Title: Friend was fired for discussing pay in Florida

Question:
Hey Reddit, I need some advice.

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My friend was just fired on their second day at a local animal hospital.  During her shift, she asked a coworker what they were currently paid with a technician certification.  Part of getting positions and pay raises in that field are dependent upon earning certain certifications, certificates, or licences, so its not a ridiculous question to come up.

However, she was confronted by someone afterwards who works in the hospital and told that their employment agreement included a signed form that prohibited them from discussing pay with other employees, and she was promptly fired.

She spoke to a friend of hers that practices law and they indicated that the hospital is probably in the right, but I am confused in this area.  According to [this article](https://www.floridalaborlawyer.com/can-a-florida-employer-ban-employees-from-discussing-their-pay-with-each-other/), it seems as though the federal law prohibits public and private business for firing employees for discussing pay.

My two questions are 1) Can a private business lawfully include such a clause in their employment agreement?  And 2) Isn't this firing unlawful according to federal law, regardless of federal law, due to Florida's lack of a more specific law?

Answer:
 Federal law trumps any signed private agreements.  Unless your friend had access to payroll information, this was not a lawful termination.Answer #2: It is a violation of the National Labor Relations Act to prohibit or discipline for the "[disclosure of] wages, salaries bonuses etc with other employees" NLRA Section 8(a)(1). The mere policy is itself a violation of the Act. The NLRA exempts supervisors and management, but these statuses are defined by the Act (or caselaw).

You friend should call the NLRB. Call today. They do not need to wait to be terminated or further disciplined to call. What their employer has done already may be a violation of the NLRA. Talk to an agent at the NLRB, it's free! The NLRB can help you determine if you are covered by the NLRA or exempt as a statutorily defined supervisor/manager.

You DO NOT need an attorney to file charges with the NLRB. Filing a charge with the NLRB costs you NOTHING. If the NLRB's Local Region finds that your employer violated the law, one of Agency's attorney's will prosecute the violation free of charge.

[Call the Regional office closest to you. Call the office in Tampa \(the Tampa Region covers nearly all of Florida\), they will direct you from there](https://www.nlrb.gov/region/tampa): (813) 228-2641


Title: I’m being accused of breaking into a house and stealing 2 totes of cannabis. I wasn’t there but they said the trimmer positively identified me.

Question: [removed]

Answer:
 First, stop talking to police. If they call don't answer. There is nothing you can say that will help you here.

Second, talk with a defense attorney. You can't file false charges. That could only be charge by the county attorney, and they are almost certainly not going to charge anyone with that for being mistaken.


Title: Dog on dog aggression. (Miami, FL)

Question:
(Miami, FL) Today, my boyfriend took our dog to the dog park in our apartment complex to play. They were having a good time, until a woman (she told me in the past that her dog did not get along with other dogs) started walking her leashed dog around the perimeter of the dog park fence. Apparently the gate latch was broken, because before my boyfriend knew it, my dog had his jaw clenched on the other dog's neck. My boyfriend injured himself breaking up the animals (hand lacerations), and the other dog was quite injured himself. The owner was incredibly emotional and unwilling to talk out the situation.

My question is: what kind of legal ramifications are we looking at here? Also, is my apartment complex partially to blame because they installed a faulty gate latch on the dog park? I have never been in a situation like this before, and any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Answer:
 > what kind of legal ramifications are we looking at here? Also, is my apartment complex partially to blame because they installed a faulty gate latch on the dog park?

At the very least, you're probably responsible for the other party's vet bills. The complex is likely not liable, because your dog and it's actions are your responsibility. Answer #2: >what kind of legal ramifications are we looking at here?

Vet bills for the other dog.

>Also, is my apartment complex partially to blame because they installed a faulty gate latch on the dog park?

Most likely not.  They probably disclaimed liability for stuff like this in your rental agreement with them, because as you now know, animals are unpredictable.

>Apparently the gate latch was broken

Was it broken?  Or are you assuming it was broken because your boyfriend wasn't paying attention and next thing you know your dog was trying to rip the other dogs throat to shreds?  I think you would know for sure whether it was broken or not because, after all, your boyfriend would have had to manipulate the gate to get your dog in there.  It's much more likely that someone may have just left it open and your dog darted through it from what you said here.


Title: [MN] Tribal Lands and Recording Question

Question:
[This is a crosspost from r/TalesFromTheFrontDesk in which a poster talks about finding a smear site about another hotel posted online.](https://np.reddit.com/r/TalesFromTheFrontDesk/comments/5gb9qf/was_bored_here_at_work_just_browsing_through_pics/)

The short of it is that a pissed off attendee made a whole site to bitch about this hotel, but specifically they secretly record their interactions with the front desk, going so far as to post the badge number and full name. I made the comment that MN might be a two-party consent state and recording the employee secretly was illegal (MN is a one-party consent state though, so I guess that means nothing).

However another poster stated "That's actually not true at all. You can record anyone you want in areas where there is no expectation of privacy (like, say, the front desk area of a hotel."

So two questions for you reddit lawyers.

1: If this was a two-party consent state, could you secretly record someone at the front desk because it's considered a public place?

and

2: Do recording consent laws apply on tribal lands?

Edited for typo

Answer: Re: 2nd question, it's likely individually decided by each tribe. I'd recommend [asking a MN law librarian](https://mn.gov/law-library/ask-a-librarian/) about about that, as they'll be able to point you to the relevant codes and laws.


Title: TX: I work in a mattress store. Am I legally allowed to ask a guest not to put their service animals on the beds?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 > So my question is legally, can I ask a customer not to put their animal on the beds?

Sure.  Unless the person can make a claim that being on the bed is a necessary part of the animal's service, they don't have a right to do it.Answer #2: >I do however mind dogs on the beds. If the dog has an accident, that can cost my store thousands of dollars.

 You break it you buy it, sooo...

> I dont mind dogs in the store.

 You *work* there. What does the actual owner mind?Answer #3: You don't have to allow any dog in the store unless they are actually a service dog.  Emotional support does not get those privileges.  And a true service dog would probably not get on the bed at all.  And if they actually are one you can still ask for them to not be on the bed, that is not required to buy a mattress :)


Title: I reported an incident to the police and they told the person who got arrested because of it where I worked. Now she is suing my employer and I might lose my job. Was it legal for that officer to disclose where I work? (Albany, GA)

Answer:
 Unless otherwise covered by some sort of privacy rule(which it very rarely is), then yes, it was perfectly legal.

If that information was provided to him as part of his investigation, especially if it appeared in a report, he was likely required to disclose it.


Title: My parents are trying to kick me out while withholding money that was entitled to me. Please help me.

Question:
So like my post says I’m still getting kicked out. My parents are giving me a little time because I need to get my dads name off the title of my car and also get my own insurance policy.

Anyways: I was a foster kid so each month I would get state subsidies in the state of Illinois. I would get about $700 every month sent to my parents that was intended to be used on me. When they told me they were kicking me out they told me I could have all $29k of it and I’d be on my way.

Now my dad is telling me that he has “talked to an attorney” and he says that he can set it up so that I’ll only get a set amount a month. He said he’s only going to give me $100 a fucking month. A HUNDRED DOLLARS. And his justification is that I have a job so it won’t be a problem. If he kicks me out while only giving me $100 a month during winter no way I’m surviving.

Honestly I’m fucking pissed about this and I hope someone can find something or tell me what  entitled to and not because I can’t find anything about this. Any help would be appreciated.
Topic:
Douche

Answer:
 That money isn’t entitled to you. I’m not sure how you came up with that. It was to be used on you, sure, and I don’t really see how you mean to say it wasn’t. Were you cared for? Regardless, it’s their subsidy, not yours, and they don’t owe you it or $100 a month.Answer #2: Wow.

>tell me what entitled to and not because I can’t find anything about this.

There's a good reason for this, and it's that you aren't entitled to any of it.Answer #3: When you grow up and have a career you’ll notice a significant portion of your income is is withheld for various taxes.  Those taxes are for funding many government activities and programs.  One of which is the fund the cost of caring for children  whose parents either cannot or will not pay themselves.  Those taxes will not be for a nest egg to be bestowed upon that child at a certain age.

It’s sucks that you had to be in foster care, but in many respects you’re very very fortunate as there are many countries where the outcome would be much much worse.


Title: Landlord blocked front walk with downspout

Question: I came home today to find my landlord had blocked the front walk with an extension to the downspout. This is my only way of getting to my door, and I am the only tenant impacted by this. There's a length of downspout pipe and a sort of concrete gutter that it empties into, forcing me to walk across the grass (because sooner or later I will definitely trip on it, especially when carrying heavy loads of groceries or laundry.  Is this legal?

Answer: Can you step over it?


Title: Is my boss asking us to do something illegal?

Question:
Kansas City, MO USA

My job is to match medical records from various hospital sources, and we have to determine if two records belong together. My boss is asking us to use www.whitepages.com in some situations to determine if a name is unique enough to reasonably match the records.

However, according to Whitepages terms of services:

> As part of the Offerings, Whitepages provides you with the ability to find contact information and other information regarding individuals and businesses. Without in any way limiting any other restrictions in this Agreement, you represent and warrant that you will use all such information (the "Results Data") for your own personal (non-commercial use) in a strictly lawful manner.

So I'm now wondering, since we are using Whitepages as an aide for our commercial services, are we breaking the law by doing this? Should I continue?

I already asked my boss about it, and he said "That's a good point," but then proceeded to encourage us to use it.

Thanks!

