Title: Did my lawyer rip me off cold blooded like???

Question:
Due to the spiteful ignorant responses I'm out, peace.

"Dismissed charges are no better then convicted..."

Wtf?? You people need to stop giving false advice to others... Or Is this forum just full of trolls?

Answer:
 Is your probation completely done with? Not just the terms but the time?

I'm not a lawyer but I write about the legal system sometimes and everything seems to take several weeks. I wouldn't be surprised if this does.

Also, if you're completely unemployed and getting desperate, work for a restaurant. Busboy, waiter (if you've got people skills) or line cook, whatever, I don't think probation would hold you back there. It's not the best work, but it's money. Answer #2: Six weeks is not a long time at all in the legal system. Sounds to me like the problem is less that he ripped you off and more that (a) you're not his only client, and (b) he's not a wizard and he can't force the prosecutor and the court to consider your request as fast as you'd like them to. He probably shouldn't have given you a time frame if he wasn't sure of it, though. Answer #3: It's called an "early release". The lawyer sends paperwork to the probation officer for approval, which gets signed by the Judge. In Colorado, the process takes a month, so don't expect it to be done in a week.

 OP, early release is entirely up to the Judge. He'll review your priors and the seriousness of the crime and make a decision to sign it or let you sweat for the next year.


Title: [NY] Boss says my company is an emergency services company. I work in the IT Department. Is he right?

Question:
So I live in NY where Winter storm Stella hit the hardest the last two days. Yesterday, I couldn't come into work because of the snow not being cleared on the roads as well as a travel ban being declared for the entire county. So I essentially got a free day. Now today, it's the same situation, except the roads are a little better, but the county-wide travel ban is still in place. My boss said at around 9am today that the ban was lifted and I had to come into work (about 15 miles from my residence). But I looked online and couldn't find any source to verify his claim. So I politely asked him if he could provide me a source so that I knew I couldn't possibly be ticketed/arrested or wouldn't be fearing for my life on the road.

He replied with this:

"We are an emergency services company and therefore are exempt from all bans regardless. [Our attorney] told me the ban has been lifted and since she is our attorney I didn't question her source. Come to work or take a personal day your choice."

I looked it up, but the ban lift was only specific to the city where the office is located, not the county (I live in the county, not the city). So, I am taking a personal day. I am not going to bring this up to my boss again because I do not want to make a big deal out of something trivial. But am I right in thinking that we are in fact not an emergency services company and that we are not exempt from travel bans? Is repairing computer equipment considered an emergency enough to qualify an exemption status to a travel ban or is my boss saying this because he is unhappy I would essentially be getting two free days, and that I should just believe what he says because he is my boss?

Answer:
 > Is repairing computer equipment considered an emergency enough to qualify an exemption status

It very well could be.  Everyone who is definitively an emergency responder requires computers to operate.  Your specific answer would depend upon what you support - and what your customers support, and so on.  But yes, IT companies can and are considered emergency services.


Title: (Oregon) Recently terminated. Former employer won't rehire me for a year, though they have job openings that I am fully-qualified for.

Question:
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Topic:
Employment Law

Answer: Not only is it legal to do so, it's also often a semi-requirement in the event of large scale layoffs, to avoid any appearance that the layoffs were a sham, or an artifice to avoid some other legal issue (e.g. Masking discriminatory firing by firing even more people but hiring all of the white ones back, or trying to dodge ACA requirements by dipping headcount under a certain threshold for a month or two)


Title: Boss wants to fire me for discussing pay with other employees.

Question:
As the title says my boss sat me down one day and said he was about to terminate my employment because he was informed I was discussing my salary with another employee.

I've done a little homework on the matter and everywhere I've seen says that would be going against my legal rights.

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I work in Arkansas if the laws change depending on state.

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Appreciate any advice.

Answer:
 [In the vast majority of cases, this is blatantly illegal](https://medium.com/@BlindApp/your-right-to-discuss-salaries-and-wages-in-the-workplace-f9b456f1d5bd)

Were there witnesses?  Was anything put in writing?  If you can prove that you were fired for discussing wages, file a complaint with the Arkansas Department of Labour.

Arkansas is at-will, so your boss can fire you for any reason that isn't otherwise protected by law.  Without evidence, your boss can claim that he fired you for a legal reason (or no reason at all).Answer #2: It is a violation of the National Labor Relations Act to prohibit or discipline for the "[disclosure of] wages, salaries bonuses etc with other employees" NLRA Section 8(a)(1). The mere policy is itself a violation of the Act.

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

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

[Call the Regional office closest to you. Call the office in Little Rock, they will direct you from there](https://www.nlrb.gov/region/new-orleans): (501) 324-6311Answer #3: Make sure they write down that they are firing you for discussing pay if they do fire you.

You'll have employment lawyers lining up for a slam dunk case.


Title: Could I get arrested for this?

Question:
15, in Australia.

