Title: Cbd oil : positive UA for thc

Question:
So I bought a full spectrum cbd oil in Portland Oregon from a company that purchased the oil from receptra naturals in Colorado. They relabled it and sold it as their own.

I was told that it was good to go and not to worry about a drug test. I used as prescribed on the bottle. The bottle gives not much information other than oil blend and other stuff but no mention of thc.

So I get a random ua tested at 24ng. Iam now officially terminated. I have read till my eyeballs are dry and I can't get a clear answer.

Do I have any legal recourse? With the company that sold it? My employer is a long shot they are so big I'm sure they did what was legal.

It was a six figure job. Now I'm screwed. Any advise

Thank you

Answer:
 > It was a six figure job. Now I'm screwed. Any advise

You do realize CBD is a Schedule I substance, right?Answer #2: This is a direct quote from the Receptra Naturals FAQs:

*Will I fail a drug test taking CBD oil?*

*Much like the consumption of poppy seeds may lead to a positive drug test for opioids, the consumption of certain hemp products may lead to a positive drug test for THC. Most workplace drug screens target THC and do not detect CBD. Receptra products do contain trace amounts of THC, however, the amount of THC stored in fat cells depends on each individual person’s metabolism. Although the risk is low, Receptra cannot guarantee that THC will be absent in a drug test. We strongly suggest consulting your health care provider before consuming any hemp products if you are subject to drug testing.*

https://receptranaturals.com/faq

Doesn't sound like you have much of a case since the website warns that it can show up on a drug test.


Title: My girlfriend was recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and had to quit her job and doesn't have insurance. Is there anything we can do?

Question: I live in Oklahoma, she lives in Texas. She had to quit her job recently due to an inability to work because of her symptoms. We took her to the doctor for a spinal tap, which leads to her being diagnosed with the disease multiple sclerosis. She has no insurance and is worried about the medical bills that are about to ensue. Is there anything we can do to ease the cost?

Answer: If she is unable to work because of disability then she should talk to her doctor about applying for disability.


Title: [PA] Girlfriend was recently "promoted" - then found Craigslist ad offering 6k more per year for her old position

Question:
My girlfriend lives/works in Pennsylvania, for a branch office of a web design firm based in DC, and has done so for a year and a half. Until recently, she was making 26k per year working with the title of Designer.

Earlier this month, her boss (the company president) called and offered her a promotion to the position of Creative Director, which came with a significant increase in responsibility but also a 4k/year increase in pay (so she'd be making around 30k/year). This is well below market value for a creative director in this industry, but after some thought she accepted the promotion and has apparently been officially working in the capacity of Creative Director for about two weeks

Over the weekend, a coworker from her company sent her a link to a Craigslist ad that he had found. The ad states that the company is looking to hire a new Designer, and offers $36k/year as a starting salary. The job, as described in the ad, is exactly the same as the old job she had been doing, except that it pays 10k more per year than she had been paid as a designer. Essentially, her old position is now worth 6k more per year than the one she just accepted a promotion to.

Is this above-board/legal? It seems like an extremely underhanded business tactic to me. She is thinking of asking her pay to be significantly raised and using the craigslist ad as ammunition, but I'm wondering whether what the company is doing is legal in the first place.

Answer: 100% legal to do. She can use it as reasoning to ask for an increase in her position but she has no legal standing/action to take against the company.


Title: Probation and family dog

Question:
I'm in a bit of a pickle.  I live in Las Vegas, NV, and a family was put on probation recently.  Upon the first walk through of the probation officer, our family dog, a medium sized american bulldog, barked when the probation officer knocked at the door.  No other incidents happened with the dog throughout the walkthrough.

She immediately told us that we have to get rid of the dog (a pet that has been in the family for six years).  When we asked about our little chihuahua that is way more aggressive than the bulldog, and the probation officer said it was okay to keep.

Is there anything we can do to keep the dog?

Ps. The probation officer seemed like she was already in a shitty mood upon entering.

Edit: Update - The probation office just called and said we have to get rid of the dog by tomorrow or he'll be arrested.

Answer:
 Dog Law expert here.

On what grounds do they want the dog removed?

And how is an entire family on probation?


Title: My managers constantly serve people without ID alcohol with my names on the check.

Question: I work as a server at a restaurant known for having a lot of beers on draft and cocktails. Every so often you will get a guest in who doesn’t have their ID and I have to decline them alcohol as I can not prove their age. They always ask for a manager and my GM ALWAYS says yes and gives them alcohol with out any proof of their age. I’m afraid I’m going to get legally in trouble for this as they are my table and my name is the one in the check. Is there anything I can do about this?

Answer: You can report the management for violating the law and then find a new job. Answer #2: Location can really matter here, especially country.  Answer #3: You could respectfully tell your manager that it makes you uncomfortable and you're worried about legal repercussions. You could ask them to stop or ring up the drinks under their own name. If they don't care then I would think about finding another job, it's not fun looking for another job but sometimes it's for the better. You could also report them as other people have suggested but it may not be worth your energy.


Title: I think I found a hidden human sex trafficking system in Utah, United States. I'm 19. What the heck do I do?!

Question:
Throwaway account here

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About a week ago, I got a message from at least what I thought was a bot via SMS. Very fake looking messages with lots of typos and then she asked for money. She even sent a photograph that looked extremely fake.

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I responded by telling "her" to shut up because I had things to do. I didn't have time to be talking to a bot. I didn't get any messages back.

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Flash-forward to now, I'm sick with strep throat at home and bored; so I picked up my old phone that still has a working number, and texted "her" out of sheer boredom to entertain myself by trolling a robot.

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So then some of the conversations went like this:

HER: "Please"

HER: "Is there any way you can help me get money"

ME: "You need help with money?"

HER: "I do"

HER: "Who is this"

HER: "Are you in any way involved with law enforcement"

ME: "No. Why do you ask?"

HER: "Because I don't F\*\*\* with cops"

ME: "Nope. Not a cop. I can promise that."

HER: "How did you get my number?"

ME: "It's been a while. The last message was years ago." (she said some BS like that to me when I asked her how she got my number on my new phone, so I just returned the favor)

HER: "From back page" (she also mentioned backpage in her other messages to my new phone, but I didn't think anything of it)

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So I looked up "Back Page," and it had options to pay for escorts in your area and apparently it was also guilty of using minors. It was shut down in April of 2018 after Trump signed the FOSTA & SESTA bills into law--prohibiting online escorts.

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ME: "Are you a bot"

HER: "No whats that"

ME: "The automated robot messengers designed to message people and usually send links to live cam sites."

HER: "No I'm not one"

HER: "First where are you located"

HER: "In call or out call"

HER: "Rates are different"

ME: "Out call. Why?"

HER: "Ok need to know"

HER: "Out call is more expensive because of transportation"

ME: "Wasn't back page shut down?"

HER: "Yea it was"

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I stopped responding at this point. She still had tons of typos but she seemed way more human this time. I'm not normally the kind of person to really care if you're doing something stupid or illegal, but if she's putting minors at risk and running some kind of sex trafficking ring, I think that deserves to be reported. How can I go about reporting this? Do you still think it's fake? Is there maybe a way to confirm if "she's" a bot or not by looking the phone number up?

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**TL;DR** tried to troll a bot. ended up discovering a human trafficking ring in my state.

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Answer:
 How do you know this is a human trafficking issue?  This could just be an escort.  Or it could be someone messing with you.  What evidence do you have?Answer #2: Bro, you're not Liam Neeson. This ain't Taken.

Move on.Answer #3: r/scams


Title: Tampa, FL Flash Flood in Rented House

Question: We rent a house in south Tampa, FL. We were out of town at a family reunion and came home to a flooded home. It appears there was at least 18 inches of standing water. Initially our property management company was essentially accusing it of being a plumbing issue even though the flooding in south tampa had been all over the news and there is clearly dirt all over the house AS WELL AS my husband's car being soaked in the driveway (that's being assessed by car insurance tomorrow). Do we need it in writing to ask for prorated rent? it isn't livable, all furniture etc, soaked/ruined. Not a contractor, but according a friend that is a contractor they'll likely need to do a minimum of replacing the hardwood floors (they're already warping and still have remaining sitting water), and likely the baseboards and possibly drywall will need to be redone. I don't see how they will have this fixed any time soon... We're not asking for our property or w/e to be replaced that is on us. We don't have renter's insurance, even if we did they often don't cover a flood. Additionally, the landlord knew this house was in a flood zone and didn't disclose this to us, is that okay? They haven't exactly been kind in the situation considering we're the ones that just called out of work tomorrow due to needing to met the contractor and losing the majority of our stuff. I searched previous posts and didn't see information on this specifically.

Answer:
 If the flooding was naturally caused, and not a result of any negligence on your part, and the unit is now uninhabitable, you can terminate your tenancy immediately and move out.

[Here is the relevant statute](http://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2011/83.63).


Title: I'm a journalist who interviewed a drug dealer. Am I protected?

Question: I'm writing a piece on opioid use. Beyond that, I don't want to say anything. For the story, I've recently interviewed a man who sells heroin. He even sat down for a photo with some of his supply. I haven't yet published the interview, and am trying to decide whether or not to go forward with it. I promised to keep his identity anonymous, but I don't know if I'd be covered in this situation when and if a DEA agent knocks on my door. Thoughts?

Answer:
 > For the story, I've recently interviewed a man who sells heroine.

Am I the only one concerned that a supposed journalist can't spell heroin?


Title: Want to start a Bitcoin ATM in Wisconsin, need to know relevant Laws.

Question:
I am looking at starting a bitcoin ATM in Wisconsin. I have been warned that some laws might make this difficult for me depending on my location. Are the laws for a bitcoin ATM the same as they would be for a regular ATM? Do I need to be a registered MSB?

