 25-30 isn't sitting well to me.  I assumed racing license was similar to a truck company helping you get a CDL to work for them.

Answer:
 Reading this I can kind of see how things may have gone bad for you. You were being disrespectful and insubordinate in your actions and demeanour towards supervisory personnel. You may have rights in the work place, but you also have a responsibility to act in a manner deemed acceptable by the employer. In an at will state, I certainly wouldn’t be telling my boss what he can and cannot do in a hostile and inappropriate manner.

Unless you are a union employee you have no recourse and dare I say you should take this as a lesson learned.Answer #2: So, what exactly is your complaint here? That they owe you for about 10 minutes of time while you got fired? I suppose you are technically right, but no one is going to help you sue for $5.

If they sponsored your license, they have the right to keep it. You may be able to get another employer to transfer it, but keep in mind how badly you burned this bridge. You might not want to encourage any new employer from speaking with this former employer. It is not similar to a CDL in that you need a sponsor. It is not an individual licence.

Quit or fired doesn't really matter at this point. Feel free to open up an unemployment claim, but I bet you're denied. Being fired 'with cause' makes you ineligible. I would consider your honest insubordination ample cause. The DOL may feel differently, though.


Title: [Arizona] Just got arrested, and found out my arrest info and mugshot is now publicly available online. How do I remove it?

Question:
Just like the title says. A simple Google search of my name + "arrests" pulls it up.

I need to get it removed to avoid having my reputation harmed, especially for employers. And I haven't been convicted of anything.

Answer:
 Arrests are public record. You likely cannot get it removed.Answer #2: You can ask the websites nicely to take it down, but they're under no legal obligation to.

Your arrest and any subsequent convictions are public information, available to anyone who wants it.  There are few, if any, restrictions on publishing information of that nature.

Depending on the charges, you can look into getting your record sealed/expunged/set aside.Answer #3: AZ is an open records state. That info will likely be publicly available forever.

An employer is unlikely to google your name + arrest. They'll more likely just google you. So if you get some other content out there with your name on it, the arrest will fade into page 4 or 5 over time... and maybe disappear forever from a name search (although anyone searching name+arrest can probably still find it.)

Some employers do background checks, and IME this is where the arrest is more likely to show up for them. You may need to explain it. Depending on what you got arrested for the employer may not care. If everyone who ever got arrested was unemployable the world would have a big problem. It sucks but don't overreact. Deal with it responsibly as best you can.


Title: After seeing a few recent videos of motorcycle riders being told it is illegal to wear helmet cam's, I'd thought I'd ask around here everyone's opinion.

Question:
There have been a few videos in recent weeks with cops mentioning it is illegal to have helmet mounted video cameras.  The main law that people have researched appears to be a [Federal Standard](https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/571.218).  Specifically:  *S5.5 Projections. A helmet shall not have any rigid projections inside its shell. Rigid projections outside any helmet's shell shall be limited to those required for operation of essential accessories, and shall not protrude more than 0.20 inch (5 mm).*

This has been debated a few different ways.  In an old Reddit thread someone mentions they talked to a lawyer who said they would argue that a detachable camera does not qualify as a "rigid projection".  Another point of view on the topic is that these Federal standards have to do with the manufacturing of the helmet and nothing to do with what you do to it on the aftermarket.  My question is whether or not the police are using this Federal thing as a lawful reason to pull people over or are they misinterpreting what it says?
Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer:
 Well I'm a cop and I'm not empowered to enforce federal law nor is my county DA empowered to prosecute it.  The closest I've come is arresting someone on an federal warrant.

I'd be curious what would happen if a rider said, "well sir I'd like a citation for the offense"

Edit: and the link you have seems to be more geared towards manufacturers.Answer #2: /u/Kelv37 is correct that your linked statute pertains to manufacturing helmets to conform to DOT standards. There may be some local law that's applicable, but that will be dependent on your location.


Title: My boss physically pushed me at work.

Question: My boss pushed me at work today and I don't know what to do, I told some co-workers and they told me to approach human resources, but I am clueless as to what will happen if I do. I'm afraid I'll lose my job and just be that person who "snitched". I feel helpless because this is my main store manager and I know that he has no right to ever put his hands on me. If anyone has advice on what I can possibly do about this situation or has been in a similar situation i invite you to possible share what i can do.

Answer: Are you really mystified about what choices you have, or do you not want to do what you know you have to do? Report him to HR or management, and be less worried about being called a "snitch."


Title: If its illegal to be in a moving car without a seatbelts on, why are cops allowed to drive with non seatbelted prisoners in the back of their cruiser?

Answer:
 Many laws have a law enforcement exception.

There are other exceptions too. Few public buses have them for example.Answer #2: Wellllll

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rough_ride_(police_brutality)Answer #3: 50 states.  50 state laws.

In my state, only front seat passengers have to wear seatbelts (if they are adults).

Also, I routinely seatbelted folks in the back of my car when I arrested them.Answer #4: Most modern police departments are moving towards a policy of seatbelting prisoners.Answer #5: In MI, you’re only required to wear a seatbelt in the front seats. Back seats, I believe after you’re a certain age/height/weight, seatbelts become optionalAnswer #6: The policy where I’m at is all prisoners shall be seatbelted.

Even in cases where the arrestee has to be restrained, there are still ways to belt them in.

As far as legality it’s still illegal to have them unbelted.

