Title: (WA) Sole proprietor food vendor being told to cease and desist cooking and serving bacon. Not by the owners of the building, but by a third party that leases the office building.

Question:
I have been providing breakfast and lunch service for a health insurance call center for the last 8 years.  When i was under contract(contract expired over 5 years ago) it was with the owner of the building, not the health insurance company.

Recently the old health insurance company was aquired by a different company.  One of the new initiatives from the new company is to have the food service vendors slowly change their menus to healthier options.  We were told we had a 2 year window to gradually phase out old items for newer healthier options.

As i am a very small business, and i have been looking to get out of the business for a while i informed the director of this new program that i do not intend to renew my business license in late October, that i do not plan on complying with the new initiative,  and that i will cease operation by no later than October 31 of this year.

Today i recieved an email from that director.  He has notified me that i am to cease and desist cooking and  serving of bacon immediately, and furthermore it appears that he has not read my previous email stating my plans to cease business in October.

My question is : do they have the right to tell me what food i am and am not allowed to serve?  My old expired contract mentions nothing about dictating menu offerings.

Plus can i just be thrown out of this location for non compliance as i have not technically been under contract for 5 years?

Thanks in advance for any info.

Answer:
 Yeah if you are being paid to provide them with food, they can tell you what foods they don't want.

What does the contract say about termination? Answer #2: If you had a lease with the building owner get it renewed first with no mention of the letter from the health care company. Make sure the lease covers that you and you alone control the menu.

Then once you have that lease if the HC company gives you shit you can give them to option to buy out your lease and revenue for the term of the lease or F/O.

Right now you have no footing to go against them. They call the owner, you dont have a lease, youre out next week and a hippie vegan health food place comes in.

Of course you could just become the hippie vegan health food place and mark everything up,(markup on vegan is off the hook) increase your profits. And everyone is happy.


Title: (California) Restaurant refused 100 dollar bill and I walked out

Question:
Hi, well two days ago I went to a restaurant and my total bill was $45 dollars. After eating the meal I went up front to pay and I only had a 100 dollar bill and 20 dollar bill on me. They refused the 100 dollar bill for fear of it being counterfeit and "policy" The owner came out and said he didn't know what to do and I was free to go break the bill or use my credit card(wasn't on me at the time and I was 54 miles away from home). I refused and he said he didn't know what to do. I offered to pay five more times over the course of a hour and then he eventually left and so did I.

Did I commit a crime by walking out after my offer of payment was refused numerous times? Apparently if you incur a debt (eating a meal without pre-paying) in the united states then they are required to accept *any* form of legal payment. The store owner refused my payment multiple times and did not offer any solution so I am assuming the debt was cleared.

Answer: I'm sorry. Did you say that you spent an HOUR dealing with this instead of taking them up on their offer for you to go make change and come back and pay for it? Wouldn't it have taken less time to just go make change and come back? Why are you turning this into a legal issue? Just go back and pay for it using smaller bills and make sure you offer that waiter or waitress a big tip since they got shorted for their service. As far as anyone can tell, the restaurant policy is legal and you now have not paid for the goods and services they provided. Go back and pay and let it go.


Title: Think I may have hit parked car in NY, need help with many things

Question:
I was driving home in a storm last night when I made a wrong turn and turned into a driveway to turn around. when I was pulling out of the driveway, I didn't see a car behind my and bumped into it on the way around. I didn't leave a note because it was raining and really late, I just went back there to leave a letter in the mailbox but the cars have already been moved out of the street and into the driveway, what do I do? As far as I could tell there was only minor damage to the other car.

Is there anything else I need to do?

Answer:
 > I just went back there to leave a letter in the mailbox but the cars have already been moved out of the street and into the driveway, what do I do?

 ... Is the driveway hot lava??


Title: Landlord using security deposit to grant rebate to new tenants (Boston, MA)

Question:
Hello,

My landlord sent me an itemized list of damages of what he used our security deposit for. One of the damages listed was 500 dollars as a rent rebate to the new tenants because they were inconvenienced by cleaning for bedbugs and because one of them had been bitten by bedbugs that were found in the apartment upon move in.

Is it legal for him to use money out of our security deposit to rebate the next tenants? ALM GL ch. 186, § 15B (4) (iii) is the relevant statute.

I can provide more detail if needed.

Thanks
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: Did you bring the bedbugs into the unit?


Title: Brother shares the same name as my father, who passed away in a fair amount of debt 6 years ago

Question:
(CALIFORNIA)

Hello,

My brother texted me today saying a debt collection company is going after him for unpaid gas bills from 7 years ago. He shares the same first name and last as my father who was in a fair amount of debt when he passed away in 2011. He says that it is affecting his credit, and that they are asking for his social. What questions should I be asking to help him resolve the situation and who should he contact? He does not make enough money for a lawyer but I assume he will need to contact one eventually.

Thanks in advance

Answer:
 He needs to dispute the debt with the credit reporting agencies. Answer #2: Dispute the debt.

Do not give his social to anyone.

Inform the creditors that Dad's Name passed in 2011 insolvent.

Answer any lawsuits, their records should easily show that it is not your brother on the account.


Title: Allergies

Question: I live in a no pet apartment. Tenants moved in with their emotional support cat. I moved into this apartment complex seven years ago because my daughter is highly allergic to cats, her eyes swelled shut for a week and she can't breath just by being in the same area as a cat.  If she gets an allergic reaction from walking down the hall can I see the landlord for breaking the no pet lease, or the tenant, because of the no pet lease. I understand that emotionally support animals help people with disabilities, but my daughter's allergies are a disability too. What are her rights?

Answer:
 You need to include a location.

Either way though, in most places this is an untested set of facts. Accommodating an ESA in a place where someone is allergic may be unreasonable. However, your only recourse may be to break the lease without penalty. Does your lease guarantee you a pet-free environment?


Title: Mother refuses to sign car title over to me even though the car was bought by my grandparents specifically for me on my 16th birthday.

Question: I turned 18 a few months ago and my very manipulative, crazy mother refuses to sign the title to my car over to me even though my grandparents bought it for me when I turned 16. The only reason the title was not in my name when they bought it is because I legally could not have it my name because I was 16. I’m 18 now and I’ve asked her to sign the title over to me because it’s mine and I won’t spend money fixing it if there’s a chance it can be taken away from me. She won’t even give me a reason for keeping the title which gives me reason to believe she may have a title loan out on it and doesn’t want to tell me. She may also be holding it from me because we had a falling out last December (because of her manipulative nature) and I moved to my dads. What can I do to get the title from her? My dad suggests taking her to court but I don’t know if I have a case against her because of the fact that when it was bought it was in her name. My grandparents are on her side in this falling out so they’re no help. Any suggestions?

Answer: The title is in your mother's name. Legally, she owns the car, not you. She has no obligation to sign it over to you ever.


Title: emergency child hearing done with out me!?! (pa/nj)

Question:
Ill try to make this as less confusing as possible.  I (the mom) lived with my ex in nj.  we had 2 kids.  It got to be a toxic environment and he moved out.  I started to look into moving out and he said that he would pay the rent long enough so the kids could finish the school year and then i would move out and he would move back in, since i was looking to move out any ways.

well things dont always go as planned and i lost my job so money was tighter then i thought.  I ended up moving in with my boyfriend in PA mid july, so we could save.  The kids did not have thier own room tho, they had blow up matresses in the living room.  But, they were in camp, had toys, were well taken care of, while we searched for a place.   I know, it wasnt ideal, but we looked daily for places, thinking it would only be a week or 2.

Well, turns out renting in PA was harder then i thought and we finally got a place for Sept 1.  Well, during this time, my ex filed for support, saying i was abusing them and had a court date and i was never told.  I now have to give the kids to him in 24 hours.  Im heartbroken and havent stopped crying.  I was given no chance to defend myself as i had no idea court was happening.

The paper work says that there is a date mid september for another hearing, but thats 3 weeks with out my kids.  can i get this moved up?!?! am i loosing them for good, will i get them back even tho the court order is forcing them to start school in NJ.  im at a loss of what to do.

(any recommendations for a lawyer?  I dont have 2 cents to rub together, but i dont care, ill do anything)

Answer:
 So when both parents live in one state and then parent A decides to move to a new state parent B can file to have the kids brought back to the state. That is why you want to sort out custody before moving.

You are going to need a lawyer and you will need some time to do that and have them prepare your case so do that for now. If they can get the hearing moved up they will. There is a good chance the kids are staying in NJ if they are starting school there so you'll want to ask your lawyer about the implications of you being out of state.

Edit: also, when you look for a lawyer note that you need one in NJ.


Title: Public high school told me that epinephrine injectors and inhalers had to be turned in to the nurse's office

Question: (US-TX) I recently graduated, but I was recalling a class discussion we had a few years ago. Students with prescription medications  had to  turn them into the nurse's office, and can only be administered by the nurse or whoever's filling her in for lunch. I have ADHD and was medicated for it, and I understand why a controlled substance like Ritalin can only be administered by a nurse. I wondered what the limits were to that, and asked if that extended to taken-as-needed, life saving medications like an EpiPen or an asthma inhaler. The teacher jumped in and confirmed that those two also had to be handed in to the nurse. I don't have asthma or allergies, but I knew that wasn't fair to people who did have them. Also the school takes up several buildings and sometimes you have to walk across a considerably sized parking lot to get to the main building. And even then there's no guarantee the nurse was there, and one would have to wait on someone else to get a key. I know that people who are having anaphylactic shock only have minutes between the time someone figures out what is happening, and the time they need the epinephrine. It could take up to 20 minutes to walk to the nurse's office, wait on someone, and come back to class. I checked the schools code of conduct policy as well as the staffs acceptable use policy, and I found nothing specifically concerning the topic beyond prescription medications. I don't know anybody with an EpiPen at school. My question is that, and Texas at least, can a school compel a student to turn in an EpiPen to the nurse's office? If not, can someone point me to a written statute tell me otherwise? Thank you in advance!