Answer:
 No, I can't imagine that this is illegal.

It does seem to be against the terms of service for whitepages.com, but I'm fairly certain that the worst they could do is ban your company from using the service or sue your company if y'all are somehow damaging whitepages.com.Answer #2: At a stretch, the US government has sometimes claimed that using a service outside of its terms of use is a violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.  That's really overzealous prosecutors, but it can happen.

But, in the real world, that's unheard of.  In this case, it's especially true since their terms of use are likely unenforceable as so-called "browse-wrap" terms.


Title: Fifth Amendment and Prisoner Firefighters Question

Question:
I'm going over the amendments for one of my classes and I have a question.

Why is it not a violation of  "**nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation**" otherwise known as "**economic liberty**" when California uses prisoners to fight fires and only pays them like 2.00$ an hour. It's not fair compensation since state firefighter gets something like 17$ an hour.

could someone explain it to me? My guess is they lose certain liberties while in prison but idk

Answer:
 Amendment XIII:

> Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, **except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted,** shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.


Title: My friend is in an abusive relationship and her husband will be kicking her out.

Question: She is a PA resident. She can't leave the state because of her kid. She is not on the title to the house. She is on a few of the bills. She can't afford to get her own place and her parents won't let her move back in with them. Her husband wouldn't let her have friends. So she has NO place to go after he kicks her out. There is a shelter for women but she looked into it and it is full. She can't even afford a lawyer. Is there anything she can do?

Answer:
 He can't just kick her out, that's an illegal eviction. If he does she can contact the police.

Other than that, she needs to find a way to get out of that relationship.


Title: FL What would happen if mother of my child took our kid out of the country? No court order at the moment.

Question:
Hey legal advice..

I'm a single dad (soon to be married) who make some mistakes.

I live in Florida and am currently going through a legal custody battle that is not finalized over my 3 year old child from a previous relationship.

Mother of my child and I were never married and her and my kid currently live in Missouri. Child was born there and has lived there her whole life. I left when child was 1 for a better job and mother broke up with me for this.

At that time we didn't do any court stuff up until recently. She remarried a military man and that guy has orders overseas. Obviously my Ex wants to go with him and take out child.

At first I was ok with this and agrees to a parenting plan and signed it but since the process is so slow it still has not been signed off by a Missouri judge so it's not legal just yet. The thing is, I made a big mistake....

I lied to my ex about my new wife and step children for over a year. She had no clue I found someone new and this family is my family now living with me. They just met my child this past week because I was unable to see my child for the past 8 months.

My lawyer advised me to cut off all contact with my Ex and my child so that's what I did. It sucked really bad and I regret that so I finally reached out to my Ex and asked if I could see my child. She nicely agreed to allow me to take the child for a few weeks because I was agreeable to her leaving the country with my child.

Well, my Ex I guess sort of started putting two and two together and nagging me real bad about my huge lie because my story wasn't adding up. I finally came clean and told her about my new family and how our child has a new step mom and step children.

Needless to say my ex freaked out and demanded I bring our child back because she can't trust me.

I know I lied for over a year but I just felt like if I told her she would never let me see my kid. So I lied about it. I felt like she made me do it.

Anyway... Since the court order isn't approved I legally don't have to give my kid bad just yet. So I told her she couldn't have the kid back because I still wanted to spend time with our kid. She called the cops on me but since the court ordered wasn't finalized they couldn't take the kid from me so hah! My ex just has to wait till I'm ready to give her back.

The only thing is... I now want to change my mind about letting her take our kid overseas. I don't want her to go anymore. My Ex is pregnant and thinks she has to go there because her husband is there and that she needs to take our kid. I want my kid to live with me and my Ex can go be with her husband if she wants and visit our kid. I think that's fair.

What if I gave my kid back to my Ex and she still leaves the country? I agreed to a passport so I know my Ex has passports for my kid so I know she could just hop on the plane and go. Would that be kidnapping if there is no court order? Can she legally take my kid to Europe and live there with her husband if she doesn't have a court order? What would happen to her if she did?

Thanks guys!

Answer:
 Legally, check out this page which gives some good info. You can request a court order that she not leave the country until custody is settled. Currently she could leave whenever she wants, but it's possible to get a custody order enforced overseas.

http://www.americanbar.org/portals/public_resources/aba_home_front/information_center/family_law/children/custody/custody_orders_across_state_lines_overseas.html

Personally, I don't see how you think you'll be awarded any sort of shared custody. You're hundreds of miles away from your child's primary residence and you have had minimal contact for two years. How would splitting custody even work? You need to think about what's best for the child - you've uprooted them from their family, period.

"I want my kid to live with me and my Ex can go be with her husband if she wants and visit our kid. I think that's fair."

This is not going to happen. Why would you even think that's fair?


Title: [Virginia] employer claims I do not have any PTO anymore

Question: I was a full-time employee of my company and accrued 160 PTO hours. I quit the job a couple years ago and was never paid for that time. I then returned as a part-time employee a few months later and the 160 hours of PTO was on my pay stub. Then, the company stops listing PTO time on pay stubs for everyone so I cannot see the balance anymore. I asked for this time off and was told I don't have any. Is this legal and what actions can I take?

Answer: Virginia law only requires vacation to be paid out upon termination if there is an employer policy that says it will. Absent such a policy, you lost your vacation when you terminated.


Title: Can a landlord's representative enter my apartment without notice because they've had reports of a "smell of cannabis smoke" nearby?

Question:
I live in a large, corporate-owned apartment complex in New Mexico. For context, medical marijuana is permitted in the state, but recreational is not. When I signed my lease, I signed an addendum acknowledging that I would not possess or use marijuana, medical or otherwise, because the apartments obey federal law. This is fairly typical in legal states for landlords who take money from HUD, in my experience. I have complied with this as I'm not (currently) an MMJ patient anyway.

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However, today I and several of my neighbors on multiple floors of my building received a written notice that "it has been brought to our attention that there is a smell of cannabis smoke coming from around your apartment home" along with a reminder of the policy. Here's the portion of the notice that really bothered me: They ask us to "assist us with ascertaining where this violation is occurring. If this continues we will do random inspections to determine where the problem is originating."

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So if we don't narc on our neighbors they're going to enter our apartments without notice? Is that even legal? I mean, if they suspect a crime is being committed, shouldn't they notify the police instead of violating the law to conduct their own investigation?
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 NM requires landlords to provide 24 hour notice of entry. There's no way that a nearby smell of cannabis rises to the level of an emergency that would grant them no-notice entry. You are correct that if they think a crime is being committed they should contact the police. They are not Batman.

For now it's just a threat... they are trying to get residents to figure out who is smoking and rat them out by threatening random inspections. They might not intend to actually follow through, knowing that it's illegal. You can always preemptively talk to management and tell them you will not allow illegal entry to your unit and will use whatever legal remedies are at your disposal to prevent it.Answer #2: >So if we don't narc on our neighbors they're going to enter our apartments without notice?  Is that even legal?

That would be illegal, but nothing illegal has happened *so far*.

They can give 24 hours of notice in writing (which you can reschedule, but must comply with), they can knock on your door and ask if you'd like to do an inspection now (which you can refuse), or they can call the police (who likely wouldn't do anything).


Title: My mother bought a salon as a new owner, but now the previous owner refuses to leave the store, on the ground that she did not receive all of the payments for the store. Is the prev. owner legally protected? [CA]

Question:
So here's the thing; few weeks back, my mother made a deal to buy the salon that she was working in, in order to become a new owner of the place. Making a deal wasn't easy however, as my mother found out that the previous owner actually tried to sale the place to another worker a year ago, but with price $10,000 less than what she proposed to us.

My mother brought that up, and after a lot of bickering back and forth, they finally made an agreement; my mom would pay $40,000 upfront, and pay the remaining $15,000 for next 15 months, divided each month. This was decided upon last week.

However, now the previous owner refuses to leave the place, 'working' as a hairdresser, and just in general raising hell for everyone working there; being incredibly inefficient, leaving the customer during haircut, even bringing her relative to 'help out' with work - which is just ridiculous and illegal, mind you, since the relative is not even a licensed hairdresser - and picking fights with my mother.

Needless to say my mother doesn't like her, none of the employees like her, and keeping her there any longer will stress everyone out, including the customers. So throughout this week, my mom, as a new owner, has told her to leave the place multiple times, but the previous owner has been refusing to leave. The only reasoning on her part is that she has yet to receive remaining amount of the $15,000 payment from my mom, and until she receives all of it - either monthly or in full - she will not leave the store.

My question is, is she (the previous owner) legally protected with this claim? Or is she just being unreasonable? If she is just being unreasonable, how should we proceed to fire/terminate her from the store?

Answer:
 Was there anything in the purchase agreement that addresses her staying? If not, she is not legally protected from being kicked out.

Trespass her and ban her from the premises. If she won't leave, contact the police to help remove her for trespassing.


Title: New employer is not willing to budge on paying me for travel time.

Question:
 I recently began a new job with a small local business that travels all around central florida to do various jobs(and apparently out of state sometimes but this hasn't come up yet for me as I just started a little under two weeks ago)I am the only one on the crew  who has a valid driving license and I have been responsible for getting the crew to these jobs. He is refusing to even have much of a conversation or he will just talk over me saying "I have been doing this for over 20 years and have always paid for the job and not the travel or construction workers never get paid for the travel blah blah blah.

