Title: Audio Recording a Disciplinary Meeting

Question:
I worked in Human Resources. I was having issues with a boss that was being insulting and giving me coachings that were not even related to me. For example, I was given discipline for an event that happened before work when the person who drops me off at work got into a verbal argument with another employe in the parking lot. I wasn't a part of it outside of being dropped off by the same person. Moving on, I had a feeling that I was going to have another issue with this manager and when I was called in for yet another impromptu discipline session, I recorded the audio for proof. The meeting went worse than expected with insults, and ridiculousness like crazy. I was threatened and everything and never once showed any aggression in response. After the meeting I was very heated and told another member of the HR department (higher than me) about the altercation and that I recorded it for proof. I went home shortly after. I was called at 9pm that night and suspended by the manager in question for recording the interview. I got a hold of my regional manager and told her the story. She said all parts of the discipline could be removed because she did not agree with them either. Two days later I was fired. No questions asked.

Assistance? I live in Florida and there is no Union. Can and should I seek an attorney?

Answer:
 Florida is a two party consent state. Also, being a douche-bag to you isn't illegal in and of itself.

Any idea why manager hates you?


Title: Got a 6 month bonus after I quit, can my ex-employer take it back?

Question:
I got a 6 month bonus. 3 weeks after I quit and no longer worked for this company. I had no idea, I was getting a bonus... if I had known I would have quit the day after.

Technically my last day working there was 5 days short of 6 months. My last day (the one I gave when I put notice was 1 day short of 6 months.)

The company has been trying to contact me and I have a feeling it’s them wanting the money back. I’m just preparing myself for that possibility. Any advise?

Answer: Yes, they can definitely claim it back, and sue if you don’t. Answer #2: Sounds like it is money you are not entitled to.  So give it back, and make sure your 1099 or W2 is correct at tax time and doesn't show this amount.  I would recommend if handing the check back in person make a copy (front and back) of it and have the receiving person sign it that they received it.


Title: Landlord threatens to sue for unpaid rent

Question: My landlord is threatening to sue over unpaid rent. My two roommates and I (all college students) are under a joint lease where we are expected to pay $330 each. One of my roommates refused to pay rent for 6 months. Our landlord did not inform any of us about the rent not being paid until the last month of the lease. Thus, letting one of my roommate basically live there for free. We received no warning about unpaid rent until it summed to over $2000. This is highly unethical since she let the amount of money owed grow just to benefit herself. The roommate who did not pay is refusing to get in contact with the landlord, my other roommate, and myself. My landlord demonstrated that she expected a certain amount of money from the roommate. She knows one of my roommates and myself are paid in full. I don't know if there's any legal defense which would get my roommate (who paid) and I out of the legal situation.

Answer: You can pay your debt and sue your roommate.


Title: What is it called when you are aware of a crime but you do not report it and you also help to conceal the crime?

Question: Edit: Washington State. I forgot what this is called, thank you

Answer: It's called accessory after the fact, you could also be called an accomplice.


Title: Adobe software damaged my hardware

Question:
Adobe software bug actually permanently damaged my brand new Macbook Pro. I've brought up the issue with customer support and am waiting for their response. Taking my laptop to Apple today.

What are my rights here?

Answer: How?  Software doesn't typically have the ability to damage hardware, though I suppose it might be possible.  Please provide more complete details on the damage on how you know it was due to Adobe software.


Title: (Update/More Info Needed) Will My Elderly Grandparents Have To Settle For In-Store Credit Instead Of A Cash Refund?

Question:
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Topic:
Consumer Law

Answer: You've called the credit card company, let them handle it. They've been given all the information, correct? I would let it rest until your grandparents hear from them. If you have a receipt for A and they delivered B, it should be pretty clear cut for the credit card company.


Title: 24 hour eviction in Denver without cause

Question: My brother came home to a notice on his door stating he had 24 hour vacate due to the apartment wanting to remodel. There was no offer to move apartments and the notice said he would not be able to sign a new lease. He always pays his rent on time, has absolutely no complaints against him and he has been living in this apartment for over two years. His lease isn't up till the end of August. I'm just looking for some help or more direct resources because it seems like this can't be right for someone who has done absolutely nothing wrong. (you'd love him as a neighbor, he works a lot, volunteers for a dog rescue and owns a big lovable cat). Can anyone help me with renters rights in Denver, Colorado about being evicted because the apartment building wants to renovate a unit that still has a lease for a few months? Shouldn't it be more than 24 hours.

Answer: Colorado law dictates that they must give either a Demand for Compliance to give them a chance to fix an issue, or a Notice to Quit, then after 3 business days they can start the eviction process if the tenant has broken the lease. If he hasn't, given that he's lived there for more than one year, they have to give him a notice to vacate at least 91 days in advance. They can only give 24 hours notice if he's been there for less than one week.


Title: [Mobile, AL] Told a cop he was being kind of a dick

Question:
TL,DR: I accused a cop of being a dick and was arrested.

Hello, scared redditor here.

I was at a parade in Mobile, AL, and asked a cop if I could cross a parade to reach family. (I know, dumb question, and no, I wasn't drunk.) He was, well, kind of a dick about answering. In response, I said "sorry, I was just asking." To which he said "and I'm just telling you." To which I responded, "No, actually you're being kind of a dick." To which he responded "I'll show you how big of a dick I can be." And I said "Is that a threat?" (Keep in mind I kept an even tone through all of this.) And it was. One he cashed in on. I was arrested for disorderly conduct. On the report he claims multiple fallacies including that I continued to be disorderly with officers and that I alarmed other parade-goers. Neither of these statements are true. If anyone was alarmed, I imagine it was from the policeman yelling, not my polite use of curse words. I'm worried this will affect my life very negatively. I'm also under workers comp obligations in Denver, CO, for hurting my back at work (something I repeatedly told the officers and was duly ignored while doing so). Basically I need advice on wtf to do. Do I need a lawyer? Was I wrongfully arrested as I think I was? What about workers comp if I'm not allowed to leave AL? Does it matter that I was never read miranda rights? Is it significant that the cop began physically accosting me before telling me I'm under arrest? (I think that's what he meant by being disorderly to officers.) Does it matter that he said "I don't want to fight you" before I asked if I was under arrest? (He  only told me I was under arrest after I asked.)

I know that's a lot to read, but please read it. I am so confused and clueless. The Google doesn't help. Please, kind redditors, lend me your minds.

Thanks!!

Answer: You should talk to a lawyer and stop annoying cops. Answer #2: This is par for the course. Surprised you also weren't charged with resisting. These things have a tendency to go away quietly, but you never know. You should make an appointment with an attorney to be safe. Answer #3: Get a lawyer. They can usually lessen penalties. Maybe even get an expungement. In the future, don't talk back to police.


Title: I got a parking ticket in CA, and live in CO. What will happen if I never pay it?

Question:
Background: I'm in Los Angeles for 5 weeks for a quick internship. I park daily within a half block of the street I live on, where parking is unrestricted other than street sweeping. Street sweeping is Tuesdays on some sides of the streets, and Wednesdays on others. I have Utah plates on my car, but live in Colorado.

What Happened: I screwed up, and parked on the wrong side last night, thinking that was the Wednesday side. I come out to my car to go to work this morning, and see a ticket on the windshield: $73.

Going Forward: I'd like to not pay this. I know I deserve it, that's not what I'm arguing. What will happen? I read on LADOT's site that they do not tow or boot until you've had at least 5 unpaid parking tickets, and I do not intend to get another one. Also, the ticket states that the cost eventually doubled if left unpaid, so I figure worst-case scenario I'd have to pay $146 sometime down the road. Should I be concerned about a bench warrant? I don't really plan to ever register my vehicle in California. What can I expect going forward?

Sparknotes: $73 ticket for parking during street sweeping, leaving CA in 5 weeks, what will happen if I don't pay the ticket?

Answer: Parking tickets in California don't have an end of life. If they sell it to a CA to recover it can be listed on your credit reports. I don't know if Calif. law allows interest and fees on top of a traffic ticket.


Title: I got into a fender bender a few weeks ago, but just discovered that the guy was parked in a no parking zone. (VA)

Question:
Basically the title. I was going to work and missed my turn, and hit a parked car while i was backing out into the street to turn around a few weeks ago. The guy hadn't even been parked for more than 15 seconds. The car isnt his, its his fiancees. Its purely cosmetic damage on the door.

However, i went looking to see if there was a "NO PARKING" sign because the road is a double yellow line, 2 lane road. And low and behold, there is a sign. And it states no parking along the entire side of the road. I'm supposed to meet with the girl tomorrow, but I feel like i have a case not to pay it because of her boyfriend's illegal parking job. Do i have to pay?

Possibly relative side note, we dont have a police report. Im trying to join the military, and it wasn't a huge accident, so avoiding the police is a HUGE deal for me right now.

Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer: You hit a non-moving car. Where he was parked is irrelevant and will not remove your liability. You (or your insurer) will have to pay damages.


Title: (Ohio) A pedophile just moved into my neighborhood. Can I pass out flyers to tell my neighbors?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 What is your goal here? Is it really to make people "aware" or is it so this guy will get harassed and will move?  Answer #2: "Pedophile" is not a legal definition.  It's a psychiatric diagnosis.  Are you a psychiatrist?  If not, you should not be putting psychiatric labels on anyone in information you intend to distribute publicly.

This can be construed both as harassment, and as defamation if you are factually wrong about exactly what this person was convicted of.  So you would be far wiser to mind your own business.