Whatever advice you can give is appreciated.
Thank you.

Answer: Yes, you would need to be a licensed MSB. [Contact the DFI](http://www.wdfi.org/) for more info.


Title: (NYC) Got a ticket while driving for work

Question:
I work as a freelancer in the TV/Film industry in NYC. Yesterday at work, I was sent on a run (aka an errand) in a 16 passenger van we had rented. My co-worker who was giving me directions from the passengers seat told me to take a left onto a street in Manhattan. Upon taking a left onto the street, there was a cop waiting there in the street and pointed for me to pull over. He then told me that there was signage instructing that I was not allowed to take that left during certain hours. Neither I or my coworker saw this signage (it must be a common issue if a cop is literally waiting there to pick people off). The officer was short with me, he took my info and shortly after gave me a ticket for disobeying a traffic signal. $138 fine and 3 points on my license, neither of which I can afford. My boss said that it was not their policy to cover the cost of tickets and I had to deal with it myself.

My question is - if I wasn't working for these people, I wouldn't have been driving and thus wouldn't have gotten this ticket. Is there anyway to plead this case in court or some loophole about driving for business that I don't know about?

Answer: No, there is no way to plead this. It is totally irrelevant whether it was work or not. You broke the law, this is your fault. Answer #2: No. In your world, taxi drivers would never get tickets.


Title: [MI] currently work for a beer distributor and signed a non compete. Got an offer from another beer distributor in most of the same territory and need advice.

Question:
So like the title states, I started working sales for a beer distributor in Michigan and signed a non compete on my first day with the rest of the fun hiring paperwork; I had forgotten that I signed one. I've recently been approached by another beer company for another sales position but mostly in the same territory as my current company.

When I interviewed for the new company I was not asked about a non compete or if I had signed one. When I went to go turn in my 2 week notice today to my current employer, my manager informed me that I had signed a non compete and to not turn in my 2 weeks yet until I talk to a lawyer to see if there was a way around it so I don't get screwed on the whole ordeal.

A few random thoughts:

Will my new company get into trouble if I start working for them while I'm under a non compete and for some reason it gets brought into the light?

Am I legally obligated to tell them I'm under a non compete?

Is there a chance they will help me fight it?

Also, I'm not sure if I'm lacking in detail about this scenario, but please feel free to let me know and I'll try to provide as much information as I can.

Answer: The non-competes I've signed have all said that it was **my** responsibility to tell any future employers about it. I think your manager did you a favor by not initially accepting your notice and advising you to make sure you're in the clear.


Title: [CT] I am being sued for a car accident that happened a year ago and I do not know what to do.

Question:
I am being sued for over $15,000 for injuries for a car accident that happened almost a year ago, and I am unsure what to do. I am currently a university student and have absolutely no means to paying this. A few weeks following the accident, I was told by my insurance company that they will handle everything and I haven't heard word from my insurance agent about it since; so I assumed everything has been settled, until today when I received a summons.

Here is what happened. On April 29 2014, I got into a car accident with someone at an intersection. There was a stop sign on the road I was driving on, I did not see the stop sign, I drove through, and collided with the other person. The intersecting road has no stop sign, so I was at fault for this accident. My car rotated 180 degrees and collided into the curb.

Right after the collision happened, I immediately got out of my car to check if the other person was okay. She was crying and was in mild shock, but physically she looked fine. I asked her several times if she was okay, and she responded yes each time. Some nearby neighbors also went to console her. My car ended up being totaled, and there was almost no damage done to her car. After police showed up and report was filed, she seemed emotionally stable (and even waved bye to me), and was able to drive away fine.

The injuries listed in the complaint are body sprains/strains, muscle spasms, fatigue, and post traumatic headaches, and is asking for over $15,000 for it. To me, she looked perfectly fine and I do understand that there could be a possibility of aches developing after-the-fact; however, if you were to ask who was actually injured more in the accident, it would probably be me from judging how each car ended up.

I know the first thing I should probably do is call my insurance agent, but is there anything else I should know?

**TL;DR** Got into a car accident a year ago, we were both physically fine after the accident, currently being sued 15k for injuries.
Topic:
Insurance

Answer:
 You're not a doctor and you didn't examine her so your opinion on her injuries is worth precisely squat.

Let your insurance handle it. This is why you have insurance.
Answer #2: Contact your insurance. Give all the paperwork to them. They will have a lawyer defend you and pay up to the policy limits if need be. If the claimed injuries are bogus, they will figure that out. (Note that it's very possible to walk away fine and then have injuries pop up later.)


Title: Bought my first home and it’s now ruined

Question: I closed on my first home in mid November. It’s a more costly home for my area, but I wanted something move in ready so I put the money into it. We had an inspection done before buying and there was some minor water damage that I asked about. The seller said that they had flushed baby wipes and it cause a clogged, but it had since been resolved. I have this documented in a email he sent my realtor. Well, a week after we moved in our downstairs bathroom flooded everywhere. Through the bathroom walls, into my laundry room, into my garage, down my driveway, dripping off of my garage door. Feces was everywhere. We called an emergency plumber that was not covered by our home warranty and he resolved the problem. We have in writing that he removed more baby wipes. However, about two weeks later the same thing happened and my husband rented an eel and removed more baby wipes and some tampons. Everything had flooded through the walls for a second time. Last night, it happened again. More backed up sewage leaked everywhere. We have pictures and videos, the entire plumbing system should be clear now so my FIL believes it’s something wrong with the plumbing and that it will continue doing this. I have pictures and all documentation of everything. My new home is destroyed, if I run water in anyway I never know if it will leak everywhere. Do I have some ability to sue the sellers for knowing about this and not disclosing it?

Answer:
 You need a lawyer, as proving liability on the seller is not necessarily easy.

> The seller said that they had flushed baby wipes and it cause a clogged, but it had since been resolved.

It's going to be very possible that, to the best of their knowledge it was resolved at the time. You importantly had an opportunity to get the plumbing inspected if you were worried.

> My new home is destroyed, if I run water in anyway I never know if it will leak everywhere.

Hire a plumber to do an inspection. Get an estimate for full repairs.

> Do I have some ability to sue the sellers for knowing about this and not disclosing it?

You can try suing. You will want a lawyer due to how much money will be involved. The seller may have a strong enough argument that they did tell you of an issue that had occurred and they aren't responsible for your choice to not inspect further or issues that occurred after the sale. You need a lawyer.Answer #2: You're going to need to figure out why it's still backing up if you want to have a shot of 1) fixing the problem and 2) proving seller liability. So... My advice: get someone to put a camera down the lines and see what's going onAnswer #3: not a lawyer but paralegal.  If you have all that proof of damages and the plumbers report you need to see a property lawyer asap.  He should be able to get the ball rolling on recovering damages for you.  The responsibility of the realtor may come into question also.  Good luck.Answer #4: Shouldn't your homeowners insurance cover the damages?


Title: Was I kidnapped?

Question:
So this isn’t recent, it happened several years ago, but it’s become relevant again recently

I was in the car with my dad on the way to the airport on Thanksgiving (this happened when I was 18). We were supposed to travel to go see his parents. We ended up having an argument and at one point in the argument he started gesturing like he was going to punch me in the face. He ended up punching me in the arm instead but it freaked me out enough that I demanded to get out of the car. He refused and so I opened the car door while we were on the highway (we were closest to the shoulder so I wasn’t opening it into oncoming traffic). I told him he needed to stop or slow down because I was going to get out of the car. He told me that if I did that, he was going to call the police and tell them that I’d just attempted suicide and that I needed to be hospitalized. I had been previously hospitalized at 17 for a suicide attempt, so this scared me. I let him take me to the airport but was crying the whole way there. When we got there I begged him to just let me take a cab home, because I didn’t want to be forced to go on the plane and fly across the country with him. He said no, that even if I paid for it myself that he wasn’t “comfortable” with me “going home by myself”, basically implying I wasn’t safe to be by myself... but I was only crying because he had hit me! So I went on the plane with him even though I didn’t want to because I was afraid he would have me committed if I tried to leave.

This was several years ago, and I cut off contact with him and moved out pretty much immediately after that. I tried reestablishing contact recently and he basically mocked me for considering this kidnapping and played the victim (saying I was being too harsh on him, etc.) Other relatives have taken his side too and basically believe I’m being too harsh by not wanting anything to do with him. Was this kidnapping? I feel like I’m taking crazy pills...

Answer: You willingly got on a plane. You could have walked away. That isn't kidnapping


Title: [VA] My girlfriend was just fired from her job at a daycare after 2 weeks with no real reason given.

Question:
She was hired immediately after an interview 2 weeks ago. After her first week they wanted to train her to be promoted to a teacher from an assistant. She's now got the proper government certifications to teach pre-k and kindergarten. They put her picture up on the employee wall yesterday. Then today she gets a call saying they are "moving to other candidates" because she "didn't do anything wrong, they just want someone with more energy". They have video footage of her playing with the kids for full days, even crawling around the playsets with them. The reason they gave is bullshit and she just finished leaving her old job to work here full time. If there's a misunderstanding here I wantto rectify it. And if there's a legal recourse I want to bury this daycare for uprooting my woman's life, getting her hopes up, then 180'ing and destroying all the long term plans she was making aroundthis job.

Might there be a workaround to this though? Maybe going to someone higher in the hierarchy?

Answer: She should file for unemployment and move on.


Title: Update: TX fired for saving coworkers life.

Question:
OP https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/48wkra/tx_fired_for_saving_coworkers_life/

Well my former boss is currently in jail. Apparently he tried to play the incident involving the broken arm as a workplace violence claim. This way the insurance does not go up as much.