  I am not using my personal vehicle when we are driving to our jobs, I am using his company vehicle we meet at his house everyday to gather what we may need for the night and then take off in his vehicle to our jobs. I have thoroughly read through the portal to portal act and I believe  I am entitled to receive pay(even if he decides that it would be minimum wage) for my driving after arriving to his house to our jobs and anything between until the moment I pull up to his house to leave his vehicle and drive home in mine. not sure what I should do besides quit if I cant accept these terms would be a shame as I do enjoy the work and people I work with.

Answer:
 It's Florida, so you're pretty much on your own. Your state government doesn't give a crap about wage theft.

You can keep track of the unpaid hours and then sue the owner in small claims court for the unpaid wages when you find another job. Small claims limit in Florida is $5,000.


Title: Accidentally swiped a standing car on a tight corner while driving a Uhaul [Chicago]

Question:
Hey there,

so yesterday my roommates and I moved apartments. We rented a 17' Uhaul, it was huge, and we had a little accident. We were approaching a stop sign to make a right, and it was a very busy area by a University, so there were cars, bikers and students EVERYWHERE. I am not used to driving these big of vehicles, so long story short I swiped a car while taking a right turn.

The car I swiped was illegally standing right on the corner about 2 feet from the curb, so he was pretty much almost in the road. I thought I was going to hit the car on the left, so I cut right, but ended up hitting the car on the right. Usually on these 4-way stop sign intersections, you aren't allowed to park about 15 feet from the corner to allow for vehicles my size.

So I have images of the damage. I cracked a part of his tail light off, and made a rather smaller-size dent and got paint swipes on his car.

I got the insurance package through Uhaul, but this has never happened to me, so I just want to know what WILL happen. If there is any defense I have because he was illegally standing, then I'd like to know. Also, I'd like to know the best case and worst case scenarios.

Let me know if you need any more information.

Thank you!

Answer: Just tell me you didn't steal the U-Haul.


Title: Overdosed on Heroin in [Ohio]

Question: I overdosed on friday. EMT's were called. Said I wouldn't get in trouble if I cooperate. Nothing was found, I sniffed a bad batch of fent and OD'd. Got out the same night. No police have talked to me or anything. I heard about Ohio's good Samaritan law that gives me immunity but I read that I have to seek treatment within 30 days.  Am I going to get charged with anything? No police have talked to me.

Answer: Hard to tell. You should get treatment just in case. And you should get treatment anyway.


Title: Georgia (GA) Mcintosh County - Bullshit Speed Trap on I95

Question: I was pulled over while passing through Georgia (Mcintosh County). I have Florida plates, as I live in Central Florida. The state trooper pulled me over, verbally told me, "Ma'am, I've stopped you going 81 in a 70." He then only took my license. He DID NOT take my registration, he walked away as I was still looking for it (but I did have it with me). He then came back and gave me a ticket for going 85 in a 70 EVEN THOUGH HE VERBALLY STATED THAT I WAS GOING 81. I did some research and found that there are a plethora of people complaining that the very same thing happening to them at the very same "speed trap," and ironically, doing the same exact speed - "85" mph in a 70 mph zone. "Coincidentally," the state of Georgia has an additional $200 fine for "super speeders." A super speeder, I believe, is someone going 15 or more over the speed limit. So basically I am fucking pissed because there are multiple people complaining that the same exact thing happened to them at the same exact speed trap when they were definitely not going 15 mph over the limit (here is the link to some of the exact same complaints I have seen of this: http://www.topix.com/forum/city/darien-ga/TUPHJH57M1FJ8BSOM). I am a college student and certainly have more crucial things to spend $410 on, which would be the total cost to pay the ticket ($180), the super speeder fine ($200), and the drivers course to get the points off of my license ($30 minimum). That being said, any help would be greatly appreciated.

Answer:
 Why did you [delete and repost this](https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/5kfper/corrupt_speed_trap_on_i95_in_georgia_ga_mcintosh/)?

My answer is the same:

> How fast were you going?

> You are welcome to go to court and contest the charge- if you were only going 81 (and are willing to admit to that in court) they may well reduce the charge to that speed.

> Or you can hire a lawyer.

> There is no clear evidence that your ticket is somehow corrupt or improper.  The officer could well have misspoke, or you could have misunderstood him.


Title: Tried filming cops, got arrested!

Question: [deleted]

Answer: You weren't arrested for filming them. You were arrested for refusing to leave once they asked you to leave.


Title: [Calif.] Molten-salt reactor experiment, anything I should know?

Question:
Assuming I could pay for a small (10-15 watt-hour) molten-salt test reactor, what legal issues would I run into? It's only meant to run for two hours per experiment (1 bi-monthly, for a year), just to prove an MSR would work. Plus, it would not be a fixed structure, meaning I could clean up after myself. It wouldn't be in my backyard, but a solid patch of asphalt or concrete away from a city a la those explosion-related tests in Mythbusters (just to make sure). I would be responsible with fuel and fission products and would make sure that fission completely stops when the experiments are done.

Plus, I would have failsafe containment - if the steel box the reactor is in is destroyed by the salts, a Hastelloy N (or other similar nickel-compound) catching bowl (although it's more like a large pocket) will keep the salts there with little chance of corrosion.

However, and this is probably where I run into completely overwhelming legal trouble that would grind this into a halt, it would be fueled by plutonium-239. Not a lot, mind you, only about 100-150 grams, and I would make sure that it is fissioned as far as possible (which is far more than solid-fueled nuclear) but that's still there. Additionally, it wouldn't breed new plutonium.

I would make sure to the best of my ability it is *not* weapons-grade plutonium.

I decided on plutonium-239 since uranium enrichment is above my head and wallet, and thorium-232 always produces a little bit of uranium-232, meaning I would need to pay a ton in extra shielding for bismuth-213 and thallium-208's gamma emissions. Plutonium-239 only emits alphas pretty slowly so it's not a radiation risk (if any radiation even managed to get out of the containment shell) and will generally remain subcritical (meaning not all fissions will lead to another fission, essentially a chain reaction isn't happening) with slowed neutrons (which would be the case here, because of the salts' moderating properties).

And as for the fluoride salt afterward, I would keep it locked in a metal box until the fission products stop being radioactive, which is about 10-25 years. The salt is solid at ambient temperatures making that far easier.

Answer:
 This is an incredibly clear case of "if you have to ask Reddit, you are not capable of doing this either safely or without getting arrested."

Very simply, in the process of gaining the necessary technical knowledge and experience to do this kind of thing, you would have made contacts with people whom you could ask these questions. Because you're here asking it's pretty obvious you haven't got the experience and haven't got the technical chops to do this kind of thing.

If you were to try to execute this plan, I predict that you would end with various law enforcement agencies at your door. Probably shortly after you make inquiries about purchasing plutonium.

If you're serious about doing this kind of thing, go get a PhD in nuclear physics and seek employment at a national lab like Sandia, Lawrence Berkeley or Oak Ridge.Answer #2: Setting aside the fact that plutonium is one of the most toxic substances known to man, where do you plan to get it? It's also one of the most highly controlled substances. And making it requires a very expensive (billion dollar) factory.

And setting aside that fact, possession of nuclear materials without the proper permits and safety equipment [is a violation of 18 USC 831 subsection a1B](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/831), which is punishable by life imprisonment.


Title: (Florida)Will I go to jail for refusing breathalyzer?

Question: And multiple midemeanor possession , first offense

Answer:
 Refusing a breathalyzer test in and of itself is not enough evidence to arrest you. But if you have signs of intoxication, the officer doesn’t need the breathalyzer result to arrest you and take you to the station to get an official test or warrant for a blood test.

Adding the possession charge on top of that certainly makes it more likely you’ll be arrested, yes.


Title: Tabletop Games: Copywright and Game Mechanics ( Conflicting Information)

Question:
Hello,

  I'm creating a tabletop RPG game that uses the same d20 (twenty sided die) based core mechanic as Dungeons and Dragons (owned by Wizards of the Coast).

The core mechanic is simply this. Roll a d20, add any modifiers based on the choices you make for your character (for example, Ragnar the Barbarian has a +3 to attack), and compare this number to a target number. If you reach or exceed the target number, you have succeeded at what you were trying to do. (So say Ragnar needs a 15 to hit the enemy, and he rolls a 12 with his+3 bonus for a total of 15. He hits his enemy)

Now I am willing to make (and actually already have) my own unique mechanic, but there is a practical mathematical utility to this mechanic that is hard to ignore, so I would like to use it.

Now according to a court case [here](www.gamasutra.com/view/news/273935/Texas_court_affirms_game_mechanics_not_protected_under_copyright_law.php), game mechanics cannot be copywrighted. So that seems pretty cut and dry, and encouraging.

However, there is the whole mess with what is called the Open Game License (OGL). It gives people the legal right to publish material using certain copyrighted Wizards of the Coast material, but with certain stipulations (like they can then publish their own material based on your work).

In particular, the game Mutants and Masterminds uses the OGL. They use the same core d20 mechanic. But as far as I can tell, they don't use any other copywrighted material from Wizards of the Coast. This leads me to believe that they used the OGL only so they could have a game with the d20 mechanic, but according to the above ruling, this shouldn't be necessary.

Any advice on this subject would be very appreciated, thank you.

Answer:
 WotC has a specific D20 System License FAQ here that explains what can and cannot be used as part of the [d20 System Trademark License](http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20/srdfaq/20040123b). That link also has the links to the licenses themselves.