The sex offender registry was a reasonable idea that has turned into the modern version of a witch hunt.  Their cry was "protect the children" too.Answer #3: Call the sheriff and ask to speak to the person in charge of the sex registry. A person only has three days to register his new address, and it is a felony if they don't. Answer #4: If the offender has just moved the site may just have not been updated yet. Do not take it on yourself to let people know. As a letter carrier I got to witness some of the backlash that can come from this. The person in question had done their time, got assistance, and then stayed clean. Overzealous neighbor "helped" by telling the neighborhood and the person had a hell of a time afterwards till they just decided to end it.


Title: [MO] My university intercepted my state tax return claiming that I owe them almost $6000. I graduated in 2010 and they have never once tried to collect this debt from me.

Question:
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Topic:
Credit Debt Bankruptcy

Answer:
 There is a 10 year statute of limitations in Missouri on this type of debt.

You'll have to dispute it.Answer #2: Demand that they produce a judgement against you signed by a judge.  Also, you need to know / understand the basis on which they have decided that you owe the nearly $6k.  Demand a detailed accounting and audit of your account.

Consult an attorney.
Answer #3: >  I received a diploma, which IMO is the ultimate sign from a University that you no longer owe them money.

That's not how it works.  The diploma signifies that you passed the required course work to get a degree - it has nothing to do with any debt accrued while in school.  A diploma is not like a title to a car.

This whole thing is worded like you owe the money but believe you don't.


Title: I reported my mother for abusing me two months ago and her court date is next week. The police said it was only a misdemeanor but her lawyer said she might go to jail for what she did to me. Is there a high chance she will go to jail though? I live in CA.

Question:
My mother is the only one in my family who makes money. I'm 17 and i'm struggling to find a job and my father refuses to get a job and he's 53. Almost two months ago I reported her to the police for abusing me and they took pictures of my injuries which were all bruises but they didn't arrest her on spot. The court date is next week and she said her lawyer claimed that she might go to jail for what she did.

I'm not sure what to do with our money situation and it stresses me out. If she goes to jail nobody in our family will be able to provide for us, other than welfare.

Answer:
 I'm going to say this as someone who used to get manipulated in to doing bullshit for my abusive mother...

You're not responsible for your parents in any way/shape/form. If they can't/won't work, then let the system work *for* you until you hit 18. If your parents can't provide food/shelter, call the authorities again.

Don't let them make you responsible for the rent and bills. That's your mom and dad's problem, not yours. If your family has to live on welfare for a while, so be it.

If you can, get a checking account *that does not allow your parents access* and start saving up for when you can leave. Answer #2: >she said her lawyer claimed that she might go to jail for what she did.

Consider the source. Answer #3: She's manipulating you man...

She abused you, this is her fault and she'll have to stand in front of a judge because of it..Answer #4: "It's only a misdemeanor" means she won't be jailed for longer than a year.Answer #5: They are pressuring you to avoid cooperating with the prosecution so that she can evade all consequences for her actions.

There it is, plain and simple.  Don't let a bunch of garbage people intimidate you from standing up for yourself.


Title: My employer wants me to register for a Fictitious Business Name in order to get paid, why would I need to do this? Is this legit?

Question:
I’m applying for a new job and my employer wants me to get a DBA(Doing Business As) to help facilitate paychecks. I want to know if this is common practice for small businesses to require this for employees? Also, why would I need to get a DBA in order to get paid?

FYI: This is a new teaching company that I am planning to work for. Is this sketchy?
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer:
 Have you met your employer in person? By what process are you meant to register your DBA? Who picks the name of the DBA? Are you an independent contractor? Have you simply asked your boss to explain what this is about?Answer #2: If you haven't met anyone in person from your prospective employer, then it could be a fake job as a pretext to a fake check scam.  (They send you a real looking but fake check for your first paycheck, and then they ask you to use some of that money to pay someone for some reason.  Your real money will be in their pockets before you and your bank realize that the check they sent to you was fake.)

If your prospective employer is legit, then it could be that they want to claim you as an independent contractor and not an employer, and that they believe this will be more legit if they make payments out to your DBA rather than to your real name (this isn't true, but they might feel that way).Answer #3: sketchy


Title: if i was sent a jury duty notice from a county i no longer live in, and get it dropped cuz i provide a new address, and then 3 months later get a new summons from the new address, can i get out of it?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Nope.Answer #2: On what grounds?  You were randomly selected - quit whining and do your civic duty.


Title: My employer's paycheck bounced, overdrafted my account, i have another check due tomorrow, and she is giving me no indication of when I will get paid. Help!

Question:
I worked for a spa for two months. In that time they did not live up to any promises they made about the client income and product availability. Two weeks ago I was supposed to get paid, and they said they were having problems setting up direct deposit, so the check would be late. It took nearly one week for them to write me a check. I deposited into my bank account last week. Yesterday I quit the job, fearing job insecurity. Last night my paycheck bounced and over drafted my account. I wrote my former employer a facebook message at 11:30 pm to let her know this happened, and I needed the money  to be returned to me ASAP. She started by telling me that I should not message her at 11:30 at night over HR matters. and that I could email her. I then proceeded to ask her when I would get paid, and demand that I received a check soon. She accused me of harassment and gave no indication to when I am going to see my money. As of tomorrow I will be owed another paycheck. But I know I won't see it.

I have called the US Department of Labor, waiting for a call back.
I'm also waiting for calls to be returned from a few attorneys.
Google gives me a hundred different answers. I'm confused. I feel so scared that I'll never see that money. I just don't know what to expect. Can anybody offer advice or an idea of how this is going to go down and what legal hoops I will have to jump through to get paid??
I am in Orlando Florida.

Answer: She might not have the money. (broke). Florida is one of the worst States for employees to be owed money because you're either on your own or you have to go through the US Dept of Labor which normally only goes after overtime and minimum wage violators. Were you an actually employee or paid as a 1099?


Title: [FL] Employer lost entire day's worth of cash sales, is taking our tips until it is paid for, is this legal?

Question: This is not the first issue we've had with this owner doing immoral things, however this I believe to be past the line of legality. If so what can I do about it. I put in my two weeks when I found out about this and my last shift is tomorrow night. Despite this, I still want to make sure that he faces repercussions for actions like this.

Answer: You should contact your state Department of Labor and follow their processes for complaints.


Title: Got a ticket for speeding but...? TX Please help me fight it!

Question:
Okay so here's what happened. I got pulled over for "speeding". The officer that pulled me over was NOT the officer that supposedly clocked me for speeding.

Here are some other things:
The officer never showed me the gun that clocked me over the speed limit.
He also had some typos on my ticket (DOB and info on me)
I have a police radar and it never when off when I was pulled over or prior.

I'm 19 and I don't really have the money to hire an attorney. I live in Dallas but was stopped in Flower Mound.

Last bit of info I was pulled over last year for speeding as well but it got dismissed.

Also should I just hire an attorney and get the ticket over with or should I go myself and fight the ticket.

If I do go myself what should I say or do. What paper work do I need and where can I get a hold of it?

Lastly I hired an attorney last time but he never notified me of what was going on and had just shitty service.

Answer:
 Bad news.

The officer who clocked you doesn't have to be the one who stops you.

The officer isn't required to show you the RADAR gun.

Minor clerical errors on a summons won't void it out or get the charges dismissed.
Answer #2: I don't see a judge siding with a 19 year old whose only defense is "My police radar detector didn't go off".

Either sell things to be able to lawyer up, or take the ticket and pay for it. And slow down.


Title: Website listing local drug dealers

Question:
Hello /r/legaladvice/,

I'm interested in started a website that would be a simple database of all the local drug dealers.  My goal is to spur community action to get these long time criminals out of the community as the police refuse to do anything.  It would be a simple database that would list things like:

-Name
-Age
-Pictures
-Drugs person sales
-Usual corners/locations they sell from
-List of aliases/description of features like tattoos
-List of priors
-Quality of product
-List of contact information including phones and social media

This would be combined with a comment section where people could rate quality of product, complaints about product/dealer, and for general shit posting.

My thinking is: since these people do this in plain view of the public they wouldn't mind having the information on the web for everyone to see.

My concerns are:
-how much trouble would I get into in court assuming my attempts to remain anonymous fail?  I do hope to eventually expand it to a scope beyond my local community.  I also plan on combining the website with various banners that I will be putting up around town with this information.

Answer:
 1) if you are wrong about the people it would constitute defamation and you could be sued

2) drug dealers are by definition criminals, let’s say you don’t stay anonymous, you are putting your safety at risk

The better approach is to report criminal activity to the police and to the extent you want to create community groups to advocate for enforcement policies do that.  Your plan is asking for both legal and potentially physical trouble.

Edit - also what u/krnatx saidAnswer #2: why would quality of product need to be rated if you are trying to get rid of drug dealers in your area. It seems like you want to find a way to make it easy to buy drugs.


Title: (FL) Is it legal for a retail store to only hire "native Spanish speakers"?

Question:
I've noticed that a lot of the local job ads near me specify "native Spanish speakers ONLY!". These are normal retail/cashiering jobs. They are stores like Walmart,target and similar local places.

The Spanish speaking community is pretty small here(maybe 5%) so it's not as if it one of the main languages if anything French creole would be more helpful.

So is it legal for them to only hire native Spanish speakers? Even if someone else can speak Spanish it isn't their native language?

And just to clarify they don't care if you are fluent they want native speakers only.

Answer: that's probably illegal, as it's ghosting for national orgin. that said, if they took Spanish speakers in general it's more possible.


Title: [FL] Arrived to teach a class I was scheduled to teach, only to have no students. Does this allow my employer to not pay me?

Question:
Hi, legaladvice. I recently started working for an after-school arts organization. When I accepted the job offer, we established that I would be paid a certain rate for general service hours (like administration work) and a higher rate for hours spent instructing. Everyone who works there is paid the same amount. I was initially brought on for a certain amount of general hours as well as two hour-long classes per week, but the week before classes, I was assigned two extra hour-long clases per week.