He visited the guy I pushed out of the way in the hospital and tried to get him to lie about what happened. When he refused, he was fired by my boss for workplace violence.

The security footage for that day was wiped and a few people were shifted around or let go from the facility to cover his tracks. Well as you may have guessed, in his efforts to save money on workers comp insurance, he pissed of a lot of people.

We called osha, reported the incident, they did an inspection. One of the results of this inspection was that my boss was found out and he is now facing some fun charges. Unfortunately he was the owner of that warehouse and now we are all out of job.

So now the question comes to unemployment. Since my boss will be unable to challenge the unemployment claims they will automatically go in favor. But since his company effectively no longer exists, do we get paid?

I know Texas pays out the UE benefits but the company has to pay Texas. Do we get screwed because we did the right thing?

Side note, a positive of this fiasco is that my coworker who was injured is almost certain to be covered by workers comp again because no one exists to challenge the appeal anymore.

Answer:
 Wow, as updates go you delivered! I'm sorry that you lost your job but you call did the right thing and that's what counts right?Answer #2: Hm. So your former boss pissed off all the people who were witnesses, and is surprised they reported him? Clearly not a smart guy.Answer #3: My (limited) understanding of unemployment (from two states):

* The company you work for pays unemployment insurance to a state industry (DoL/L&I)

* You file for unemployment. If approved, the state pays you.

* With a valid unemployment claim, your (now previous) company's unemployment insurance rates go up.

http://www.twc.state.tx.us/jobseekers/basics-unemployment-benefits has some more info for Texas. Answer #4: <3 OSHAAnswer #5: An OSHA investigation landed your boss in jail?

Sounds pretty darned unlikely.Answer #6: Unemployment is an insurance policy.  If hte premiums were paid, you get paid.

Your employer never pays the benefits directly.  They'll act like they do, but what happens is that they get a smaller rebate in the following year if they had accidents in this year.


Title: We are trying to get my son's last name changed from my fiancees ex-husbands to mine. Louisiana.

Question:
The law states that if they were not divorced within 300 days of my son's birth, that he gets her ex's last name. They were separated 4 years prior to my son's birth. Child support did DNA TEST to prove that I'm the father. The ex disavowed my son. We did the 3rd party form in which everyone agrees that he is my son ( which that form is no longer admissable to the courts in Louisiana). They changed that law right before my sub was born. It is now the 300 days law.

It is so frustrating, and we don't have the money for a lawyer. The ex was even ordered by child support court to pay child support every month for MY son.

Any advice or course of action would be appreciated. I just don't know where to turn anymore. My son is 1.5 years old now and he needs his last name changed as soon as possible. Thank you in advance. If you need more information, please ask.

Answer:
 The issue isn't son's name, its that you need to file action to challenge the assumption of paternity for the then married spouse.

For that you need an attorney.

lawhelp.org contact your local LSC, also try the Pro Bono Project.

Why do you need it changed ASAP? Its not likely to be done ASAP but theres perhaps some direction we can give to address what you believe the name change will address (the name of the child is really meaningless, the assumption of paternity is what matters)


Title: My father was killed in a work related accident. What are my options?

Question: About a month ago, my dad was killed in a freak blowtorch accident. The accident happened on labor day and he passed on the 14th of September. He worked as a rancher for some landowners in Oklahoma. The case itself is complicated, however. He was called after working hours (not that there are set working hours, he was just basically on call 24/7) to help someone with a flat tire. He was not obligated to go but did so as he was always ready to help someone in need. The issue was that the flat tire would not come off due to one of the lug-nuts not moving. He was going to use the blowtorch from the back of his utility bed to help loosen the bolt when he had trouble getting it lit. The explanation i heard was that his oxygen tank was empty and only acetylene was coming through the torch. Once he managed to get it lit, it created a flash explosion and he received 3rd degree burns over 30% of his body. His employer has been great about all of this. they've paid for his funeral and all of his deductibles for medical expenses. They've allowed my mother to stay in the ranch house (housing was supplied as part of his work arraignment) until spring and have told her they intend to pay my mother an unspecified monthly sum as well as assist her in finding a new place in town. They told me when i was there for his funeral that they had a plan for my dad (he'd worked there for 30 years) for when he retired and that's what they intend to honor by giving it to my mother. I am grateful for this, but at the same time, i worry that she'll have no recourse should they choose to stop payment at any time or to not follow through on their promises. His boss recently told my mother that he was told by workman's comp that the incident does not qualify for settlement since he wasn't technically at "work" even though he was on the ranch in a company truck using company equipment. He had no life insurance and no savings (just a poor farmer) and i am worried about my mother. She has employment but I worry that she's going to be scraping by without my fathers contributions. Do I have any recourse here? What are my options to make sure that my mom is going to be taken care of in the long run? Sorry for the wall of text, but this is a fairly complicated situation for me and I feel like I'm in over my head here.

Answer: Since this involves a death you should get a consult with an attorney.  The stakes are probably high here so you'll want to be accurate and look at getting some personal representation.  Sorry about your father.


Title: I'm currently on vacation in Los Angeles, I'm 20 years old and have an international drivers license, is it legal for me to drive a car?

Question:
Specifically a mini van, I was told at the car rental place that I need to be at least 21 but I know for a fact that the legal age to get a driver's license without a learner's permit is 18.

PS: I'm not from America and the legal age to get a driver's license in my country is 18 as well.

Answer:
 Your dealing with the policy of the rental car company. Many won’t rent to someone under the age of 25.Answer #2:
>Specifically a mini van, I was told at the car rental place that I need to be at least 21 but I know for a fact that the legal age to get a driver's license without a learner's permit is 18.

Has nothing to do with the law. You can drive any car you legally have license to where you're from, however rental places rarely rent to people under 21. Usually you have to pay a higher rate until you're 25.Answer #3: It's not a law, they're just saying they won't rent it to you because you are under 21.


Title: (Boston, MA) Dealing with a family of narcissists. Need help

Question:
Before reading: 'F' is the cousin that filed the false police report.

I am dealing with a family of stupid, manipulative narcissists. My mothers side of the family always secretly hated me and my side of the family.

I got into a fight with my cousin (in his house) after he pulled a knife on me. I had to subdue him and when his mom and sister came into the room, they called the police. When the police arrived they lied to them and told them I started the whole thing.
The police didn't arrest me and let me go, just told me to leave and never come back. I wasn't able to check my mail for atleast two week due to moving and because the mail box at my apartment is only open from M-Saturday from 8-5PM.
Today on my day off, I got two letters from the municipal court in my area. The first one states the first three false charges made against and the second was a notice to appear in court (which was on 22nd on this month). I missed the court date because I wasn't able to check my mail.

The three charges are listed below

Code: 209/A/& - Abuse prevention order

Code: 275/2 Threat to commit crime

Code 265/13a/b Massachusetts Assault and Battery (A&B)/ Domestic Assault and Battery.

Since these are all false, I decided to get evidence. I called my aunt (while recording it using my laptop) and asked her why her daughter filed false police charges against me. At first she said she knew nothing about it (lie) but then called me back (still recording) and said that because I called F a bitch after the fight that's why she filed those false charges, basically to destroy my record (I have a clean record) , and that she (her mom) knew nothing about it (which is also a lie). She then stated that she wanted to help me get those charges removed and that she will beg her daughter to say "We're family, he didn't do anything" or that "He didn't mean it" to help me get them removed. I don't believe her because they are all malignant narcissists. I have this whole conversation recorded and will upload it if any of you want to listen to it. Tomorrow when I get off work I plan on filing an appeal and pressing charges against F, for filing a false police report but need advice on what else I should do.

I didn't contact F, just her mom.

Thanks.

Edit: When I mean "his house" I meant his parents house. All of his siblings (including him) live with their parents even though some are close to 30.

Answer: Stop calling people narcissists here. It's stupid and nobody likes it. Stop making illegal recordings. Stop "collecting evidence". You aren't the cops. What you need to start doing is calling criminal defense attorneys because you probably have a warrant for your arrest.Answer #2: Can you please do like 99.99% of humanity and just call them assholes? Running around calling people narcissists only useful in a particular reddit sub...


Title: Eviction case going to court, Dad missed the initial court date. Please help me (IL,Cook County)

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 worst case, you'll have to send marie a new eviction notice, refile the case when she does not leave, pay the fees, and start the eviction process again

it is just a delay


Title: Just got served divorce papers after i filed for divorce

Question: She filed on Friday   Behind my back  ask for spousal support and custody of my child ..  but her and i has already filled out divorce papers together with her signature on mine where we basically just go our separate ways and i have custodial custody  i filled a day late but my paperwork has both our signatures  by the way this is Washington state

Answer:
 You need an attorney, asap.Answer #2: Watch out for the restraining order that may be incoming...

Get an attorney in the morning.


Title: Cop saw me use someone else's driveway to turn around because I missed my street.

Question:
I know this is probably going to sound stupid...

I live in Michigan. Just a bit ago as I was driving home from the gas station, I had missed my street (just moved here a week or so ago, not familiar with everything, especially at night) and decided to just pull into someone's driveway so I could turn around. So as I pulled into the driveway, I saw a cop pass me. I back out and start heading towards my street, and I noticed the cop had turned around. It only took about 30 seconds at the most for me to reach my own driveway, by the time I was in it and parked, I saw him pull onto my street, shine a light as he passed by my house (to check the plates perhaps?) went down a bit, turned around, drove slowly past my house as I was going up the porch stairs, and carried on his way.

I know turning into the other persons driveway is illegal and trespassing. But is there really anything I need to worry about at this point? Could the cop (or any cop) come back and try to arrest me for trespassing? Or am I in the clear since the cop who saw me never did anything?

Answer:
 > I know turning into the other persons driveway is illegal and trespassing.