As a general rule, the d20 system, if you are only using the mechanic, is open for use. Answer #2: The court case you cite is well reasoned and will probably become the majority rule (i.e. other courts around the country will rule the same way), but until a case like that makes it to the Supreme Court (if that ever happens), it will still be possible for you to get sued for copying someone else's game mechanics. I think you would win if your facts are similar to that case, but getting sued is a huge complicated mess even when you win.

I'm not at all saying you shouldn't proceed, but you definitely need to talk to an intellectual property lawyer to figure out what the latest legal rules are and how to protect yourself (for instance, you should probably form an LLC and have it create and sell the game, so that if someone wants to file a lawsuit, the LLC gets sued instead of you personally getting sued--part of the reason people form LLCs and corporations is so that if their business gets sued, only the business's own assets are at risk; your house, car, retirement account, etc. are not at risk).


Title: Warning: stupid question regarding dine-and-dashing in a foreign country incoming

Question:
I am Canadian, 28, male. Some years ago, when I was younger and extremely stupid, I was an accomplice in a dine and dash scenario at a restaurant in Spain. I will not get into the details of this, except to say that I still feel guilty about having done it and am no longer friends with the people with whom I did it. So far as I know, I did not leave any personal belongings behind at the restaurant, and we were out of the country a day later.

I am travelling to Portugal this summer, which will mark my first time going back to the EU since. Is there any chance that this event might catch up with me, assuming I had left anything identifying at the restaurant? This is probably a hilarious question, but I must confess that I am terribly ignorant about the law and I am afraid that this may be flagged in some way when I land.

Answer:
 Sure.  It is possible that the restaurant owners reported you to the police, who reported you to Interpol, and that Portuguese police will arrest you at customs and extradite you to Spain for trial.

Thankfully, in the world we inhabit, there is effectively no chance whatsoever of this happening.  Enjoy Portugal and try not to commit any crimes while you’re there.


Title: [Ohio] Throwing a underage drinking party

Question:
[deleted]
Topic:
Alcohol Related Other than DUI

Answer:
 No one here will assist you in breaking the law.

See you back here in a few days.Answer #2: > What could I do to prevent them from getting in trouble?

I'm not a lawyer, but here's a suggestion: don't break the law.

> He said no drinks and no drugs and no sex, and I told him we won't.

That would probably be a good promise to keep.

> I told him I was having a couple friends stay the night

So that sounds very different than:

> It's expected to be about 30-40 people.

The latter is likely to involve significant risks that you will be unable to control the situation and end up making yourself or your parents liable for one of the many things that are likely to go wrong here.

tl;dr: Don't break the law.


Title: I was approached by a major network to star in a series. What do I do?

Question:
I feel like a rookie asking this, but I've just left the office of a major network (think NBC, CBS, ABC level) where I was offered the chance to star in a series. I have no previous experience in the entertainment world, but it's likely that you've seen me online.

What do I do? Where do I start? What kind of representation do I need? The last thing I want is to be taken advantage of, and I have no contacts in that realm. I know there's a chance this won't go anywhere, but if there is, I'd like to be protected.

**Edit: I'm in New York.**

Answer:
 You need an agent. And you need a GOOD agent. There are an awful lot of dodgy ones out there, both scammers and incompetents. And if you don't know your way around the business, if can be very hard to tell the difference.

Pick a few performers who you've heard of and whose situation is roughly comparable to yours (main roles in similar series by similar networks; if possible, performers who come from a similar background to yours). Find out who their agents are. Get in touch.

Don't sign anything until a good agent has looked at it.

And don't bank on it too much. There's more than just a chance this won't go anywhere, there's a very good chance. TV stuff falls through all. the. time.

Answer #2: My experience is in live theatre rather than film/tv, and I'm not a lawyer.

Get in touch with the union (SAG/AFTRA). They, along with you and your agent or manager, will be the ones at the table representing your interests over your career. Tell them that you have an offer (be vague if necessary) and that you are looking to connect with a reputable agent.

If you decide to find an agent on your own, I would still get in touch with the union to vet them.


Title: Police have a package for my cousin and asked him to come get it...

Question:
This is in the United States. The state isn't important.

Ok, so some context: My friend (not me, I swear) may or may not have bought something from a website that is illegal to buy/sell/possess. If he did, he might of had it shipped to his address with a fake name, but mistyped the shipping address so it was undeliverable. For the sake of my question, let's assume for now on that this hypothetical is true.

Fast-forward several month later after he had been in rehab and is clean now. My cousin has been told by his roommate that police had stopped by and asked for him. They told him that they have a package for my friend and he should stop by to pick it up.

Could this be the hypothetical package? If so, why would police ask him to pick it up? Is it a setup to prove that he was expecting the package? If so, how would they do that if the name on the package is clearly not his? Do they really expect him to claim a package that is labeled to an entirely different name? And what should he do to prevent incriminating himself?

Throw away for obvious reasons. I really would appreciate your guys' help! My cousin just got his life back together - prison will not help.

Edit: I have confirmed that he does not have a warrant out for his arrest.
Topic:
Drug Possession

Answer: Ignore it. Tell anyone who asks that he isn't expecting a package (he isn't at this point). If they ask him to come in anyway, hire a lawyer.


Title: The electric company broke down part of a planter at my house and installed this eyesore without notifying me.

Question:
Do I have any recourse here? Covina, CA
http://imgur.com/jBTnKtS

edit: The SCE Supervisor called me back and told me that there was no notification because there was an emergency that required them to act fast. He promised to meet me at the property tomorrow to discuss redoing the front yard landscaping in a manner that "suits our tastes" (His words, not mine). Good on them. I'll provide an update if/once this happens.

Answer:
 If they have an easement, which they likely do, then likely not.

They didn't give you any forewarning?


Title: Traveling to USA in two days. Do I have to take the ESTA printed?

Question:
I'm traveling from Spain and I have the ESTA form approved and already payed but I don't know if I have to print it and take it along with my passport for the customs checkpoints. Thanks a lot!

Edit: I didn't need it after all!! Thanks y'all

Answer:
 you dont need to.

but it can be wise to print it out just in case something weird happens at the border. Answer #2: It's always best to have hard copies of all applicable forms and documents when traveling, especially internationally, including travel itineraries, hotel reservations, and important contact numbers (such as the hotels, people you're visiting, ect).  Unless there's truly an extraordinary amount of them, they won't take up much space.

Just don't put them in your checked bags!Answer #3: I don't think anybody has ever been denied entry for having too much documentation.


Title: [CA] New Rental Property Manager decides to act in bad faith; Ignores decisions of old manager and any email communication with old manager and old agents. Adds bogus charges on me moving-out and asks me to go to court if I'd so like.

Question:
So, 3 months back I moved out of a rental apartment here in Santa Clara, Bay area, California. A couple of weeks later I got a move-out bill of USD 1500 (net). Roughly USD 1800 in the itemized statement was for replacement of two Granite counter tops. (These folks are known to slap this charge on everyone & they have horrible yelp reviews).  However, the truth is that I left the countertops in the same condition I'd gotten them. I had taken pics when I moved-in and I had written an email (on the advice of our move-in sales agent) to her on the day I moved in, citing that the countertops were old and faded.

So, I write to the property manager, give her links to move-in and move-out pics, forward my aforementioned old email citing the issue being not new and already pointed out, and ask her to look into it.  A few weeks later, the manager writes to me over email saying that the charges will be reversed and I should expect a revised statement in a few weeks. This happened 2 months back.

I never received any revised statement. I kept following up over emails and phone calls. No replies or vague ones.

Then someone I reached out to tells me that the aforementioned manager has left the company and they are in between management changes. Hence the delay.

More phone calls, More in-person meetings with temporary in-charges. More emails. No conclusion. "We are looking into it", they kept saying.

Then this guy, supposedly the new manager, calls me today ( 3 months after my move-out date and 2 months after the old manager had agreed to reverse charges) and said that he is re-looking into my case and will most likely only reverse one of the counter top charges. He further said, in no uncertain terms that any emails I had sent to them regarding the issue being already existing, is not legally admissible. He will not look at any photos if they had been taken even 1 day after my move-in date. And if I don't like the final statement, I could take them to court if I wished to. He stressed that the move-in checklist had no mention of counter-tops being faded and that is the only legally binding document. Anything else being discussed and acknowledged over email is not legally admissible.

Long story short, looks like he has decided to not act in good faith and deal with this case on legal technicalities.

In the first scenario (wherein the charges were reversed), they would have owed me approx USD 500.

In this revised scenario, I think I will owe them USD 800.

I am extremely pissed with the whole situation. They made me run from pillar to post and now this guy asks dares me to take them to court - blatantly refusing to acknowledge either the reversal from old manager or any written emails about this issue.

I need help. Do you guys think it is worth going to small claims court? Is my first email to them wherein they ack the issues and the email from old manager who reversed the charges - really legally useless?. I am a single income family man trying to make ends meet in this godfarsaken expensive place and more than the money, I hate being screwed by anybody - either man or God. Don't we all do?  Advice?

Answer:
 File in small claims.  Santa Clara is tenant friendly.  You have photos.  Worst you’re out $110 for filing, best you get your money back, and then some.

He’s already told you that you aren’t getting your money back, so this seems the only action you can take.  :-(

Also make sure in the rest of the deductions that they aren’t charging you for brand new stuff.  It should have depreciation included.  IE carpet was 4 years old, you should be charged for a 4 year old carpet replacement.

A lot of people make the mistake of asking for only their deposit back.  I would ask for the deposit plus time spent suing for the money back.  (Fees as well as having to take a day off work, lost wages).

Best of luck!