Answer:
 I'm not a lawyer, but you might want to tell your school about the child who [died in a school in Ontario](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ontario-mom-urges-schools-to-let-asthmatic-kids-carry-puffers-1.2455861) because his inhaler was in a locked office.Answer #2: There are some rules, but basically the school has to allow a student to carry a rescue inhaler or epipen provided that the student is capable of administering it themselves.

Law wise, this is what you are looking for: [http://codes.findlaw.com/tx/education-code/educ-sect-38-015.html](http://codes.findlaw.com/tx/education-code/educ-sect-38-015.html)Answer #3: Generally, a nasty letter from a lawyer to the school board saying that you will hold them accountable for any injuries, complications, or death stops this kind of horseshit in a hurry.

The school doesn't want to be liable for letting kids sell drugs, but making it clear that you will be suing them for millions from a wrongful death suite because they are intentionally denying a child life saving medication puts the two conflicting liability stances in perspective for the average knuckle-dragging superintendent. As usual, zero tolerance is just an excuse to avoid putting any effort into thought or accountability.


Title: Please help me with an issue about a parent, dementia, refusal to stop driving, power of attorney, and her upcoming marriage. Thank you.

Question:
Hi.

I live in the southeastern part of the USA, in Georgia.

I feel as if I'm in a big mess.

Where to begin?  I've tried to make my question (one of many posts I guess) short and concise.

I've never used reddit before, but I just read that [Bill Murray](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/10583622/Bill-Murray-10-things-we-learned-from-his-Reddit-AMA.html) did Saturday, so I can try it too!

Okay, where do I begin?

I have epilepsy and no job and I'm trying to get my seizures under control.  I live 4 hours away from my mother.

4 years ago, she overdosed on vodka and Xanax and messed up her memory and speaking skills.  Since then, she has been arrested for DUI drugs/alcohol.

She had a married alcoholic boyfriend to whom she gave money to, including enough for him to buy a motorhome.  She also took out a mortgage on her paid for house, and owes about $30,000 on it, and she just bought a car that she owes about $25,000 on.

So, after her married boyfriend got the motorhome, he ended the relationship.  He was younger than her by 10 years, as she is 65.

Now, she has a 75 year old man who wants to marry her and has moved in with her, and this happened within the last 3 months.  During this time, she has declined in health and had an accident while driving.  When her car was fixed, the same day that it was picked up,
her new 75 year old soon to be husband, crashed her car.

I have received phone calls from her friends and from police officers telling me that she walks around the neighborhood and is unable to speak.

I do have power of attorney, and a quitclaim deed to the house.

When I talk to her calmly on the phone, she has memory issues, and stutters, but she gets angry and is very contrary.

She has about $2600 a month in retirement and social security (my father passed away) and she has a car payment of about $250 a month.

She fights me on everything.

Where do I begin?

I don't have money for an attorney.

She doesn't need to drive.

How do I get the car away from her legally?

What about this new man?  He wanted to marry her this past Friday, but he didn't have his recently deceased wife's death certificate.  On Sunday, my mother asked her pastor to marry them, and he refused.  He called me and advised that my mother needs help.

What do I do?  Where do I start?

When I am around her, she upsets me and it triggers my seizures.

There is so much more to say.  She was an abusive parent and it's not like she was a loving and caring mother.  But at the same time, I do not want her to kill someone driving.

I do NOT want this man to live in my late father's house, a house that he worked 16 hour days to pay for, or for this man to use my late father's pension or social security.

Should I just get a ride home and move back in for awhile and get her medical help or into an assisted living home?

My mother wants to marry this guy that is 75 years old that she has only known for 3 months.  Of course, she fought me about giving money to her prior boyfriend who was married.

She had affairs while my father was living, and she has always been contrary and fights and screams just to cause trouble.

I know that for a normal reader, who has a normal loving family, perhaps this seems unreal and crazy.

I need help.

I've been getting calls from city police officers, a trooper, my mother's friend, and neighbors, saying that she has dementia (her friend took her to a doctor) and that she is out of control and needs help.

I can't stand my mother but I don't want her to kill someone and I don't want some guy living in the house my father worked for.

So there, please, can someone at least point me in the right direction please?  Thank you.

Answer:
 The will probably be an unpopular opinion, but you don't have to be involved in your mother's life if you don't want to.  Make a report to the Department of Aging Services.  They will hopefully do an investigation and may file for guardianship if necessary.

You may have obligations as the agent under the power of attorney, but typically you can decline to act as the agent.  Seek advice from a local elder law/guardianship attorney.


Title: [GA] Somewhat hypothetical: resisting unlawful arrest

Question:
Some of you are going to hate me for posting this, but I am generally interested in your opinions and getting some clarity around this idea of "you can beat the rap, but you can't beat the ride."

The below link contains footage of a man stopped/detained by an officer leaving a Walmart in the Atlanta area.  The officer apparently thought the man had stolen a tomato.  He had not, the receipt was in his pocket.

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/04/atlanta-cop-in-robocop-mode-caught-on-tape-breaking-mans-leg-over-a-walmart-tomato/

Though there is no sound, the officer apparently opened up the interaction by demanding the subject "get on the ground."   When he didn't instantaneously comply, the officer starts hitting him with his baton, breaking two bones in his lower leg and rupturing an artery.

The man does not appear to retaliate, though he can be seen trying to block the baton blows (who wouldn't?).  He is then arrested for " misdemeanor charges of simple battery against police and willful obstruction of law enforcement officers" and hospitalized.  The officer (surprise, surprise) claimed the man attacked him.  The video appears to show otherwise.

Three questions:

1) is this an unlawful arrest?

2) was any level of resistance permissible here given the circumstances? (feel free to consider several variations on the exact circumstances)

3) if not, what makes an arrest unlawful and (in GA) when may one resist such an arrest?

Answer: I really don't care to watch a video / analyze hypotheticals.  That being said, the appropriate battleground to fight an unlawful arrest is in the ~~courtyard~~ courtroom.  Fighting an officer is never a good idea.


Title: AR Landlord won’t replace water heater 3 weeks no hot water.

Question: I recently moved to Arkansas into an apartment complex. Since moving in 3 weeks ago I have not had hot water. The landlord has sent two repair men who told me it needs to be replaced and to give them a few days, but that was 2 weeks ago. Since then the landlord has just responded that it “Works as intended”. As I understand this should constitute an emergency repair to be done within 24 hours. As a tenant what rights do have to protect me against this situation, and what action can I take past alerting my landlord aside from replacing it myself?

Answer:
 Contact the city housing or health departments to see if it’s a code violation.

AR landlords have no obligation to perform R&M after you take possession. I don’t even think tenants have the right to repair and deduct, you have to sue in small claims. Worst state to lease in. Answer #2: >I recently moved to Arkansas

Then there's generally nothing you can do except repair and try to sue the landlord in small claims (which may or may not be at all successful). Tenants in Arkansas and Alabama have very little rights.


Title: Help I screwed up big time again

Question:
In 2016, My first DUI, was an underage DUI, I blew a .01, I talked to the lawyer, he said it was an infraction, I went to the DMV hearing, they suspended my license. Then I went to my court date, the clerk said the papers weren’t processed, I went again, and they said it didn’t happen. On my license it says convictions: none, accidents: none, hearings missed: none. I don’t know what that means now.

Unfortunately, I got a regular DUI, with an accident, out by myself drinking after school/work. I bumpered their car, nothing happened, no trauma etc. I got taken, arrested, done the BAC of .15, and then sat in jail for 8-10 hours. My license got taken away, not sure what to do, what’s going to happen, if I actually need a lawyer. I’m a student, and obviously DUIs weren’t meant to happen, but it did. I need help.

I’ve really fucked myself up, and there’s a lot that can be said about this, but I got really lucky no one got hurt. But I’m scared that this would appear as a second DUI even though I didn’t go to court and on the DMV it doesn’t say anything either but that I got my license suspended etc. What are my convictions, will I be sentenced? Will I serve jail time? What can I do/should do now? Other than realizing I have a problem I have to fix.

Answer: Get a lawyer and stop drinking and driving.


Title: Ex-husband stole my identity, help?

Question:
I got a call from a collection agency a while ago telling me I owed ~$920 for DirecTV. I've never had DirecTV in my life, which I told them. So I ask questions and they give me the address of my ex in PA. I haven't lived there in at least six years. I'm in Oklahoma City. Thanks to all the great advice I've seen on r/personalfinance I knew what to do. I've called the cops, frozen my credit, filled out an affidavit through identitytheft.gov as well as DirecTV, etc etc. He had 3 other inquiries on my credit as well. But like I said, I've gotten all that taken care of.

What I want to know is, what is my next step? How do I prevent this from happening again? I spoke to him and he tried to lie, make excuses, and play nice. He had just started speaking to me again around the time the theft started -- to try to cover his ass, I guess. He acted like he'd done nothing wrong. I'm going to try to get a new SSN but if that doesn't happen, or until then, I'm afraid he may keep using my information. Is there any way I can make sure justice gets served here? The police weren't able to do anything since he's in another state. Do I contact the police local to him? And if so, how should I approach them?

Answer:
 > Do I contact the police local to him? And if so, how should I approach them?

Yes! Report possible identity theft in progress.Answer #2: >I'm going to try to get a new SSN

That's WAY overkill.  You have a freeze on your credit, and you've reported the identify theft to the police, and presumably you have a copy of the police report that you sent to the credit reporting agencies (so the debt will be removed from your credit reports) and to the creditors (so you won't owe them the debt).  You can pay ~$15/month for a credit report monitoring service if you want.  That's about it.