This all is for California.Answer #7: WA here. I've been belted every time I've been in the back of a cruiser. (More than 5 times, less than 10).Answer #8: Who's going to arrest them or give them a ticket?Answer #9: You could ask the same question about school buses which, I remind you, *carry children.*


Title: Apartment won't allow 'rogue' devices (xbox) attached to wifi.

Question:
I recently moved into an apartment complex and decided not to purchase cable. However, I had my xbox shipped so that I could watch netflix and hbogo. I didn't have a tv so I found one on craigslist for 100$. Everything worked great for about a week and then I was randomly kicked off of xbox live. I spoke to the cable company and they couldn't figure out why I couldn't connect. So, I called my landlord and they have a policy that doesn't allow any rogue devices attached to the apartment wifi. I am supposedly only allowed my laptop and phone. I can't find any mention of this in the lease. I now have a completely useless tv and xbox. Any Ideas?

Edit: Is this something I can fight?

Answer: I know it's not ideal but isn't there a way to set up another computer to act as a hub or something? I'm sure I'm not using the right terms. Basically you connect your xbox to this computer which connects to the access point provided by your landlord.


Title: If I win in small claims, could the time I used to get ready for the case count as part of the legal fees? [California, hypothetical]

Question:
Say I go to small claims court sue Albert for $200 plus legal fees for breach of contract. I personally had to review the contract and find the clauses he violated (pretty much spend time getting ready for the case). If I had an attorney do that for me then he would charge me $300/hour to do it. Since I did it could I include $300 for legal fees to pay for the work I did for the case?

TL;DR Could I put a cost to the time I had to use to get ready for the case and include it in my legal fees?

Answer: ...no, you have no legal fees. if you claim them, be ready for somebody to nail you for claiming to be an attorney, and to get it all dismissed for attempted fraud on the court.


Title: Can you FOIA public employees to obtain their private information en masse?

Question:
In the middle of the night after [Janus](http://cdn.cnn.com/cnn/2018/images/06/27/16-1466_2b3j.pdf) my school district’s employees were mass emailed a “you don’t need to be in a union” email. This was not a district email, it came from some random website.

I thought this was weird and I didn’t like that the entire district email list (3000 approx) was given to someone to use, but whatever. Then the district deleted the mass email from their servers basically because it was spam. To clarify, these were all sent to the employees’ school emails.

Two days later the district received a FOIA request for the **personal** emails, phone numbers, and addresses of all of its employees.

I honestly couldn’t tell you a thing about unions. But my experience with our local teachers union has been almost all negative. And still, I’m wondering if this mass email (by someone who leaked the list) is legal, and if the subsequent FOIA will be approved.

This is in California
Topic:
Labor Law (Unions)

Answer:
 No, purely personal information does not fall under California’s FOIA.

https://www.nfoic.org/coalitions/state-foi-resources/california-foia-lawsAnswer #2: That information is outside of the scope of what an FOIA request must provide. The fact these are public employees does not change this.


Title: (USA-CA) If apartment lease contract specifically prohibits subleasing, and I get into a sublease contract with a lessee anyways...

Question: (USA-CA) If apartment lease contract specifically prohibits subleasing, and I get into a sublease contract with a lessee anyways, what happens? Is the sublease contract void and has no meaning?

Answer: The sublease agreement is still valid between the tenant and the subtenant. You can't get out of a sublease agreement just because the main tenant is in violation of their lease agreement.


Title: My sister was cornered into a bidding war for a house after sellers missed one initial.

Question:
My step-sister was signing for a house. Her and the sellers had settled on a price, and were going to close. Upon review, her relator noticed that the seller had missed one line to initial. They brought it to the attention of the sellers realtor (different company), and the realtor stated that since the signing, another offer had come in. This house is my step sisters first house, she's 23, it's her dream home, in her price range, for being a single young nurse. Well, the realtor essentially placed her into a bidding war since the contract became void due to the seller missing the signature. The price of the household went up $10,000- which is significant to someone in her position/anyone's position. She wound up getting the house, but is super unhappy with the whole entire process- but does not want to take any actions until the final inspection of the household is done and such. Is this unethical? Is this common? Is there a way to prove the seller intentionally did this, knowing there was another bite? Who would we complain to? Is there a lawsuit worth being had? Is there even a lawsuit? Is this legal?

This is in Pennsylvania.
Edit:spelling error
Topic:
Real Estate law

Answer:
 Unethical? Yeah. Illegal? Maybe. It might violate realtor's statutes for the state. Can she do something about it? Dunno. It's going to be an uphill battle because she agreed to it. It would have made for a better case if she had balked at the bidding war and threatened to lawyer up right then for intentional breach of a contract. If she's not happy about it, she should go consult an attorney. Answer #2: Talk to a real estate attorney in your state Answer #3: I am a Pennsylvania attorney, but not a real estate specialist. As others have pointed out, the problem is that your step-sister agreed to it. Since you say she got the house, I presume she not only agreed to it, but signed a new contract. A new, written, signed contract supersedes the old contract.

Frankly, my biggest issue is with your step-sister's realtor. That realtor is obligated to represent her interests, and should have told the sellers that they were being held to their contract, period. But does she have a legal claim against her realtor? Not sure. Should she pursue it even if she does? Probably not. If there is a Board or other body regulating realtors, she could report both sides and let them sort it out.


Title: Can I record phone calls that I receive from prison without telling the prisoner calling me?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Contact the prison and report what they've been telling you. They'll probably have the calls on file or they will monitor the next one, Once they hear what she's saying.

Also is the prison in a 2 party recording state as well?Answer #2: Stop accepting her calls. If she goes to the police with her information, don't speak to anyone except a lawyer.