My mum has a long history of being extremely controlling and aggressive in parenting.

About a year ago, when I was 14, she came into my study room screaming about how she was fined for parking in an illegal spot near my school and how it was all my fault. In a moment of bewilderment, fear, and anger I kicked my mum away once as she was approaching me.

A year has passed and now, she keeps bringing this up and threatening to press charges with it. She claims she has told everyone in the neighborhood and will be used as witnesses in my sentencing. She uses theses threats whenever I do something that does not please her.
(disagreeing with her on an opinion, not getting A+ on every assessment, not studying for all the hours that I'm awake, attempting to exercise for more than 5 minutes, me having friends, etc.)

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These threats to press charges are very distressing and unnerving, so please give me some closure on whether she can actually involve legal issues into this.

Answer: Not only are those threats useless, CPS (I don't know where you live) would probably be interested in hearing what's going on. It might be good to talk to a school counselor about your home life.


Title: My friend has absolutely no rights to his daughter and hasn’t been able to see her in almost 2 years.

Question:
I know this can be a very tricky legal matter and most of the time the court sided with the mother. But I’m looking for any help on finding out how my friend could go about getting partial custody or even supervised visits with his daughter. He’s a great guy and misses his daughter very much, but has had some trouble with the law. He has one felony and multiple other drug related priors I believe. My understanding is he has tried once after losing custody but he feels like it’s a waste of time because nothing changes. Apparently the mother has full custody and hasn’t allowed him to see her at all since losing custody. He can’t send letters or presents to her without her trashing them. It just hurts to see that he can’t even let her know he cares. Any advice for taking a step towards him seeing her would be greatly appreciated. I’ll answer any questions I can in the comments.
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer: It's not his gender that's the problem it's his history of drug abuse.  He needs to stay clean, get a lawyer and know that it will take some time to make progress.


Title: Club Penguin deleted my account from when I was a kid with $300+ worth of purchases because of 1+ year without activity. Not where in their TOS can I find information about this.

Question:
I just learned Club Penguin account with $300+ spent was "retired" because it had been inactive for over a year.  Their TOS is [here](https://disneytermsofuse.com/english/) and no where in it can I find anything around "retiring accounts".  The closing thing to that is "We may modify or discontinue virtual items or in-game currency at any time." which reffers to virtual items and currency, NOT an entire account.

On top of this, I was never warned of this while signing up or over my hundreds of hours played as a child.

This doesn't seem legal, especially because it is not covered in the TOS.  The "Binding Arbitration and Class Action Waiver" section of their TOS seems pretty open to a small lawsuit.

What can I do? I want my club penguin account back before they shut down in March for nostalgic purposes.

E: Location is California, USA

E2: I just went to their new "club penguin island" site to pre-regester.  It asked if I had a club penguin account and to enter it's username and password.  I entered the information of the account they "retired" and it let me go through treating it as an active account. This means that not only my username, but also my password is stored in their systems.

Answer: You can do nothing about it. They have no obligation to continue access to your account for any reason.Answer #2: Not that it's any consolation, but Club Penguin is shutting down by the end of March.  What that means for any of the current users is beyond me, but they may have removed your account sooner or later anyways.Answer #3: Legally, you don't have a leg to stand on. Have you tried contacting support and asking them politely to reinstate your account?


Title: [AZ] I just got fired over an unturned shirt.

Question:
I had no prior warnings, verbal or written. I'm in a right-to-work state, and it was at-will employment at a  Domino's franchise in Arizona. Do I have enough of a fair chance at recompense to even bother seeing a lawyer?

Edit to add: untucked, not unturned. I should also include that I was with the company for two years with no prior infraction of any sort, and have been a first-hand witness to others receiving lesser punishments (suspension, transfer) for worse things (stealing money from the store, sexual harassment of employees and customers, and breaking similar rules to my untucked shirt this evening).
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer:
 You seem to be under the mistake impression that it's illegal to fire somebody for breaking the dress code. I'll go out on a limb here and guess you weren't A+ #1 employee and they were looking for a reason.Answer #2: Recompense for what? You're owed your wages for the time worked, if that's what you mean.

Apply for unemployment and look for your next job.


Title: Landlord forcing everyone out in early termination without cause and without language in the lease to allow it.

Question:
So, my building (Denver, CO) has been sold to a local university and they are making everyone move out. I'm only 6 months into my year lease. I've had a rough go of it lately and I'm pissed. I don't have the time to move nor the money to do so.

There is nothing in the lease saying they have the right to do this. I emailed the leasing agent I've always dealt with asking him to direct me to the part of the lease that deals with early termination on the part of the landlord but haven't heard back. That was 24 hours ago. Every other email has been answered within 15 minutes. Oh, and my neighbors knew before I did (they actually told me about it, I had to inquire with the leasing company) and I haven't received any sort of formal declaration of this.