Title: [TX] I strongly suspect my 2y/o nephew is being taught by his mother to say things like "Daddy, don't touch my pee pee", right before a custody trial.

Question: [removed]

Answer:
 I don't know if this is a good idea, but since he's a sponge, instead of trying to extinguish the behavior, or explain it away, associate it with other behavior or feelings.

Make "they're coming" a signal of fun to come instead of fear (they seem to be already unintentionally doing that, as he is not expressing fear as they are trying to get him to do). Birthday cake, they're coming!  Play with the dog, they're coming!

Something kind of similar with the "daddy don't touch my pee pee"--mutate this around until it's meaningless. Swamp this one phrase with other similar ones. Mommy don't touch my foot. Daddy don't touch my ear. Sissy don't touch my hair. And make it fun and silly so there's no fear when he says it. It's now a harmless game you guys play, which teaches him the names of body parts.


Title: Trowing stars are illagal in canada, I designed one that I think would be legal , is my interpretation of the law correct?

Question:
I designed this http://imgur.com/a/pUj0h

I think those device above shown would be legal in Canada, what do you think?

In Canada trowing stars (shuriken) are illegal, and by the law they are describes as:

" *3 Any instrument or device commonly known as “shuriken”, being a hard non-flexible plate having three or more radiating points with one or more sharp edges in the shape of a polygon, trefoil, cross, star, diamond or other geometrical shape, and any similar instrument or device.* "

[HERE](http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/sor-98-462/fulltext.html) you can find the original law.

[](/ninjadash)

Answer:
 >any similar instrument or device

No, shurikens are not legal in Canada..


Title: [MD] Keeping my mother out of a psych ward

Question:
My mother is bipolar and recently had a psychotic episode due to an extended lack of sleep. She has placed a lot of trust in a family "friend" who has been trying to admit her to the psych ward. My father and her parents have been trying to keep her out since we know all she needs to do is sleep at home to recover. She also talked to us about her previous experience in a psych ward and how it is the *last* place she wants to go.

How can we make sure this "friend" doesn't sell out my mom? She has been trying to get my father to falsely tell the doctors that she is suicidal to force her into the psych ward. How much legal power do we have? Is our status of her family enough to keep her out?
Topic:
Disability Issues

Answer:
 If she is judged to be a hazard to herself or others, she will be taken for evaluation regardless if you want her to or not. You cannot stop anyone from making a truthful report about someone.

Do your father have anything like POA?Answer #2:  'My father and her parents have been trying to keep her out since we know all she needs to do is sleep at home'to recover. '

Get a professional to corroborate this.Answer #3: I bet "extended lack of sleep" is a slang term for "was so fucking manic she didn't sleep for days". This + the psychotic episode suggests your mother is an uncontrolled bipolar patient who absolutely needs to be admitted to a psych ward to get her disease under control. Controlled bipolar patients don't have extended sleepless periods and psychosis. Answer #4: Is she medicated and consistently seeing a therapist?


Title: My car was hit by two kids on a Go-Kart and the police didn't take any of their info

Question: I was working as an uber driver with a passenger in my car when 2 kids (11 & 13) ran a stop sign and hit my car. The police showed up and didn't take any of their info and now my insurance has declared the car a total loss with nobody to go after. The only lead I have of them is the ambulance records of that day but when I called they said they can't release any info because of the HIPAA laws. What could I possibly do in this situation? I've been out of work for 3 weeks now and I was trying to save up because I'm starting flight school soon. BTW this happened in Florida.

Answer:
 Nal, you will need to start a lawsuit against John doe and under discovery  subpoena  those records.  You can't get them other wise.

The cops won't help you, but I suggest you keep filing complaints against them for their utter negligence.


Title: [Ontario] What happens if you get a distracted driving ticket while driving a car that you signed a waiver with the insurance company to not drive?

Question:
My G/F has had a very bad driving history, several tickets, to the point where her mom's auto insurance made her sign a waiver to never drive that car again. She has her own car which is insured in her dad's name and she is a secondary driver.

Yesterday her sister borrowed her car so she was forced to use her mom's car to get to work, and on the way there she was pulled over for holding her phone in her hand and got a distracted driving ticket along with a failure to show insurance ticket.

What will happen to her? Will her mom's insurance company even find out? What should she do about the tickets, try to fight them or just pay the fine? Will this have any effect on her mom's or dad's insurance?

Answer:
 > Will her mom's insurance company even find out?

Probably.

> What should she do about the tickets, try to fight them or just pay the fine?

Does she have a defense?


Title: My aunt died and left some money to me. The person handling the estate will not return my phone calls. Am I being screwed? (florida)

Question:
Ok guys, so my (I live in Maryland, aunt lived in Florida) uncles wife died this past january. My uncle died back in 2010, and left everything to her. Her will dictates that she wants everything she owned to be split between her and her nieces and nephews. Basically the house she owned, as well as about 300,000 to split between 8 people. A lawyer got in touch with me in May to let me know I had a potential inheritance, until that point I didn't know anything about it. They said it would take 3 months to allow any creditors to make their claims on the estate, and I would know in August what I would be receiving. It was exciting to hear I might inherit some money, but I dont know what kind of debts my aunt had, she may have racked up a lot of debt, or hospital bills can swallow up 300,000 in a matter of days. So I tried to put it out of my mind.

In August, I called the lawyer and asked about it, and she gave me the number of the person handling the estate, who also happens to be my aunts niece on her side of the family (I've never met this woman). She never answers her phone. I have tried callining her about once every two weeks, and have left a couple friendly voice messages, to no avail. It is now October and I havent heard anything. I know that these things take some time to figure out, and I dont want to come off as greedy, but am I being screwed here? I called the lawyers office a couple days ago and told them I couldnt get ahold of this woman, they said someone would get back to me.

What do you guys think, am I over reacting, or do you think this women is up to something?

Answer: For that much money, you may want to consult your own probate attorney to force the executrix to do their job or sue them.


Title: Dealer lied to me about car?

Question:
Arkansas

Bought a used 2017 Dodge Journey from a Dodge dealership. Car dealer told us the vehicle was an SXT model and compatible with bluetooth. We took It for a short test drive and then discussed financing. Ended up coming back after lunch to buy the vehicle, finished up everything about 7 or 8pm and went home. The next day I tried to connect my phone to the bluetooth. Went through every channel and idea I could before calling dodge and having them tell me that my car was not compatible with bluetooth.
Called the dealership and they wanted the salesperson to take care of the situation, he offered to buy an adapter and said he must've been mistaken but he thought all of the SXT came standard with bluetooth. We agreed to the adapter but it has still not been given to us. Everytime we called to ask about it we were given the same "looking for the best one" run around. Now I've double checked my VIN and it's not an SXT model at all, I called the dealership and left a message with the receptionist and the GM, who never returned my call.

tldr:
Dodge Dealership sold us a vehicle claiming it was an upgraded package, but it wasn't.

Do I have any legal standing or what is the best thing to do from here? I've driven less than 3000 miles on the current vehicle.

Answer: If you have a bill of sale that has the make and model of car purchased, and it doesn't match what you have, that sounds like a fraudulent representation.Answer #2: Read the documentation associated with your purchase. If that lists it as an SXT, but it's not, then you have something. If the paperwork lists the car accurately, you likely have no recourse.


Title: Can our wedding venue keep our 25k deposit? Need help to decipher clause 17 of contract.

Question:
I read the contract over and over. The only thing relating to COVID19 would be the following:

17. Proprietor shall have no responsibility or liability for failure to supply in service or two otherwise comply with this contract, when prevented from so doing by strikes, fire , accidents or any cause beyond proprietors reasonable control or by orders of regulations of any governmental authority or failure of coal or other fuel supply, water, gas, electricity air-conditioning or any other facility.

-Any help is appreciated.

I called in March secretary said a month before our wedding we’ll have the option to post pone or cancel.

So I emailed the venue and instead of responding in an email they called and didn’t confirm what she said.

The banquet manager simply told us in lieu of the situation we would not be penalized for meeting our minimum of 250 guest. So if it’s 100 people we’ll only be charge for 100?

But we already put 25k down. Would we get the difference back? What if it’s only 15 people ?

Should I ask for their statement in writing ? Our wedding is in September btw.

Answer:
 That clause only addresses their liability if they cannot hold the event for reasons out of their control. It does not address if any deposits or payments are refundable.

Non legal advice: if they offer a postponement free of charge to a date in the future you could always have the celebration at that time while getting married prior.


Title: [NY] A house on our street was foreclosed a little over a year ago. Everyone moved out but left a lot of stuff behind. The house has since been scavenged and there is now junk (furniture, etc.) strewn about the yard. Are there any provisions to force the bank to clean the yard/secure the house?

Question:
We're in rural, downstate New York. The cul-de-sac is filled with wooded lots, so a house with tons of junk on its front lawn is kind of an eyesore. We don't care about landscaping or anything, just the ton of crap randomly thrown about.

I imagine that post-housing crisis (if not before) this kind of situation was fairly common. Is there anything that can be done about it? Is it usually a town-level thing or are there state regulations about this?

Answer:
 [What not to do](http://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/2lw8fi/confused_traumatized_a_little_hurt_financially/)

Anyway, you should call your local code enforcement if you have one


Title: New Jersey U.SA- My parents are illegals but I am a U.S citizen... please read

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 >no criminal activity

other than welfare fraud and tax fraud, both felonies.Answer #2: >they have been living here for over 15 years with no criminal activity.

This doesn't jive with

>my dad is working with a cousin's social security numberAnswer #3: Are you positive you are a citizen?  Do you have a birth certificate showing you were born in the US?