Edit: Just to be clear, what the woman is attempting is extortion. However, given OP's legal liability for the other issue, I would strongly suggest cutting all ties and avoiding drawing attention to the situation by trying to get a DA interested in the case. There is no upside for OP for reporting this and there is obviously a potential downside.Answer #3: A related question:

Whenever you call customer service for practically any company, there is a statement at the beginning that the call may be recorded.  Does this count as obtaining consent if you also want to record?  Or are you breaking the law if you're in a two party state and decide to record without mentioning it?


Title: Former employer didn't pay me for 2 months then abruptly fired me. Still hasn't paid me. I had to burn through my savings between jobs and now taxes are coming up. I can't afford what I owe

Question:
My former employer told me the money would come after certain goals were met with the team. We all worked our butts of for two months without getting paid with the promise that payment was on its way. On the last day before we were told we'd be paid I got an email from their attorney that said I wouldn't be paid. I had already burned through savings for two months, and then suddenly and unexpected was out of a job.. so tack on another several weeks without income.

They still haven't paid me. Taxes are coming up, and I can't afford to pay what I owe now that my savings are depleted. I was officially a 1099, though the DOL is currently investigation a possible misclassification

I've been told the amount of money they owe me isn't worth a legal battle, but now I'm stuck with owning the IRS money that my former employer refuses to pay me.

They haven't communicated with me since I and the other developers were fired.

I also just learned they are starting to hire new people which is so crazy to me.. they owe me a lot of money and they're hiring new chumps

Edit: in Utah

Answer:
 >I've been told the amount of money they owe me isn't worth a legal battle, but now I'm stuck with owning the IRS money that my former employer refuses to pay me.

Well, if it's less than $10,000, then congrats!  You're below the small claims limit, and the cost to file in small claims court is minimal.  Get your proof together.  That e-mail from them will be invaluable.

http://texaslawhelp.org/issues/consumer/small-claims-court


Title: [VA] [Not a legal question] What can I do for my attorney?

Question:
I had an amazing attorney. I had a minor legal concern. The attorney was so great. I've already reviewed him on Yelp and Avvo. But what else can I do to show my appreciation? What would you, as an attorney enjoy? I'm sorry this is vague, I just want to show my appreciation.

I called his secretary: She said he prefers a "nice red wine". So there's that. Still don't know what that means. But I guess I can figure it out.

Answer:
 Tell your friends so they get business. Everyone loves pizza. A heartfelt thank you card that they can show their mom. Answer #2: I second booze and a thank you card. A good whiskey is usually a good bet, but his secretary will probably be able to tell you what he drinks.

Edit: he may not appreciate it as much if drinking alcohol violates some sort of probation he got you.


Title: No AC in my apartment for the last two weeks and I have to pay rent for a place that's about 90 degrees tomorrow. What to do?

Question:
It began to get hot in my state (Maryland) a few weeks ago and our A/C (central, not window) wasn't working at it's full potential but it did blow out at least a little cool air. So about two weeks ago we decided to call the rental office to let them know that our A/C was barely working. It took another two calls before they sent someone to come "fix" it. After about an hour of messing around with it, he told us to give it an hour and it should be cool. So I went to work and when I came back the place was even hotter than it was before he came. In fact, I believe it just blows out warm air now. So we contact them about 4 more times (two over the phone, two in person) and let them know what's happening. **They informed us yesterday AND this morning that they have to send a plumber to fix the problem and that he will be here this afternoon.** It's 4PM annnnd nothing. So I call and they claim we never put in a request for this to be fixed.

So now I have to pay rent tomorrow for this place that we can't live in because being inside of here for more than 10 minutes causes us to drip with sweat. Is there anything I could do legally about this? I don't expect instant gratification but it really feels like they aren't trying to fix it.

Thanks ahead of time.

Edit: Just realized my title is slightly misleading. I have to pay rent tomorrow for a place that's about 90 degrees.

Answer:
 You generally have to give notice in writing to the landlord of the defect in order to have actionable rights. In MD "actual notice" could be the phone/in person, but in writing is always the safest. [see here for some guidance](http://www.oag.state.md.us/consumer/landlords.htm). Note that the AC would likely not be a serious defect, more like one that goes to comfortability of the place, which rent escrow is not permitted for.

The AC situation is tricky. In my state, which is way hotter than yours, AC is not required for a place to be habitable. So it depends on whether your lease says you get a/c, and if it doesn't, then its going to be up to you/an attorney to argue that it came with a/c and landlord had a duty to maintain it because he provided it.

Buy some box fans in the meantime. They help.


Title: update - Sister in law has gone missing, brother in law [in Pennsylvania] is claiming theft and threatening us [in Missouri] if we help her.

Question:
Update to [this post.](https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/4jumyh/sister_in_law_has_gone_missing_brother_in_law_in/)

I don't want to say too much, but we now know that SIL is safe. Family is circling the wagons to try and keep it that way. BIL continues to try and contact us. We continue to not talk to him.

Thank you to everyone who offered advice.

Answer:
 This is good news!  Everyone BIL has tried to contact should also take precautions such as locking down Facebook and other social media, even (especially) teenagers who might be prone to adding anyone who asks or making comments that could unwittingly drop a bread crumb trail that a maniac could follow.  Family and friends should also be making sure doors and windows are locked, home security systems are set, etc.   After his verbal threats, call the police each and every time he shows up at one of your houses (he will) even if he appears to be reasonable.   He has no business being there, and there is no reasoning with a domestic terrorist.  (Yes, I use that term advisedly.)  A restraining order is good to have, but it only stops people who are sane/care about consequences so keep that in mind.