Colorado renters handbook has the following to say about it, “A landlord may only terminate your tenancy without cause at the end of the lease term, or at the end of a month if you are a month-to-month tenant. When the landlord wishes to terminate the tenancy for no cause, you are entitled to the amount of notice set forth in your lease. If no notice period is specified, you are entitled to the amount of notice required by law.”

I've tried to find this legally required amount of notice but I haven't been able to.

I really just want these people to pay my moving expenses. Any chance of that happening? Any insights? Am I going to have to lawyer up?

Update: Email from company:

"Hi StinkiePete,

I’m sorry for the delayed email. You are right, on the surface I don’t see anything that can force you to move. I can tell you however that the building will be repurposed to Student Life. There will be renovations taking place at the property once Student Life takes over. We are offering you out of your lease with no charge and waiving transfer fees if you chose to move to another one of our apartments, plus $150 in moving costs."

Update #2, my reply:

"Thanks for getting back to me.

I don't want to be a thorn in your paw, I'm sure you had nothing to do with this decision. And I certainly don't want to have workers coming in and out of my house all the time (although I'm assuming any renovations would leave all facilities in my unit operational as required by law. Specifically the bathroom and kitchen.).

However, I have had a real rough time lately and do not have the time, money, or frankly the inclination to pack up and move again so soon.

$150 wouldn't even cover application fees for new places and the boxes needed to pack up let alone a truck and people to help lift heavy items.

If that is Company Name's only offer, I don't think I can accept it."
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: If you don't want to move before the end of your lease then don't move. If they illegally evict you, go talk to a lawyer. Answer #2: You don't have to move until your lease is up. They may end up offering you cash to leave earlier but until that happens, stay put.


Title: Can I refuse my property manager hosting an open house of my condo? [California]

Question:
We are renting a condo in LA county. We gave our 30 day notice last weekend. Today, my property manager left me a message asking if he can show our condo to 2 or 3 couples this weekend who may be interested in renting. It is not a good time for my wife and I because we are pretty busy, our place is a mess and we don't feel comfortable having random strangers peering at all of our stuff.

Are we obligated to allow tours of our place while we are still living there?

There doesn't seem to be anything in our contract pertaining to the issue.
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: It seems like you are. [Civil Code § 1954](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1954.) allows a landlord to enter a rental unit to show it to prospective tenants with at least 24 hours' notice. The statute requires notice, not consent.


Title: My wife was taken off her work schedule "for her safety." She's pregnant

Question:
This morning my wife's boss asked her to come in this afternoon before her shift at 4. When she went in, her boss told her that due to her pregnancy, she's being changed from the 4 pm shift to the midnight shift "for her safety." She works with developmentally disabled adults, and she has asked not to work with a particular client (out of about 20 clients), but she was fine with her current client and hadn't expressed any concerns. Now, normally a shift change wouldn't be any concern for me (annoying, but well within the company's prerogative), but there are no available midnight shifts, meaning she has no scheduled hours and is "on call." If it matters, she only worked 3 shifts before this (24 hours/week).

What should we do, if anything?

EDIT: We live in Idaho

Topic:
Employment Law

Answer:
 For federal protections to apply, there needs to be 15 or more employees. I don't know about Idaho rules. How many people work in the company.Answer #2: How long has she been working there for?

There is case law that indicates that employers can't just go "oh, we don't want you doing X anymore because you're pregnant and we think it's unsafe/our customers will be offended." If your wife is able to do her job the same as she's been doing it, and doesn't want her duties changed, they can't interfere on the basis of pregnancy.

Was she told this in writing?


Title: When must the defendant be informed of which law they have been accused of breaking? [TX]

Question:
Background:

Some time ago, I was pulled over by an undercover police vehicle and issued a traffic citation for "failure to yield to an emergency vehicle." As the irony of being cited for not recognizing a police vehicle that was specifically designed to not be recognized isn't lost on me, I chose to fight the ticket by requesting a court date.  I then submitted a request for discovery to obtain the officer's dashcam footage, officer notes, and details of the car to establish that it wasn't a marked black and white cruiser.

At the discovery hearing, I first turned down a plea deal offered to me by the prosecutor who then provided a copy of the dashcam footage, which I was allowed to view before accepting. The dashcam footage clearly showed that the officer, who was exiting from an elevated highway to a surface street, never engaged their siren and only briefly engaged their "low profile" lights.

I was told by the prosecutor that the police department had been non-responsive to my request for details of the cruiser, but that I could obtain the requested details from the officer during direct examination at trial.

After discovery, I was rescheduled for the trial docket. When I showed up on the trial date and the officer didn't, the prosecutor dismissed the charges before my case was called.