Last week I had asked multiple times how many people had signed up for my first class, for planning purposes, only to be told no one had. I then asked multiple times if that meant she would like to cancel the class, but was told by the owner that she thought people would show up and did not want to cancel.

Today was the first day of classes for the year, and I had two classes to teach today. No one came for my first class. I stayed onsite, in the room I was told to be in, fully prepared to teach. I asked the owner several times in the first half-hour about there being no one there, and she gave several excuses, saying they were likely just late and would arrive any minute. I took that to mean that I should keep waiting.

My second class had six children, and went as normal.

Today is also pay day. When I picked up my check, I noticed I had not been rendered any payment for that first class, which I had arrived for and been prepared to teach. When I accepted the job, it was not made clear that being paid for my time was in any way contingent on class attendance.

I talked to the owner, and she refused to offer me payment of any kind for my time for the first class. On advice of other employees, I told her I would not accept a check with an incorrect amount on it. (She then spent about half an hour screaming at me.)

She eventually refused to discuss it further, and left, saying she would email me. I did not take any payment for the work I did this week.

If she had canceled the class even an hour beforehand, I obviously would've been fine with not being paid. However, I was there and prepared to teach. **Is it legal for her to refuse payment to me for that hour? Am I in the wrong for requesting payment for that hour, or for refusing payment I thought was incorrect?** If it is legal, wouldn't it mean I could potentially show up for classes, have no kids  arrive for any of them, and not be paid for coming at all? (I asked her this, and she refused to answer, saying it was a "what-if" and not relevant.)

Also, if it matters, both I and the other employees don't think she's willing to fire me. (Though, if she did, it honestly wouldn't be the worst thing in the world.)

Answer:
 How long was the first class, and of that period of time, how long did you wait in the classroom?

Are you an employee (W2) or an independent contractor (1099)?

&#x200B;Answer #2: Are you a w-4 employee? If so I would consider that "Engaged to Wait" as you were required to remain present in case a student arrived and we're not free to use the time as you wished.


Title: Apartment AC has been broken since wenesday. We have dogs, kids and an epileptic here. They said if it’s not fixed by Monday to call. We can’t wait that long. Legally what can I do? TEXAS

Question:
It’s currently 83 degrees inside we have dogs, I have asthma, we have an epileptic too. What can I do right now? We have nowhere else to go.
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 Can you go to the store and buy a window A/C unit? You can find a cheap one for $80-$100.

It has to be done within a reasonable timeframe. 7 days I think? You’re only a few days in and unfortunately hitting a weekend.

Outside of calling and asking them to hurry up, you might have to go buy yourself a window unit if you can’t go elsewhere for a few days. Maybe ask if they’ll reimburse the unit.


Title: Accident on airlines flight departing from SLC (Utah, US)

Question:
Let's suppose someone accidentally dropped a laptop out of their bag while storing said bag in the overhead bins while boarding a flight departing SLC. And let's suppose the falling laptop injured a passenger.

Can you please give advice for a situation like this? Assume the victim has the phone number and driver's license of the person who dropped the laptop.

Please give advice for the person who dropped the laptop.

Answer:
 You dropped the laptop?

You could reach out, apologize, and inquire as to the well-being of the person you dropped it on.

There's no further advice to be given unless the person you dropped it on takes action, in the form of one of the following:

- Requesting payment; or

- Suing you; or

- Making statements about your actions

Until then, any advice we can proffer is going to be largely speculative.


Title: Underage DWI question [Texas]

Question: This is a theoretical, but probable situation. I'm 18, so I can't legally drink. But, if I legally consumed alcohol in the presence of a guardian, then drove off, then get pulled over and breathalyzer test, and they find me under the legal limit (I think it's .08% in Texas) would I still be charged with a DUI/DWI for having alcohol in my system as a minor?

Answer: Yes, and in Texas DWI is taken extremely seriously, even more so for minors. The average economic cost for a DWI in Texas is $17,000... Don't do it buddy, you can get A LOT of Uber/Cab rides for $17,000.


Title: Should I call cps? If so what are the possible outcomes

Question:
A friend of mine is in town visiting and she is staying with a friend of hers who I am not personally friends with.  For the sake of symplicity let’s call my visiting friend A and the friend she is staying with B.

B has 5 kids ages 18 months, 4, 8,13 and 17. B lives in a two bedroom apartment and all the kids except 13 year old sleep on sectional. A did not know of these conditions when she came to visit but has not left due to the reasons that will follow.

B works 6-7 days a week as a waitress. She makes about $150-250 a day depending on if she is working lunch and dinner or just dinner.  She is a single mother and gets no child support. Her rent is $750. ( my friend asked her out of curiosity ) she has no WiFi and no cable.

Here are the  problems.

B will not feed her children. There is absolutely no food in the house. When she wakes up to go to work she makes no food. When she comes home she occasionally brings food to them around 11 pm at night. There is NO FOOD in the house. She leaves no money to get food. The little kids do not eat until she gets home from work. The older ones get meals at school but do not eat on the weekends.

When A Told me this I came over and saw the situation. Absolutely no food in the house. Nothing. Kids running around in a tiny apartment dirty with no clothes on. For these reasons A has stated and tried to help the kids. She has bought clothes, groceries and cooked meals for them. I also spent $50 and bought groceries for them which were gone in a few days. The 17 year old especially eats a lot.

A has asked B why she does not get on food stamps but B just shrugs and says she doesn’t feel like it. A also told B she needs to get groceries for her kids or leave money because they are hungry. Yesterday B went to grocery and bought : 2 bags of candy, 3 lunchables and Capri suns.

A leaves next week and is devastated leaving this children with no food. She has told her friend straight up THIS IS NOT OKAY U MUST FEED UR CHILDREN and B just says “I know I’ll go to groceries.”  When I brought over the $50 worth of food her 8 year old said “oh my gosh this is the most food I’ve ever seen”

I have no clue how this is, but none of her kids are under weight (although the two youngest are definitely the thinnest which makes sense since the older ones are getting breakfast and lunch at school) but they do not eat all day. The 13 year old and 8 year old are expected to care for the little ones. It is utter and complete chaos. And remember - 4 of the children sleep on a sectional every night. They don’t even have tooth brushes.

She is a completely neglectful of her kids. She will work 11-11 come home and go to a club with her friends. She does not care that her children are at home all day with NO FOOD.

I looked her up and saw she lost custody for a while of her 8 year old bc when he was 3 she allowed her boyfriend to physically abuse him. She obviously has since gotten him back.

A wants to call CPS but is scared because B is undocumented. I want to call CPS but all the kids have us each other and if they are separated idk how they would cope. Does anyone have any possible advice here.

Answer: If b is undocumented then she should be a bit more mindful of how she cares for her children. A should call cps. If everything you have said here is accurate I can’t imagine why a would hesitate.


Title: [CA] I bought a used car at a small dealership, transfer paperwork hasn't been completed to name me new owner, dealership is gone.

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Contact the DMV, explain to them the situation. They may give you a temporary plate and try to track down the dealer themselves.


Title: I believe the justice system failed me

Question:
This is gonan be long so strap in. I was pulled over two months ago and given three tickets and arrested.
Ticket 1. No insurance. So apparently my insurance company canceled my insurance in February WITHOUT telling me and it was on auto pay so i didnt even notice. I put insurance on it immediately when i found out.

Ticket 2. Driving on a suspended license. Once again no clue how this happened. I paid my only traffic ticket on 01/11/2019 and after it was paid i called both SC, and GA dmv to make sure it wasnt suspended as i paid a few days late. They said i was good to go. On 02/03/2019 my license was suspended due to an unpaid traffic ticket (the one that was paid a month earlier) and i got arrested.

Ticket 3. Right turn on red. I made a right turn while both lights were red at a 3 way intersection. Onve i was in the middle of the intersection to turn the oncoming light turned green for an advance. The car honked at me because i was now blocking the turn and i got pulled over for it.

I finally got my day in court and im pleading not guilty as i have all my evidence and paper work in order to prove such thing. The judge asked everyone if they want ADVICE on how to plea i declined. When i went to see the judge he advised me if found guilty of ticket 2 i'd loose my license for a year then proceeded to ask me personally if i'd like to get advice again. I declined. He then with out looking at anything i had sentinced me to state court (which i was told is gonna take like a year)

Now the problem is that this ADVICE guy was actually the prosecutor i was supposed to give my evidence to and this was unbenounced to me. I cannot afford more time off for state court and i sure as hell cant afford a lawyer. I called and asked if i could see him again because of this misunderstanding and basically got told to fuck off. I really need help here because im so lost and have no idea what to do. Im living with my parents and cant even afford to care for me wife and two dogs. I make 9.50 an hour at 30 hours a week. Any advice on what to do is appreciated.

Answer:
 It doesnt sound like the justice system failed. It sounds like the judge gave you two opportunities to get some advice and help. You declined.

So now you have a court date to go to. An attorney may be able to get your date moved up.


Title: [LA]Could it be illegal to plant an avocado in public?

Question: I study at LSU which is a public University. For some time now I've had this avocado seedling growing in a cup of water on my windowsill. I wanted to plant it an some unused patch of grass near a pond here. Could I get in some legal trouble for disturbing the soil or something like that?

Answer: Better yet put it in a pot with some dirt and water it. You won't get avocados, but their trees are beautiful, and the perfect size for apartments or dorms!


Title: [Ontario, Canada] My neighbour's dog is vicious and untrained and we have already talked to them about it, what are my options?

Question:
My next door neighbours have a bulldog who hasn't been trained at all. There's a lot of little stuff that annoys us (barking at all hours of the night, shitting on our lawns, etc) but what is really concerning is how aggressive the dog is.