It very likely isn't either of those.

>  But is there really anything I need to worry about at this point?

No.

> Could the cop (or any cop) come back and try to arrest me for trespassing?

Unlikely

> Or am I in the clear since the cop who saw me never did anything?

It is unlikely you did anything illegal.

It is possible the officer just saw it as suspicious, or was looking for a specific vehicle.  He/she may have been patrolling the area after a break in.  So, he/she just checked out your car, when it was nothing that was the end of it.


Title: Got hit with "Obstruct Legal Process-Interfere W/PEAC" for telling the officer I didn't have to answer his questions.

Question:
So my friend was picking me up from my house to go to a bonfire and on the way he got pulled over. He called me and told me to come tell the officer that he was, in fact, picking me up to go to a bonfire. He was right outside of my house so I left through the front door and walked to the cop car (did not have my identification). He then starts shooting all these questions at me. After I gave him my name, I said I do not wish to answer anymore questions. He said I got myself involved in this "investigation", and I am interfering with him (verbally) and that I am now under arrest. He did not read me or tell me any of my rights. He slapped handcuffs on me and threw me in the back of the police car. Later he undid the handcuffs and gave me a ticket (offense is in the title). Obstruct Legal Process-Interfere W/PEAC

Things about me:
* I live in Minnesota
* I have a Clean record
* I don't do drugs

What the fuck just happened and did my rights get violated?

Answer:
 You weren't arrested. You were detained and ticketed. Had you been arrested, you would have gone to jail.

As has been stated, you can speak with some criminal defense attorneys to see what options you may have.


Title: What is a proper arrangement to make for a friend to pay me back his debt? (10750 in total)

Question:
Hi, I really need some advice on a situation where I was swayed into investing with a friend a total accumulation of $10,750 of my money since February this year, and he's finally agreeing that he will sign whatever document needed to ensure that he is assumes liability to pay me back.

I don't know exactly what to do which is why he took advantage of me in the first place. Can you point me in the right direction on how to arrange this properly?

PS: we live in Montreal, Canada and we're in our mid/early 20s, he owes other people money too and he doesn't have a big paying job but his family has revenue properties which I dont understand why he cant pay me through them and pay them back because I don't want to wait 3+ years on this!!!

Answer:
 He can sign a document that acknowledges his debt to you, and lays out how he has agreed to repay it. That way when you need to sue him after he doesn't repay the  debt (which he isn't going to) you have proof.

No company is going to buy your unsecured personal debt.


Title: PA, USA. Landlord wants me to declaw cat. I refuse. Am I entitled to my security deposit back?

Question:
I saw a nice apartment, put down money to secure it, and filled out the application paperwork.  He sends me a lease, which I obviously read, and found that he wants me to mutilate my cat as a condition of the lease.  fuck that noise.  Currently, I have given him an ultimatum and am awaiting a response:  the only claws that are going anywhere is the cat claw clause.

If he refuses to budge on this issue, am I entitled to the security deposit that I out down in good faith that we could come to an agreement?  to me, he might as well have asked that I remove the cats entire damn legs.  it is part of a very long, very unusual list of pet related demands, almost all of which I've never seen in a lease before:

declaw cat, fumigate at my own expense at the request of landlord, obtain personal liability insurance for at least 100k, provide detailed proof of flea control program, follow detailed procedure for animal waste management, etc.

at what point are these not legally enforceable requests?

Answer:
 Typically a deposit put down prior to lease signing is for the landlord to hold the apartment and not lease it to anyone else. Usually it will be converted to a security deposit when the lease is signed or retained as liquidated damages for the time the unit was off the market.

Did you sign anything stating that it was refundable? Answer #2: IANAL but certified vet assistant.  Talk with your land lord about using kitty caps instead of declawing.  Declawing a cat is highly discouraged and kitty caps are easy to apply.  If he’s not willing to budge on the issue it may be best to request your money back and find a more pet friendly place.  Answer #3: If he won't refund it, sue him, and argue in court that you do not agree to these terms and they are unreasonable therefore you are owed your deposit back.Answer #4: I made this same comment on a previous post on this topic. Declawing cats was a really common provision of leases up until, I'd guess, the 1980s. If this landlord is just reusing the same old boilerplate year after year, he might not be adamant at all. I once had a lease like this, politely said "No way, this is now considered inhumane," and it was immediately struck from the lease (both you and the landlord should initial any change like this). I would not jump to the conclusion that he is a monster (even though I think declawing is monstrous). He may simply be sort of lazy about lease documents and you're the first person to notice. Answer #5: Sorry, but declawing a cat is torture. Malice is implied.


Title: Railroad permanently blocked access to homesteaded property. Follow-up with questions. (Apparently all I had to do was threaten the railroad!) [MSPaint Map] [Alaska]

Question:
[Previous Post](https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/5hcd0t)

[Album with map, and *new* photos](https://imgur.com/a/TcawLP3)

First off, thank for those who helped last time. /u/AlaskaRailroad and /u/armalitedan1 come to mind.

Secondly, I haven't done much at all since my post. I haven't sought any legal help, but I want to now, and I want be at least a *little* informed before I start annoying people with my ignorance. In other words,  I'd like to understand what questions to ask.

**Background:**

The Railroad (and a tower company, I think) blocked access to my FIL's homesteaded property in Alaska. My FIL (father in law) is a tough cookie, doesn't like the government much, and has gotten angry when I ask him questions about the property. So I'm trying to gather information without bothering him unless I have to.

My wife did manage to recently extract this from him: Some years ago, he saw the gate had been built! (I didn't know he knew about it.) What did he do? *He called and threatened the company to cut their lock if they didn't let him in.* I sincerely believe, with all my heart, he would be willing and capable of tearing down the gate if they said "no". So they just granted him access. I doubt he has any paperwork to back this up.

I visited the parking spot once, but couldn't get to the cabin itself due to flooding. A man I met, who also lives on the other side of the railroad, knew a lot more about the rights. He said that DNR has jurisdiction over the tide lands,  BLM controls the trails, and the Corps of Engineers gave him a permit for his path. I asked him some questions, but he casually mentioned so many things, I could only write down a little of it.

**Question:**

Apparently I need a "letter of non-objection" from one or more entities? How do I go about getting those? And what type of permits/easements/rights/licenses do I need, and from which agencies?

From what I gathered, I apparently I need access through the gate, which is controlled by the railroad and a tower company. Then I need permission from the BLM, I think (I don't know what type of permission). Then I *think* need permission from the railroad to cross the rails themselves. Then I need permission from the DNR to cross some wet areas (or maybe only if I'm constructing a path?). And I need a permit from the Corps of Engineers, so I don't know the difference between them and the BLM.

Answer:
 You probably only need written permission from the railroad, and a key. They own the parking area, they can authorize you to be there.

You're almost certainly free to travel over the BLM land from there.

The tower company is a red herring; They have a tower there, sure, but they have a lease from the railroad. If the railroad says you can be there, the tower company can't bar you.

Letters of non-objection are the written permission for you to park on railroad property. If you get towed or fined for parking there, you submit a copy of your letter of non-objection and those things vanish. Answer #2: Just contact Alaska Railroad (who I am assuming are the ones who built this railroad - not sure exactly where in our awesome State you are) they are usually pretty good to work with.  Just see what they say, tell them the gate they installed blocks your property and you need access to it.


Title: My Father is being threatened with the murder of his children.

Question:
Dear Reddit community, I need help. I cannot believe I am making this post.

Background: my dad and his "business partner" each invest 25k into a business. They had some disagreements which lead to them wanting to split up. The business associate agreed to buy my dads share, but then changed his mind and said he will pay monthly instalments. Now he is refusing to pay any money.

When my dad kept asking for the money, his associate sent him death threats. Then a series of photos hinting towards my siblings and I being murdered were sent to my dad.

My father suffers from depression and is struggling to deal with it. I will add an edit with extra details when I find out more.

For reference, my whole family lives in Germany and I live in the UK. I will however take any advice, even if it applies more to US Law.

Questions:

1. How should my father deal with these death threats? This associate comes from a large family, and if he was sent to prison I would worry about the safety of my siblings.
2. Is it possible for my father to make a legally binding contract with this man where he is forced to pay? I really do not want this to escalate.

Answer:
 This applies across most counties. If you believe you life is in danger and being threatened, call the police. If the person sent texts saying as much, call the police. Let them handle it.

As for not paying, you'll have to take the legal avenues of the country.

you might be able to get more help at /r/legaladviceireland or /r/LegalAdviceUK or /r/LegalAdviceEU


Title: Daycare refusing to refund prepaid tuition

Question:
First off, I live in South Carolina.  So my wife and I pulled our child out of daycare and left on good terms.  Two week notice, still friendly with the director, blah, blah, blah.  At the beginning of the year the owners were offering a small discount (<5%) if you pre-paid.  It wasn't much of a discount but a discount is a discount and we had the extra funds to do it so we did.  Now that we have pulled her out early we have a decent chunk (close to a grand) in credit with the daycare and the owners are refusing to refund us because they have a no-refund policy.

I took a look at the contract we signed and it does state that tuition is non-refundable but it also defines tuition as $X/week and our statement deducts out of our pre-paid balance weekly.  What legal recourse, if any, do I have?  Small claims court?  Certified letter?  They did say they would "let us" use the balance for afterschool care but their unwillingness to work with us has left a sour taste in my mouth and our child will not be going back there.
Topic:
Contracts

Answer:
 If I were you I would send a demand letter certified mail, return receipt requested to the company stating your position and demanding a refund of whatever is left of your prepaid balance within 10 days. In the letter also state that if you do not receive a response or a refund within 10 days you will take them to small claims court.