You need to talk to an immigration lawyer to pursue legalizing your parents.


Title: [US] Property Stolen During Apartment Tour

Question:
I was told to post this again this morning for more visibility

Hopefully this is the right place to post this
A few days ago, I spent the night at my boyfriends apartment for a couple of days. Knowing that his apartment was being toured the next day, we decided to head out to my place and minimize any awkwardness that could result from us being there during the tour. When we came back a few hours after the tour, I noticed that over 100 dollars worth of makeup I had left in his bathroom was gone.

Knowing that I didn't want to jump to conclusions immediately, I looked everywhere at his place and went back to my apartment to make sure I hadn't accidently dropped it off at my place. It wasn't anywhere to be found.

We have tried to contact the property manager but they are closed on weekends, we left a message and are hoping to get in contact with them on Monday. I am wondering what to do about this situation. We are college students in a college town using a property manager that almost exclusively rents to college students. I know they have a record of who toured, but I would love to know where to go from here.

location - iowa, united states

**Edit** Called the police and made a report, he didn't sound too interested in the case so I might just have to take a loss here and learn to keep my things safe before strangers come over. I'll hopefully be in touch with the property managers tomorrow morning. Thank you guys for your help!

Answer: Call the cops.


Title: To what extent can I video record someone in this instance?

Question:
I live in an extremely rich area full of bankers, lawyers, doctors, etc. where I deliver food to people's homes. I get mediocre and despicable tips every day, often 5% or less. I want to start a YouTube channel to expose how wealthy people maintain wealth through greed, and to do this I want to show how I am tipped by these individuals. I want to display the size of their homes and the cars in their driveways, but not their license plates or addresses. My idea was to wear a GoPro on my chest and go through a normal day of delivering while recording. I would start by showing the price of the order and the content of food they ordered as it is often pricey high class dishes. I would proceed by showing the amount of miles driven and the work it takes to get them their food to show that it does indeed take effort, gas, and time. I would also show that I had arrived in reasonable time in hopes that I'll receive a reasonable tip. See, there is a big problem in delivery as it seems that there is no standard amongst these people as there is in a restaurant (20%, which I personally always meet or exceed). I think that these people are unaware that I put in equal work, if not more than a waiter, yet I receive moot tips.

So, for some questions.

Can I record the transaction at their door if I blur their faces out? I want to show that I conduct myself kind and professionally.

Can I record the size of their homes and the cars in their driveway if it doesn't reveal any personal information such as address or license plates?

What about any of this might pose a problem?

How can I make this channel work legally?

I live in NJ if that helps. Thanks ahead of time.

Answer:
 You probably can't be sued.

But you should just quit your job. You seem unreasonably petulant about it.

As others have said, someone will figure it out and you will lose your job. If you're ok with that, go nuts.Answer #2: To expect a 20% tip for just delivering take out is a bit unreasonable, no matter how rich you think the customer is. Wait-persons are paid much less than the minimum wage, delivery people are not, so the higher tip compensates for that. And as a former bus-person/waiter/delivery person the harder work was in the store.


Title: Sued for literally the dumbest thing on the planet

Question:
Hey, Everyone on Reddit. I have a stupid question to ask. A friend of mine got into a little issue with their significant other (Whos a big asshole). In order to get back on him for cheating on her, he went into his account for an online game he loves playing and deleted most of the items she brought for him using real-life currency.

Is there anyway to for her to get off scot-free, because her boyfriend is an abusive asshole. And has this coming to him.

Answer:
 >. . .**s**he went into his account for an online game he loves playing and deleted most of the items she brought for him using real-life currency.

I'm going to assume that was a typo.

When push comes to shove, she destroyed his property, regardless of whether she purchased them. They were given as a gift, which makes them his property. She's liable for damages.


Title: New neighbor introduced himself and wants me to move my fence

Question:
My new neighbor came over to introduce himself today and asked me if I could move my fence because it was a couple of feet (3-5) onto his property.  I had the fence installed 3 years ago when I purchased the house and my real estate agent and fence contractor told me that I didn’t need a survey to install the fence.

Our properties are approximately 50 yards apart because of high voltage lines that pass between our property. Their is an empty field between our two lots. The old neighbor didn’t log any complaints when we had the fence put up and it’s been there for 3 years now.

My question is, does he have any legal grounds to ‘force’ me to move the fence? When he purchased the property wasn’t it understood that his property is ‘as is’?

Answer:
 If you put your fence on his property you should likely move it.

You haven’t described conditions that would seem to suggest he can’t correct this error.Answer #2: >does he have any legal grounds to ‘force’ me to move the fence?

Maybe. Depends on whether it's on his property. If so, then yes.

>When he purchased the property wasn’t it understood that his property is ‘as is’?

I'm not sure what you mean by that, but the existence of your fence doesn't affect his property boundary.


Title: Ex had garnishment set against her and it came from my bank account because her name is on the account still. What can I do.

Question:
US OHIO

Basically we've been apart over 2 years now. When we were together I added her to my bank account and she had her regular check deposited in it. When we split I tried to remove her and couldn't because it was a joint account. I'd have to close it. I opened a second checking account with the intention of closing the joint one after moving all my bills and other auto pays to the new one. Fast forward over 2 years and I still haven't done that. (Call me an idiot please).

Yesterday I check my bank account and it's sitting precisely on 0. No charges on the account. I called my bank and they said that there is a garnishment on the account and it is frozen. Can't give me an amount or any details other than it's from a company called Unifund LLC. They said I should have received a letter. I never did.

Until today. I received a piece of mail. With my exs name on it and my address. She has never lived here or been associated with the address. Open the letter and the garnishment is for nearly a thousand dollars. It has a guys name from Unifund along with a number I can call. I called it and the mailbox is full. Best I can do is leave a callback number. I did. My bank said they cannot do anything and that I have to call their legal department. Closed til Monday. I tried Unifunds main corporate number and they are also closed til Monday. I have no idea what to do right now.

Luckily my direct deposit from my job goes into my personal account. However all my bills still come from the joint one but I need the money that was in the joint account or I'll be homeless and carless. I don't know what to do. This girl cheated on me and left me in so much debt I'm still recovering from it 2 years later. I'm a damn idiot for not closing this account way back when.

Anyway any advice would be much appreciative.

Answer:
 It's a joint-account.  Any money in there belongs to her as much as you.

You can sue your ex in small claims court, but you're not going to get the money back from the bank or collection agency.  And if your ex is getting garnished, you're not getting the money from her either.

Sorry.


Title: 11 year old subpoenaed to testify in case of dad who is charged with accessing viewing and distributing child pornography

Question:
My brother who is 11 was subpoenaed to testify in court. His father was charged with child pornography access, uploading and viewing (no videos of my brother thank god). My brother does not know about his dad being charged due to the sensitivity of the material, although he was interviewed and questioned by professionals during the initial process and was determined to not be affiliated with the case. Having a child testify in court surely would be pretty traumatic, is there anyway we can advocate so that my 11 year old brother does not have to go through this?
Topic:
Canada

Answer:
 You can find an attorney or advocate to represent your brother and may be able to work something out so your brother won’t have to testify in open court.   Reach out to victims services organizations, children’s legal organizations, etc if you can’t afford an attorney or consultation. Answer #2: Who subpoenaed him? Defense or Prosecution?Answer #3: Do you know what he's expected to testify about? Answer #4: From a US perspective: get in contact with the defense attorney listed on the subpoena. Ask them why they would like him to testify and express your concern about his trauma - US defense attorneys will generally put a lot of effort into making defense witness testimony as painless as possible. If you are unsatisfied with the defense attorney's approach I would look for a consultation with a lawyer that might represent your brother. Answer #5: It looks like there may be two queries - what they are actually wanting test emony about and what the processes/accommodations for testifying minors are.

The courthouse may be able to assist with the second or be able to point you in the right direction for general queries.

Who needs to accompany them, do they get assigned some kind of children's advocate?

Would they be testifying in open court or by video, or taking a deposition?

What if they need to miss school, or somebody accompanying them miss work?

Any time restrictions due to their age or special safeguarding proceedings?

If they can provide these kind of answers then they can probably also advise where/if you can get the specific trial information (ie do you contact the defender or prosecutor)


Title: Neighbor offloading cash onto me. Is this illegal?

Question:
Hi all!

So first off, throwaway, and just a little background information-- I'm not sure what is relevant and what isn't... so I'm just sharing anything that could be.

I'm 17 as of last week. I live in Massachusetts, and I'm first-generation, living with my father, who (legally) immigrated from Taiwan over 25 years ago.

Financially, we're solid, though we live frugally... and while our home is pretty small, we live in a pretty good neighborhood-- actually, we're the most inexpensive home in a great neighborhood.

Our neighbors on one side seem like nice people, but we have virtually no relationship with them outside of a friendly smile or wave when we see them-- they're a young couple with two kids.

Until last week, when the neighbor-father showed up with 40,000 USD... in cash... saying it was a birthday present for me, since I'd be looking at university soon and he wanted to see if he could "help me out." (There was a birthday balloon on my mailbox put up (partially as a joke) by a friend of mine-- I didn't realize broadcasting this information could have such a repercussion!)

The surprisingly-light donation (it was four 10k stacks, all neat and with notation ribbons around them) was in a manila envelope. He told me not "to worry about the tax on it" as it was "covered on [his] end."