I hope she is at a shelter getting good advice and will stay safe and not go back even when he cries and apologizes.  Because they always do.   Answer #2: This makes me happy. Were you able to get her legal documents? If not, contact the police to go wth her to get them. Also, you can contact local domestic abuse resources to help with this and with her moving forward/staying safe as well.


Title: IL Friend [34F] will be filling for divorce with [30sM] with 4 kids, husband says he will quit his job to not pay child support.

Question:
Question is...is this legal? Will he still have to pay child support even if he quits?

Thanks!

Answer:
 If you're able to avoid paying child support by simply quitting your job, there would be a lot of unemployed dads out there let me tell you. It will accumulate. He's still responsible for paying. She should ignore his little comments.Answer #2: Quitting his job won't eliminate the child support obligation.

That doesn't necessarily mean she'll be able to collect. But he'd have to go to a lot of effort to avoid it.Answer #3: Don't worry, it very likely won't work.  I don't touch family stuff, but one of the considerations in a child support calculation is the "income and ability to pay" of the parent paying.  So if your husband is making $100k a year now and you divorce and he quits his job and goes to work at McD's for $10k/year, he'll be responsible for child support still based on $100k/year.

Some of the other usual considerations are the income of the custodial parent, and the child's standard of living prior to the divorce. Answer #4: It's legal for him to quit his job. He'll just have imputed income and have to pay anyway.


Title: [Ohio]My Company May Not Be Able To Cover Payroll This Week

Question:
I work for a small company and received information that leads me to believe that they may not be able to cover payroll this week. So my two week paycheck and the paychecks of my co-workers may not come this week. Any advice on how to handle this situation? Can I file for unemployment if I haven't been technically laid off? If I refuse to go back to work the following Monday will that be viewed as quitting and block my unemployment? I am in Ohio, USA if that helps.
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer: You can absolutely file for unemployment **if you quit** because you aren't getting paid. But you need to immediately start looking for a replacement job.  When a company can't make payroll in the vast majority of cases time is very short.


Title: [FL] My sister wants to use a hidden nanny cam at her daughter's daycare. Is this legal since it's filming other kids too?

Question: She doesn't suspect any foul play or anything. She just wants to be able to see her daughter through out the day but I don't want her to get into trouble.

Answer:
 Why not just find a daycare that has monitors you can watch from online? This one doesn't have what she wants so she finds a daycare that does. Answer #2: Ignoring the legal aspect, how is she planning on being able to connect it to a network and get it set up? There's *no* way that'll be done without the permission of the daycare.Answer #3: My nieces montessori school has live feed Webcam all around. They were originally suggested and paid for by my cousin. Was a school wide parent vote.

You can login with an app and cycle through the cameras to watch your kid.

Whole system Inc the monthly app cost was about $900 to install and that's 12 pretty good quality cameras. App I think is 35$ but I know she has multiple logins under an account cause my grand parents and her parents have one.


Title: Hospital hired me, moved to another state, hospital unexpectedly retracts offer (CA)

Question:
I recently moved to California from another state and took a job offer at a prestigious hospital. They offered me a full time position a nurse. I took the offer, signed the papers with staffing and HR, and moved to another state to take the job, essentially sacrificing everything.

My first week of orientation finishes. I get pulled into my director’s office and she unfortunately tells me that they made an error on my job hiring and said they missed a crucial part of my job app. So unfortunately they had to offer me a position I’m less enthusiastic about and I’m also taking a gigantic pay cut.

I’m extremely extremely discouraged and although I have a job still, it is not what I wanted. I have already signed hiring papers with HR and staffing for the original position. If anyone can give me any word of advice how I can go about this, I would appreciate it.

Some points -

I am on a “provisional period” to determine suitability for employment

Hospital is unionized

Giant pay cut (40k)
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer: If you are not qualified for the original position, have you asked them to release you so you can work elsewhere that is more suitable?


Title: frozen pipes, tenants or landlord's responsibility?

Question:
Hi,

I'm renting a house in NYC with my roommates and we are all international students, which it means that we have no idea about issues related to frozen pipes.
We were back to our home country for a month during Christmas break, so I turned off the heater before I leave. (I didn't know that I should leave it on) And there are no indications on the contract about the minimum temperature of the house and leaving the heaters on during winter.
When we came back, the landlord told us that there was water everywhere in the house. He replaced some of the heaters, but we are not sure if he replaced the heaters because they were broken or, he did it because he already told us before the issue that he was thinking about replacing the old heaters.

So now, it seems like he wants to talk with us about the damages caused by the frozen pipes. I'm sure that he wants to ask us for the money of reparation. Are us still responsible for this negligent?
Due to the facts that we didn't know that we should leave it on and he didn't write it in the contract. And we told him that we were leaving the country for a month.

If in the worst case, is he supposes to deduct the amount of reparation fees from the deposits or ask us to pay separately? And, can he charge the amount that he thinks it worth or it's with the reparation receipt?

Answer:
 Check your lease. It should have a clause about damages, including plumbing.

Unfortunately, ignorance is not an excuse that will fly in court. Do you have renter's insurance? I know from experience that water damage is VERY costly (in the thousands) and likely exceeds the cost of your deposits.


Title: [MA] My stupid sister had an affair with a married guy. She moved into his apartment after his wife left him and now they suing his wife for rent money

Question:
I'll start out right away by saying that my sister is an idiot and she deserves what she gets. The only reason I am asking is because my parents are blind to her faults and gave her money so her and the guy could get a lawyer and I am concerned about them.