Title: Friend/drug dealer offered me $200 a week to have his product shipped to my house on a weekly basis; I could use the money.

Question:
[deleted]
Topic:
Drug Possession

Answer:
 You could get arrested by the feds for conspiracy to distribute marijuana.  That carries up to 5 years in federal prison.  Answer #2: >what's precautions to take

This is an easy one: don't do it.

>what's the worst thing that could happen to me.

Several felonies and years in federal prison. I'm talking decades.Answer #3: +/- 4.5 shipments until OP is busted...do I have any takers here?  Answer #4: What's the worst that could happen?  You get arrested, sentenced to several years in prison where you're gang-raped every day until you're stabbed in the abdomen a week or so before you're due to be released; because of government cut-backs, you're not given antibiotics on time or in effective dosages, so your unstable medical condition won't allow you to be transferred out of the prison hospital, where you linger a few weeks before dying a very painful death.

That seems pretty close to worst case and plausible to me.

Precautions to take?  Stop doing drugs, get better friends and find better ways to make money.Answer #5: > I could use the money

If you do this, you'll end up getting free housing and meals for many years.


Title: Suing tenant. Tenant has "witness"

Question:
Hello,

I am suing my ex tenant for 3400 dollars in past due rent and also suing her husband for 1000 dollars in damage they did to the house. I think he has been having fights and pushing his wife around making holes in the drywall etc. Plus a kicked in door.

Anyways, we had our first court date yesterday and the judge asked them if they agree to these allegations. Of course they said no and the judge set a trial date which is in two weeks. They had brought a "witness" with them that I had never met before. Is there a way I can ask them and do they need to provide me information on what this "witness" has witnessed? Are they obligated to let me know? If the witness plans to lie, I need to know what they are planning to lie about so I can prepare accordingly.

Edit: I am in Virginia. Thanks.

Answer:
 Focus on bringing the facts of your case.

You should have a lease, bank statements indicating that you have not received rent, photos of the damage, and any other paper trail.Answer #2: Witness: "I helped them move out and there was no hole in the wall or busted door."


Title: Can a private employer enforce make up days in VA?

Question:
My work has come up with a rule that of you miss a shift for any reason, you have to make it up. Even with a note from an MD. There's nothing written in the handbook, or posted anywhere. Simply the person who makes the schedule will tell you that you must work a regular day off to make up for missing. It seems to only be made an issue of when they want it to be. Some people are punished while others are not. Seems to depend on favoritism and staffing issues.

 I know one can be fired without reason.   There can always be a consequence with that. I was simply wondering if they have the right to make us come in, legally speaking.

Answer:
 > I was simply wondering if they have the right to make us come in, legally speaking.

They can tell you to come to work, and fire you if you don't.  Why would you think otherwise?


Title: Being asked to resign due to my disability.

Question:
Good morning.

I live in the Seattle area and have recently started working as a shift lead in a fast food joint. It is my first job in four months. I have an improperly healed foot from when I had a Bunionectomy a few years ago. (Also, how late is too late to sue for malpractice? I waited to give the foot time to heal, it hasn't and wont.) I was upfront about this, and my autism in my interviews and said that as long as I am given even reasonable breaks to take some ibuprofen a couple times a day I can keep the pain level to a manageable level. They said that wasn't a problem and they really wanted me for the position. I am only getting 1 ten minute break a day, and about half the days I have worked I have not been given a meal break. I am working full 8 hours shifts that turn in to 8 and a half by the time I actually leave the store. Friday a manager pulled me in to the office and asked for me to resign because it was obvious I was in pain that day. That day I had only been given 1 ten minute break very early in my shift. My shift was from 5:45am and I didn't get out of there until nearly 3pm. I have never said I wouldn't preform a task, or that I couldn't. I did everything I was told. The issue is because I was limping and crying from how badly I hurt. I would no have hurt that badly if I had not been put in that position.

My question to you is this; Do I have to resign? Do I have any options to secure my employment?

Answer: They can't make you resign. What would a reasonable accommodation be in this position, or is this job just not going to work with your injury? Answer #2: Are you paid hourly or on a salary basis? Can you hire an fire people? I suspect that you are not an exempt employee, which means that you are entitled to 2 10 minute breaks plus a 30 minute lunch each full shift.


Title: What are the possible legal repercussions of telling a county health office employee that I'm under 18 and sexually active (California)?

Question:
A few days ago, I looked up my county health office to see if they test for STDs and they do so I clicked the email link that was given to ask questions that have to do with me being a minor. I'll copy and paste the email here just so you know exactly what I said:

> Hello,

> I am 17 years old and a male resident of [COUNTY NAME].  On April. 29, I had anal sex with another male and the condom broke but I did not realize until after I had ejaculated.  I’d like to get tested for HIV along with other STDs but my parents do not know about my sexual activity and I’d like to keep it that way therefore I do not want to go to my regular doctor and request testing.

> Therefore, after researching online, I have found your agency. I have a few questions, though.

> As a minor, will you inform my parents of any testing (or the results?)

> If I do get testing from your agency, when should I get the testing? Is there some waiting period after a possible infection where the virus may not present itself?

> How much money will the tests cost?

> Thanks in advance.

But I haven't received an email back and I sent in on Wednesday. While I understand that the email may just be backed up, I'm still worried that they perhaps contact law enforcement since it is illegal for me to be having sex. Should I worry about it? I obviously don't want my parents to find out otherwise I would've just went to my own doctor.

I'm in California, by the way.

Answer: California has [excellent laws protecting minors](http://www.teenhealthlaw.org/fileadmin/teenhealth/teenhealthrights/ca/CaMinorConsentConfChartFull11-11.pdf).  You are safe from disclosure.  You would be safe from disclosure from your normal doctor as well, in theory.


Title: My cousin got overwhelmed with things after his wife was diagnosed with post partum depression. His reports to CPS caused his neighbor to be visited, investigated and interviewed for child neglect 36 times in the last 10 months. She doesn’t have kids. What’s going to happen to my cousin now? [CA]

Answer: He goes to a mental health facility? Seriously. Get him help. Don't just let him spiral out of control. He is likely to harm himself or someone else


Title: [CA] I'm a leapyear baby. When do I turn 21?

Question:
I'm going to California at the end of the month and I would love to know when I can drink!
I've done some cursory searching and have found nothing besides "Leap day not of concern to law, government".

I'm aware this is semantic but I'm curious

Edit: i'm not asking whether I can drink before I'm 84. I'm asking whether I can drink on Feb 28 or March 1. I thought that was obvious so I didn't bother specifying earlier.

Answer:
 I'm a leap year baby! It's whatever it says on your license.  It varies by state.  You should have an UNDER 21 bar on your license.  If its feb 28, that's the date, march 1, that's the date.  In IL it's March 1!

Edit: I see from your comment history here you have canadian ID.  It'll be March 1 then.


Title: My band has a fake booking manager. Consequences?

Question:
Hi all,

Seeing how this is a hypothetical legal question, I felt like I should post here.

I'm part of a band in Michigan and I've created a 'fake' booking manager to handle business.

I did this for a couple reasons, first of all, when an independent band is approached for potential gigs, it looks a lot better to have a representative of the group rather than a member of the group, IMO.

Secondly, it allows my manager alias to be firm with people we might know outside of the business world and it doesn't tarnish the personal relationships and reputations that our group has with that person if it doesn't work out.

When we book a gig, our "manager" hashes out the details with the inquirer and if they come to an agreement, we make a contract signed by one of us (usually whoever we request to make the check out to) etc. That means the contract was signed by real people who pay taxes, all that stuff.

All communication happens via email through the band's email address, there isn't a fake agency or email for our manager, it's all through our website and at *bandname*@website.com.

Are there potential legal consequences for doing this? I don't think the act is necessarily wrong, but if someone tried to screw us after a signed contract, and we have to take them to court, would this come back to bite me in the butt?

Thanks in advanced for the help, let me know if I need to answer anymore questions.

Answer:
 So long as legal documents are signed by an actual real person, and you're not somehow being paid extra for this "manager", there's likely no issue here.Answer #2: The contract is between whoever agrees to it not who negotiates it. If a venue agrees to a contract with the band then it is legitimate regardless of who negotiates it.

However it may be wiser to simply present yourself as band member and manager who represents the entire band. By doing that you maintain a single face and point of contact without any potential questions of dishonesty.Answer #3: To answer your question of if and how this can come back to bite you, I can think of one way (there may be more that just don't leap to mind). Specifically, if you go to court and, if your "manager" were inquired about in discovery, the facts of his fabricated existence would come out and it may taint you as untruthful and thereby undermine your credibility. That would be part of my strategy if I were coming after you or defending against a suit.


Title: My employer has repeatedly broken an 85 year old federal regulation.

Question:
I live in a small city in New Mexico, where I am a cook at an upscale restaurant.

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I started working here in January 2016, and got a raise after a few months. I was proud about it, so I told the other guys in the kitchen, which led to one of them complaining to our boss how he's been there longer, and has never gotten a raise.

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A few weeks later, my boss pulled me out of the kitchen, and told me in no uncertain terms, and without mincing words, to never discuss my pay rate here or at any job with any body for any reason. Never tell my coworkers how much I get paid, whether or not I get a raise, etc.

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I thought on it for a while, and realize the only person who can benefit from this is her- shutting down these conversations serves to keep us from doing what my coworker had done, and used my raise to bargain for better pay himself.