For more information on small claims court in your State visit this link.

http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/south-carolina-small-claims-court-31724.html


Title: Can someone be held accountable for assaulting an illegal immigrant?

Question:
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Topic:
Troll Post

Answer:
 They're still PEOPLE.

Think about all the crimes involving sex trafficking and the like. The fact that the people involved are undocumented immigrants doesn't magically make everything "not illegal".

It does mean that many victims are afraid to report the crime because they may get swept up and deported in the process.Answer #2: An "illegal alien" refers to the person's immigration status. It means that the person is in the country illegally. It does not mean that the person doesn't exist. Therefore, yes, one can be charged for committing a crime against someone who is not in the country legally.Answer #3: Being in the country illegally isn't the same as not legally existing. Do you think illegal immigrants can just be kidnapped, raped, tortured or murdered with no repercussions? How would ICE even deport people if they didn't "legally" exist? How would we prosecute illegal immigrants who commit crimes, for that matter?Answer #4: > Does that make any sense because it doesn't seem legally possible to be charged with assaulting someone whom doesn't exist legally?

Nice troll.


Title: Wisconsin, nontraffic citation that I plan to make a plea deal or plead not-guilty, can I contact the judge before the court date to discuss the matter?

Question:
The village chief of police cited me for the length of my grasses today. He tried this last year but I was exempt from the law because I live in the floodplain. The village cop instigated the lawyer and the board to vote on changing the ordinance to remove that exemption specifically for residential floodplain properties.

 Myself and other locals showed up to protest the change and made reasoned and legal arguments as to why the ordinance contained the exemption (river health, flood damage mitigation, public safety, wildlife diversity, requirements of floodplain residents to provide adequate drainage, etc.,) and were received with rolling eyes, wagging fingers, and an anonymous letter complaining about my yard, and they changed the ordinance. I tell them they're petty and corrupt and if they want to try and enforce it I'd take them on in court.

Well nearly a year went by and the cop gave me a surprise citation after claiming to have mailed me a warning days earlier.

I see this as unfairly targeting me with the law and restricting my right to use my land. I'd like to fight it in court. Is it wrong to contact the judge before the trial date to discuss the matter with him outside of the courtroom?

And no, I don't need a hundred more people telling me to just mow my lawn. Thank you. Just want advice on how the process works so I can properly contest the ordinance. I'm not contesting that I'm now breaking the law. I'm contending that the law was broken for no other discernible reason other than to harass me at the behest of anonymous letters.

Answer:
 >Is it wrong to contact the judge before the trial date to discuss the matter with him outside of the courtroom?

The judge cannot speak with you alone outside of the courtroom.  To do so would be a prohibited ex parte discussion.Answer #2: Show up on your court date and explain what is going on.

Even if you're looking for employment and someone looks at a background check? A city ordinance violation is nothing anyone cares about.

>Well nearly a year went by and the cop gave me a surprise citation after claiming to have mailed me a warning days earlier.

They had to. They were running out of time to cite you.

> Just want advice on how the process works so I can properly contest the ordinance.

>I'm not contesting that I'm now breaking the law.

You might want to reconsider that approach

> I'm contending that the law was broken for no other discernible reason other than to harass me at the behest of anonymous letters.

That's not going to work. Try going back to

>Myself and other locals showed up to protest the change and made reasoned and legal arguments as to why the ordinance contained the exemption (river health, flood damage mitigation, public safety, wildlife diversity, requirements of floodplain residents to provide adequate drainage, etc.,)

Youre in political drama and you might (maybe) be able to get a copy of the city ordinances? I'm guessing this is "small town" nonsense?


Title: Fired for not signing contract

Question:
Hi,

So I have a mandatory work meeting coming up on Thursday. I was told it was going to be regarding the part times employees (myself included) and that they’re going to cut our hours and have the freedom to transfer us to different sites as needed. I work at a preschool.

In order for such a change to occur, I would imagine I’ll be presented with a new contract, considering that my current one is valid until July and states when and where I’ll be working (one location, set hours and days).

I don’t agree with these changes, and wish to carry out my current contract.

Can I be fired for neglecting to sign a contract I disagree with? And if I do get fired for that reason, is there any action I can take?

Answer: Are you sure you are actually a contract employee, and not at-will with a set schedule / location? If you truly are contracted to a fixed location then the language of the contract will determine each of your rights.


Title: Consigned my Piano for $2000, after 7 months the shop owner still hasn’t been able to sell it!

Question:
About 7 months ago, I consigned a $2000 Digital Piano with a guy who owns a music shop. He uses it daily to attract customers and I’m sure it’s used to demonstrate regularly. He said about a month or two after I originally consigned it, if no one bought it he would be willing to purchase it himself for his business. Thing is, for months now he makes excuses saying the heating broke, etc and it’s just “not in the books for him to purchase it himself right now.” Fast forward until now, my Piano is still sitting in his shop when I could have been using it. What can I do about this? I’m 99% sure he’s just trying to get use out of my piano, which is the nicest one in his shop probably, without paying a dime. Typically when you consign, are they allowed to use your goods in this case? Thank you in advance.
Topic:
Business Law

Answer: Generally, you can withdraw from a consignment agreement and recover your goods if they haven't sold. Contact the owner and arrange a time to pick up your piano, and find another consignment shop.


Title: Boss wants me to pay back milage reimbursement he approved months ago?

Question:
Hi legal advice! I originally posted this in personal financial, but I think this is a much more appropriate sub!

My boss told me today that I shouldn't have been getting reimbursement for milage I've been turning in since January(when I started my job) so he was going to add it all up and I either need to repay him or he will dock my pay.

I have documentation where I asked about the milage policy since the employee handbook didn't cover it. He replied with a vauge answer "charge milage when you go to a job site" so that's what I did. He has approved my milage and reimbursesd me every month until now.

Now he's saying that the policy is actually something else and I shouldn't be getting ANY milage. He says in order to get milage I need to go to the office first then the job site, otherwise it's just a normal commute. I totally get that and would be fine not charging milage in the future. But the amount he wants back is around $2,000 which would be devastating to my bank account. And given the fact he already approved and paid it, and I followed his original policy, I feel like it is unreasonable for me to be asked to me pay it back.

Any advice would be much appreciated!!

Edit: Oops! I kept telling myself not to forget my location...and of course I did :) This is Columbus, Ohio.

Edit edit: I appreciate everyone's comments so far! But to be clear, I don't have a question about the companies milage policy. My only question is if my boss is within his rights to ask for my reimbursements back after he realized he never explained the policy to me and I have been charging more than than I should have been getting and he's been approving more than he should have been.

Answer:
 "Dear Boss,

As per your email on xx/xx, you stated that the mileage policy was x. Now you are staying that the policy is y. I do not agree that I should be responsible for paying back this error since I relied on your communication and interpretation of the policy. I will follow policy y going forward. Further, I do not consent to a payroll deduction for the mileage paid under your original description of the mileage policy."


Title: Cop pulled me over for flipping him off... and speeding.

Question: I was coasting downhill with a cluster of cars, one in front of me and one next to me, so there was no way I was passing or going faster than any of them. But we were all going faster than the speed limit, because it’s impossible to slow down if you don’t brake considerably. So, everyone ALWAYS speeds on that hill. Well, this cop has made it a practice to speed trap people at that specific hill. I’ve seen him numerous times parked and pulling people over. He’s creating a revenue, not serving and protecting. And so I flipped him off. He then speeds up behind me aggressively and proceeds to pull me over and ticket me for speeding. I feel like he obviously targeted me because he saw me flipping him off. But if we were all speeding as a cluster, can I fight it in court?

Answer:
 Life lesson: When breaking the law, don't piss off the officer that can catch you breaking the law.Answer #2: >I feel like he obviously targeted me because he saw me flipping him off. But if we were all speeding as a cluster, can I fight it in court?

Of course he targeted you, you drew attention to yourself while speeding.  It is not illegal for the cop to pick the car, out of the pack of cars that were speeding, that draws his eye.

You can try to fight the ticket, you won't win based on what you posted.Answer #3: You were speeding and were ticketed for speeding.  The fact that others were speeding too, or that people always speed there, is irrelevant.Answer #4: No


Title: Do I need to buy my housing insurance?

Question: I live in CA and I signed a lease that requires me to buy renters insurance (as part of the lease). What will happen if I do not buy the required insurance, will I be evicted?

Answer:
 Yes, you could be evicted. Or it being added to you via landlord.

It's very cheap and can save you thousands of dollars from theft or or damages.


Title: [CA] Family - If my wife moves in with her bf, but watches our child every day, is there any danger of it biting her in the ass later?

Question:
California. Married but separating amicably. No official documents or anything filed. One daughter, 2 years old, living in my house.  Renting.

I've asked my wife's boyfriend to move out and have offered to pay around $450 a month for my wife to live with him. (He makes very little money, $11 an hour. I make near six figures.)

In exchange, my wife will come home every morning to watch the baby every work day here at my house.  Further, she may take our sole vehicle when I come home from work back to her place, returning it the next morning when she comes to "babysit".

Is she in any danger of "abandoning" her child? We don't want to fuck up possible custody for her later on. Is there any kind of document we can find and sign saying it's all consensual and approved?

Answer: So you're concerned that allowing the boyfriend to be in the same apartment would be abandonment? Or concerned that leaving the child with you would be abandonment?


Title: Being sued over dog damages

Question: Hi, I recently had a falling out with a roommate and moved out. During my stay with her we adopted a dog. I paid for the dog and all the expenses and moved very quickly with no time to claim the dog and take it with me. Im moving from the U.S to Japan anyways so I wont be able to take her. She sent me a message and asked me to pay her 300$ or else she was going to take me to small claims court for the damages the dog did to the house. My question is Since she is on the adoption paper work for the dog and signed for it can she charge me since she is a partial owner of the dog?