My sister had an affair with a guy who was married. His wife found out, filed for divorce and left him. She has proof. As I understand it, when his wife left there was one month left on the lease. She had a better job than him and was making a hundred per cent of the rent payment every month. She paid the last month owing of their rent and all the money owning to the end of the lease and moved out a month before the lease was up because she obviously wasn't re-signing for another year.

My sister moved in with the guy after his wife left and they signed a new lease. But they can't afford the rent payments. My parents helped her out at first because she is pregnant and she made a sob story to them. But they couldn't keep it up and now the guy and the sister are suing his wife in court for rent money for whatever dumb reason they thought up. My parents even ponied up for a lawyer for them. I don't care what happens to my sister but I am only concerned about my parents getting screwed. I don't think the lawyer is very good if he took a case like this but then again I am not a lawyer so I don't know. My question is: What is likely to happen to my sister and could my parents be affected?

Answer: You say your sister and the guy signed a new lease.  Was the ex-wife on that lease anywhere?  It would seem to me if she's not, then they have no case (but IANAL).  Your parents seem to have fallen for whatever line she has sold them.  I would just try not to get caught in this; your parents are adults and can make their own (dumb) decisions.


Title: Union lockout

Question:
[VA, USA]
Union employee here.  My union was recently locked out by our company, and the idea was fed to us (by our steward) that we would be fined $100 per day if we did not participate in picketing.  However, the way this is worded in the our union's by-law, it seems like this could only apply to a strike and not a lockout.
Here it is:

"Any union member who refuses to participate in a strike sanctioned by the National, or refuses to participate on a picket line, or refuses to perform any other assignment from the officers and representatives of (Union name excluded), will be fined an amount of one hundred ($100) dollars per day for non-participation FOR THE DURATION OF THE STRIKE."

If anyone could clear that up for me, it would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you in advance.

Answer: Paging /u/Ramady for Union stuff


Title: Injured at work now workers Comp is doing everything they can to not pay.

Question:
Title pretty much says it all…. But here's a little more detail without being too specific just incase.

So a couple months ago I was in a dive accident at work; it wasn't until a couple hours later that I began to feel very sick and decided it was time to go to the clinic. I am trained on basic dive medical injuries so I knew all the warning signs…
Now, I live somewhere that is known by locals to not have the best healthcare in general, let alone something specialist like dive/hyperbaric medicine. So, after a long night of being treated like a dehydrated or drug induced patient, I was eventually transferred to a hospital where the doctor gave his final diagnosis over the phone, without ever seeing me; basing his diagnosis completely off of what the final nurse told him about my stats (I was transferred between maybe 5-6 nurses over the course of the evening).

That brings us to my issue now. I am still feeling residual symptoms since that day. I have never felt quite "right" since that day. I have been doing everything I can to seek additional care, but for those who have never dealt with workers comp, it is a freaken NIGHTMARE! My claims specialist doesn't return my calls, and when she finally did… BOY WAS SHE RUDE... She flat out told me she does not have to talk to me if she doesn't feel like I have a legit reason for the call. She told me she was tired of answering the same questions even after I explained to her that I know NOTHING about workers comp and the paperwork/procedures I need to file, nor do I understand a majority of what she was talking about because she would contradict herself! I could tell she was fed up and could care less about me; which really sucks because she is the only person who can help me. She kept saying she had to go (she called me before she was out for the day) and eventually said "I really have to go now xxxxxx, goodbye" and *click.

So; pretty much, my options are to either to find a doctor that is listed under the workers comp website (none of which are a dive/hyperbaric specialist), and I did research on every doctor accepted, they are all rated horribly online…. OR, I can use my personal insurance to see a doctor that actually knows dive medicine, and fork the bill to get the proper health care I need.

I am so stressed out. I just want to feel better. I don't think any of this is fair and I don't even know where to start. :(

Thanks to everyone who read this long to hear me vent. And thanks in advance for the advice.

Answer: You should meet with workers' compensation attorneys to discuss your situation and select one to represent you.


Title: Would I be able to legally concealed carry this knife in California?

Question: [This](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003LNP9Y0/ref=s9_simh_gw_g200_i2_r?ie=UTF8&fpl=fresh&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=desktop-1&pf_rd_r=1K9HB1WRTSMT9FYSTSBP&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=2437869742&pf_rd_i=desktop) is the knife that I am talking about. It is assisted, but it does not legally meet the definition fo a switchblade (i think). Would I able to even legally own, let alone concealed carry this knife in California?

Answer:
 California cop here. The governing statute is PC 17235 which states

>As used in this part, "switchblade knife" means a knife having the appearance of a pocketknife and includes a spring-blade knife, snap-blade knife, gravity knife, or any other similar type knife, the blade or blades of which are two or more inches in length and which can be released automatically by a flick of a button, pressure on the handle, flip of the wrist or other mechanical device, or is released by the weight of the blade or by any type of mechanism whatsoever. "Switchblade knife" does not include a knife that opens with one hand utilizing thumb pressure applied solely to the blade of the knife or a thumb stud attached to the blade, provided that the knife has a detent or other mechanism that provides resistance that must be overcome in opening the blade, or that biases the blade back toward its closed position.

In summary. If the blade clicks closed and is held in place by only a button, lever, or something similar...or it can be opened by the flick of the wrist **and** it is more than 2 inches then it is illegal. There is otherwise no blade length limit.