At each step of this process, I attempted to find out which specific law I was being charged with violating, by carefully reading the paperwork, asking the court clerks every time there was a case status change, and speaking to the prosecutor. I assumed it was [Texas Transportation Code 545.156](https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/StatutesByDate.aspx?code=TN&level=SE&value=545.156&date=8%2f6%2f2017) for which I thought I had a solid defense based on the wording of that law, but I was never able to verify what I would be expected to defend myself against.  The ticket, the paperwork and notices from the court, and even the dismissal itself only reference the specific phrase  "failure to yield to an emergency vehicle." At no point was I provided with a statute number.

Questions:

Is this normal? Aren't defendant's entitled to know what specific, codified law they're accused of violating? Would I have been provided this information on the trial date if the prosecutor had not choosen to dismiss and I was instead required to enter my formal guilty/not guilty plea?  Would the answer be different if I had been accused of a higher grade misdemeanor or felony rather than a minor traffic violation?

Answer:
 > Aren't defendant's entitled to know what specific, codified law they're accused of violating?

The sixth amendment says:

> In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall... be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation

So yes, they would be required to tell you the exact, specific law you are charged with violating.

> Would I have been provided this information on the trial date if the prosecutor had not choosen to dismiss and I was instead required to enter my formal guilty/not guilty plea?

Being told on the day of the trial which law you have violated would not give you time to prepare an effective defense. I believe you'd have the right to see it beforehand.


Title: Do i have a case to fight my "Following to closely" ticket in court?

Question: I have been a licensed driver for 13 yrs with no tickets, violataions, or at fault accidents on my record at all. I was ticketed with following to closely after approaching an unmarked highway patrol car from the rear in the left lane. At about 1-1 1/2 car lengths distance I slowed down to match speed. The officer tapped his brakes and I increased my following distance to around 3-4 car lengths. Again I matched his speed and continued at this distance for 2-3 minutes while a driver behind me moved into the right lane and passed. As soon as the right lane was clear I began to accelerate and signal that I was changing lanes. The moment I passed the car, the officer pulled behind me and turned on his lights.

Answer:
 1 to 1 1/2 car lengths is "fatal accident" too close.   3 to 4 isn't much better. You are putting yourself, the officer and everyone else on the road at risk.

Use the three second rule.  I'd consider anything less to be too close.

What you describe *only* makes sense if you assume that nothing weird, anomalous or unexpected will occur.

In my opinion, the stupidest way to die is by unnecessarily putting yourself in a position where you'll have no options if ordinary foreseeable shit happens.  Like a semi losing a trailer.  A car falling off a car carrier.

A 700lb deer jumping in front of the car in front of you and having that guy swerve out of the way.  Which actually happened to me.    Fine one moment, the next there's a 700 lb deadweight 50 feet in front of me.

Con: Might take you a longer time to get there.

Pro: You get there.  Plus generally lower insurance rates and fewer tickets.


Title: Need advice after drug raid.

Question:
I have a friend who lives in the Chicago Suburbs (same county at chicago) who recently had his house raided for a drug bust. They had a warrant, but did not knock or notify someone that they were there, just broke down the door, and the homeowners are under the assumption the warrant was not a no knock warrant. After searching the house they only found two grams of marijuana and one norco pill. They did not arrest him or take him to the police station, just asked him a couple questions and my friend seems to think that because of that, that they have nothing but the two grams and norco pill on him.  The inventory report/ personal items that were taken included paraphelinia ( pipes ), a scale and mentioned unknown amount of marijuana. ( approx 2 grams. )  The confiscated inventory report didnt mention approximately $600- $1000 that was taken as well.

He is under the assumption that he sold to someone, that person was caught and signed a sworn affidavit saying that he has drugs in his house, and that the police used that information to raid his house.  He refuses to believe that they had anymore evidence against him having drugs in his house. He also will not talk to a lawyer until the police come grab him for whatever they have on him. My main question is, if they did have more against him such as selling a substantial amount of marijuana to an undercover/informant, would they still leave him alone after raiding his house.

Also the police have been sitting on his girlfriends street, and did pull her over once, not mentioning why they pulled her over, just asked her a couple questions about her boyfriend.

Any advice on the matter would be very helpful because my friend is not taking this seriously and I feel like he could be in much more trouble than he thinks he is.

Answer: He needs to talk to an attorney.  If they had an arrest warrant for him they would have taken him.  But they could also be waiting until after the raid to get a warrant, trying to build a stronger case.


Title: Is it legal for a California restaurant to discriminate based on housing or health status?

Question:
I went to a restaurant today and saw a funny sign that said "Free H20 is for paying customers only and infermed/homeless, not for cheap college students. For you, buy water for a dollar."

Does the restaurant have a right to discriminate against college students or customers based on the status of their health and housing? Because I think it's pretty crazy if a business can discriminate based on the health or housing status of individuals...
Topic:
Consumer Law

Answer: Yes, college students are not a protected class.Answer #2: There's nothing illegal here.