The dog lunges at everyone and they keep him off leash on their property. The issue is that he will run off property to chase someone down. At that point the owner has to sprint over and literally hold the dog on the ground till either the dog calms down or the other person escapes.

To our knowledge the dog has not bitten anyone. I hate being one of those neighbours that complains about others but this dog is absolutely nuts and they have no ability to control him.

I've talked to the neighbours before and their response was lukewarm.

At this point, is there anything someone can do about a nuisance dog on their street?

Thanks!
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 Call the police.

Unless you live in a very remote area, most places have leash laws that specify that an animal must be confined or on leash.

Depending on the distances involved there are bark control devices that you can put in your yard near a fence or property line that might be effective.  [This is one example](http://www.amazon.com/PetSafe-Outdoor-Ultrasonic-Bark-Deterrent/dp/B000UZNLGA/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8)  but there are others you can find by searching for outdoor ultrasonic bark control.


Title: Being evicted from house. What can I do?

Question:
I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this and if not I'm sorry, but I'm looking for a bit of information. My family lives in our house that we are renting from and about an hour ago someone came by and let us know that the house is foreclosed on and we are being evicted on March 3rd. My question is, is this legal? We've been paying rent the entire time and have just found out today that the owner is losing the house.The home owner didn't alert us to the situation at any time and this has been the first time we've been made aware of the situation. Do we not get 90 days or something to leave since we were tenants of the home owner. We live in Missouri if any laws about this are state specific. Any help is appreciated.
Topic:
Real Estate law

Answer:
 You are getting different and contradictory information, and without speaking to a lawyer licensed to practice in Missouri, you can't be sure that the advice is accurate.  If your family is low-income, you should contact your local legal aid office - there are four [Legal Services of Missouri](http://www.lsmo.org/) regions, so be sure to contact the right one for your region.  They can help low income folks with, among other things, LL/Tenant disputes.  Answer #2: >Do we not get 90 days or something to leave since we were tenants of the home owner.

That 90 day provision was from a federal law that expired at the end of 2014. I don't know Missouri law, so I don't know what protections you do get in this situation, but 90 days notice isn't one of them.Answer #3: Unless you went to court and the notice is the actual judgement it is not legal. The bank is just trying to get you to move out so they can sell their asset. If you have a lease your rental payments should be paid to the new owner, which is the bank that foreclosed. Next time they come back just tell them they can go about this civilly and give proper notice and allow 60 days or so for you to find a new place. There is no need for them to displace you as long as your rental payments are made.


Title: eBay buyer threatening to sue me for "replica item"

Question:
Hope some of you can help shed some light on this situation.

A few years ago I received a watch as a gift and proceeded to shove it away in a back drawer. After doing some cleanup, I found it and decided to sell it on eBay since it is considered by many as a high end watch.

I put it on eBay with a description of the watch and how it's been only used once or twice. After selling it for a couple thousand on eBay, I received a message from the buyer who claims it's a replica and wants a refund. If not, he will sue me.

Where do I stand on this? I don't have any official papers/documentation proving the watch is real. Am I legally obligated to refund the money if I put the item up as "non returnable"?

Thanks for any help/advice.

I'm located in Southern California and the buyer is in California also.

Answer:
 So, let's read between the lines on this. Your friend gave you a fake watch. Unless that friend has a habit of giving out thousand dollar gifts, you probably had at least a suspicion the watch wasn't genuine. Despite this, you put it up on eBay passing it off as such.

Yes, he has an excellent case. Not that he needs it. If he paid with PayPal, eBay is so buyer friendly all he has to do is put in a "item not as described" claim, and eBay will claw back the money from your account, leaving it in the negative if necessary, and sending it to a collections agency when you don't pay.


Title: My dad passed away two years ago and left a large amount of life insurance money behind. As his eldest daughter (20), do I have a right to have this money?

Question:
My dad passed away in December 2012 due to a brain hemorrhage at a the age of 47. Life (in all aspects) for me has been tough since his passing, especially emotionally and financially. Two years later, I found out that my dad left about $100,000 worth of life insurance funds.  About $12,000 was used for his funeral services and the rest should be divided between my younger sister (17) and I.

The problem is my uncles,aunts, and mom are holding his insurance policy and did not think to communicate with me, being his eldest child. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but when a parent dies and is legally divorced, does his/her children have the immediate right to inherit the property of the deceased?

My mom is making the decisions with my relatives to keep the money from my sister and I because "we're too young to keep that much money". I don't think she can have any role in making decisions regarding my dads money anymore because they were divorced when he died. I am a responsible student with a full time job. I wish to use the money to buy a car (since my mom sold the car my dad bought me before he died), move out, and pay for my last two years of tuition.

What steps should I take to know if I am entitled to my dads life insurance policy? And if I am entitled, what legal actions should I take to ensure that all entitled funds go to my sister and I?

Edit: I'm in California!

Topic:
Wills Trusts and Estates

Answer: Whoever was the listed beneficiary has the right to the money.


Title: Doctor Ignored My Prescription For Too Long Caused Withdrawal

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 So why hadn't you had an appointment with your doctor for this repeat prescription? Because my psychiatrist will issue a one month "woops you forgot to come in for an appointment" script but that's it. And he wouldn't issue one just because a pharmacy called him.

This sounds like effexor: if it is I have every sympathy. But I'm not sure it's up to your provider to ensure you have a script that you need if you don't contact them.


Title: Is it legal to abandon someone outside their home state? If this happens, what could you do?

Question:
I have a friend who’s just turned 18, his mother’s taken their family on a trip outside their home state and she’s a little hectic. So far the entire trip has been him being threatened, insulted, and put down, and just fighting a lot with his mother.

She does not care about him in the slightest and has tried to leave him on the side of the interstate before. She’s even screamed she hated him when he couldn’t find a hotel near them.  We both fear he’ll be left behind when they’re leaving and I can’t find anything online about this sort of situation.

We’re not sure if a police station can do anything about it now since he’s an adult. He has no money on him and has no drivers license or really anything... What could he do if he’s left behind? And this is an extra question but if he were to make it home, where could he go if he’s kicked out of the house? He’s still in high school currently, I’m not sure if that’ll mean anything though

Answer:
 What state is he from?  Many states require parents to support a teenager who is in high school even after they turn 18.

Whether it would be legal to leave him somewhere would depend on both the state the family is from and the state they left him in.

Edit to add:  If they leave him somewhere that he is in danger, like in a blizzard or in the middle of a desert, they could probably be charged with a crime or sued civilly if he comes to harm.  If them leaving him creates costs for him, he could attempt to sue to recoup those costs - bus ticket home, etc.


Title: Unjustified Termination

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 > I admit without a doubt that I DID break the department's policy.

That's all there is to it. Your termination was perfectly legal and justified.

This is, of course, assuming UAB means University of Alabama at Birmingham, and you're in the U.S.


Title: [WA State] Fired for using Sick Leave

Question: I have a part time job. I have been sick for 2 working days and called in for being sick. My employer thus decided to fire me. I read up on the sick leave laws in Washington state, and read that they are required and employers may not take retaliate against employees who use them. However, Washington is also an at will state. I also believe that my employer is trying to fore me and not let me use my paid sick leave hours for the time I missed. What are my options?

Answer: How long have you worked there? How much accrued sick leave do you have?


Title: [SC, USA] I'm toying around with the idea of renting out a room in my house/getting a room mate. What do I need to know?

Question:
For some quick context, I'm only considering this for a good friend of mine and former room mate from way back in the day when the two of us rented an apartment together.

He's one of my best friends and I've lived with him before in an apartment rental, so I'm not worried about compatibility. But now, being that it is my own house (that the bank and I own) is there anything I need to consider?

Any point in the right direction would be appreciated!

*edit also it is really late and I'm pretty drunk so I probably wont see any responses until much later.
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 >is there anything I need to consider?

You will want him to sign a written contract stating what he's supposed to pay each month, and how late he can be, and what fee's you will tack on if he is late.  If he is supposed to share utilities, then you want that in writing as well.

You want to be prepared for things to go south.  For instance, he might lose his job and not want to pay, and you will be nice and let it slide for a few months, and then you will slowly get fed up because he is just sitting around smoking pot and not even looking for a job, and then you will need to initiate formal legal proceedings to evict him, and then he will not respond well to that and he will start steeling your shit to help pay for his heroin addiction, and ... oh wait ... sorry, I got carried away there, but you get the point.


Title: Selling my house; am I required to disclose it's haunted? [CA]

Question: Some of you might think this is a joke but I'm dead serious. This sounds crazy, but I thought it was a bunch of fictitious nonsense until I moved here. My family (wife, two children ages 4 and 7) and I purchased this home in a semi-rural area near the California coast about 2 years ago after moving from Washington due to work. It was a spacious, recently-renovated house and considering how tight finances were, the (suspiciously) low price made it a very attractive deal. At first, my family loved it; my wife in particular was captivated by its 1920s aesthetic and big-sky charm as we had only lived in the city our whole lives. However, immediately after moving in, strange things started occurring. Over time things progressed steadily from strange to outright malicious and disturbingly sapient. I won't get into specifics because this is r/legaladvice and not r/nosleep, but suffice it to say that as of last month, an incident took place that directly threatened the health and safety of my wife and youngest child. We thereafter moved out and stayed with a friend and decided to sell the house. However, I'm concerned that I may get in legal trouble for not disclosing that the house is essentially uninhabitable. I am certain I'd be in trouble if I failed to disclose a safety risk due to a bad foundation or mold, but what about evil spirits that can physically cause harm? I have no interest in going after the seller as long as I can make a clean break and unburden myself from this house financially, but I want to make sure that I'm not opening myself up to litigation for essentially selling someone a house that may kill them.