Flick of a wrist is a contentious definition. Some officers have cited people for having legal pocket knives that can be opened with a violent flick of the wrist. I don't agree with that definition.  "Flick of the wrist" was intended to define butterfly knives and the like.


Title: [USA-MA]Wife's phone was stolen back in May. Cops have it on video, know who did, nothing has happened. They're now ignoring my wife's efforts to contact them.

Question:
Hey /r/legaladvice!

Okay, so, I'll try and convey this story as best as I can.

Back in May, I received a phone call from a number I didn't recognize. It was my wife, balling her eyes out, telling me someone had stolen her iPhone. She was with our two kids at a town playground, and thought she had left her phone on a bench and it disappeared. I called the phone, and there was no answer. I called again, and it went straight to voicemail. So I knew it was stolen.

I got to a PC as soon as I could and used Find My iPhone to lock it and enable the location alert. When I got home and was able to talk to my wife, she said there was a shady-looking guy smoking next to the slide (smoking is prohibited in playgrounds) and she thought he was the one who took her phone. She asked him if he had seen it, and he said no and quickly left. She managed to get a general description of his car, but was not able to get the plate number.

We went to the police station, but they said we didn't have enough information. That night, I got an email giving me a location where the phone had just turned on. My wife and I drove around the area and found a car that matched the car my wife described, but we didn't feel like this was enough information for the police.

The next day, my wife called the Parks and Recreation department to ask if they had cameras in the playground. They did, so my wife went there to watch the footage with the P&R director. They quickly found footage of my wife's phone being stolen.

In the video, my wife was pushing her stroller through the playground. Her phone fell out of it, and shady guy noticed. He waited a minute before walking over, picking it up, and pocketing it. Then he waited another minute and went to his car. He came back, and my wife asked him if he had seen her phone. He said no, and a minute later he grabbed his kids and left.

The plate details on the car were fuzzy, but, having the number from the car my wife and I had seen the day before, it was clear that the numbers matched. My wife also went on whitepages/Facebook and managed to find the shady guy's profile and therefore his name and address. The P&R director gave all of this information and the footage to the Captain of the PD.

Over the next two months, my wife had to constantly call the Captain for updates on the case (we understand a stolen phone is pretty low on the importance scale) because we were moving out-of-state and wanted a resolution ASAP.

I can't remember the exact timeline, but the series of events went something like:

* Captain finally gets a hold of shady guy

* Shady guy denies everything

* Captain shows shady guy a picture from video footage

* Shady guy breaks down crying. He doesn't know why he did it. Promises to give phone back

* Captain says since he already has priors, he doesn't want to press charges. He just wants easiest resolution for all

* Shady guy delays, delays, delays

* Captain gives one-week deadline before charges are pressed

* Last day, shady guy gives Captain an iPhone

* Wife compares iPhone serial number to her phone's serial number. They don't match up.

* Captain calls shady guy. Shady guy says it's same phone

* Captain tells shady guy about serial numbers

* Shady guy admits he couldn't get the phone back, so he bought a new one

* The iPhone is already registered to someone else's Apple account

* Shady guy says it's because they made him set it up when he bought it

* Captain demands receipt for purchase of phone

Aaaaaaaaand, this is the last of it. The Captain took the iPhone that shady guy claimed was new, and said he was going to take it to the phone dealer to see if it was new or not. The phone dealer told the Captain that it was indeed new, but my wife would need the PIN/password from shady guy to unlock it for herself. My wife told the Captain that she had already purchased a new phone (we waited three months while she used an old one) and just wanted to be reimbursed. The Captain said he would press charges on shady guy. We have since not heard anything. My wife has called and emailed the Captain repeatedly, to no avail. A search of court records shows nothing about shady guy.

We're only out a few hundred dollars, but we thought this would be a quick and easy open/close case provided we had it on video and shady guy confessed to the Captain that he did indeed steal the phone.

Do we have any recourse? We can't get in contact with the Captain. He seems to be ignoring my wife now. He still has the iPhone that shady guy tried to give my wife, as far as I know. Should we send a certified letter to him? I don't think the cost of the phone warrants a lawyer. But I know that it really upset my wife knowing that this guy went through her entire phone. We were able to see that he had logged into her Facebook at one point as well. She feels violated, and now that she's being ignored, it's even worse.

Sorry for this ridiculously long post, I just don't know what to do at this point. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

Answer: Barring resolution through the police department you can sue the guy for the value of the phone in small claims.Answer #2: I have found that unless it is a gun or a violent crime police tend to give zero fucks.Answer #3: A better course of action would be to go to his higher up, they'll hopefully have some answers for you at the very least or expedite the process. Answer #4: I will add something to these replies.  Find a decent lawyer.  This is both a criminal as well as a civil case.  If the police can't be bothered to follow up, pressure from the lawyer will get them to do so.  You MIGHT have to pay for an hour of the lawyer's time (to contact the police dept and politely threaten them that you'll sue the PD if they don't act), but if he's good, and the details are as you've stated, he might take it pro-bono and include attorney's fees when you win the case against the thief.  I was in a similar situation several years ago, and you'd be surprised at how quickly things change once a lawyer is involved.


Title: Neighbor Claiming I'm Trespassing in Common Area

Question:
In Texas

I own a townhome in a small neighborhood. All the outdoor areas are common areas. Earlier today, I was walking my dog in the common area in front of a group of homes. My dog started to poop so we stopped walking so she could do her business and I could pick it up.