Answer:
 *Arguably* you are responsible for 50% of the damage. But it would be a bad idea to voluntarily pay your roommate unless and until she pays the landlord for the damage.

There would be nothing to stop the landlord from coming after you for some or all of the damage when she moves out, which means you might end up paying again.


Title: [CA] Green card expired decades ago

Question: [deleted]

Answer: The card was issued to him as a minor? I'm asking because if it was as an adult, " decades ago" green cards did not come with an expiration date.


Title: (US, CA) Injured testicles in motorcycle accident, worried about future fertility.

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Ask your doctor to do a fertility test once the swelling and bruising has gone away.  If you do have fertility issues, your insurance can step in to help with fertilization if you're planning to have kids.


Title: Cable Worker Fell Down Stairs and Dislocated Shoulder [Alberta Canada]

Question:
Should I prepare for anything? The cable worker was in my house, and as he was walking down the stairs he stumbled and fell down the stairs, hitting his shoulder and head into the wall.

Pretty sure he dislocated his shoulder and may have a concussion. He called an ambulance and just left in it.

Anything I should do right now? This only happened an hour ago.

Answer: Notify your homeowner's insurance.


Title: Lease expires on set date, yet my landlord still requires a 60 day notice of non-renewal before the lease expiration date. We didn't realize it was in our lease. He's charging us our rental rate everyday to the 60 days. Is this legal?

Question: So just to add details...in our lease it states that 60 days prior to our lease expiration we have to send in a notice of whether we will be renewing our lease or not. We didn't realize this until 2 weeks before our lease expires and promptly turned in the notice. So now he's telling us that we have to pay our rental rate 60 days after we put in our notice. I understand that we should've been more aware of what our lease agreement entailed ...but is this really legal to charge us the full rental amount in the first place??

Answer: It's not only legal, but it's super common.  You have to give notice to move out, lease or no.


Title: [CA] Idiot(s) keep using my email to sign up for sensitive things. Is it illegal if I do password resets?

Question:
Bank accounts, loans, medical stuff... on top of dozens of other less-personal online accounts. I'm constantly getting emails for other people about this stuff because they either:

a) Typo their email address when signing up online or
b) Give the wrong email address to agents when signing up over the phone or in person

It's almost impossible to get the companies to reach out to the actual client and correct the email. I'm still getting statement notifications and overdraft notifications for someone else's bank account. I'm getting updates about someone's student loans. I'm getting contribution notifications for someone's HSA.

Is it illegal if I do a password reset on these online accounts, change the email to something else, and wash my hands of it?

Answer:
 You would be accessing someone's online financial accounts without their permission- in some cases that's a federal crime, so I don't recommend it.

My suggestion would be to use the 'unsubscribe' link most emails have or to block the sender of the messages.

&#x200B;Answer #2: NAL, but might be worth 15 minutes of a lawyer's time just to draft a letter to the parties sending these emails informing them that you are not their customer and that they are sending sensitive information to the wrong party. The medical stuff could fall under a civil penalty for violating HIPAA (b/c this is consistent with inadvertent disclosure of PHI). Not sure who the best contact within each org would be but each parties' ombudsman/compliance department might be a good start.


Title: What would the chances of you winning this case be?

Question:
On the ULPT subreddit, there's a post about saying "I'm not supposed to be this close to children" if the child next to you on a flight is unruly. However, it was also discussed that you'd be kicked off the flight. It was ALSO discussed that you could sue for them kicking you off the plane for no reason, and claim you never said it, but it'd be your word against theirs.
My thought process is that unless you're an actual sex offender, can they prove anything? What would your chances of winning the case be?

Answer: No chance of winning. Airlines can kick you off for any reason or none at all (other than the usual discrimination categories).


Title: I won court case against a compeny, but USA government has case against company and froze their bank account.

Question:
I am wondering if you could answer a question for me. I am living in the UK. I have a county court judgement against a company in the UK.

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This company is currently on a case docket in Washington DC, brought about by the Attorney General there. It's basically a USA v company case, with criminal charges of the following:

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18:1960(a); MONETARY LAUNDERING; Operation of an Unlicensed Money Transmission Business.

(3)

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I have been following the case on PACER. The USA government has ordered HSBC UK to freeze this company's UK bank account pending investigation.

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As I have contact details of the ADA in charge of the case, am I legally allowed to contact her to say the UK courts have awarded me the amount owed to me by this company, but their freeze on the bank account means I cannot get paid?

Answer: For now, yes it does.Answer #2: You should still be able to transfer your judgment to the high court and have the sheriffs/bailiff go and seize physical assets to auction off and pay you. As long as said company has some office/store/building in the uk


Title: Car rear ended me, refusing to file claim with insurance

Question: [deleted]

Answer: You can sue her in small claims court for the damage to your vehicle. You can't force her insurance to do anything.


Title: A food company that a University uses, what could they dictate? Texas, US

Question:
SHORT:
What can a food company, in charge of the restaurant/food center on university grounds, dictate? It is open to the public as well.

LONG:
I go to a university (not private) and this food company is in charge of the main food center. This food center is a buffet style serving and the university has meal plans (1 meal = all you can eat buffet at food center or other food places on campus).

This food center is telling me that I can't bring in my own bottle container (for drinks) nor can I fill my container with a drink from the food center (fountain drinks, coffee, etc.) also that students cant leave with food items, but this doesn't make sense. Couldn't i just put food in my backpack or put the bottled container in my backpack and get the drink still... could they look into my backpack? wouldnt that be invading my privacy? Some other examples where this rule falls flat.

For example, I get 4 pizzas and I end up eating 2. I cant put it back, so only option since I cant leave with it is to throw it away apparently. Also, aren't I paying for a service? My understanding was that 1 meal =all you can eat. The employees tell me that I am paying to eat inside. The employees also keep telling me its a rule and to look it up (student handbook, meal plan policies) , but I cant find it, but they keep telling to do so when I know well enough that they dont even know. I told them that I wanted to know specifically where the rule was (they couldn't), but even if there was a said rule, I still dont believe that they could dictate that much.

Other buffets that I know of don't do this, they allow to-gos. Also, could I be kicked out of the food center if I dont follow the rules. Can they physically touch/hold me until police arrive if they call them (because I am not following the rules)? Can i leave if they call the police? Do I have to give them an id? is there any major consequence that could impact my future in this university? I probably know the answer to some of these questions, but I would like some reinsurance.

Answer:
 It's not "all you can eat in perpetuity" but "all you can eat during X period". Usually X is your time in the caf, though some schools restrict it further and make students leave after a certain number of hours (my undergrad school caf closed from 3-4 so people couldn't pay reduced lunch price and stay through dinner).

Yes, they can request to see inside your backpack, or keep you from bringing one in. You can refuse, and they can then call the campus police. I'm not sure about the legality of detaining  you, but you've likely already provided them with ID to get in AND will be coming back, so it's not a stretch to think you will get caught


Title: Will i get in trouble for making out with a 16 year-old as an 18 year old

Question: So currently I'm a senior in highschool and me and this junior from my calc class are REALLY hittin it off. I'm hesitant because she doesnt turn 17 until March and Age of consent in my state is 17. Can I be held as a sex offender if I pursue her any further?

Answer: March is a month and a half away. Be safe and wait.


Title: I may have commited a felony (16y /o)

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Nope, stop.

If you haven't done anything or copied any information yet, you're _probably_ fine, for the simple reason that it's fairly likely nobody will notice your unauthorized access. However, you run an increasing risk the more often you do this, and if you _touch_ anything, the odds of someone noticing go way up.

Delete the VM, forget the password, and move on with your life.


Title: Friend (who's buying my car) crashed it, what will happen?

Question: So recently my friend needed a car and me and my SO were looking to sell ours, she came and looked at it and agreed to buy it.  After coming up with a fair price, we removed the car from our insurance and had the friend sign the proper documents needed.  The friend then took the car to get to work, while one of us was going to run the to the dmv to get everything finalized.  Unfortantly, on the way to work she swerved to avoid hitting a car and ran into a pole.  Whats going to happen legally? Is she liable? Are me and my SO liable?

Answer:
 If you are all lucky, the termination of the insurance policy will not have taken effect until the day after you requested the cancellation.

You have a decent argument that the Buyer had assumed the ownership of the vehicle before crashing it, but not nearly as good as if you had filed a report of sale or completed the DMV filing first.Answer #2: Yikes. Did your friend by insurance before you canceled yours? This is why you don’t cancel the insurance until the sale is absolutely final including re-registration with DMV.  As between you and your friend it appears the transaction was complete: he paid you the money and you gave him the keys and relinquished possession of the car to him, correct? If so, I think he should bear the loss.  If there was any property damage to whatever he hit, you might also be on the hook for that because you were still the legal owner of the vehicle and were likely required to carry insurance by the state.Answer #3: Well, probably you are going to lose a friend because I doubt they pay you for the car they just wrecked.


Title: Are the police right or wrong here?

Question:
This happened recently to my friend in a midwestern city:

Late night, she's in bed and her newly adult daughter is getting ready for bed, both wearing t-shirts and panties to sleep in. Suddenly one notices cop staring in their window. There were several more officers outside, looking for a person who is unknown to my friend. She has owned her home for several years.

When she voiced an objection about how things were handled, she was told "Well, we're the police, it's not like we're here to hurt you."

They said they were looking for the person regarding a violence charge that is a class A misdemeanor.

Is this a violation of 4th Amendment rights or no?
Any other thoughts?

I don't have a lot more details.