Answer: Does anyone else remember a r/legaladvice or r/relationships post a few months back where someone said their friend’s wife was throwing things and terrorizing her husband to convince him there was a ghost?


Title: Can I get in trouble with a fake ID if I am of legal age?

Question: I just moved to America [Montana] and am over 21. I was wondering if there was any legal reason I couldn't use a fake ID instead of my other documents if all the necessary information was accurate. For instance, if I want to go to a bar, I am of legal drinking age, so shouldn't using false ID be irrelevant?

Answer: Just use your passport to show your legal age and explain you're from out of the country and just moved. Just possessing a counterfeit ID is a serious offense.Answer #2: The law says fake ids are illegal. It doesn't make an exception for those over 21. There's really no reason to use a fake unless there's sole sort of alcohol restriction on it.


Title: Brother was at fault in a car accident and he's uninsured

Question:
My brother is 18 years old and was the cause if an auto accident. He unfortunately is not very well verse in driving and turned left on red. A minivan hit his car and totalled it. Afterwards the van drove off while my brother had his car towed. Being uninsured the auto company for the other person sent my brother the bill.

It was over $16,000. What's his best course of action? Our father, mother, and grandparents all told him to file for bankruptcy. They say he's young and will recover from it eventually. I was then told to file for bankruptcy as I've got a a rediculous amount of debt as well but I find it disconcerting that they're tossing bankruptcy around so lightheartedly.

But I digress, I was thinking he should at least contact the insurance company to discuss the situation, seeing as though he hardly makes that in a year. He would like to go to college at some point as well. Any advice?

Answer:
 He can try to talk to the insurance company, but hey are not likely to compromise much on the amount he owes.

Bankruptcy will not limit his ability to get federally guaranteed student loans.


Title: What is the legality of (non-lolicon) hentai cartoons in the USA?

Question:
I'm in the USA, New York State.

What is the legal status of hentai in the USA? For instance, if I hypothetically were to save pornographic cartoon images of characters who are not children? I'm not into lolicon (for those who are unaware: lolicon is hentai that depicts characters that are children/look like children) since I think it's sick. But can I get into trouble if I save some relatively vanilla stuff? What about if I save hentai of a character that's canonically under 18 years old or looks as if they could be, like Rei or Asuka from Evangelion, but clearly isn't a child? Could I get into trouble? I realize this might be a stupid question but I'm quite paranoid and want to inform myself before I accidentally make any missteps.

Answer:
 As I recall, there have been frequent legislative attempts to make any depictions of minors illegal, but there have been conflicting court rulings that say drawings, where no actual minors are involved, are protected under the first amendment.  Between those too extremes there is probably still a grey area and this is not a "landmark decision" you want named after you, so staying far away from anything that even resembles CP is the best course of action.

Also note that the law regarding files stored on encrypted volumes is not settled.  Some courts say your password is analogous to a key and must be produced in response to a warrant.  Other courts say forcing someone to disclose their password violates their privilege against self incrimination.Answer #2: any artifical image of a non real person will not be illegal as obscenity, including those of fictional children.  Other laws like copyright may be at play.


Title: Can I legally view sexually explicit photos or videos of myself that were manufactured by an adult when I was a child?

Question:
The title is the TL;DR.

 To start with, I confided in a trusted adult who told me to post here, they are probably reading this. My question to them was whether I needed to view the footage before or after turning 18. I thought that the legal implications would differ based on which side of the age of majority I fall on. They looked at me in horror and told me I was asking the wrong question. I tried to research this myself, but I started to feel like the FBI was going to show up at my door. To that end, actually, I’ve long considered sending a FOIA request to the involved agencies, but I suspect the effort would be for naught.

 *sigh*

 I don’t think this background is important to the question. I will loosely paraphrase my story and obfuscate certain details for brevity and anonymity’s sake.

 I’m presently younger than 18. Several years ago, someone I love  frequently drugged and sexually abused me; they took photos or videos of the abuse. My then-guardian found the footage and went to the police. So much stuff happened so quickly and 8 months later I could no longer recognize my own life. I don’t want to get into it, please just envision that my abuser went to jail for something tangentially related, got out on bail, skipped the country, and could be dead, (according to their parent).

 Weirdly, they never denied that it happened, just that it wasn’t as, for lack of a better term, *involved* as I had been led to believe.

 But I recently found what I believe to be duplicate footage. I’d like to watch it, I want to know what happened to me. I would also like to blog about it, not the gross content of the footage but my jacked up journey. Please understand that the truth of this matter is my life’s greatest mystery. I feel very much like I have an important story to tell, yet don’t actually know what it’s about.

 I don’t want to go to prison or become a sex offender, though and I’m here to ask if that’s a possibility.

 I know how this sounds. To save you the time, I have two therapists and a very strong support system. I will talk to them about this before proceeding, but there is nothing they could say that would deter me from this if it’s legal. I know I might regret it, it might set me back. I can crosspost to r/advice if you would like to talk to me more about how I’ll ruin myself. The only reason I haven’t talked to my therapists or present-day guardian yet is that I think they will prevent me from doing what I want, regardless of the legality.

 I just want to be in control of my own body and decisions for once and I don’t think that’s wrong.

Answer:
 You can’t legally view or possess that footage, it’s child pornography. Tell your parents you found it, and have them consult with a criminal defense attorney about the best way to surrender it to authorities. Since you’re the victim, it’s unlikely you’d be charged in relation to having the material, but it’s not impossible.

As an aside, please have your parents look into more therapy for you. You’ve gone through a severe traumatic experience, and re-living it in this way is not likely to help.


Title: [Canada] Can my parents prevent me from seeing my grandparent in the hospital?

Question:
I have a very strained relationship with my parents. My elderly grandfather recently broke his hip and is in the hospital. He is not mentally stable and my mother has power of attorney over him.

I would like to visit him in the hospital but my parents have already said they forbid me from being there when they are there visiting as well. Do I have any rights to visit in this situation? I want to know where I stand before a confrontation occurs and they attempt to have me removed. Will hospital staff have to obey their wishes? Or are my parents not allowed to deny me access because I have a right to visit as a blood relative? It's worth noting that I am not a minor, and my location is Ontario.

Answer:
 >Will hospital staff have to obey their wishes?

If they have a valid power of attorney, yup.

>Or are my parents not allowed to deny me access because I have a right to visit as a blood relative?

Is that actually a right in Canada?

>Do I have any rights to visit in this situation?

According to you, your parents "have already said they forbid [you] from being there when they are there visiting as well."  So just go and visit when they're not there.  Problem solved.


Title: Went homeless with no phone or car after receiving a DUI. Ended up across the country living with family and want to clear my name as soon as possible. Where do I start?

Question:
I was pulled over on the i-10 in Arizona for speeding. Long story short, the officer found < 1 gram of  weed in my car, concluded that I was high, and took me in for a night. When I was released they told me my court date would be a little over a month later at the superior court. Cut to one month later I've lost my job, and I'm close to losing my apartment. I was trying to contact my public defender but apparently my case hadn't been filed yet so I wasn't assigned one. They said they'd call when the charges were filed.

I went homeless and lost my phone within the next month. The only contacts I had were in Georgia, so they spent a month saving so they could fly me back. I had no idea how this would affect my case but I had no other choice. Now I've been in Georgia for about a month, with  a job and finally a phone now, but I'm not sure how to resolve this matter. Should I call the Arizona courts or Georgia courts? Who do I ask to speak to? This is my first time dealing with legal matters of any sort at 21 and I'm very lost and nervous considering they're trying to charge me with 4 felonies.

Answer: What 4 felonies are they charging you with? I admit I am only a probation employee in Texas, but did you possess enough weed that they are charging you with possession with intent to distribute? Possession of small amounts of weed are generally misdemeanors. DUI first, at least in Texas, is also a misdemeanor. What were the other two felonies you are being charged with, if DUI first is a felony and you possessed a felony amount of weed?


Title: Husband injured in elevator, manager claims there are no "incident reports"

Question:
So my husband works for a huge delivery company. He was delivering boxes to a medical facility today when the elevator "dropped" to the basement. He said he has some neck and back pain. He left to continue his deliveries but I urged him to go back and file a report. When he went back about an hour later, he talked to a manager who claimed that there were no reports for him to fill out. So he left. I feel like the manager is lying to avoid a lawsuit. I tried calling around and cannot find out who owns the building and have gotten nowhere. What can we do? We live in NJ btw. Thanks!
Topic:
Personal Injury

Answer:
 He needs to file a worker's compensation claim, that's what will cover his expenses tied to this. He has to ask his manager for their process to do that or he can speak with the Department of Labor and Workfroce Development directly if they refuse.

Also he should go to his GP or an urgent care center to get checked out to mitigate damages here.


Title: My friend wants me to pay 400$ for a full service repair of his labtop that works perfectly fine.

Question:
Backstory is that in class I was sitting on a desk but it fell and caused my friend's labtop on the desk adjacent to the one I was sitting on to fall on the floor. I do not remember if the labtop was cushioned inside his backpack or not and the fall was about 3.5 feet. Apparently he called hp services and they said it costs $411.33 for a full service repair that will not only repair a 1 inch crack and a smudge on his labtop casing, but also checks for any "potential damages". Now, my friend told me that his labtop works perfectly fine, but he insists that I pay 400 dollars for the sake of the entire check up that includes checking for potential damages. I have an issue with this because if his labtop works perfectly fine, then there shouldn't be a need for a full service repair that charges 400 dollars because of "potential internal damages". People have dropped their labtop multiple times and have still have their labtops running perfectly fine. There is no evidence to prove that because his labtop fell from 3 feet his computer is going to break down in a few months, especially when his computer is working fine. We are in the state of California.
Topic:
Small Claims Procedure

Answer:
 >  repair a 1 inch crack and a smudge on his labtop casing

1: Laptop. Lap. Top.