Title: Getting Bullied by a "Socially Conscious" B Corporation

Question:
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Topic:
Business Law

Answer:
 Absolutely do not give them your sales and accounting info. They're looking to see how much they can sue you for. You should definitely talk to the lawyer. They're taking advantage of you. Answer #2: How closely related are the goods and/or services of the two companies?  Are they in the same or completely different sector?

For instance, do they both sell clothes?  Or does one sell footballs and the other comic books?


Title: Manager is raising rent and blocking our attempts to vacate

Question:
We received notification that our rent was being raised. This was picked up by us Friday (01/03/14) afternoon. We are given the opportunity to vacate but if we do we need to notify our manager 60 days in advance.

We attempted to call and no response/ no return phone call that day. Multiple calls and no response. I call 1/13/14 and get through to a temp person who stated the property manager would return my call tomorrow 1/14/14 to see what we could do.

I resource no call so I took my SO to the manager's office and see they are now in training for the next three days. Not sure how to proceed

If anyone can help I would much appreciated and I'm sorry I typed this using phone.

Edit: currently in MN

Answer: Are you sure your lease doesn't require **written** notice? Either way, why not just write a letter?


Title: I had a power surge that fried my electronics, the power company is claiming it was a squirrel that caused it and they don't cover that. Do I have legal recourse?

Question: I know it's dumb but I don't have renters insurance I only recently moved here. Most of the electronics were under warrenty and were replaced, but my tv is not, and it cost around $900. I am in Mississippi. I had a friend mention small claims court and that the legal cost for them would be more than the cost of the equipment replacement. Is that a viable option?

Answer: Renters insurance would be your recourse. Sorry. Answer #2: I don't suppose you plugged the tv in through into a surge protector that comes with a warranty for the items on it?


Title: [TX] Husband's ex-wife threatening visitation if modification of child support occurs.

Question:
Hello, my husband and I are expecting twins, sometime in Feb/March of next year, so he will be applying for a modification of child support to indicate that, namely, lowering the support by around $200 a month.

My husband and his ex wife normally get along very well, they speak, usually only about their son, and relatively rarely, but when they do, it's all good, so we were blindsided by this.

About 2 hours ago she called him to arrange meet up as we have stepson this weekend, and my husband mentioned he'd be filing for the reduction of child support when the twins are born, as a heads up so she didnt find out about it when they came, and has time to prepare.

She absolutely flipped, and threatened to never let his son come to stay with us again. We were shocked by this reaction, and honestly didn't expect it as she has been more than willing to work with us around the pregnancy (it's been rough, visitation has changed suddenly depending on how sick I am).

We have stepson now, because she had plans this weekend, but we're worried she won't let him come back, or stop letting him come after I give birth.

Extra Info, may or may not matter?:

They had an uncontested divorce, and she does not rely on the support payments as she lives rent free, grocery free, and utility free as well as working a high paying job.
The current child support more than covers daycare costs, but with the reduction, it wouldn't.

Is there any way to ensure that she won't take him away?
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer: They can get a formal custody arrangement, if one does not yet exist.


Title: [Nevada/California] My aunt uncle want to sue my cousin's murder's wife even though they are divorced now

Question:
We live in California. She lives in Nevada. The murder happened in California and he was convicted here. She filed for divorce as soon as he was arrested. In the divorce she waived rights to any assets and was just given a divorce and that's all. She was also the one who turned him in to the Nevada police when she realized her had done something. My aunt and uncle are suing the murderer but they want to sue her too. Like I said she turned him in, testified against him and gave him all the assets and she wasn't charged because she was in Nevada when it happened and the police say she didn't know. Is them trying this as bad of an idea as I think it is?

(Sorry I know this isn't the kind of question you normally get here. I would appreciate any help though)

Answer: You can't just sue someone because they're married to someone who committed a crime.  What evidence do they have that she has any liability at all?Answer #2: The suit will get thrown out the second they go in front of a judge and explain the situation.


Title: My ex

Question: So my me and my Ex broke up last week. She is currently in the ER because she carved part of her arm out. I feel super bad. Can I be charged or sued or get in any legal trouble? I’m 14, she is 15. I’m in CA

Answer: No.  It was her decision to harm herself.  You are not responsible for her decision.  If you need to talk to someone about this to explore more about how this is not your fault, please do.


Title: I'm being sued for an Emergency Room visit.

Question: My real question is how the hospital can justify $700 for an xray and pointing my toe from West to North. I explained I had no money and wanted to cheapest option because I didn't have insurance at that time.

Answer: In all honesty, $700 for an ER visit is extremely cheap, even if all they did was X-ray. Remember, you're not only paying for the X-ray, but the use of the room, the employees who took the X-ray, the people who viewed it, the doctors and nurses who talked to you, and anything else they did.Answer #2: Because they can. If you could have gotten an xray at home you should have done so.


Title: [WA] The condo I bought includes an assigned parking space in the building's garage. The assigned spot is a handicapped spot, but I'm not handicapped. Does the handicapped markings matter?