I stuttered a thank-you and took it-- I didn't realize at the time how much it was. I had peeked inside as it wasn't closed, but I had assumed it was stacks of 20 or something, or would be a few thousand dollars... until I took it out and triple checked.

My father is as weirded out as I am, but he's not really the sort to show much emotion-- he basically told me it was my money, not his, and he hoped I'd use it well. My father further told me not to worry about if there was something illegal going on-- that we would be protected from it-- and that the person who makes the gift files the gift tax return, so that's probably what the neighbor meant when he gave me the gift.

In the last week, my neighbor has left ANOTHER TWO ENVELOPES, each with the same amount of money-- even weirder, these were just left on the porch. No knocking, no note.

This is a clear sign to me something fishy is going on... but my father isn't bothered by any of this.

I'm not sure what the next step is for me. Can I just accept this and deposit it into a bank? (I deposited the first envelope, I haven't touched the latter two.) Do I need to be doing something different with taxes-- or alert my father as he does my taxes for me? If this is illegal, what is the likely illegal activity going on?

Thanks for all your help!

Answer: I would be very worried about what he might decide you "owe" him later.  This looks dangerous to me.  Get something in writing.


Title: Contractor Disturbed Lead Paint, Large Scale Remodel

Question:
Michigan, USA

We bought a house that was built in the 1920s last year. We had a lead test done and confirmed that there was lead paint in almost all of the surfaces (interior and exterior). We then hired a contractor to remodel the house.

During initial project discussions we explained there was lead paint in the house and provided the lead report/results and we were told that they were "certified to work with lead" or some variation of that sentiment.

Fast forward to last week. We were supposed to move in yesterday so I had taken the entire week off to prep the home for move in. I began sweeping some fine sediment in their "debris field" in our back yard and realized there were old paint chips, wood, glass etc everywhere around the perimeter of the house.

This was like a light bulb going off in my mind that made me consider whether this was an issue. I looked up the laws and regulations from the EPA (https://www.epa.gov/lead/lead-laws-and-regulations) and discovered that absolutely none of the listed precautions were taken during this project on the inside or exterior. No plastic tarps, no sealing of heat vents, no HEPA vacuum attachments, no respirators, no cleaning whatsoever, open dumpster, careless debris storage etc.. Me and my family (two young children) even visited during the demo and remodel...

Furthermore, the contractor is not listed as an EPA certified organization.

So now, we postponed our move and inquired about a proper cleanup. The contractor is being cordial about getting it cleaned up but, I'm just so distraught that the property is contaminated and so many laws were broken that I don't want my kids in the house.

I've engaged my state's department of public health and will be talking to them next week. I contacted the EPA and they are simply the punitive arm of this debacle and I don't want to pursue a penalty until after the contractor accommodates remediation. I'm looking for clear advice on the severity of the situation and whether I can allow my 1 and 3 year old to ever roll in the grass, draw on the cement with chalk, or sleep in their beds without fear of them ingesting lead.

The lead report had VERY high levels of lead dust in the windows and sills (which were all removed), the exterior porch windows were removed, and many walls, surfaces, and floors were modified on the inside.

(BTW I also posted in r/Construction but hoping to get advice here as well)

Answer:
 We do RRP and you should see very little debris if done correctly. That said the kids will be fine in the yard as long as they don't eat the dirt. House needs to be HEPA vacuumed and damp mopped, wipe down every surface.

Your contractor is screwed if the EPA gets after him because the fines are enormous. He should have samples of the chips and swabs and have given you info and a paper to sign.


Title: [TX] Gas Utility refusing to resume service unless landlord gets garage up to code; what are my options?

Question:
I've been renting one side of a duplex since June 1. There is a detached garage behind the house that is leaning dangerously to one side. It is part of this property, but wasn't included in my lease. There have been several notices from the city posted on my door, which the landlord has been fighting in court.

Recently, one of the neighbors called the gas company (Atmos Energy) about a possible leak in the back alley, so they temporarily shut off gas service for several houses, including our duplex. Now they are refusing to resume my gas service because the meter is dangerously close to the nearly falling down garage structure. The landlord isn't doing anything about it, and I'm stuck in a place with no hot water and no way to cook any food (gas stove).

What are my options? Can I break this lease legally since the landlord isn't maintaining the property? Can I make him pay my moving expenses? Am I just stuck in a lease for a place without basic utility services?

Thanks in advance.

Answer:
 Honestly, this is the best reasoning I've seen to break a lease in a *long* time here. It's a legitimate reason, IMO.

IANAL, so take my opinion with a grain of salt, but I think any Judge would see in your favor.

Either way, good luck dealing with a slumlord. They are terrible.


Title: Oregon. Relocation case with domestic violence.

Question:
Hi people. Here's the case.
A little over a year ago my current wife separated from her ex. He is an alcoholic, very unstable. After that happened he assaulted her and destroyed some property (all in front of her child) so a criminal case started against him and she ordered a restraining order against him. Since that, he has been constantly harassing her (especially since he found out of our marriage) violating the terms of the RO. Right now we have a court case set to discuss the custody case and the RO case but there has been no consequences for his actions yet & we don't know what to do next. He still lives next to us being a threat and we are considering moving with her child to escape from all that. What can we do?

Answer: If he is in violation of the terms of the restraining order you call the police. Every time. And you make a list of every violation.


Title: Maried couple arguing over income tax refund.

Question: I am married in Michigan, and neither my husband nor I have kids to claim.  I made 29,000 last year, my husband made 39,000 at his regular job, and he also runs a farm on which he shows a $5,000 loss this year. Anyhow, he paid $300 to have our taxes filed married/jointly and he refuses to split our income tax return equally. He says that since he made more than me, he is entitled to more of the money. He also points out that if we had filed married/separate not only would I would owe money to the government, but I would have also had to pay the $150 for filing a separate return, thus in his mind he's doing me a favor by giving me anything at all. I say that according to the law, I'm entitled to half of the tax refund regardless. Who's right?

Answer:
 If you're bickering over splitting a tax return check, the help you need is from a marriage counselor.

You don't have to chop it down the middle. Since you're married still, you both have equal claim to the money.


Title: (Arizona) my husband was just arrested for assaulting a minor--he slapped an ice cream bar out of her hand. Is there value in letting him learn his lesson with the law or is naive and I should just pay for a lawer?

Question:
Sorry for misspellings and typing, on iPad and adrenaline literally has my hands shaking.

This is a truncated version of a post I made on r/relationships this morning. The update to this is someone got our license plate and two officers showed up at our door and took my husband in hand cuffs for booking.

Original:

Yesterday was a gorgeous day in our AZ city so we decided to go to the big park for a walk and she see what was going on. Right after we got there we noticed a 4-5 year old little girl letting her dog lick her ice cream bar while the mother was sort of disengaged talking to another adult about 10ft away (dog was on a retractable leash). I approached the little girl and said something like "no, that's germy and sugar is really bad for doggies." The little girl sort of smiled and said ok.

So we decided to walk on and I turned to look back and the little girl was feeding the ice cream again. I kind of let it go, but something snapped in Donald and he went back and actually physically hit the ice cream out of the girls hand and screamed "NO." I was stupefied shocked. The dog went insane lunging at my husband (edit: when first typing this out I forgot to add that Donlad kicked the dog. He says he "kicked at the dog" when it lunged at him but I honestly saw and heard his foot make contact), the little girl was sobbing and the mom alert to what happened was screaming,at us. It was an unbelievable scene.

The mom screamed something like "Did you hit my daughter? You just hut my daughter!"

And then Donald screamed back "the little ret*rd was feeding a dog sugar! That's so bad for dogs! What is wrong with you!"

The two other adults gathered up the kid and dog and hurried away and I just started running back to our car just in shock what I had seen. I'm in shock still that they didn't call the police or demand we give them contact info for medical expenses. Donald came running after me and instead of being in shock he continued to justify his actions.

I'm in utter shock still at what happened and I honestly don't know if I want to be married. Husband is in a grad program and I pay all the bills so it will come to me to pay for a lawyer. I don't want to. IF I chose to stay with him I want him to learn how wildly inappropriate his actions were and maybe me not paying for a lawyer to let him face the consequences of his actions is a good thing.

I would love an expert opinion on that.

Answer:
 what the hell is wrong with both of you? you stuck your nose in other peoples business and he assaulted a random kid. he needs an attorney and you need to learn to mind your own business. Answer #2: That's a relationship question and not a legal one. Legally he committed battery Answer #3: OK - your husband needs a lawyer AND anger management classes (not necessarily in that order). What he did was totally inappropriate but that doesn't mean he doesn't deserve legal representation.

Not legal advice: has he always been so "hair trigger"? Because if this behavior is new, then he should see a doctor, like now.

Whether you pay for all of these things, (classes, doctor, lawyer) really rather depends on how you feel about the rest of him if I can put it like that. If this shocked you as much as it seems to have, it sounds like this was unusual for him. And in that situation I think I might try to find out why he behaved like this before throwing him to the curb. But that's your call.

If my husband kicked a dog and assaulted a child he'd be being assessed right now. Because that would be so out of character I would be expecting to hear that he had a brain tumor. Honestly, the least of my worries would be the legal charges he should be expecting.


Title: My employees

Question: My employees at my current job received papers saying that their ssn numbers did not match up(roughly 22 of them). Saying they have 60 days to contact someone and get it corrected. What are the consequences of it not getting reconciled in 60 days. We are not allowed to talk to them about it or let them go.

Answer:
 Have you checked those SSNs against the data stored in the SSA's Business Service Online (I'm assuming these are EDCOR notices)? Most of the time these are due to clerical errors, but 22 at once sounds weird.