Answer:
 Cops aren't allowed to press their face up against your window absent a fourth amendment exception (i.e. hot pursuit) as that would involve infringing on curtilage (basically the area around immediately around your house has some level of fourth amendment protections literally to stop police from doing this sort of thing).  *Florid v. Jardines*, 569 U.S. 1 (2013). Plain sight only applies to what an officer would ordinarily be able to see while approaching your door along the ordinary route one would take to do so.

That said, the remedy is that any evidence gathered by such an infringement is thrown out.  So yes, your rights were likely violated, but there really isn't a remedy.  You can file a complaint if you want but don't expect something to happen.Answer #2: No, if the police were lawfully present in the yard looking for someone, then they can be there looking for that person.

Their conduct may have been unprofessional, and could warrant a complaint to the department, though.


Title: PLEASE HELP only Twenty years old and got into a car accident.

Question: I had gotten into a car accident about 5 months ago. The lady I had hit filed a police report and so on we went our separate ways. Well just this morning I had received a letter in the mail from her insurance stating " Your liability insurance carrier has advised that you do not carry enough insurance to cover all reported damages. The total amount of damage to our insured's vehicle was $10,454.41 . Your insurance carrier, has offered $4,892.01 , leaving a balance due of $5,562 . I'm only Twenty and currently paying my way through school and owe about $400 left from the used car i purchased. I work a minimum wage job with roughly 25 hours a week. I'm wondering if I should wait and see if the lady will sue me and take me to small claims court. They offered me a monthly payment agreement  with a minimum down payment of $556.24 (which I have no where close to saved up) and a minimum payment of $200 a month.  I don't want to have this amount of debt while I'm still trying to pay for my way through school. Is there a way out of this? Is the best I can hope for is just a payment plan?

Answer: Your insurance is obligated to defend you from the lawsuit. Let your insurance know about this and listen to the lawyer they assign you.


Title: MA - Friend took in a dog from someone who now wants the dog back

Question:
Hi all, just looking for some advice for a friend. She runs a dog daycare and has been for a few years. A client of hers who was also a friend of hers has been an addict and gave the dog to my friend so my friend could give the dog a good home. Now after 6-8 months that friend wants the dog back.

As far as I am aware there was never any written contract about surrendering the dog to her or giving her the dog to foster. The original owner of the dog now lives in another state and may or may not be drug free and be able to provide a good home for the dog.

Are there any abandonment laws that would give my friend a legal leg to stand on? My friend has invested several thousand dollars into this dog and has become attached and does not want to give the dog back if she absolutely does not have to.

Thanks!

Answer: At least in my state dogs are property like a TV.  It's no longer her TV she gave it to me.  Let her sue. She won't.


Title: (x-post from r/legal) In the U.S. can state/federal K-9 officers allow their dogs to conduct drug sniffs OFF-LEASH? (Assume the sniff under the exact same circumstances would be legal if the dog stayed on-leash).

Question: Specifically, would evidence (otherwise lawfully obtained) be admissible in state or federal criminal courts, if that evidence was uncovered as the result of an off-leash drug dog (but under the command/control of a trained officer) alerting to the presence of narcotics?

Answer:
 I'm not sure why you think the leash matters.  If they can search, they can search.

Can you explain why you think it might matter?


Title: What are the ramifications if I go to the police and file a sexual assault/rape charges? What could they do with my case and is it worth going to the trouble? (Upstate New York)

Question:
I have no idea what flair is appropriate so I chose Criminal Law. Sorry if that is wrong!

This is kinda urgent as my deadline to do a rape kit is tomorrow (you have to do it within 90 hours, right?)...

To clear up details- I am 17 and a junior in highschool. The guy who did this to me is 18 and a senior. This happened Saturday afternoon at 3/4ish. I live in Monroe County in New York.

I made an [original post](http://www.reddit.com/r/TwoXChromosomes/comments/26zkhg/i_just_got_taken_advantage_of_on_a_first_date_im/) about this on TwoXC because I trust the woman there and wanted to get it off my chest. That explains what exactly happened. If you want any more details please ask, since it has happened, I am not as much of an emotional disaster, and I am not going to have a panic attack if you ask for more indepth details.

I originally thought I was just going to forget about what happened, and move on. I could have been more cautious about going on the date and I didn't want to make a big deal out of the incident. But I talked to my best friend Sunday night and she said I should take legal action, and then I told my best guy friend during lunch today and he said I should definitely tell an adult, so he held my hand and walked me to our counseling office and I sat down with my counselor (he left because it wasn't his place to be involved at that point). She advised me to call my mom, and I did. She came to the school crazy fast and we talked and I told her the whole story. My mom was so supportive and kind. My counselor didn't know what to do, and we decided I needed to go home and discuss what we are going to do further. My dad (who works from home) cancelled the rest of his days phone calls and we sat together and talked. We came up with our options at this point:

1) Forget about this, take what happened as a learning experience. Take a self defense course and get a therapist to help me deal with what happened. Make sure I drive myself to and from dates from now on and have them in very public places. Take it as a learning experience

2) (my dads personal favorite) meet this guys parents in a neutral setting and talk with them. I fear he might do this to another vulnerable girl, he is leaving for a far away college and no one will know him. Make his parents aware of this and have them deal with him. I disagree with this idea because we don't know how they will react. For all we know, they could get defensive over him and then we will get nowhere with this.

and 3) Get the authority involved. This is the most fuzzy idea for us. We would have to do a rape kit before hand, and we would need to do this ASAP. I don't know how OK I am with getting a rape kit, but either way, I will be be going to the gyno soon, I just want her to check to make sure I am all OK down there. What we wonder is what will happen when we talk to the police. How will they go about this? From my story and what happened to me, am I even able to press charges. It wasn't rape, technically.... But at this point I feel like I cant just shrug this off. I just wonder whether I will regret not taking action in the future. What if he does this to another girl? Could I call what he did to me sexual assault? My parents are leaning away from legal actions because they are worried about the repercussions of this.... I live in a VERY small town and shit goes around like a wild fire. I currently have a reputation as a prude and I rather like my reputation. Keeps me out of trouble and I don't get harassed. This could get people talking shit about me. The school year ends in 2 weeks and then he is off to college a month or two after that. And we aren't in the same friend group.... So it might not harm my reputation too bad...

Anyway, back to the legal part. Lets make this a worst case scenario and say that the rape kit comes back with none of his DNA.... Do I even have a case strong enough to do anything?

I kinda like the idea of a cop or two just coming to his house and scaring him straight, but I don't think that is legal.

I'm just not sure of my course of action, and I would like your ideas of where I should go from here. Whether it is worth the trouble or not. I realize it might take a while to respond, but the sooner, the better. Our window is sort of closing for the rape kit..... Thank you to all those who comment that I don't comment back on. Know that I am very thankful for the help, and any input you have on the matter is much appreciated.
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer:
 If you consented to the sexual activity, then there's nothing that the cops can do.  Rape in New York requires a [lack of consent](http://ypdcrime.com/penal.law/article130.htm#p130.05).

If you did not consent to the sexual activity, then you should call the police ASAP.  Do not talk to the guy.  Do not talk to his parents.

If you are unsure about whether you were raped or not, call the police.  There should be a victim advocate/assistance person that you can talk to and work things out.

A rape kit is not required for conviction.  It is physical evidence that sexual intercourse occurred, that you suffered injuries consistent with rape, and that he was the one who committed the act.


Title: Firing an alcoholoic/suicidal employee for poor performance.

Question:
Hi reddit,

I work as the general manager for a hotel and we've had a maintenance person who has been under-performing for the last few months that he's worked. He is slow, not methodological, and have a hard time keeping track of things while working (losing inventory or tools). I have found people who are more motivated and skill than he is but this employee is an alcoholic that has been going in and out of rehabilitation and another employee made it known to me that he is thinking about suicide and that this job was one of the main reasons he found the courage to stay clean.

Moral questions aside, what can I do? How can I protect myself and my employers if I were to fire him and prevent him taking us to court for being biased or firing someone for alcoholism? Is there anything that I can do to produce evidence that his firing was purely performance based if this termination ever gets to as far as courts?

Thank you for everything.

Answer:
 You document his poor performance.  Ideally, you document his poor performance, address those performance issues with him, give him a benchmark you need him to reach in order to retain his job, document all that, and then terminate him if he fails to reach the agreed upon standard.

Presenting evidence that his performance was sub-par, evidence that you spoke to him about his performance and asked him to address it, evidence that it was made clear what you needed the performance to be in order for him to keep his job, and then evidence that he failed to meet this standard and was terminated is a strong case for performance being the operative reason for termination.


Title: My girlfriend, a legal adult of 31, was just strong-armed by a relative to cancel a plane flight.

Question:
My girlfriend was just robbed of her computer after being forced to cancel a plane flight to come visit me by her step-aunt.

She is 31, and is disabled with a high-functioning mental disorder. I'm her only online friend because she has social anxieties. I've known her for 12 years, and have been close to her for 3-4. I visited her 1 year ago.

Both of her parents are deceased, and she has been living on the inheritance. Financial management has been coming from the uncle and step-aunt in question. Personal support, however, has come from her deceased mother's best friend. That friend has recently been helping her to get therapy and encourage her to do more. This person is someone my girlfriend actually likes, and she has another aunt she kind of likes and trusts, too. Over the course of discussing her visiting me (and she has a lot of anxieties overall), we have been including that friend in the discussions every single step of the way.

But the step-aunt found out about the booked plane ticket and, at first, she was okay with things, but slowly degenerated into a state of fervor and distrust to the point that she showed up today at my girlfriend's apartment, yelled at me over Skype like a crazy lady, told her to 'turn off my voice' (hang up Skype), and then apparently proceeded to force her to cancel the non-refundable airline ticket. Then, she took her computer and threatened to also take her phone.