Question:
Hey gang, I bought a condo several months ago in Seattle which came with a parking spot in the building's garage. The garage is for residents only and as far as I know guests typically park outside on the street.

I do not own a car, but I'm thinking about buying one soon. It occurred to me that I didn't know which spot was mine, so I dusted off my closing docs and found my assigned space. It turns out this space is huge and is marked as a handicapped parking spot.

I technically own it, but I'm concerned that:

1) I might inconvenience someone else in my building who may need the spot temporarily or long term to physically get into or out of their car.

2) There are some weird legal concerns I'm not fully aware of that would put me in a tough spot later on when it comes to selling my unit

For issue 1, the HOA property manager said that swapping parking spots with anyone officially would require lawyerings since the spots are deeded to the units, but I could always make a handshake agreement with anyone else in the building with a spot if they wanted to swap unofficially for some period of time.

That sounds fine to me, but #2 sounds like it could cause me problems. The HOA guy basically told me the spot was 100% mine and the handicapped markings don't really matter. Is that true?

Answer:
 I'm thinking you have a problem.  And there are probably two conflicting laws that need to be reconciled.

First, the building is probably required by law to provide a certain number of handicapped spaces.  Per: http://nwadacenter.org/factsheet/parking-people-disabilities-washington-state

But, per RCW, you may not park there: http://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=46.19.050

There are no exceptions for "Unless a person is assigned, or has been deeded the spot".

If all of the spots are allocated, I do not see what the resolution might be.

I see no exceptions that would allow you to park there.  I see no exceptions that would exclude them from having to provide a disability spot.

Sounds like the HOA guy is just having you assume the liability of committing the crime by telling you that you are allowed to park there.

That way, THEY are in compliance with the law, but you are not.Answer #2: If OP owns the spot, can he just paint over or remove the sign?  The building may be legally required to have some handicapped spaces, but it doesn't necessarily have to be this particular space.  If it then becomes an issue later, it's on the building to find another space to designate, and not OP's problem.Answer #3: I would assume the previous owner of the condo was handicap and no one had removed the signs/markings from the parking space.


Title: Is it possible to sue someone for bullying you on Reddit?

Question:
I tried to ask a very important question on this very subforum, but was accosted by a clear bully who has obvious rage issues and a vendetta against me.  I believe it is apparent that the poison atmosphere and the flurry of hate he was lambasted me with has made my thread an "undesirable" part of the subreddit and now know one will answer my question.

I have dealt with his kind before, as in my work I often deal with bullies and harrassers who seek me out as a victim, often working together in concert to regularly make my life a living h*ll.  (bullying gets me very emotional, so I apologize if the rest of this seems curt and brusque).  In my work, I can seek out the attention of human resources to help manage these predators as I have a recognized medical condition and I know, for a fact, it is illegal for people to discriminate against me because of it.

However, the mod support does not seem to be adequate to my needs, so I need to know if I can sue this user to stop polluting my thread so I can get real answers.  He is a toxic individual (who seems to be fueled by petty jealousy) and has damaged my thread.  I do not seek financial compensation, just to be left alone.  An apology would also be nice, but I doubt it would be forthcoming, even under order from a judge.

I live in Port Edwards, Wisconsin.

Answer:
 >I need to know if I can sue this user to stop polluting my thread so I can get real answers.

No.


Title: [Florida]: Parents hired people to kidnap me. My brother ended up pointing a gun at them. What do I need to do to get emancipated?

Question:
I am 16 years and 2 months old. My parents believe I am a disaster and unruly child. But they are delusional parents. My mother has bipolar disorder and does not take her meds regularly and I'm sure my father has undiagnosed mental health problems as well.

They have been wanting to send me to a camp for troubled teenagers for a while and two people came to take me without me knowing. I thought they were kidnapping me. I screamed and my brother who was at home (but wasn't supposed to be) took my father's gun and threatened to kill them and that was when they told us who they are and why they are here. We called the police but they did nothing after they talked to our parents.

I do not trust my parents anymore and I want to get emancipated. Where do I start and what documents do I need to prepare? Do I have a case? I am working part time right now. I don't think my parents will object, they will be happy to get rid of me.

Edit: It seems like emancipation is unlikely. It sucks but it's the reality and I should accept that. Please if you have any other advice for me to maybe change my guardian or somehow reduce the influence that my parents have over me, or anything that helps. I'll appreciate it.

Edit again: Can you please stop referring to me as "he". I'm female.

Answer: I’m curious to know how your parents planned to pay for you to attend this boarding school if they’re so hard up for cash they’re trying to steal yours. $15K is a drop in the bucket when it comes to tuition for places like that. Is it covered by some sort of insurance or the state or something?


Title: [TX] We’ve been in our apartment for two months and had ten packages delivered to previous tenants, some of which were overnighted to us.