2: Is this crack a result of the fall?Answer #2: Don't pay him then.

If he wants to, he can take you to small claims court and let a judge decide which one out of the two of you he agrees with.


Title: (Vancouver, BC) rear ended a scooter and three weeks later they are hassling me for repair money

Question:
So, a while back I was driving in a crowded part of downtown when I accidentally rear-ended a scooter. We pulled over and exchanged insurance information, but agreed that we would try to settle it on our own. There is no police record of the accident. She said she would contact me that night or the next day after she had talked to her husband. Its been three weeks now, and I hadn't heard from the driver since then, so I deleted her information, thinking that the repairs, which had looked minimal at best, had been so cheap she hadn't mentioned it, or had decided not to fix it.

Until today; I get a text from her saying that she went to a dealership and has a quote for repairs, with a picture attached with a ridiculous price. It looks like much more than I could have caused as I only bent her rear fender, but now she wants a complete muffler exchange costing a grand total of a thousand dollars.

My question is, do I have to respond to her? It seems like she's scamming me, and she hasn't filed anything with my insurance yet (as far as I know) despite the fact that it's been three weeks. Can she go to the police and do something against me?

P.S. Me and my insurance and license plate are all from the USA.

Answer:
 > My question is, do I have to respond to her?

No, you don't have to respond.

She can still file a claim with your insurance or sue you for the damages.  If you rear-ended her she will almost certainly win.


Title: Is there precedent for what "liking" a post on social media means?

Question:
[Recently](https://www.theroot.com/rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-liked-facebook-post-that-ca-1846143962) a US representative was found to have "liked" a post on facebook calling for the death of Nancy Pelosi. Putting aside the politics of it, I'm wondering if there's any legal precedent for what "liking" (and similar actions) a post on social media means. For example, could this be considered a death threat? What if they privately saved it to some list (like in instagram)?  What if it was re-shared?

IANAL so I'm not really sure what other implications this has, but I'm very curious!

Answer:
 The comment for anyone interested:

> a bullet to the head would be quicker

There is no risk for Rep. Greene because this is protected speech. It is not a threat or incitement, and so the government cannot criminalize its utterance (or writing).Answer #2: Similar but not exact:

Being in the military, I can’t endorse a specifically candidate publicly. It gets a bit weird but as for social media, I can like whatever posts I want but I can’t SHARE them on my profile. Sharing is what crosses the line apparently


Title: (TX) I won a settlement from a claim made to labor department but former employer hasn’t paid.

Question: I won a settlement for a claim of unpaid wages and retaliation firing. The settlement amount is substantial compared to my yearly earnings. It could help my family out ALOT. My question is how do I get the money? He was given till end of September 2018 to pay and nothing has come in the mail. What are my options?

Answer: Go back to the DOL and tell them your former employer hasn’t paid. They will tell you what you need to do.


Title: How fast do false rape claims generally get solved?

Question:
Me and my friends have been falsely accused of rape, however we all have texts proving that she consented (it was a foursome and she wanted to try it). Also, we we weren’t there to see this but her boyfriend also hit her after we left, so she went to the police and that’s what started the investigation. It wasn’t even her that called rape, it was the police trying to twist it from what I’ve heard. Going off of that info alone, how fast would this case get overturned? I’ve been losing my mind knowing that I’ve been accused of this act.
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer: Consent can be revoked at any time, so I don’t know what you think a before sex text proves.


Title: My spouse received an insurance payout and now a friend of the deceased is saying it was meant for her kids

Question:
My spouse's best friend passed away of cancer, it happend suddenly and while in the hospital she signed her insurance over to my spouse. Now another friend of the deceased is saying that in a previous conversation she was told her children would be the sole beneficiaries.

We found this out because my spouse contacted the friend after receiving the money to offer her money since she lives in a relative state of poverty and that's just the kind of person my spouse is. The friend responded with an email saying that she had been told previously that it was meant for her kids and that the law prohibits signing papers on ones death bed in Canada (Manitoba to be exact) I know this is true if the person benefiting is the witness but we had no idea until after she passed that this was the case.

My spouse is talking about contacting her and giving her money for the kids because she feels bad about receiving the money at all.

What can I expect. What should I do?

Edit: No one was named on the papers previously to anyones knowledge
Topic:
Wills Trusts and Estates

Answer:
 Your spouse is entitled to the money. It's her money now, she can do whatever she wants with it. She should not give money to the friend instead give it to the kids, e.g. in a trust.

If the other friend had any real solid evidence the money was meant for her kids, she would have produced it by now.

Your spouse needs to respect her dead best friend's wishes. Answer #2: > the law prohibits signing papers on ones death bed in Canada

No, the law does not prohibit that. The law prohibits signing papers when you no longer have mental capacity to understand the consequences of your actions.  This can occur when someone is dying (either from their condition, or from the meds), so maybe that's where this person is getting the idea.

Lots of people sign documents such as wills and beneficiary designations on their deathbeds. Lawyers will even make bedside visits to facilitate this.

If the deceased had capacity, he was fine to do this. Answer #3: I wouldn't give her or the kids anything. There was obviously a reason your spouse was given the money. If they did it on their last day of life, then you would think it would be in their kids name. They knew what they were doing. And I'm sure that even if they do sue, they would lose.

Case in point, when my uncle died, there was supposed to be money given to his oldest son. Somehow it was given to the step mother. Because it wasn't in writing, (even though she knew) she kept the money. And when his lawyer went to sue he was told to kick rocks.


Title: My license has been revoked by the state because i cancled a doctors appointment! (Minnesota)

Question: So iv been a type 2 diabetic for 2 years now. A year and a half ago they put me on insulin to help with the blood sugars. This month my mom scheduled me a doctors appointment with Park Nicollet  (our normal provider is Allina) they sent me new patient paperwork to bring in when i had my appointment some of it covered things like if iv ever had an diabetic incidents while driving (no) or if iv ever had any incidents other wise (also no). Well since thats not my normal doctor i cancled that appointment and scheduled one the day after for my regular doctor (which went just fine btw). Oh those two appointments would have been Wednesday the 16 and the thursday the 17th of December. Well today i received a letter in the mail stating my license is being revoked on the 21st and won't be reinstated until i submit a satisfactory physical exam report. I need help because 95% of my job is driving. Please... i need help. Also i did send my regular doctor an email telling him basically all of this.

Answer:
 You missed an appointment in 12/16, and today, 12/18, you got a letter revoking your license? That seems awfully quick for the doc to report to DMV, the DMV to make a decision, and mail you notice which you receive 48 hours later. Most state agencies just don't work that fast. Are you sure the issue is with this doctor appointment and not something that happened earlier?

BTW, I've been a type 2 diabetic for five years, and have never heard of having to communicate my medical records to the DMV. Do you hold a class C or other professional license? I know those are more rigorous. Answer #2: Is this information correct: You received a packet, due on November 30th, to be filled out by both yourself and a physician. You opted to just not submit the packet on time and waited until it was convenient to meet with the physician of your choosing, without informing anyone of this decision. You're now surprised that the DMV, upon not receiving a completed packet on the 30th of November, revoked your license?Answer #3: So, why did you lose your license? What did the letter say the reason was?


Title: (MI) Posessing salvaged animal parts

Question:
Hi, got a weird question for you today.  I'm interested in learning how to skin/taxidermy animals, and I'm wondering if anyone can clarify the laws surrounding animal salvages.  I did a search and it seems you can apply for a salvage license to collect specimens for scientific research purposes, but I'm not interesting in actively hunting, which is what the license is for.

If I were to contact a wildlife center to see if I can take the animals that didn't make it or had to be euthanized, would it be legal for me to possess them if I'm not actively donating them to a museum?  What about collecting roadkill?  I don't know if it would make a difference, but I am a volunteer at my local museum archives, so donating prepared specimens to them might be a likelihood, depending on whether they'd use them or not.

I do know you can hunt 'pests' like starlings and house sparrows, which is good because I prepared the wings and tail of a house sparrow a cat left on my porch.  So I know I'm in the clear with that, at least.

Answer:
 Yes, you can legally collect roadkill unless it's a game species you need a permit to possess ie) a deer. If you find a dead deer/elk/game animal you can USUALLY call a game warden and get a tag. Some states do not give those permits. Now if it's a raccoon, possum, coyote, skunk go hog wild.

If someone GIVES you a dead animal that is not a protected species and doesn't need a permit, you can have it legally with no additional documentation. Additionally, someone can give you a dead species that DOES need a tag, they can give you the tag. The tag stays with the skin and not the skull - ie) a bobcat needs a CITES tag to possess, but the tag legally stays with the skin. So the skull, you can have.

Cats and dog roadkill is a moral grey area. Technically not illegal to scoop up a roadkill cat or dog. It is ILLEGAL to sell the skin of a dog or cat in most cases. You CAN charge a client to taxidermize their pet - that is you selling a service.

Unless it's a non-native, all birds are off limits except legally harvested game birds. Songbirds, raptors, robins, native sparrows are ILLEGAL to have in any capacity, even a feather (technically).

You will never get a salvage permit unless you are a wildlife rehab facility or work for a research institute or are affiliated with a university or museum.

PM me if you have a specific question. Wildlife laws are confusing.

Source: Am a wildlife biologist, do taxidermy.


Title: custody

Question: Hello, My mother is trying to gain custody of my two step-brothers. her husband passed away in 2016 and he just left her with a document just saying my mom can have the kids. She went to court today in Florida and the judge told her that he will give the mother of the children the opportunity to get them back. But she lives in another state and has never been with the kids. My mom has raised them since they were 4 and 11 months now they are 10 and 11. What would be the best possible way for her to gain custody and hopefully in the near future adopt them. It's a very complicated situation.