Here's a link to the SSA's BSO page: https://www.ssa.gov/bso/bsowelcome.htm


Title: [ON,CAN] Had fire, have insurance -- Landlord is threatening to sue me.

Question: [deleted]

Answer: He might take you to small claims court for that amount. If he serves you with a lawsuit, let your insurance company know.


Title: TN My employer wants to take money from my paycheck for a cash shortage, is it legal?

Question: Last month our store was short about 2000$ and management said that the shortages would come out of the leaders' checks which would to around 200$. I read somewhere that in Tennessee I would need to sign something for it to be legal but I'm not sure how accurate the information is. I'd really like to no be docked 200$ so I'm wondering how I should approach this.

Answer: It is illegal for him to take it without your consent. It is legal for him to fire you for refusing to give that consent.


Title: Possible issue with having dogs with specific HOA rules...have an ESA

Question:
I am located in Chandler, Arizona. I am putting an offer on a home, and my realtor noticed the HOA has a 2 dog policy (nothing about weight or breed). I currently have 3 dogs. BUT, the big but here is that one of them is an ESA. I have had her for years and got her for emotional support needs. My other 2 are just my lovebugs. I want to make sure going into this that I am not violating any rules. As far as I am aware, my ESA should not be considered in the 2 dog limit as she is considered a working dog. I sincerely don't want to be seen as an "issue" for my possible new HOA. Would it be smart of me to provide a letter to the HOA upon move in with information on the ESA dog, or would it be better to wait and see if it even becomes an issue?

I am not trying to get away with doing anything illegal or breaking any HOA rules. I just would like to make sure that my knowledge on this subject is correct.

Answer:
 You would need to ask the HOA.  ESAs are generally not something that the law cares about.  Service animals for the blind or disabled are different, but ESAs have no real standards and no training and have no legal standing.Answer #2: Are you truly committed to buying this property? Because I wouldn't.

Have you looked at all the restrictions this hoa imposes.

I don't really have much of a problem with hoa rules regarding external appearances because I get that they are about property values. I wouldn't want to purchase a property with such rules but I can understand them. But this seems a little off, and i would be concerned that there were other very restictive rules.Answer #3: They could require you to provide current documentation from your doctor. But I would not move three dogs into an HOA where two is the limit.


Title: Got a ticket for following a detour sign pointing to left in intersection that was "right turn only" Can I fight this?

Question: [MICHIGAN] So at my university, they are doing construction so I was following the detour signs to get to the road I needed to get into. I turned into a small street and was at the intersection of the street I need to be on. There was an Orange Detour Sign pointing to the left. An officer drove by, as I had my left turn signal on. I turned left and the officer pulled over, let me pass, and pulled me over, stating that street was "no left turn" and "right turn only." I went back and saw there was a sign posted saying no left turn but there's a detour sign pointing to the left. How do I fight this? I got a ticket a few months ago and the judge said as long as I don't get one within 6 months, I won't get points on it so now if I get this ticket, I'll get points for two tickets.

Answer:
 This is one of the rare traffic ticket cases where you may have a case.  Take a picture of the confusing signage, *print the picture* and take it with you to court.

I emphasize print the picture because believe it or not people take their phone and ask the judge to look at the picture on that.  Whether or not they look at it, this will annoy the judge.


Title: [IL] Newborn & Custody

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 You always want to file first in cases like this, definitely get a lawyer and do what he says.  Courts will tend to concede to a breast feeding mother until the baby is weaned before overnight visits.

Definitely talk to a lawyer. Continue to document.


Title: Is intentionally blowing in my face assault?

Question:
This was in Alberta, Canada.
I was arguing with an individual during a basketball game today, things got heated and we were extremely verbally hostile with eachother (non threatening, just name calling). After a minute, the arguing died down and we decided to resume the basketball game. At which point he begins to repeatedly blow directly in my face to try and aggravate me. I'm a lot bigger than him, and can only assume this was his way of getting under my skin without technically laying his hands on me first. I was very close to pushing him to the floor, would that have been me assaulting him? Or would I have been in the clear and only have been defending myself and my personal space. Furthermore, if I was allowed to physically retaliate are there restrictions regarding a reasonable use of force? Could I have knocked him out cold on the spot, or perhaps I was only allowed to shove him away. Id be thankful to know the extent of my right to self defence in situations such as these. Thank you
Topic:
Canada

Answer:
 Yes of course you can exercise self defense. It has to be reasonable though.

In this case, since he was blowing on you, a good comeback would be to burp at him and blow harder. Answer #2: There’s aren’t too many judges that are going to waste their time on a non-issue that was started over a playground game.

“But he breathed on me!” just sounds like two kids in the backseat bitching at each other. Answer #3: Doubtfull you could class blowing in your face as assault. Answer #4: 🙄

No. It’s not. Grow up.Answer #5: Self defense has to be proportional, you can't just smash somebody's face in because they tickled you.

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So no, shoving/pushing is not proportional to being blown in the face. You can fart in his general direction?


Title: (FL) Can my boss legally make everyone do this? Will I be able to get unemployment?

Question:
At work we have cards we have to scan to get in the door. People have problems with losing them, it seems like every day someone misplaced theirs.

My boss has been reading about a technology that allows them to place the chip, like in the card, into your hand. In the webbing between your thumb and fore finger. He said that he's hoping to start within the next three months and it will be *required* of everyone, no more cards just the hand chip thing.

Can he legally require people to do that? He's demanding that everyone get something implanted in their bodies. If he goes through with it and I refuse can I get unemployment when he fires me?

Answer:
 Additionally, everything I search for "RFID implant hand" comes up either hoax or foaming at the mouth crazy, so I doubt that your boss will actually manage to do this.Answer #2: I doubt there's an unemployment case with exactly the same fact pattern; but it seems ridiculous enough to be considered a constructive dismissal; even if you were the one that ended up quitting. Answer #3: Well first off IANAL or a medical professional. But this would require a surgery to put in and i can't seem to find anything regarding what the surgery would be classified as. Just a wild stab but i think this would be considered a cosmetic surgery. I also can't find much on employers requiring their employees having a cosmetic surgery.

I think he could make you wear anything or even charge you for the card replacement. But, this chip would require a medical staff to insert and remove the chip once your position is over. I don't you being denied unemployment for it if you are fired for refusing a unnecessary surgical procedure. I also don't see him legally requiring it.


Title: Drinking liquor outside the car of a DUI stop?

Question:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Unexpected/comments/3iydji/run_from_the_police/cukxetm

The comment above states that you can avoid being charged with a DUI by getting out of the car and drinking liquor so that the breathalyzer test can't prove you were drinking before that. Would this actually hold up in a court?

Answer:
 DWI Enforcement Instructor here.

No, it won't work.

Alcohol isn't instantly absorbed into your system. So all the evidence of intoxication that I see on the scene (with the possible exception of odor of alcohol) is due to what you drank EARLIER in the night because the new stuff hasn't hit you yet.

So that will give me enough to arrest you.

Then we get to the station and do the breath test. This will be affected by the new stuff you drank, so you'll be more impaired than when you were stopped.

Not a problem.

We take a sample, wait a half hour or so, and take. SECOND sample. That will give us the exact rate you are absorbing the alcohol. Once we have that we can mathematically compute the amount of alcohol in your blood at the time you were stopped before you drank the liquor.

You still get convicted.Answer #2: Not this question again. UGH


Title: Partner Looked at Work Confidential Data (Which she had access to) - Now it looks like she's getting fired

Question:
Hi Redditors. So my partner works at a superannuation company (in Australia). She has access to all the company's superannuation details, and has raised this with her manager and team members, on multiple occasions.

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On Wednesday last week, she exported this data and emailed it to herself.  She insists that it was just before work finished and wanted to finish an email first thing in the morning to Manager etc to raise the issue formally.  Immediately, before she had discussed with a team member that she was doing this and will send this to IT/Manager etc, and as above she had previously discussed in passing with her manager.

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In Australia, superannuation is a mandatory employer contribution to an employee's "retirement fund", and is a minimum of 9.5% of annual salary. So, this information is confidential because you can essentially use it to calculate how much someone is earning.

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Okay, so the email was sent Wednesday evening, and as luck would have it she was hospitalised Thursday, Friday (type 1 diabetic and was kept in hospital as doctors suspected a stroke - that's another story), and was asked not to come in Monday/Tuesday because her medical certificate was dated till Tuesday.

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So today, when she returned to work, she had a meeting with her manager and HR and was asked to hand in her security pass and leave the building. She was told to come in tomorrow for a formal meeting with HR and was told she has the option to bring in a "support person".

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Question 1 - Am I right to assume she will probably be getting fired tomorrow?

Question 2 - Do they have every right to fire her?

Question 3 - Is it within the scope of possibility that there will be any legal repercussions - this is really my main concern,

Question 4 - Who should she take with her, a lawyer etc? Again this is in Australia.

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Any advice would be so very appreciated. With the benefit of hindsight she is traumatised and obviously feels foolish but this is where we are now.

Answer:
 > Immediately, before she had discussed with a team member that she was doing this and will send this to IT/Manager etc.

This is data theft and compromised the privacy of anyone's personal information in that email.  Super details include dob, salary, home address, etc.   Your home computer and email are not as secure as a corporate environment, so it is far easier to hack and compromise that data.

This is a serious data breach and against almost all company's policies who deal with highly confidential information.

Super admin jobs are junior positions, it's doubtful a team member is authorized to override corporate policy on information security.