Question:
Hello,

We’ve been getting amazon packages about twice a week for the previous tenant of our apartment. Usually we carry them down to the leasing office, but I’m getting really goddamn tired of carrying these heavy boxes downstairs and outside in the texas heat for someone who can’t be bothered to change their default amazon address.

I started reading online and it seems like while mail should be returned, packages can be kept and considered gifts. Is that true? We’re low on money, just married, and if there’s something we don’t have to buy it would be convenient. I’d feel bad taking someone else’s things but at the same time this is getting to be a real inconvenience for us. We have a stack of three packages blocking our hallway that we haven’t been able to return yet.

I just want to make sure we really can just keep them. Maybe never receiving their packages will finally cause them to change their address?

Answer:
 > I started reading online and it seems like while mail should be returned, packages can be kept and considered gifts.

The rule you're referring to applies when someone sends *you* a package unsolicited and then demands payment for it after the fact. For example, a retailer shipping you a laptop out of the blue and then sending you an invoice for it.

Someone else's package delivered to you by mistake is not the same thing.


Title: City ordinance- Disordery conduct

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 "(c) Penalty. Upon a finding of guilty for violation of this section, the offender shall be subject to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 180 days or by fine not to exceed $1,000.00, either of such penalties to be in the discretion of the municipal judge. Such punishment may be probated by the municipal judge for those offenders desiring to participate in a detoxification program."

Now I wouldn't bet you'd get six months in prison for that but there is a chance you could. Many lawyers offer free initial consultation and a local lawyer could better say how serious the situation is.

Never take legal advice from a cop who is arresting you.


Title: (TX) Apartment is boarding up windows due to construction

Question:
My apartment is doing some exterior construction on my side of the building. They've been boarding up windows starting at the opposite end of the building, working their way towards my apartment. Yesterday, they boarded up the bedroom window. My apartment only has two windows, both of which are on the same wall. There is only one exit, into the interior hall on the opposite side of the windows. (Crappy MS Paint drawing http://imgur.com/5spjBNB)

My question is that is it legal to board up the only means emergency exit? I'm guessing the second window will be boarded up next week, completely blocking me into my apartment. Not only is this a huge inconvenience, but it does not seem safe.

Any help is appreciated!

Answer:
 Ask the fire marshal.Answer #2: It's usually not legal to reside in an apartment with only one point of egress.

If they, through their own willful acts, make the apartment uninhabitable, they need to find comparable accommodations for you while they work. They could temporarily move you to another unit or put you up in one of those extended stay motels, or possibly prorate your rent by the day and let you find another place to stay.

Of course they're not going to cooperate, you'll likely have to start making legal demands and knocking heads, so don't expect them to renew your lease when it comes due... so find a new place to live as soon as possible.

Your other option would be an anonymous tip to HUD, permits and zoning department, or city hall (kind of depends on the situation of who deals with those complaints where you live, and of them can advise you better on the exact point of contact for you). They can send someone out, and if they declare the units not fit for occupancy they'll make the owners act.

Also, is it possible they're only boarding up one window at a time, fixing it and moving on? That would probably be ok. Answer #3: Contact the fire Marshall, and have them come check everything out.


Title: Why can't hulu be sued for ads when you pay for ad free. I understand the live ads but there are streaming shows that still play ads?

Answer: Hulu is pretty clear in their description of their 'no ads' policy that there are some shows that play with an ad before/after the show.Answer #2: Sued? They let you know when you sign up that it isn’t completely ad free depending on the show.


Title: Do they have a right to demand back rent when there was no contract?

Question:
In California.

I was engaged to my now ex-fiance in May 2018, and moved to CA in July 2018.  Her family is much wealthier than mine and owns a number of rental properties in CA and said that they will allow me and her to live in one of their homes for convenience (distance to work) and to save money as rent and home prices are so high in this area.  At first I didn't want to do that because of being in "soft debt" to her family for allowing us to live at a place rent free, but after looking around at the exorbitant rental costs in the area, I relented and agreed to move in to one of their homes.  I did not sign a contract, nor was there a rental agreement of any kind.  Her parents simply said that, as long as we are engaged they'll allow me to live there, and won't take rent.  My fiance did not have to pay her family rent either.

Fast forward to about 1 month ago - our relationship soured and she gave me back the ring - so I moved out all my stuff and am now living elsewhere.  I got a text message and phone call from my ex's brother stating that since I am no longer their future family, I am responsible for back rent for the months that I stayed at that home for 9 months, to the tune of $18,000.

Since I never agreed in writing to any payment, was never under the expectation to pay, do they have a case to ask for this money?   The only indicator that I lived there was that I did have some mail delivered to that home, but I have since changed the delivery address (for most things at least).  If the asking for money escalates to frequent messages from their side, when does it become considered harassment?

Answer:
 I mean they can sue for anything but absent an agreement, they can't just randomly decide you owe them back rent.