Answer: She needs a family law attorney like yesterday.Answer #2: Your mother needs to have a family attorney. A will or notarized document "giving" custody won't necessarily stand up if the mother of the children has no terminated parental rights.


Title: [MA, US] I'm being extorted online, can someone help me?

Question:
I paid someone in an online game to play on my account to raise my ranking(which is against the rules and I know is wrong), and now the person is threatening to DDOS me and get my account banned if I don't pay them more money. I only have the persons Skype and that they say they're from Canada(which may not be true). I have their e-mail(not personal email though), and it had a name attached to the paypal but I don't know if it's their real name.  Is there anything I can do?

  I have Skype logs of everything.
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer: Realistically, nothing. If they're outside the US no one is going to give a rats ass about this. You can email the company that runs the game but you'll most definitely catch a ban when you give them the details. Let this be a lesson. It's fucktards like you that ruin games for everyone. Play fair.


Title: [Michigan] Having a really common name has caused insurance companies to think I've been in a bunch of accidents, and now I have a new set of claims to dispute. Should I approach a lawyer for this companies continued lies about me?

Question:
Last year, I was shopping for insurance for my car, and found that the prices I was getting were quite a bit higher than before.  Since I had not been in any accidents, and am now in my late 20's, I didn't expect the price to go up by much, if at all.  Upon further investigation, I've found that there is a company out there that reports to most, if not all of the major insurance companies about driving records.  This company had rolled in a bunch of out of state crashes that were vary obviously not me, with cars that I have never owned, simply because the person had the same name as I did.

When I requested a report (as they made me do, and could only mail it to me if I wanted to dispute a claim) they sent me a very poorly printed copy.  Pages were out of order, copies of some pages were present, etc.  It was almost unreadable.  After studying this print out that they gave me for quite a while, I wrote up a dispute letter for the 30-40k in insurance payouts that they claimed that I utilized while insured.  Thirty days later, they finally write me back telling me that the claims have been removed, but it may take some time for the insurance companies to update their system.  (Apparently they only pull it down every so often.  I actually had to contact the insurance company and ask them to re-run the report, all while paying highly inflated insurance rates)

So, all of this happened last year.  A week or so ago, I received a phone call from an insurance agent asking me if I wanted to do a quote.  Again, I was presented with an insanely high number.  I asked him if he saw anything on my record, and apparently this time around I had yet another car I have never driven, with three accidents on it.

Do I go through the whole process again?  Do I threaten to sue?  Do I just call a lawyer?  I've wasted so much time on this process, and I'm so sick of it.

Thoughts?
Topic:
Insurance

Answer: (ANAL) from your post it seems you have damages(higher payments) due to this company reporting false information on you. I would look for a consultation with a local lawyer and bring everything you have so far.


Title: I havr a weird and unique situation for when i turn eighteen and would like to plan in advance and have some advice pls

Question:
Skim if you want but this includes info about my mother me and situation to help get me the best advice for when I'm eighteen

I'm not signing away almost anything medical and nothing financial

Ik when I'm eighteen they no longer have any say over my behavior

I'm looking for ideas and or what to do or advice
I may declare going homeless if I have to. If it hit rock bottom I'm okay with sugar moms and dads or stripping or whatever I need to make it

I say thing information to help others better give advice

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BACKGROUND:
My parents are divorced and both have been very abusive in their own way.a my mother has full costody and I will probably review no money from my disabled father who is in the clutches of his family that's probably liquidating his assets. My mother has been reported to DCF before and I've tried to get help with my situation before, but considering I have my own problems, and I showed no signs of bruising from times she's hit me, and I haven't shown anyone the unconsented video footage of her vocal emotional abuse DCF did not remove me***. She "saves" my pay checks because she doesn't let me have them. And I pay some bills because we're low income.

I need to leave because I'm tired of having the environment on me
Some rules of hers include:

-no sleeping over girl friends houses even though I have when I was younger
-no hanging out with guys unless you're in a group setting and must be even mix gender or mostly female
-no hanging out with taken guys in relationships
-no hanging out with guys if you're in a relationship (I'm only allowed straight relationships. If I came out as pan she would disown me and send me to the hospital she thinks being not straight is a mental problem)
-no being out after 9 but really your curfew is 8:30
-no friends even if they're off their JOL cannot drive you it must be my mom or another trusted adult of a friend's parent

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MY MOM HERSELF:
Racist- has been toward me because I'm Chinese and she's Italian. She adopted me and has said racist things toward me as well as thinking theres problems with every race that's not hire or anyone of color that's not a doctor or lawyer

Sexist- until she learned females can make money in science fields she didn't want me doing anything like it. She made me not take woodshop for example because she was also afraid of the guys
She also doesn't think having friends that aren't females is dlwrkng and not possible

Lgbtq+ phobic- anyone that's not cis gendered and straight to her she thinks has some medical issue like it's a disability and a mental health problem and needs to be punished. (I'm pansexual and questioning if I'm agender or genderqueer)

Other prejudices-
-Thinking people can reade her mind
-Any one in customer service is stupid/ she can be rude and expect they'll still be nice
-Everyone wants the best for her
-shell do good for you and expect she can treat you like shit later but it's okay because she did something for you that you never needed or asked for (I get it's nice but ie: buying say a coffee and then saying something like Im a burden in her life)

Other problems:
-thinking I make her yell and get angry and upset when she does it to herself because she's very opinionated and I don't have control over say the guy pumping our gas or that I say forgot something that was her responsibility like not missing a gas station she passes while driving

-she is financially abusive because I can't even keep ahold of my own money without her threatening me in the way of say not letting me see my friends*

*I need to see my friends because I need a break from being at home. I've gotten so depressed from not seeing them before they've become one of the only things that keeps me afloat

 Abuse
-verbally abusive and things she says is scary: "all liars should die" "when you and (her bf) are sick next I'll fucking 'chicken soup you' and then you'll croak" "do you blow your bf with that mouth" "you're a fucking whore" (I broke up with one bf and four months later found someone else I wanted to date)
That also ties into  emotional abuse
- she guilt trips me all the time and says she can do things because she's an adult even if it's ridiculous
- physical abuse: she says away from this because she's been physically beaten belt style when young but she has still whipped a belt at me before, grabbed me, pulled my hair, slapped me with a metal ruler and threatened me in various ways including to crash a car while we're in it. Nothing has been enough to leave a scar and mostly just to sting and be red for a bit
 ---also physically abusive to my things like destroying a 150$ tablet that was my last Christmas gift from my father who is too disabled to know what time of day it is or what 1 plus 1 is
Destroyed a government provided trac phone (bc low income)
Destroyed another phone (150$) that was a gift to me
 *** I can't have any privacy she if she wants to needs to be able to read through my texts and I can't have social media without her knowing (so she doesn't know about this account) because she'd want me to explain everything but do the adult thing where she doesn't actually listen and expect me to keep answering the same question. She'd question why I post anything or who people are and want to control everything

- parenting is basically from the 50's like anything that happens in the house stays in the house (even if you want to kill yourself which I have because if this environment)
- therapy is for insane people
- mental health doesn't exist you're either okay and sane or you have a illegal problem that needs to be locked up (but it's okay for her to have anxiety which no one can say she has just her or shell tell at you)

-bizzare weird things that just make me uncomfortable: she think she can just into the bathroom when I'm taking a piss or a shower even if I'm naked and want privacy
-she will go to the bathroom if I'm say washing my face even though we have a second one
-she keep telling at me to get out if the bathroom because she needs to go even if I do even though we have a second one
-shell just be naked like say after a shower and say I'm in the bathroom doing something even though it's not a sight I want to see without warning
-she pushes her way into all my doctors and everything appointments and doesn't understand no matter how many times people tell her what patients rights are and I have to have my doctors and what not just straight up lie to her it's that bad

I've sprinkled examples of her weirdness and how she's abusive and controlling and unsupportive.

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***SOME THINGS ABOUT ME:
I have depression and anxiety that have been clinical and even lead me to emergency services and therapy. I have indulged in self harm and binge drinking as a suicide attempt

This ties into why DCF didn't remove me because they couldn't see past the cutting and drinking even though I'd tell them why.

This isn't all my problems but it strongly ties into my concerns and why I posted this:

Because of my legal history for stealing from my house and consumption of alcohol and past mental health outburst (going on 4 years ago) does this affect when I turn eighteen to go and not had my parents know anything.
I plan on not signing anyway medial rights besides if I'm not able to give consent to medical procedures if I say get in a car crash and need surgery but can't respond. I won't give them financial power either.

I need to know what I should do when I'm eighteen like how to get medical insurance

I only work part time and make Massachusetts minimum wage for 12 hours with a week's pay of 149$

I do not have my lisence just a permit
Obviously no car

I don't want to burden my friends parents too much even though I might stay with someone for a bit.
--she would literally call all my friends and their parents and the police department when I'm eighteen as if they could do something about getting me back in the house

I'm currently 17 turning eighteen in June just after high school graduation

Planning on going to college for four years

I'm mentally stable now despite my disorders

I need to get out of my house if possible on the day I'm eighteen

Some complications include:
-not having a car or licence
-not having a lot of money
-no siblings
-no family to take me in
-going to college soon
-place to live/storage
-i am adopted and the most official document I have is going to be my passport coming in. We had to give up my permanent resident card to give the okay that I'm actually a citizen (American parents adopting foreign children on touch her down of the plane in America = USA citizen but we had no official document )
(I'd need to steal all my papers that I don't know where all of them are in the house)
-When I leave if I don't take my pocessions insecret I might get physically asulted

Answer: Honestly, this isn't as unique as you think it is. But what it boils down to is: when you are legally an adult, you are legally an adult. You can tell your mother to fuck off but no one has to help you get health insurance, a car or license, or a place to live.Answer #2: ALright dude no one's reading all of that, trim it down to your actual legal question pleaseAnswer #3: If you want to move out when you turn 18, just do it. You don't need anyone's permission.