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In the past two years, I have gotten more into revolutionary political theory, and read some of the struggles unions have faced in the United States, and how in the past, they earned many rights for workers, including the 1935 Federal Labor Relations Act, which clearly states that employers can do nothing to shut down these conversations at work or away from work.

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Recently, a shake up in our kitchen led to two line cooks becoming sous chefs, and with their new responsibilities came increased pay. A meeting was held with the kitchen and the restaurant owners, saying once again loud and clear for the kitchen and the FOH workers to hear- NO DISCUSSING PAY.

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I mentioned the 1935 FLRA the other day, and a waitress told me I should know better, and that these laws obviously don't apply to our work environment, and to drop it. I know for a fact we sometimes hire legal immigrants that just arrived in America, and pay them as little as possible, and our line cooks start off at a low hourly wage, while the expectations and demands of the bosses get higher and higher.

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To editorialize a little bit, many people answer that freedom is one thing that makes America the greatest country in the world, but my coworkers angrily resist me when I try to bring up the fact that we are FREE to discuss our pay with each other whenever and wherever we like, until the bosses ban us from talking in the kitchen. I work with a lot of borderline AnCaps who think taxation is theft, but gladly play along and dote on our bosses when they get paid next to nothing for food that's going out at $50 a plate, while our owners all drive new cars, expand their business enterprise, etc. If we don't exercise our freedom, it will atrophy, and it will be taken away from us. How do I protect my freedom to discuss this issue in the face of this resistance?

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TLDR; Small city New Mexico restaurant owner repeatedly tells room of employees discussing pay rate is not allowed among each other, I think this goes against a 1935 Federal regulation prohibiting employers from this type of behavior. What do?

Answer:
 Okay, first, seriously -- this isn't the revolution.  Hop down off your mighty steed of righteousness and join the rest of us back here with our feet squarely planted on the ground.

You can make a complaint to the NLRB.

If you are fired for discussing wages, you can talk to an employment attorney.Answer #2: Yes, section 7 of the NLRA specifically forbids being punished or terminated for discussing wages. You can make a complaint about your employer to the NLRB or contact the NM HRB and see if they will accept a complaint for this.


Title: Is this illegal?

Question:
Two things before I get into the situation.

1. This situation does not involve me at all. This post is about my friend who needs legal advice. They didn't wanna make a Reddit just for one question so here I am.
2. I know I chose the most generic title ever, but I know I'll get more answers if I'm vague within the title.

Okay, so I am going to pretend to be my friend now, this is all in their words.

So I am Awaiza. I was born in Karachi and I have always identified as bisexual but being LGBT is strongly prohibited in Pakistan.

When I was nine I moved to France after being adopted. I lived there until I was sixteen, and I moved to New York where I live now.

I am currently in twelfth grade, but I'm almost nineteen. I was born in November 1999, and I should have already graduated but I got held back a year because of language barrier.

So I'm one year older than everyone in my grade.

I met this really really attractive teacher this year. Let's say her name is Ms. Wilson. Ms. Wilson is 30, and openly lesbian.

Were always complimenting each other, and I really like her.

Since I'm already eighteen, would it be legal for me to ask her on a date? Or not since she's a teacher and I'm a student.

Thanks!

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Topic:
School Related Issues

Answer:
 It's not illegal, but likely a violation of school policy. She could be fired for going on a date with you.

If you really want to ask, wait until the end of the school year.Answer #2: Not illegal.

Potentially ruinous for her career.

Wait until you graduate.


Title: [MN] Ex-LL claiming over $2,000+ worth of damage to 1 bedroom (<500 sq ft) apartment.

Question:
Hello, /r/legaladvice! Looking for a little direction in my next steps in this situation.

Background:
It's June of 2013. It's our first time renting, and we finally found a place that my girlfriend and I qualified for (bad + no credit) within our price range. Deposit was $550 (as was rent at the time), for a 1 bedroom / 1 bath, through a management company. It wasn't great, but we were desperate. In our desperation, *we did not take photos at move-in, **but we received an itemized list of what was dirty / damaged upon move-in, signed by one of the landlords.* **

Yesterday, (exactly 21 days after we returned our keys) we received an itemized list of damages/cleaning done upon our move-out. *We were not offered to do a move-out walk through with the landlords.* The list amounts to a whopping*$2,000+, which comes down to around $1,800 after taking out the deposit.* Looking at the list, there's several things I have a problem with, including: being charged for pre-existing damage, being charged for non-specific amounts (ex. a "maintenance" fee, without any explanation of what was maintenanced), being charged for non-damaged items, "water damage" (may be talking about molded on wall due to insufficient insulation), and things that I'm pretty sure should be at least partially covered by "normal wear and tear" (ex. carpets, walls, etc. over the course of 3 years.) *I have the pre-existing move-in checklist (signed) and move-out photos as proof of the apartment's conditions before and after.*
(Note: I am not home, and therefore can't give exact numbers. I can update this with numbers after I get home if y'all'd like.)

What should my next course of action be? I plan on going over the damages side-by-side with the move-in list to see what exactly is pre-existing and what's not when I get home. Should I email the company asking for receipts and clarifications? I am not looking to get the deposit back at this point, and I will say that some of the charges are 100% legitimately our fault. I'm hoping to not have to take it to a court, if at all possible.

tl;dr: I think our ex-LL overcharged/ mischarged us for damages. Don't know next step.

Thank you for reading. Any advice is appreciated.

Answer: I'll add a little note: nothing was broken when we left. Most of the charge seemed to be from replacing the flooring (about $800).


Title: Police Harassment

Question:
I got a call from my little sister (18) who just moved to Missoula, MT to go to school. She literally just got there and was headed to her apt to move in when she was pulled over for speeding. She jsut got a truck and has never been pulled over before so she continued on the highway until she saw a gas station and pulled over. The cop then proceeded to verbally harass and scream at her for a couple of minutes accusing her of evasion and such. THEN gave her a speeding ticket. Fuck that. She is an 18 y/o girl who has just left home to go to college and im not going to stand for her to be intimidated by the local police.

What can I do? How can I file a complaint? Anything.

Answer: That's not harassment. You can file a complaint if you want but if it wasn't the middle of the night she has no justification for not stopping. When you take your driver test you are asked about how to conduct yourself when an emergency vehicle is behind you with lights and sirens on.  Her age is completely irrelevant Answer #2: Did they not go over what flashing reds and blues mean in your sister's drivers-ed class? Answer #3: She can file a complaint with the officer's department if she was unhappy with his conduct.Answer #4: Why do we still not have special snowflake flare?Answer #5: I mean it sounds like she was driving an unfamiliar vehicle in an unfamiliar place and was speeding and then didn't pull over right away which would be could lead the cop to think she planned on evading.  18 isnt exactly a crazy age to get your first speeding ticket but being pulled over or just a cop driving with his lights on she should have know to pull over to the side right away not drive for awhile first.Answer #6: Yes, by all means file a complaint against the officer who did your sister a favor by only giving her a speeding ticket instead of arresting her for evading.


Title: [Charlotte, NC] Was almost raped by a passenger while driving for Uber, they has dismissed my concerns and are now making me pay for a course to "obtain a better rating", not sure what to do next.

Question:
I'm a 63 year old disabled breast cancer survivor, a couple of years ago my husband passed away from cancer and I've had no source of income ever since.  So when I heard I can make money driving for Uber, especially with how much people in the Bay Area make with the service, I was more than ecstatic and signed up immediately.

It turns out that my city, which is the second biggest gasoline consuming city in the U.S., only uses Uber when going out to drink.

I've been driving for Uber for about five months now and so far I've dealt with people putting gum on the backseat of my car, a passenger who had me at knifepoint and tried to carjack me, various people vomiting in my car, being insulted for being old and a foreigner, someone breaking my turn signal lights, people having sex in the backseat and even a drunk driver hitting me in the back of my car.

All this time I've dealt with it, with Uber's subpar service and their typical "we're sorry but it's your problem" responses, however last week was the last straw.

Last week I picked up two drunk men and instead of telling me where they wanted to go they were telling me turn by turn directions.  Eventually they told me to stop so they can "look for an address online".  I parked at a 24 hour Wal-Mart parking lot just in case however eventually the two people got violent and started to scream at me, calling me a bitch and threatened me.  After I told them to leave the car, otherwise I'd call the police one of them slapped me and grabbed my hair, trying to pull me to the back of the car while the other was trying to unbutton my shirt and pants.

After somehow pushing them away I pulled out my taser from my armrest compartment and almost immediately afterwards the two jumped out of my car and ran away.  I was in shock and decided to drive home, crying along the way and not sure what to do next.

The next day I sent Uber an email describing what happened, their response was to not file a police report and "they will file an investigation themselves".  A couple of days later I was told that due to my low rating, which I presume was from that trip, I have to pay for a course on "how to get higher ratings on trips".

Now I'm shocked, it seems they've completely forgotten about what's happened to me and have brushed me aside despite what's happened.  On top of this they want me to *pay and attend a course* due to this incident, if anything I feel violated and it makes me feel worthless in their eyes.

It's been a week since the incident and it appears that Uber isn't concerned on my well being, so I'm wondering what to do next in regards to my course of action.

Answer:
 Tell them you're going to the police tomorrow, since it appears they aren't taking any action or starting any investigation. Then go to the police. The police are there to help you. Sometimes they fail at their purpose and it's awful, but there's at least a possibility of them helping. Uber is there to help Uber. Not helping you isn't a bug. It's a feature. Answer #2: You have been assaulted. Call the police. You seem crazed about the company's calloused response to the incident. Why is it puzzling to you? They don't give a shit what happens to you. Don't focus on them. Focus on the people assaulting you and go to the police. And is there some relevance to this issue that you and your husband had cancer? I'm not sure of the significance of those details.Answer #3: So you emailed uber but you didn't call police?