Immediately as soon as we stopped, one of my neighbors came out of her house and started screaming at us that we were on her property and every time we walked in the area we got her dog all riled up so she bought cameras to record us and report us. She was also pointing her phone at us, implying she was recording us.

I calmly told her that we weren't on her property. We were on common area and not doing anything illegal or in violation of the HOA rules. She screamed that she was going to file a complaint against us and stormed into her house.

She has at least one camera in her home pointed towards common area. At no point in time was my dog off leash, destroying property or loitering. As soon as she stopped pooping, I picked it up and we walked away.

I've already emailed my HOA with a full accounting of the incident and a request for clarification on if she has the right to prohibit us from walking in common area. I'm afraid that she might alter footage of my dog pooping to only show that but not show me picking up the poop. I'm concerned she might be threatening other neighbors.

But how else can I protect myself? What if she calls the police? Can I claim that she's harassing me if she does this again?

Answer: You could always try wearing a GoPro to record your side of the interaction.


Title: Landlord charging for an extra month of rent citing a lack of thirty day notice when lease was a year long lease that terminates immediately

Question:
I'm trying to write this calmly and succinctly but this interaction has left he very upset and sick to my stomach.So a bit of background on this. This happened earlier today and the apartment was rented in Santa Cruz California for my last year in school I was in the process of moving out of my apartment where the lease ended on the September 09,2018. This lease was initially signed with a different landlord but they sold the apartment complex. We were told out contracts would remain unchanged. While packing my things and cleaning op my apartment I sent called the current landlord regarding details of the move out. During the course of discussing the procedure for the move out process he mentioned that I had missed a rent payment and that I would have to have it taken out of my deposit. This confused me as i had been paying monthly. I checked my account history and discovered I had made a mistake but that mistake had been that I had accidentally payed a full month's worth of rent($2900). I texted the landlord that I had discovered this discrepancy then called him. During this call the new landlord acknowledged that the check he cashed was of a mistaken amount and that the amount overplayed would be fixed with the security deposit. I asked again for clarification on the walkthrough procedure and what time he would be available and he stated that he had not received my thirty days notice and though he would consider this conversation  as that thirty days notice I would be liable for payments until early next month. This confused me since I did not recall that being a required element of my contract. A bit of conversation later and handing the phone over to my mother and older sister who were over helping me move out we pulled up the contract we signed with the initial landlord. which stated the following.

**TERM:** The term of this Agreement is for 12 (term), beginning on 09/22/17 and ending on  09/09/18
at which time this Lease shall terminate without further notice. Any holding over thereafter shall result in Resident being liable
to Owner/Agent for daily rental damages equal to the current market value of the unit, divided by 30. A “month-to-month”
tenancy subject to the terms and conditions of this agreement shall be created only if Owner/Agent accepts rent from
Resident thereafter, and if so accepted, tenancy may be terminated by Resident after service upon the Owner/Agent of a
written 30-day Notice of Termination. Except as prohibited by law, that month-to-month tenancy may be terminated by the
Owner/Agent by service upon the Resident of a written 60-day notice of termination of tenancy. However, Civil Code Section
1946.1 provides that “if any tenant or resident has resided in the dwelling for less than one year”, the Owner/Agent may
terminate the tenancy by service upon the Resident of a written 30-day notice.

So it is true gave the landlord a payment of 2900 for the month where the lease ended on the seventh, but I communicated to him that this payment was a mistake and this communication occurred before any mention of the thirty days notice. The landlord is citing this mistaken payment as owner accepting rent from the resident thereafter, despite the final payment being accepted on 09/04/18, before the 09/09/18 expiration of the contract and the landlord admitting this payment was a mistaken payment which overpayed. The landlord is trying to loop us into payed an extra months rent(2900) for this and told us to have our attorney talk to his attorney in part of the conversation. He was really argumentative and harsh in the communications and any advice in dealing with this situation would be greatly appreciated.

Answer: My only thing is that it could be potentially against you because most leases require you to give a notice to the landlord even if you know the lease expires, otherwise the lease goes into a month to month. This ensures the landlord can go ahead and look for a new tenant without having to keep the unit vacant for longer than needed. If you didn’t give notice and then sent the payment for rent for the next month (which was sent accidentally)  but the landlord would probably assume you wanted to keep the lease month to month. Honestly you may be at a loss. Maybe you could try and find a replacement tenant and see if you could get reimbursed at least a pro-rated amount of the rent you paid.


Title: cut the end of my thumb off at work. boss is denying me ever working there.

Question: i am a 20 year old male and today I cut off the end of my thumb at my woodworking job in vancouver washington. when filing for workmans comp we couldnt find my bosses business, i called him and he said "you arent on file here, you little punk, good luck". i have to have reconstructive surgery on thursday. I have insurance but it happened at work, so he should have to pay for it and my lost wages, right?

Answer:
 Work comp attorney here, but not in your state.

You need to see a work comp applicant attorney in your state. I don't know your state's laws, but assuming they are anything like CA, then yes the employers insurance should cover the med bills. You can also get temporary disability, but in my state that is not full wages (2/3rds). If you have residual issues, you may get some permanent disability as well - although it won't be much.

Your employers actions may also give rise to a civil claim as well - but again, you need to see a work comp/employment attorney in your state to discuss.

If you are low on cash, many will take cases for a portion of the settlement.

Good luck!


Title: Friend being forced to pay "child support" in order to see daughter until custody hearing. (Texas)

Question:
My friend (let's call him Q) has a young daughter (< 1 year) with his ex girlfriend. After their breakup they split time equally with the daughter (I.e., week with Q then week with ex). A few weeks ago he was served with papers stating she was suing for joint custody with her determining where the child lives and receives child support. Pretty standard I think.