Let me remind that this person is an adult. She is not on disability income (yet) and has a lot of personal struggles including never having had a job. The aunt calls me, who is also on disability income, dishonest and lazy because I happen to be articulate and therefore cannot possibly have a mental disability. :|

Outside of the turmoil of repercussions between her and her family, what can I do to help her get away from this negativity and control? The relative has stolen her computer, forced her to not go on a trip that she was looking forward to and fully understood the risks of which was planned with her mom's friend and me, and is now threatening to ostracize that supportive friend who has been the only one trying to help her get government assistance for her disability and shortcomings.

Right now, I'm afraid that these relatives will try and keep the only person who has been supportive away from their 'inherited' child, and thus deny her the ability to even GET support for the things that they themselves have no interest in dedicating themselves to in the way that is needed! They currently have access to every bit of her inheritance and my roommate wonders if there's some secondary motive. I doubt that, but I wouldn't put it past anyone.

What can I do?

What should I do?

Edit: Washington state; I live in Texas.

Answer:
 You could contact adult protective services for her area and tell them you are worried she is being mentally and financially abused.

Is she a dependent adult?Answer #2: NAL

If your girlfriend is under legal guardianship, and/or has a documented disability,  and there is suspicion of financial exploitation, [APS](https://www.dshs.wa.gov/altsa/home-and-community-services/adult-abuse-and-prevention) can be contacted.

Otherwise, your girlfriend is an adult and as such, responsible for her own choices. She  has options, such as contacting a local disability advocacy service for support and advice, seeking therapy to increase her confidence in dealing with such circumstances, taking control of her own finances, or asking for a new guardian (such as the aunt she likes).


Title: Speeding Ticket From Video

Question:
In Florida: Recently I had an officer threaten to write me a speeding ticket.  The basis for this threat is a video he has access to in which it shows me driving, and in view is the digital speedometer showing the speed I am going.

Is the officer able to issue a speeding ticket based solely on a video of me driving, or did he have to physically witness my speeding?  There were no radar detectors or officers present during the event.
Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer:
 > Is the officer able to issue a speeding ticket based solely on a video of me driving,

What do you mean 'solely'?  That's amazing evidence.  Literally, they have video of you committing the crime.  Of course they can charge you based on that.

> or did he have to physically witness my speeding?

No, a police officer does not have to personally witness you committing a crime.  If that were true, we'd never solve any crimes.


Title: Ex-bf won't return my computer, claims he is holding onto it as "collateral" for money owed from an illegal transaction; I say that's theft. Do I go to the police or sue him? I don't have the money for a lawyer; what's my next step?

Question:
Hi all, warning in advance this may be long and I have never really had to deal with police/ court system/ anything involving the legal system really, so this post might involve some very beginner questions (I did search before posting but could not find the answers that I needed). I am in Virginia.

So, I had been dating and living with someone I'll call Adam. Adam and I broke up last year and I moved out, but we remained VERY close and until very recently pretty much still were dating without the label. When I moved out a year ago, I left my computer (a desktop pc) at Adams house as a favor to him; he had no computer and there was another one where I was moving into that I could use. Additionally I was not moving far away and it would still be easy for me to access the computer. Now, eventually Adam got his own computer, and I've needed mine back now for quite a while. I have asked several times via text message for the return of my computer but Adam ignores these messages. (He literally won't reply, except for once. There are a few other small things that are also still at his place, including a puzzle, some dishware, and some clothing, and I had listed everything and asked for it back. He told me he'd have my clothes washed and the puzzle boxed up by that Tuesday. He did not mention the computer, though I had. The return of these items never happened; this was a few weeks ago.)  Finally after months of these requests being ignored, I brought it up in person and Adam told me he is holding my computer as "collateral" and won't give it back. He tells me we had a discussion about it but I don't remember any such discussion and said so, and he says that's because I was storming off down the street when he said he'd be holding it so I probably didn't hear him. That, to me, is not a discussion, and for someone to take collateral for something, don't you have to give permission for it? I definitely never gave permission!

Now, here's the thing; I'm just going to be straight up; the collateral that he's talking about is because I owe him about $1000 in drug money. (Yes, I'm doing better now.) So since those aren't actually legal sales, and I don't actually legally owe him that money, can he legally hold any collateral of mine? In addition, when he told me I could pay him later, we never agreed on a time frame, and I was very up front with my money situation; he knew it might be a LONG time before I'd be able to pay him back. (I mean, we were living together for some time; he was very aware of my situation.) And I did pay him back some of it, and was doing so on a regular basis, but have since hit hard times again and haven't been able to pay back anything for months. (The $1000 is what's remaining.) And he knows all this and knows why. But he says since its been a year, Ive had enough time. Although I do intend to pay him, I can't guarantee him any time frame and he can't just not give me my computer back, can he?

Additionally, he is actively using my computer. I have gone over there many times and EVERY time I go over he has my computer on with many, many browser tabs open and multiple programs running. I know from experience that he very rarely shuts down the computer or does any kind of maintenance and very rarely runs anti virus/ anti adware/ anti malware programs. I also have a friend who confirms that the computer is up and running every single time he's been there. When someone takes collateral whIle they are waiting for their payment, are they allowed to actively be using it? Doesn't this decrease the value of the item? I'm afraid that with his continued careless use, if/ when I get the computer back, I will discover it has a virus or isn't working properly.

I'm not sure where to go from here. Do I call the police? Do I sue him in small claims court? Both of those things are going to cause problems and there are potential obstacles to both. I don't have the serial number for my computer. Wouldn't the police need that? But there are many files on the computer that would be strong evidence that it is mine. However, calling the police would send him to jail for life if they showed up unexpectedly because he has drugs on him. I still care about him and don't want that to happen to him! If the right place to go from here is suing him, what's the best way to find a good lawyer? What kind of lawyer do I want to be looking for? I've never had to sue someone before and have no idea what the process is like. I don't have ANY money, I am very poor, and dont have a current job. Would I also be able to sue him for the money to pay for the lawyer? Otherwise I would not be able to afford one. But if I have to pay up front, I wouldn't be able to. I'd have to save up money, and that could take a very long time. If I have to do that, I might as well just pay him back instead of getting a lawyer.

Thank you in advance to everyone!

TLDR: Left my computer at ex bfs place when I moved out. He won't give it back now and says he's keeping it as "collateral" for $1000 worth of drug money I owe him. I never agreed to using my computer as collateral and need it back. What's my next move? I can't pay a lawyer up front.

Edit: Of course I'm not going to mention to any authority what the money is really owed for...

Answer:
 The police aren't going to help you here, in all likelihood.  They can't know who owned what, or who gave what to who, or who owed who money for what.

This is a civil matter.  You can sue him in small claims court- you go tell your side, he goes and tells his side, and the judge makes a decision.

If one or both of you talk about illegal behavior in a public legal setting (like in court) then either or both of you could face other issues as a result.

"I don't owe him the money because drugs are illegal" is not going to be a successful defense, I don't think.Answer #2: > I owe him about $1000 in drug money. (Yes, I'm doing better now.) So since those aren't actually legal sales, and I don't actually legally owe him that money, can he legally hold any collateral of mine?

You can:

A) Call police. They'll say "It's a civil matter." If you bring up the drugs, though, the computer's just as likely to get seized as evidence in any resultant investigation, whereupon you definitely don't get it back *and* you possibly end up with criminal charges to boot.

B) You sue in small-claims. You would have to prove ownership and that you did not give/gift the computer. Airing your dirty laundry here would also be inadvisable, as testimony here can likely be used in criminal court.

C) You round up the $1000 and pay him back.

One of these has limited downside for you. The other two have a pretty steep downside potential.


Title: Job recruiter lied about benefits

Question:
I just started a new job in october 2017.

The recruiter who contacted me about this position supplied me with various benefit information as i requested it.

The 2 issues im now facing are:

1. Insurance. He sent me the breakdown of their 2 insurance choices, this weighed heavily in my decision to come here. The first day of orientation we were informed that the better option of the 2 plans was no longer a choice as of 2018.

They knew this and still led me to believe that was one of my choices

 2. Vacation. I specifically asked about  this as well, and the recruiter told me he would contact the company and get back to me. He did and said i would start with 2 weeks paid.

Well i start and find out the Union contract they have says new employees with <3 months service get no vacation the following year.(i began end of october so i get nothing in 2018). Also their vacation isnt paid like nornal, its based on 2% or prior year earnings. So as i have only received 3 checks in 2017 at this company ny vacation if i even got it would be worth nothing.

I was never told any of that by the recruiter, i was led to believe it would be regular paid vacation. Which for my position would be worth ~ $4,000 pre tax.

Im feeling very misled and lied to, is there anything i can do?

This is an gourly position at a union plant in virginia if any of that is relevant.

Thanks!

Answer:
 Anything in writing? Did you get a copy of a contract to review before accepting the job offer?Answer #2: Should have gonna everything in writing on the job offer letter. You have broken promises by the recruiter, not much you can do. The only leverage you have is to threaten to quit and negotiate. Answer #3: For vacation, that's awful. For insurance, how do you know the recruiter knew? October is a bit early to be releasing the new insurance rates/plans.Answer #4: > Im feeling very misled and lied to, is there anything i can do?

Go back to the recruiter and tell him that he misrepresented the vacation and benefits to you and that he needs to get you what he promised.

Also tell him that if he can't, you'll leave.

He only gets paid if you stay long enough (time varies). If you quit immediately, he doesn't get paid.

Also, take it as a life lesson. Recruiters always lie, either directly or by omission, to you and/or the employer.

Answer #5: The recruiter is a 3rd party, not affiliated with the company or union, correct?

I’d chalk this up to a lesson... trusting someone who has a personal interest in “selling” you a job may very well exaggerate or mislead.