Edit: did you expect people to use uber for something else than a ride when drinking?

I'm sorry this happened to you, but you are an independent contractor and most likely have no recourse against uber.


Title: Overtime hours for bringing a client on a trip to Disney World (MA)

Question:
I work in a group home.

It is pretty common for people to get overtime in my company.We often do things like bring clients out into the community for recreation, and hours spent on outings count on our timesheets the same way they would if we were taking care of a client at a residence.  We could be sitting in a restaurant with a client or driving the client somewhere, and we would still earn hours. If we are doing an asleep overnight shift we are paid a separate asleep rate.

One of the clients is taking a trip to Disney world , and I will be accompanying her. The client will be paying the necessary expenses related for my travel, accommodations, and food.

If I bring her on the trip, I believe I would be on the clock from when we left from the residence for the airport until we arrived back at the residence and I left. Even when the client is sleeping I need to change her every two hours. This would result in well over 40 hours for the week.

My boss is telling me the company may only pay me for 40 hours,
and I want to know if that is legal. I even heard an anecdote about an employee being asked to use vacation hours for such a trip.

If they try to make me use vacation hours or will only pay me 40 hours or will only pay me for less than the duration of the trip, is this illegal?
If they try to do something that is, in fact, illegal, what should I do?
Topic:
Labor Law

Answer:
 Yes it is illegal. They should be paying you for every hour you work, whether it's in the office or at Disneyland. They don't have to pay you when you aren't on duty.

e: yeah I want to disclaim that I'm not sure of the distinctions with healthcare workers in MA. I didn't take into account that you are a caretaker. Thanks /u/brentdax . Though OP may fall under this rule: http://www.dol.gov/whd/homecare/agencies-what-are-requirements.htm

Answer #2: You must be paid for all of your hours worked, and each of these must be included in overtime calculations. You are working when you are required to be there; you need a very high degree of freedom before you are considered not to be working. (For example, you are not working at a time when your employer merely requires that you have your cell phone with you, but you are working when you are required to remain within 30 minutes distance of the workplace.)

It's a pretty straightforward question: would your employer be okay with it if you took a break for an hour and left your client alone? If not, it's definitely an hour worked.Answer #3: Are you saying that your client has to be changed every two hours, round the clock, for the entire week you'll be at Disney?  How are you supposed to get properly rested if you have to wake up every two hours?  Is there another staff person coming as well, so you can relieve each other? This sounds like a recipe for problems. You cannot be a good caregiver when you aren't getting proper rest.


Title: My Paypal got hacked, now I owe over $2,000 to collections agency. What are my options?

Question:
I am currently a Los Angeles resident.

Last month, an unauthorized person managed to access my Paypal account to send him or herself two private transactions. One was for over 1,000 Euros and the second ~950 Euros. Keep in mind that I am an American citizen, never dealing in Euros. Because I usually leave a very small balance in my Paypal account, Paypal automatically pulled from my first linked source of funds, which is a Wells Fargo checking account.

I have automatic alerts for any money movement in my Wells Fargo account, so I knew an unauthorized transaction had just occurred. Immediately, I called Wells Fargo to stop the fraudulent transactions. I was successful in stopping any money from being pulled from my Wells Fargo checking account.
Subsequently, I went to Paypal's website and submitted unauthorized transactions cases.

A few days later, I received an email stating that, Paypal, after investigation, concluded that the transaction was "not UNauthorized." I called then immediately and explained again what happened and subsequently opened an appeals to the cases. I learned today that that appeals also ended with the same result--the transactions were "not UNauthorized."

I then called twice yesterday to speak to two claims specialist who both told me the same thing:

-Paypal's policy is to transfer funds immediately without delay and seek to debit another account later
-Paypal finds me responsible for the amount that was transferred to this hacker
-Paypal says that these claims are not protected because the hacker sent the money to his/her account using a personal transaction, which are not backed by Paypal
-Paypal says that they will only release the "evidence" in which they accumulated to rule against me if I formally request by snail mail to their office

Now, my account has a negative balance and Paypal has sent it to the collections agency which can have a negative impact on my credit.

My initial thought was that the hacker must have hacked remotely into my computer, logged into my account, and sent personal money transfers to his email, which I have record of.

What are my options and what are my next steps? Is there any way I can fight Paypal to remove this credit?

Answer:
 >Paypal says that they will only release the "evidence" in which they accumulated to rule against me if I formally request by snail mail to their office

Step 1: request said evidence via snail mail.

Answer #2: [According to the CFPB](https://www.consumerfinance.gov/ask-cfpb/what-if-i-believe-i-do-not-owe-the-debt-or-i-want-more-information-about-the-debt-en-1403/) you first ask for a debt validation letter with the statutory required infomration and then  should dispute the debt in writing (probably via certified mail) within 30 days of reciept of the letter.

There is also a dispute process for each of the credit bureaus for  inaccurate information. Having a police report detailing identity theft should definitely help here as should sending the bureaus a copy of it.


Title: Roommate hit while riding his bike, what should his next steps be?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: After he gets out of the hospital, he may want to brush up on the rules of the road, the difference between pedestrians and bicyclists, and how laws apply differently to the two.


Title: My friend left her license in her friends car and she accidentally gave it to an officer and got 3 tickets in my friends name.

Question: What does she have to do to get these tickets fixed? The tickets are going 90 in a 60, not wearing a seatbelt, and no insurance. They are located in Missouri.

Answer:
 "Accidentally"

Your friend needs to call the court and tell them this person took her ID and used it to impersonate her to get out of traffic tickets. She may have to go to court to prove that she wasn't the one driving.Answer #2: "Accidentally?" Ten bucks says that your friend lent somebody an ID to get into bars, and then got thrown under the bus by her friend. Your friend can consider how she wants to explain this to the court or the prosecutor, but she and her (hopefully ex) friend are probably looking at different sorts of charges all together.

Quite a mess you have there. Answer #3: Wild guess...

The friend who left the ID is over 21, the person who got the tickets is under 21.


Title: I'm going to court , help me , im 17 yo

Question:
(Country - Portugal) I'm 17 years old
So to be brief I'll just say what happened and what brought me to court.

In 11 days ( 6 october ) I have a court case because like 7 months ago or even a year I don't even remember , I was scrolling down on a discord server and someone sent a video , it was a public discord server so I didnt know anyone , and I was talking with a friend on my own discord server.

From what I could see on the thumbnail of the video was a little girl and a older guy in front of her.

I clicked on play to see what it was and basically it was CP ( Child-P\*rn ) a little girl and a older guy putting his d\* on her mouth and I stopped watching it , there's a button to download it and I wanted to show my friend that they sent that video because he wasnt believing , I uploaded it to youtube , sent him the link and he saw it . Later then I went to play some game and I forgot to delete the video on youtube and it was on Public.

After 7 months or more , the Police randomly knocks at my door ( It's called Policia Judiciaria - PJ here in portugal ) and they said that they were going to search my computer and for things all over my house and all they saw was some hentai pictures I had on a folder because it has been a long time and I wasnt even waiting for it ,I thought i did nothing wrong and then they said they had a reason , blablabla and it was because of that video on youtube ( they did this at 8 am on my summer holidays and I wasnt expecting a little bit of this to happen ).

So now I received a  post on my mailbox saying i need to go to court and I dont know what to do , I'm 17 yo , i'm still on school , on a engineering area and I dont know what to do , i dont know whats going to happen , for what my lawyer said she said I could even get 1 to 5 years in prison..

I would rather die then leaving everything behind for 1 to 5 years in prison.

She said something that could help me in this situation is being 17 years old etc.

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Answer:
 Unfortunately, it is unlikely anyone on this sub will be able to offer specific legal advice, as most of the folks here are US or Canada based.

Regardless of where you live, if you don't already have one, you need a local criminal defense attorney RIGHT NOW. If your parents don't know, tell them RIGHT NOW and they will help get you a lawyer. By "RIGHT NOW" I literally mean right now. Stop reading reddit, tell your parents, so they can get you a lawyer.Answer #2: By your own admission you committed a very serious crime, which carries a correspondingly serious punishment. Delete this post and consult with your lawyer.Answer #3: If this actually went down like you describe it you have the worst decision making instincts I have ever seenAnswer #4: I’m not an international legal scholar, but I think it doesn’t help your case that your downloaded it and then uploaded it and never called the police about the child pornography. You committed a very serious crime


Title: My landlord deposited a check I specifically asked them not to deposit.

Question: I wrote a check for rent for the next month after I got paid a bit early in the month.   I, later in the same day, decided I was going to see about signing a lease for cheaper rent since me and my wife were planning to stay long enough to not be worried about being locked in, so I wrote an email telling them to disregard the check in no uncertain terms and stated my reason why.  Today, I saw my check was deposited, and now I’m overdrafted $20, waiting for my bank to charge me an extra $35 as an overdraft fee to bring me to a total of $55 in the red.  What legal ground do I have?  I live in Washington state in the US.

Answer:
 You gave him the check. Once it was in his hand, he had the right to deposit it unless he agreed otherwise.

Does it really matter anyway? You were going to have to pay rent in the next week anyway. Answer #2: There is no legal ground. If its a valid check for a good/service that has been provided, then they have a right to cash it at their own discretion.

Your only option would have been to issue a stop payment on the check through your financial institution.


Title: Reporting my family to the police. Houston, Texas.

Question:
Houston, Texas. (I am a minor, not of legal age. This is where the reporting it to the police comes in.)

I do not want to report them. I really don't. I'd rather just run away and keep them away from police or CPS. However, if I do run away, I would have no place to stay. I cannot stay at a friend's house because in Texas harboring a runaway is illegal and they would know where to look.