Q immediately retained a lawyer and counter sued. He was then denied access to his child for 2 & 1/2 weeks and the Ex is claiming communication should only go through her lawyer. I'm not sure how her denying him access to his daughter is legal, but she also rescheduled the daughters doctor appt when he notified her that he would be attending and did notify Q leading to Q showing up to the appt and being notified she had already been seen.

Q has requested an early hearing due to him not having access to his daughter but the Ex's lawyer has managed to delay the early hearing until the end of this month. A temporary "agreement" contract was sent to Qs lawyer from Exs lawyer that allows a short visit 3x weekly if he pays child support. Q signed the contract under duress of not being able to see his daughter. The Ex has been publically requesting character statements through social media and defaming Q in response to his counter suit.

What are Qs options? He has council but this is very strange. Qs lawyer knows the council retained by Ex and said this was very strange behavior but he is not a known quack lawyer. Can the Ex legally hold the daughter from him until he pays her? Q contacted the police and has records of his multiple request for access to the daughter - again no court order exists yet and precedence prior to her refusing access was equal custody and responsibility with him covering medical.

Thanks!

Answer: One thing we really don't like to do here is second-guess people's lawyers in an ongoing case.  They have all the relevant facts, which we do not.


Title: Wife's abuser trying to see child.

Question:
I live in north Carolina. I'm in a fairly messed up situation. While were engaged, my now wife was raped by someone at a party. Yes it was rape, she came out with bruises and a black eye. Police didn't touch the case because she had been drinking and his friends had his back.

Anyways, she got pregnant and we were hoping it was mine. It wasn't and it's obvious since we are both white and the rapist was black. I also did a DNA test before we got married. I married her anyways and put my name on the birth certificate. Now the rapist got her number from somewhere and figured out she had a baby which we were trying to hide from him. Now he is threatening us with legal action to force us to give him custody or visitation. Obviously we are super opposed to this. Does he have a case and what should we do?

Answer: Tell him his contact is unwanted and if he actually starts legal action, you get a lawyer.


Title: Stolen photos being sold as posters online! Help!!!

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 DMCA takedown request to:

E-mail: support@posterlounge.co.uk

E-mail: info@posterlounge.co.uk

?


Title: I'm a webcam model applying for SSI Disability. What is my Occupational Title?

Question:
Not only did I model, I did everything myself related to my business from bookkeeping to costumes, IT, planning, etc. Am I an actress? Model? Camera operator? Producer?

I did not work in a studio or with anyone in person but have been an independent, self-employed webcam model and business owner and operator since 2001.

Edit1: Didn't think I needed to go into how/why I became disabled or that I wasn't able to work anymore but without revealing all that, I did become disabled after 16 years of working and paying taxes and I did not ask if I qualified. I asked "What is my Occupational Title?"

Edit2: http://www.occupationalinfo.org/

Answer:
 How are you going to claim you can't work when you work?Answer #2: If you have your own buisiness why do you need disability benefits? Answer #3: > Not only do I model, I do everything myself related to my business from bookkeeping to costumes, IT, planning, etc.

Well then, I have great news for you! You're actually not disabled and are perfectly capable of continuing to do those things. Congrats, you're self employed and don't need SSDI! Answer #4: You're not going to get disability if you're able to do all of those things. I can't even sit in my chair or stand up for longer than 15 minutes without my legs going numb, I fall asleep without warning pretty often, and I'm at a 7/10 at minimum pain level almost constantly from degenerative disc disease, and I'm having to appeal.

You have to be *unable* to work in *any* field, been unable to work a certain length of time, and have paid in to social security for a number of years before you qualify. It doesn't sound like you meet every one of those requirements.Answer #5: I'm confused on why you are applying for Social Security Disability. Are you still currently working?


Title: Can my boss ask me about my medical choices?

Question:
A co-worker recently came down with a highly-contagious illness. This promoted my boss to send out an email "**STRONGLY** encouraging" us to all get a corresponding shot.

She approached me and gave me a mini-speech which was essentially the email all over again. We moved on in the discussion. Then, towards the end, she put me on the spot suddenly and asked, "So, are you going to go and get the shot?", and in a manner which clearly showed that she expected an answer-- a specific answer

It felt invasive and pushy. My personal medical choice are my own. What is the precedent here?
It is proper for an employer to intimidate their employees into answering questions regarding their personal medical choices?

Thanks in advance.

Answer: Sure, he can ask.  He can also encourage, and encourage strongly.  Depending on the nature of the illness, he may be able to take temporary action to remove you from the situation until it's resolved.


Title: Can a store owner actually get the cops involved and press charges from an employee “stealing” a drink? Location: Vancouver, Canada.

Question:
I work at a franchised-branch of a smoothie chain and The employee perk is one free drink when you’re on shift.

Recently one of the employees has been stopping by the store more frequently (like 2-3x a week) free of charge as he works there.

My manager has said that the store owner will get the cops involved and press charges  if he catches an employee making themselves a drink for free if they’re not working because he considers this stealing (the store owner is a cheap ass). But its usually fine if the employee lets the manager know they’re stopping by to make a drink

If the store owner does catches an employee making themselves a drink and not paying, can the store owner call the cops and press charges? Cause I personally don’t think cops give 2 fucks over an employee making themselves a drink at their work place.

Answer: How is that any different than shoplifting or taking $4.50 (or whatever the price of a smoothie is) out of the till?