Title: [Arizona] I got suckered into a solar panel lease by a crooked sales company. The system doesn't perform as advertised. Am I stuck with it?

Question:
We bought a house in Arizona in 2012, and soon thereafter family referred a solar panel sales company to me.  After listening to their sales pitch and seeing the system they installed on my parent’s home, we decided to go all-in and make a host of improvements to the home to boost energy efficiency.  We spent $10k up front to install a whole bunch of improvements which we own (like new insulation in the attic, and a solar water heater).

The company also pushed solar panels, making big promises on how much they’d reduce our energy costs.  They said a lot of things that turned out not to be true, such as how much we’d get in rebates, and the company who owned the lease would offer the chance to buy out the system after 7 years at a drastically reduced cost.  They also promised that we’d collect enough solar energy to completely erase our power bill most months, although the contract promised that we’d see “up to a 42% reduction” in our energy costs.

Almost none of their promises were fulfilled once the solar panel system was actually installed.  While the panels do occasionally collect 60% of the energy the home uses, in most months it collects around 15% of the power we need, even after all those energy improvements.  The solar panel lease monthly payment is about $250 a month, even though it lowers my energy bill by only $70 in the best of months.

In our recent research, we found out that[ the solar sales company admitted to fraud in court](http://blogs.lawyers.com/attorney/white-collar-crime/arizona-company-stealth-solar-admits-to-consumer-fraud-32436/), and was ordered to pay some form of restitution, although apparently we had to file by July 1, 2015 to qualify.  We had no idea there was a lawsuit, and the company was out of business shortly thereafter.   Now we’re stuck with a solar panel system and a lease with a third party company that has no intention of honoring anything the sales company said.

I am stuck with an absurdly overpriced and underperforming solar panel system, which is a real liability on my home when it comes time to sell, since any buyer would have to qualify for the lease.  What’s worse, my now-widowed elderly mother is in the same situation on her home.  The contract is pretty brutal, with no protections for the homeowner and everything being in favor of the lease company.  The contract indicates mediation is the only recourse I have.

I know I should have foreseen this horrible situation, but was blinded by the lies of the sales company and believed my parents when they said this was all safe.  I shopped around before choosing to go with that company, too.  And to be honest, there's little that a layperson could do to understand the technical complexities of a solar panel system, so we were forced to rely on the promises of snake oil salesmen.

Are there any legal options for a sucker in my position?  Am I stuck with this lease forever?

**TL;DR** – I was suckered into a solar panel lease by a sales company that’s admitted to fraud and gone out of business.  The system doesn’t perform anywhere near as well as it was advertised.  Is there anything I can do to get out of this expensive nightmare?

Answer:
 So who are you still paying the lease to if the original company went out of business? Have you complained about the performance? Answer #2: You should speak to a real lawyer in regards to consumer fraud.  If your lease states the system should be generating X amount of power and it isn't then you might be able to get the panels removed because something seems screwy with your solar setup.  I live in Arizona, I had SolarCity install panels on my roof, I paid them nothing and it's 100% leased and I only pay 116 dollars to solar city and the solar panels are generating 1300kWh on average per month.  That is more then double my energy needs in this house so I pay about 30 bucks to APS which is mostly fees.

If you're paying more then double the rate I am and your panels are only generating 15% of your power, your system is either broken or you're running a grow house and just use a lot of juice.


Title: Accident in a work vehicle, employer making him pay for a new bumper

Question:
This is in Massachusetts.

A few days ago, my friend got into an accident in a work vehicle, while on the clock.  Long story short, it's a larger new van with crummy brakes, and he didn't have the power or time to stop fast enough, so he swerved and still hit the rear bumper of the car in front of him.  It was a minor accident, no police showed up, nobody called 911, not that any of that is pertinent.

Today he got a text message from the wife of his boss (she owns half the company) saying he was at fault and should be responsible for paying for a new bumper:
https://i.sli.mg/P0l9Po.png

Is this legal?  I was under the impression it was not, since it's registered as a work vehicle.

It might also be worth mentioning these people have shorted his paycheck on numerous occasions without telling him.  Sometimes they have him drive to a work site in his own vehicle and won't compensate him for it, and if he fills up on the company credit card they'll dock his pay the next week for the same amount without notice.  One time he contested it and they begrudgingly paid him in full.  Needless to say he's looking for another job.

Answer:
 They can't force him to pay out of his paycheck, but they could fire and sue him if they feel they have evidence that this was a result of reckless driving, rather than a true accident. Likewise, if they have evidence that he was not performing official duties of his job at the time of the accident (detour to get coffee, etc.) they might win in court.

Following too closely could be argued to be reckless driving, and is why the rear car is automatically at-fault in a lot of states, including Massachusetts. Does your friend have the other driver's info? If they were witness that there was some road hazard or other such act-of-God situation, and that they weren't being tailgated, that could be useful if this does go to court.


Title: [Florida] help legaladvice we played a prank and our friend wont wake up

Question:
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Topic:
Troll Post

Answer: If you're not a troll, call 911Answer #2: Who do we call when there's a medical emergency? Answer #3: Call 911.


Title: A woman is trying to sue me, I am 13

Question:
I basically got this phone in February as a b-day present and a bunch of people kept asking if I was Jessica then I would say no I am a male. Yesterday she contacted me saying can you give me a google verification code I said sure and continued to walk and mess around with my friends she then got upset because I didn’t give it to her yet she thinks I’m the person her boyfriend cheated on her with then she accused me of breaking and entering stealing her phone along with emotional abuse.

 I don’t know if that makes sense. I will post it to a different subreddit and tell you the tittle

Answer: No. Block her and ignore.Answer #2: It sounds like you got assigned her old phone number. Just block her calls/texts. Or ask for a new number from your wireless provider. You have no obligation to do anything for this lady and the more you interact with her the worse it may get.Answer #3: The beat legal advice I can give you is to tell your parents and let them handle it. Blocking her number wouldn't be the worst idea. But really, tell your parents what is going on.


Title: Employer demanding $14k check from me..

Question:
Hi All.  (on a throwaway as it's work related, and my account is known to some at work..)

I have recently returned to California, after taking an opportunity to work overseas with my current employer. I gave up my lease and took a HUGE paycut to go and live/work/teach and explore South America for around 1.5 years.

I was still employed by the same company, drawing a US salary (albeit quite small), working for them; all of that worked out great.

Moving out of the US, and taking this huge pay cut resulted in quite a windfall when it came to taxes (about $14K!). The taxes were prepared by a 3rd party accountant arranged by the company as one of the benefits to me on this long term work assignment I was taking on.

I apparently agreed to a tax equalization scheme operated by the company when I agreed to let this 3rd party handle my tax affairs. The idea being that I will not be negatively affected if I have to pay more tax than I would otherwise have had to if I had stayed in California.

The problem is that the company is now demanding a check from me for 14K.. I would not have got this tax break if I had stayed in California.. So the company feels they own it.

Is this a common thing? Is it black and white who owns this money? Would quitting the company and getting another job secure this money as mine? Is it a dick move on my part that I feel it's mine?

This is a whole lot of money.. trying to pull that much together now would require selling stuff, and no doubt more tax implications..

TL;DR

\- US - California

\- Move out of the US for 1.5 years

\- Get epic tax return

\- Company wants a check for 99.9% of my tax return

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Answer:
 So this is kinda interesting. My company also offers tax services and an equalization policy. These come into play when, on account of an employee working in a different taxing location from their home office, they are subject to state and local taxes to which they would not have otherwise been subject. When we report our hours worked our company estimates the incremental tax liability we will have, and it is reflected in our paychecks; this amount results in zero additional dollars in take-home pay as the additional funds are absorbed into the respective tax buckets. When taxes are figured for the year, and the actual tax liabilities are determined, the equalization scheme ensures that neither the employee (by getting a refund of those amounts) nor the company (by having underpaid those amounts) is enriched through the process.

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The way you describe this transaction, you took a substantial pay cut and transferred to South America. Is the return windfall on account of taxes you paid while based in the US that ended up, after factoring in the remainder of the year in AW, to be greatly in excess of your actual tax liability, or is it a result of your employer greatly overestimating your aggregate tax liability during your time abroad? Also, do you have the specific language around this from your agreement?Answer #2: NAL, but I had a similar situation. I paid relatively less in taxes and my employer didn't expect payment. You should  have an attorney read over your employment contract and see if the 3rd party tax preparer has seen anything like this before.


Title: Is petsitting in New York illegal (eli5)

Question: I looked it up but i'm an idiot so im kind of confused. I'm not sure if all pet sitting is illegal or just taking care of people's pets in your house is illegal. What i want to do it just go to the costumer's house and take care of the pet there, and just leave.

Answer:
 You can pet sit in the owner's own home, but cannot bring animals to your home for boarding purposes. Taking care of your customer's pet in their own home is fine.

There's a lot of misinformation out there on this topic, but [this article](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/new-york-city-pet-sitting-ban_n_5977a3d5e4b0c95f375f7e4e) directly quoted NYC's Department of Health, which clarified what the actual rule is.

> “Commercial boarding of animals in homes is illegal,” NYC Department of Health spokesman Julien A. Martinez clarified in a statement sent to HuffPost. But, he explained, “the Health Code does not apply to a pet-sitter who someone hires to come into their home to walk/feed/attend to their pet while they are not there.”

The law in question is [here](https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/about/healthcode/health-code-article161.pdf). If you read through it you'll see that it refers to commercial establishments that board animals.