Here's a little background:

Recently, my mother became aware of my leave from our family's religion (Islam) and found out I was an atheist. Things got heated and she said things that I hope she did not mean. (My faith is more valuable to me than you, you are not my daughter, i am not your mother, i have only birthed you, etc)

 Today, she told me to keep my situation away from my father, or else he might impose the ruling of the death of an apostate (person who leaves religion) on me. She said she cannot predict his reaction but if he ever found out it would kill him. Who knows, it might even kill me.

Now, if I had no problem with pretending to be a muslim, I would never consider running away/telling the police so they could place me at a relative's house where I would be safe. However, for the past 3 years as an ex-muslim, I became mentally drained and I've broken down more than I ever have in the past several months. I was ordered to do daily islamic practices several times a day/memorize multiple verses of the quran everyday, and be scolded whenever I was asked why I was reciting so poorly, have my breathing constricted by the headscarf I was wearing. I want nothing more than for this to stop. If he knew and accepted it, then we can coexist as a family and I don't have to endure any of this anymore. But I know that is not the case. I fear telling him because it might lead to something dangerous. He has had a history of child abuse. He beat me and my siblings at different points of our lives (first 10-11 years of my life), but stopped a few years ago and is more compassionate.

I ask you for advice, what should I do?

Topic:
Juvenile and Youth Law

Answer: Have you had a chat over at /r/exmuslim?  They have a great deal of experience in this situation.Answer #2: How old are you?


Title: Second DUI in Ohio both under 21.

Question:
First dui I fell asleep at the wheel, was taken into the police station and give a urine test.  Tested positive for marijuana and was covicted of OVI, 6month license suspension.

This time I was pulled over for speeding (43 in 35) and was told i have the odor of alcohol on my breath and to step out.  I was then read my miranda rights.  They asked if I had anything to drink or was on prescription medications.  I recently got a herniated disc and am on 20mg vicodin a day.  I told them that.  They only sobriety test they did was shine a flashlight in my eye and have me look in all directions.  After that they arrested me for OVI and and took me to the station, along with the car impounded.  They tested my BAC at the police station and I blew a .034. Being charged with underage consumption, OVI, and a speeding ticket.  Any advice is greatly appreciated!!!!

Answer:
 You need to start getting help for your substance abuse problem now, no matter what happens to your criminal case and license. Answer #2: > Any advice is greatly appreciated!!!!

Start shopping around for an attorney.

You have quite a couple things going against you.  First, you admitted to taking narcotics.  Second, you blew over the limit for your age.

You need an attorney to evaluate your case and attempt to get the best possible outcome.


Title: FL-Drs office verified insurance coverage before visits, procedure. Covered last month. Now insurance says Oops our bad, not covered now, not covered then. Am I stuck with the bill$?

Question: I have a chronic medical condition. My former dr retired so I went in search of a new one. Had the new office verify coverage with insurance company. The insurance company stated new dr on plan and they were given a confirmation number to cover visits, testing. I had one visit w dr then another visit for testing. Last Fri received a message to call drs office re pending appointment. They stated that they had contacted ins co on 6/1 to verify coverage as they do each month before any visits.  The insurance co advised them they had reversed their prior approval stating that approval was given in error. Not only that but now I'm responsible for all charges  re dr visits and testing. The charges are in the thousands of dollars. So, the insurance company error is my responsibility? What is the best way to proceed?

Answer: Call the insurance company and talk to them. See what they can do


Title: PA Assault on me at underage drinking party

Question:
I was at a party with all 16 year olds. We were drinking. A half piss beer bong was made and my friend gave it to some kid. My other friend and I were in the bathroom when the piss beer bong was made. I, for the most part, cleared my name from pissing in the beer bong, my other friend who was in the bathroom, not so much.
The third friend took the beer bong when we were in the bathroom and gave it to the kid. That kid drinks it and I run away. The kid catches up to me and I said "I didn't do it, it was my other friend in the bathroom." He said ok and walked away.
5 minutes pass and the third friend, the kid, and I are standing together talking. Midway through the conversation the kid punches me in the face and part of my tooth falls out.
Two days past and he apologizes and says he'll pay for it. I go to the dentist today and I need a root canal and a crown, which totals to around $2500.
We go to a private school, so explosion is likely for him if I speak of it. His parents aren't helping him and he claims if he pays he'll have to do it over time.
I want to know what are my options going forth legally. Do I have a case? Should I just wait for him to pay for it gradually?
Thanks in advance

EDIT: Insurance isn't covering it, my plan is only preventative. Also u/jcar128 it was a sucker punch and I did not do anything wrong.

Update: He's trying to pay half, I told him it's not my call it's my parents.
Topic:
Douche

Answer:
 I'm just going to pinpoint one (nonlegal) issue here and that is that you believe that if this comes to light he will get expelled - but the rest of you will be fine. Presumably you were all drinking underage at this party. Some of you peed into a drink and tricked him into drinking it. If this comes to light, he will face school consequences but you and your friends will too. Even if you didn't drink or pee in the drink, you'll still look mighty suspicious and it would be hard to prove to the school. Don't hedge your bets on that plan.

Also, you're at a private school, but don't have proper medical/dental insurance. What's up with that??


Title: HOA Trespassing/Vandalism Mess

Question:
Location: California

The setup is that I am part of a small HOA for condos.  36 units and a common area/pool.  We had one owner who was a bit problematic.  They stopped paying dues and also did not respond to some letters regarding their kids leaving broken bottles in the pool area, damaging the landscaping, etc.

Long story short they also weren't paying their mortgage.  So we filed a lien for the dues + fines for the violations.  They never admitted any responsibility/guilt with regard to the fines, but also never really contested anything, so when the bank auctioned off their house the bank was made whole, then we got our lien, and then the owners got about 15k.  The owners reacted poorly to this and blamed everything on the HOA (since you know we're local and the bank is big, faceless, and has top notch lawyers).  They sent a number of threatening letters to the management company we use and individual board members but nothing was ever filed.

The problem arises in that these individuals moved literally one property over to the apartment complex next to us.  The kinds of damage their kids had been cited for continued on our property and we observed their kids (both minors) jumping the fence into the pool area.

We have 10 different home owners who are on record has having either observed the kids in the pool area and/or told them to leave it at least once.  We also sent a certified letter to the parents via the management company reminding them they aren't residents anymore and can't be on the property unless they are invited guests (and no one has come forward as having invited them).  We also have called the police multiple times over the trespass.  The police have only arrived in time to catch them twice and in both cases just kicked the kids out, no citations per the police department.

The pool issue basically ended when it became cold and usage stopped as opposed to any kind of resolution.
The second part of this equation is the graffiti.  We've had five tagging incidents over the winter.  This lead to the installation of some security cameras.  We recently obtained excellent video of the two kids tagging.  You can see their faces with a reasonable amount of clarity and we have a view of them climbing over the fence that separates us from the aforementioned apartment complex.  The tags they are spraying match the previous five incidents (where we had either no video or just dark blurs tagging).  We also have two other videos of the kids just wandering the property at night and smoking or drinking despite being minors.

All has been reported to the police, copies of the videos, etc.  However we're a low priority it seems and understandably so given some of the other crime going on in the city.  However we can't wait for the police in that graffiti removal products aren't cheap.  Someone, and we have no evidence of who this is, has also defecated in the pool overnight twice prompting us to have to pay to drain the thing and sterilize it which was not cheap.  We have a hunch on who might be involved in that one, but that's all speculation.

Option one seems to be go to after the parents for what we have on video.  Problem is that that when they lost their condo that was their second bankruptcy.  They are now well into their third and without an asset like a condo we can get a nice solid lien on, this doesn't seem like it would net us much.  Sadly they're staying up to date on the rent at the apartment, so while they're hot water with other creditors, they won't get bounced from next door in the foreseeable future.

The second option some board members, who are not lawyers, have suggested is trying for a retraining order with a radius of such they'd be forced to leave the apartment.  There are no other rental options, aside from potentially private homes, nearby so this puts them out walking distance and hopefully resolves or reduces the problem.  Although I have no idea if you can make someone lose their home via restraining order.

Those amateur hour views aside, where we're at is that all the HOA board meetings turn into long debates where some people claim it is a complete waste of time to even ask a lawyer if they would give as a free or flat rate initial review and outline our civil options.  Others have big pie in the sky dreams how things like that restraining order will be complete cake walks.  I'm hoping that someone will be kind enough to give me a rough idea what we could do so that I can attempt to rally other board members and get a vote through on some course of action instead of sitting along listing to people to cite random statutes they found via Google.

Thanks!

Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 You could probably hire an off-duty police officer for security.

Off-duty officers retain their abilities of police work.

Kids jump the wall and a police officer is waiting for them right there. That would be eye-opening.Answer #2: You can ban them from the premises, and then call the police if you catch them trespassing. You can't force them to move, and a restraining order is unlikely unless there is physical danger to someone.

Best bet? Make it known to them, and everyone else, that they (including the kids) are banned from the property, and pursue them for trespassing each time. Eventually the police will get tired of coming out there and put a stop to it.


Title: [FL] My mothers sent me a bill for "the cost of raising me" and is threatening to take me to court if I don't pay.

Question:
I'm in my twenties,my husband and I are finally starting to do well for ourselves.

My mother sent me a bill for raising me. It's $2 million. She claims that she poured her heart and soul into raising me and deserves to be paid back.

If anyone deserves money it's the maid that actually raised me, my mother did nothing for 18 year except occasionally screaming at me.

She wants to take me to court if we don't pay within the next year.

What do I do?

Answer:
 >She claims that she poured her heart and soul into raising me and deserves to be paid back.

Lets run some numbers.

[Average cost of heart transplant ranges between $550,000 and $650,000, according to Florida Hospital statistics.](http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2013-04-06/sports/os-hs-central-florida-heart-transplant-patients-20130406_1_heart-transplants-first-transplant-only-heart-transplant-program)

[The cost of a soul? Homer Simpson sold his for about $1.00 (A donut)](http://www.businessinsider.com/how-much-is-your-soul-worth-2013-9), I presume your mother's soul is worth much less.

Gross total: Heart + Soul.
$550,000 + $0.50 = $550,000.50

_____________________________________

Net total:
Used heart deduction (Since a new car loses about half it's value when it leaves the lot, we'll take off 50%): -$275,000.

Poor condition of heart (blackened, cold, and dead.): -$75,000

Heart never delivered: -$200,000

Restocking fee/Inconvenience fee/Cancellation Fee: (Usually 10% to 30% at retailers): -$165,000

$550,000.50  - $275,000 - $75,000 - $200,000 - 165,000 = $  -$164,999.5

Pay up, OP.
Answer #2: If she does sue, you will have to respond or else she will be rewarded a default judgement. Hell will need to freeze over before she wins this case, though.Answer #3: >If anyone deserves money it's the maid that actually raised me, my mother did nothing for 18 year except occasionally screaming at me.

If it makes you feel better, as long as Florida doesn't still use slaves she was probably paid.Answer #4: >What do I do?

Pay in installments. $1 per month for life.Answer #5: >If anyone deserves money it's the maid that actually raised me

You're telling me that shes well-off (hell i would even argue rich) and is still going after you, her own flesh and blood. This is so Florida. Answer #6: If you get served, get a lawyer and go to court so she doesn't get a default judgement.


Title: The apartment lease says no pets or smoking indoors. My roommate has pets the landlord doesn't know about and smokes indoors. (ME)

Question: My boyfriend and I don't want to get evicted because of our roommate from hell. We have told him to get rid of the pets more times than we can count and to not smoke inside (he waits until we are not there to do it inside), but can't get him to do either of those things. He refuses. His name is on the lease so we can't kick him out. But if we tried, he would use his violations of the lease to try to get us all evicted. I don't want to get evicted because of my roommate. What are my options?

Answer:
 Pay him to leave.

Also if you all got evicted, you could still negotiate with LL to sign a new lease with just you and BF.


Title: Sister-in-Law in ICU. My Wife and I were blacklisted from visiting, anything we can do?

Question:
My wife and I live in Idaho but her sister, Brooke for the purposes of this post, lives in Washington state. Brooke was recently admitted to the ICU in Washington and is unconscious due to O.D. My wife and I had gone to see her a couple times in the hospital. However, all the nurses and staff were directed to not give any medical information aside from current status to anyone. If we want any information we have to contact the MIL, whom we have cut contact with for good reason.
This morning we were told that the MIL blacklisted everyone but herself and 3 friends from any information or visitation. Now we cannot even call to ask if she has woken up, or shows any brain activity. The MIL does NOT have power of attorney as there is no living will but she does have guardianship. Is there anything we can do to get POA or at least visitation rights?

Answer: I'm curious what you mean by she has guardianship. Is the SIL under 18 or mentally handicapped? It does sound like the mother has been appointed POA (this can happen in situations like you describe). The only way to really attack this is if you can somehow prove the mom can't make these decisions. Which will be incredibly hard to do since it sounds like you guys were not very much involved in things. Sorry op. This is where you try to suck up to one of the friends in hopes of gathering info.


Title: 18th century weird law in Maryland for Ground Rent.

Question:
Bought a house 4 years ago Fee Simple, meaning I own land and home. Now, out of the blue, a company says they own the land under my home and I owe them 3 years back rent and rent every year going forward.

Shouldn't the title company have caught this? What are my options?

Answer:
 NAL

Sounds like a scam. Contact your title insurance company to confirm that they found no issues with the title search. Let them know of this letter. They will probably tell you you're in the clear.

Do nothing else for now. Don't respond. If they are serious they'll have you served, at which point you should retain a real estate lawyer who does not work for your title insurance company, because the stakes are quite high and their attorney might not have your best interests at heart.Answer #2: You bought the house 4 years ago, but they only want 3 years of back rent?  Sounds scammy.  How did they contact you?Answer #3: Assuming that you have title insurance, contact them.  If they made an error about this, they are on the hook to pay to fix it.

If you still have the title insurance paperwork you received at closing, carefully read through all the exceptions - it will be a list of things like unrecorded easements and current year taxes that they specifically told you they won't cover.


Title: Put in my notice at work. Boss now saying I told the CEO my entire department is looking for jobs and interviewing them all...I didn't!

Question:
North Carolina

I put in my one week notice with HR yesterday morning.

I couldn't find my boss, so I told my department, about 5 people.

Someone told my boss and the CEO (smallish manufacturing company, 200-300 employees).  Likely the department suck up.

Later, after lunch, Boss and CEO tried to offer several other jobs or responsibilities but I declined all.

Later that afternoon, the boss brought in one employee and told her that I notified the CEO that everyone in my department is looking for a new job, so effectively he was going to interview everyone in there for their job, and then they were going to have to talk with the CEO.

The employee then went to HR (who doubted I did that) and then to me.

I told her I actually recorded the conversation, and of course I did not tell them anything like this.

The boss and CEO were going back to HR throughout the day interrogating her, trying to find the actual reasons I'm leaning. She tells me that she is only saying better pay, better opportunity.

There is a ton of discontent within the department with the new boss, and I'm guessing the suck up is telling them this info.

What are they setting me up for? If they're holding me as the source of this false info am I liable for these people's jobs? What in the world am I to do?

Answer: Sounds like a bunch of office nonsense drama to me.  You're not liable for anything, so just continue prepping for the move to your new position.


Title: Detention Center withheld my prescribed medication that prevents extreme seizures (AR).

Question: Throwaway account because people I know follow my main account. Anyway, I was arrested several days ago over minor charges that may well be dropped. I have epilepsy, and take two different medications to prevent tonic-clonic seizures. I informed the police of this and was told that the medication would be provided to me. I was then held in a holding cell for 15-17 hours (I was taken in during the late afternoon; I typically take my medication twice daily, once in the morning and once in the evening) and was not provided my medication once. I asked about it, politely, several times and the general attitude of the officers could be described as unconcerned. I did not have a Tonic-clonic seizure before I was booked, but I had at least two partial seizures, that definitely would not have happened had I been given my medication. What, if anything, is my legal recourse here? I live in the state of Arkansas.

Answer: You can make a complaint through channels, but if you weren't harmed, you have no lawsuit, if that's what you're asking.Answer #2: Unfortunately this is simply the way it goes.  Unless someone brings current pill bottles with your name on them to the detention center they are almost certainly not going to provide any medication until they have verified with your physician(s) or you have seen one of theirs who can (re)prescribe the dosage.  Too much liability to do it any other way...


Title: Sheriff's Deputy card taped to my door.

Question:
Hi, r/legaladvice. There was a card (like a business card) taped to my door from a sheriff's deputy today.

The front of the card is just contact information for the deputy.  All it says on the back in a form printed message is:

"I am trying to reach ________. I have paperwork for you. Please call and set up a time I can contact you," with my name hand-written on the blank line. That's it.

I'm wondering what, no matter how vaguely you can advise, to expect. I'm wondering what my obligations are to respond, how I should act going forward.

What can you tell me? Thank you very much for whatever light you can shed.

Answer:
 You should call, and arrange to accept the papers.  Whatever they are, things aren't going to get better by ignoring them.Answer #2: Either call and arrange and see what paperwork they're serving you with, or risk them catching you in a more public place, like work.Answer #3: You're not legally obligated to respond at all.

Having said that, it's hard to avoid the inevitable indefinitely.

Sounds like you might be getting served with something, perhaps?


Title: Overworked and Underpaid

Question: Hi not sure what to do here.  I manage a 2 screen movie theater at a mountain resort in California. I have been working without a day off or any type of overtime since Dec. 15 2016. My shifts are 12 hours and many of them are solo dealing with 300-400 customers per day. We are packed this time of year, I've had employees quit on me making my situation even worse. I'm at my wits end. I am a salaried manager for 28k per year and if I take a day off the business fails to open and violates our business lease so I can't even take a sick day. We have a housing crisis here so finding workers is nearly impossible especially for the minimum wage of $10/hour that the owners refuse to pay anyone other than me higher than. It's 2:30am and I'm doing updating the website for the entire corporation, programming servers and then I have to be back here tomorrow for another 12 hour shift starting at noon by myself facing yet another 300-400 customers all power vacationing and venting their frustrations at me because shows are sold out and kids crying because they can't go see the movie they want. What is my recourse here? I've already explained that I'm burnt out to the owners, but they can't come relieve me until 3 days from now and for only 4 hours. I'm exhausted, depressed and feeling desperately trapped and I am starting to have suicidal thoughts. Do I contact an attorney? Do I plead my case to the commercial leasing manager here at the resort? I actually feel like I'm in pain right now, I'm that tired. Thanks.

Answer:
 >What is my recourse here?

Explain to your managers how much of a monetary loss they stand to lose if you don't show up to work, and tell them you want more money and more help or you'll quit.  It's $28k man, not worth having suicidal thoughts over.

Beyond that, given your very low salary, it's probably worthwhile to file a wage claim.


Title: I am attempting to get a part time job, but do not want to be fired for conflict of interest because of it. Help?

Question:
Heya. So I'm currently working as a retail guy who sometimes helps our technicians at an apple authorized service provider. We're kind of like an apple store but privately owned.

The issue I'm running into is that one of my co-workers believes that a part time job I am planning on taking will be a conflict of interest with my current work. I would be working with a company that repairs PCs and some mac computers as a technician, for quite a bit more money than I would be getting at my current position with the not-apple store.

In our employee handbook the conflict of interest section reads:

6. Conflict of Interest

A conflict of interest is defined as a business activity or relationship with another
company or individual that would result in questionable business ethics or a compromise in your loyalty to MME. Check with management for clarity or approval before you become involved in a situation that could be a conflict of interest.

That seems pretty vague to me, and I don't believe that it would be a conflict of interest for me to be working for a pc repair company as well as an apple repair company.

My thoughts on it are as follows:
-I don't fix computers at the Apple shop
-The shop that I would be working for mainly works on PCs and much older apple computers, and are not an apple authorized store
-My loyalty to my current job is unchanged because the job I would be taking is part time

Any thoughts would be appreciated. I'd prefer not to bring it up to the boss if possible, just because she is very hard to talk to in most cases, but I'd like to have my bases covered in case she accuses me of this being a conflict of my interest.

I hold no stock in either company, and would be an hourly employee with no benefits at both companies. The only additional monetary gain I would receive from working with the PC shop is their higher hourly rate at part time.

Answer: You should talk to your boss about this. It will end badly if this is discovered after the fact.


Title: Potential Tenants Threw All My Stuff Away So They Could Move In

Question:
Hi ok so my grandparents own a condo that me and my mother stayed in and then my mom moved and left me there but sent me the rent to pay to my grandparents. Fast forward a bit my mom decides she doesn't want to keep paying for both places and she gave my grandparents 3 months notice to leave. They said okay and told my step mothers family members that they could move in once I moved out. I was supposed to move out the 1st of January (although this wasn't formal I just gave them an estimate of when I was actually leaving as we were still paying ) . While me and my grandparents and the rest of my family were out of town on our yearly Christmas vacation, the distant relatives broke into the condo and threw away all of my belongings so they could move in faster. I was already half moved out and I was NOT being evicted, I was leaving voluntarily really as a favor because I was going to move back in as soon as they got back on their feet . Anyways my grandparents don't want to get involved. They let them move in and the people that moved in are avoiding me. Do I have any remedies as I've waited ample time for my grandparents to do something and they won't because those people are apart of their religion.

California

Answer: You can sue them for the value of any property of yours they destroyed.Answer #2: Sue them in small claims court. Get new relatives.


Title: Closed packet of blunts/cigars probable cause to search my car? (Texas)

Question:
Pulled over for speeding* and car searched because I had a closed packet of blunts/cigars in the cup holder. Claims he had probable cause.

Edit1: It was a sealed packet of cigars that the cop refereed to as blunts. No weed in the cigars.

Answer:
 I would say having a package of legally obtained tobacco products visible and nothing else is not probable cause, but that would be up to the judge and no one knows what they might say.

Edit: I am assuming that the officer found something else though which is what makes this a problem?

Further edit: Did they not find anything else but damage your property in the process?Answer #2: You could have philly blunts, zig zag rolling papers, a rasta hat on, big flashing neon '420' sign, sublime t-shirt, etc etc, and it would still not be enough probable cause for a compelled search. All those items are legally obtainable and the cop did the wrong (yet common) thing by stereotyping on a hunch.

Reporting this officer will probably do nothing in this particular case, but if enough people call in saying they are being searched on extremely shaky ground, Mr. Texas Super Cop might have his shit reigned in by his superiors.Answer #3: Are we to understand he pulled you over because he saw a package of swishers in the cup holder?Answer #4: You can file a complaint with the department, but this will fall on deaf ears.

You can speak to a civil rights attorney, but legally fighting for civil rights violations aren't cheap, and they know that.


Title: Tenant is suing me (Delaware County, PA)

Question: [deleted]

Answer: There is no answer here but hire a lawyer.  Quickly.  Answer #2: Get a lawyer.  Now.


Title: Regarding at will employment

Question:
My location is reddit, because I'm asking about the general definition of the term, and also if different states define it differently
All across reddit there seems to be a huge misunderstanding of what "at will" employment means. Can you guys explain the benefits of this to both the employer, and employee. Can you also give examples of employment that is not "at will" in the US? This is not for law school homework, this is because I'm sick of people not understanding it on Reddit

I'm In Ohio (I'm not but this will please the bot)
Topic:
Labor Law

Answer: At least people are finally realizing that this is not the same as a "right to work state."


Title: (IN) Custody and marijuana use

Question:
I am at the beginning of a divorce. My STBXH and I have toddler twins together.

My concern is around his use of marijuana. There are potentially other drugs but none that I can confirm. He is high daily and unable to care for our little dudes. He does not wake up when they cry in the night. He falls asleep on the floor while watching them. He has left doors open/unlocked and driven high. I am concerned about leaving them with him as I feel there could be negligence.

I recognize my feelings don’t matter. Marijuana is legal in other states and so I’m not sure how it’s treated here. I have a lawyer so I’m not going it alone but was hoping for outside opinions that do not financially benefit from me pursuing drug testing.

I have screenshots from his phone of him trying to purchase drugs. I have pictures of paraphernalia that he has left around the house within reach of the children.

He has asked for every other weekend and Wednesday night to be in the custody agreement but has also said he does not plan to take them overnight until they’re potty trained. He has told me he plans to take custody of the boy twin when he’s 12. The girl twin he is less interested in. I do not want a custody agreement that reflects what he wants in two years and I don’t want to set that as status quo.

Does it make sense to raise the drug issue with the courts?

Does Indiana typically allow the use of drug testing for custody cases based on the evidence I mentioned and not a previous arrest?

Would marijuana be something that could cause him to not be granted unsupervised overnights?

If I pursue this with my lawyer, am I just throwing money away?

Answer:
 If he isn't even requesting overnights right now, that is very good for you. As getting that kind of restricted parenting schedule is very hard. Play nice with him and hope he will agree to this if you're worried about his ability to care for them overnight.

Him asking to take custody of just one kid at the age of 12 is absurd bordering on preposterous. Courts rarely separate siblings unless they are a danger to each other.

All that said, you should absolutely talk to a lawyer about these things. Especially if you think he's not even capable of safe daytime visits. Also for a parenting plan that is supposed to step up when the kids are potty trained, you want a lawyer. Kids potty train at wildly different ages. Some at 18 months. Some at 4 years. You want a lawyer to write the proper clauses to make sure the kids and you are protected. Answer #2: Definitely pursue this with your lawyer and it will be worth the money; no court on this planet is going to turn over children to a drug-addled deadbeat (cue the pro-marijuana replies) But your lawyer has to raise the issue first.


Title: Can a non-manager employee refuse service to a specific customer?

Question:
I live in Florida, and work at an office supplies chain.

Due to the scheduling and lack of employees/hours for current employees, the department I work in only has 1 worker at nights.

This specific customer comes in 1-2 times a week and does her business. I've always just let her do her thing, as that is what my coworkers said is the best thing to do with her since she's here so often. I greet her, set her up for what she needs to do, and then don't bother her unless she requests help or comes to check out, which, once again, is what all of my other coworkers do.

I have never acted or said anything rude to her, and whenever I did chat with her, she always seemed like a nice lady.

Recently, I got a call from one of the managers saying that this customer accused me of being racist and even made fun of me for being American (may I remind you, this is in Florida...) and my physical appearance. She even made enough of a fit to get the head manager involved, who said the usual apologies and whatnot. Luckily I have not gotten in trouble, considering I didn't actually do anything, but to say it hurt that somebody feels that way would be an understatement.

Last night I went to work, and guess who came walking in. She acted like everything was fine, until I wouldn't apply her 2-month expired coupon for her. She starts having a fit and whatnot, gets the on duty manager involved, and of course I have to sit there and endure everything she says in fear of losing my job. I tried to apologise to her, but she just kept getting more and more aggravated. She eventually got her 10% off and went her way.

I don't know what I did to make her so mad at me, I've sat and thought and thought but can't think of the slightest thing that I've done to make her mad.

Now, here comes the part where I need help.

What can I do to distance myself from this customer.

I can't request to work days she isn't there, cause she always shows up randomly, and can't ask to work days, because I have school.

Looking for another job is kinda out of the question, as I have been for several months now.

Is it possible for me to just say no or come back another time? I get my manager may not be happy about it, but if that's what it takes then so be it.

I really, really don't want to sound like an entitled brat here, I just know that I shouldn't have to put up with somebody that seems to be essentially going after just me.

Is there anything at all I can do here?

Thanks for your time reading this, and if it comes down to just sucking it up and accepting it, than I guess that's what I'll have to do, but I'm just curious to see if there's any other options for me, considering I'm not a manager

Answer: Your ability to refuse service as a non-manager is a company policy question and not a legal one.  Talk to your managers about what you can do.Answer #2: If you feel you’re being harassed, I would call HR. See what they say.Answer #3: See if any security footage of you and her , to back you up when talking to HR


Title: Don't drink and drive please.

Question:
Today I was woken up about 10 minutes ago to my dad telling me that a drunk driver drove through our house. He wasn't kidding. This happened an hour ago from what I know. Just want to know what happens if insurance doesn't cover it and we have to file lawsuits about how much it would cost. ZIP Code: 93710. Our insurance is from Kaiser Permanente.
Topic:
DUI

Answer:
 KP is health insurance.

He needs to contact his home owners insurance.

If they don't cover it then he sues the driver. Cost depends on if he is filling in small claims ($100+/-) or hiring an attorney to file a civil claim (more)Answer #2: Your homeowner's insurance likely covers this. Otherwise you can sue the other driver and their liability coverage might cover it.Answer #3: This reminds me of an episode from "Good luck Charlie"

He needs to contact his home owners insurance.
If they don't cover it, sue him.