Even if they wanted to try and stretch this into some kind of conditional agreement you were engaged to her the entire time you lived there and moved out when you were no longer engaged, that would hardly count as a breach.

Don't pay them a cent.  Tell them to stop contacting you, and then block them.  If they continue to contact you keep documentation of all contact.  Don't respond.  This builds up a case for harassment.  If you are served with a lawsuit, don't ignore it, get a lawyer and follow all their instructions.Answer #2: Absolutely not. Tell them if they want that money they can take you to court over it. Save any correspondence you have that shows that they told you that it would be free of charge, even if you don’t have any proof of what they said they would still have to prove in court that you were staying as a rent paying tenet and not as favor from them for being with their daughter.

If you receive a summons for court, do not ignore it.


Title: Can somebody be charged for each gunshot if somebody attempts murder?

Question: [Washington] I didn't know where else to ask this. I was just curious. A local man shot and killed a person and a few people were putting around an emotional petition saying the man should be charged one count of 1st degree murder for the bullet that killed them and one attempted murder charge for every other bullet wound. Seems a little weird but it got me thinking....could somebody be charged like that?

Answer: You usually can't be charged of both the attempt and the completed crime.


Title: Can i sue this used auto lot? story inside.

Question:
Ohio

Ok so yesterday i found a truck being sold for 550 dollars and it was advertised at this price on 3 different websites ( the sites have now been changed but i saved the original pages before it was changed)

I went in today right when they opened to talk to someone about the truck they looked at me like i was crazy for saying the truck was 550 and asking me where i got this information when i told him it was on their own website he went and checked and sure enough it said 550. At this point the guy was visibly mad cause he said it was a error and who ever did it was going to get fired.

So after the truck was a no go he tried to find me another car in my price range (500-600) and the next car he showed me had a sticker on it for $1300 but he said he would sell it for 500 so when he went to get the keys and came back he said '' i couldn't find the keys for that one so let me show you another''

And he did show me another that was priced for 500 so me and my mother were in the car ready to give it a test drive after he was done giving it a jump but it turns out something else was wrong with it and it didn't even start so we got out of the car and my mother hurt herself on the cars side mirror because the cars were so closely parked to one another ( even the guy said they shouldn't have been park so close)

So we left but came back a hour later to see if they found the keys for the 1300 dollar car and when we came back the person who owned the lot was there and said there was no way he was selling us that car for 500 even though his worker said that was price he was going to sell it to us. At this point we just left at off anger

So that was my experience today at a used car lot, is there anything i can do? i would be happy just getting price reduction on a car for all the trouble they put me through.

thanks for any advice.

Answer:
 > is there anything i can do?

No.


Title: My gf accepted a fake $20 bill and now its coming out of her paycheck

Question:
She works at a MCD in Pennsylvania and she was recently informed by her management that there was a fake $20 bill in her cash register and now it will be coming out of her paycheck. Is there any way out or challenge this?

Edit - she works in a franchise

Answer:
 I have a feeling that McD's corporate would not be happy with management here.Answer #2: Not allowed in Pennsylvania:

http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/034/chapter9/subchapAtoc.html

She can make a wage complaint to the state labor agency if the employer doesn't pay her full wages.

As always, note that the employer can fire her for mistakes.Answer #3: She needs to report this to the Pennsylvania Dept. of Labor IMMEDIATELY

https://www.dlisecureweb.pa.gov/BLLC/Pages/CTS/LAW_WP_detail.aspx

Start that paper trail asap and any subsequent firing could land her boss in a world of hurt.Answer #4: What happened to the fake $20 bill? Does your gf admit it was fake after she realized? Who verified it was a fake $20 bill? Did they file a police report?

Possible there was not a fake $20 bill, and the employer is just taking $20 because they want some money?Answer #5: Unless she explicitly agreed to this in her employment agreement, they cannot deduct her wages for her mistakes. She could be sued for this, but they likely would not win. She can also be fired for this. But she has to be paid what she's earned unless when she signed on she agreed to this. Answer #6: Telling somebody something will come out of their paycheck and actually doing it aren't the same thing. Sometimes employers will make threats just so the employee sweats a little and is more careful. If they actually do deduct it then you can file a wage claim. Be sure to keep that pay stub somewhere safe.


Title: Help With Property Defense

Question:
Before I say anything, lemme get this clear.

1. I live in California
2. I am a minor (Under 18 years of age)
3. Please try to keep the "I smell twelvie" comments to a minimum.

So yeah, that's about it.

On with the story and question.

So a couple days back, my father forgot to close the garage door for a few hours. No biggie, it seemed. Our city seemed pretty calm. After all, it was merely an accident. But that's when the shit went down.

So it's been a few hours since my dad left on a weekend to go do some overtime for his job. Neither my mom or I knew that the garage door was still opened. Later, I recall there may have been some rustling in our garage, but I dismissed it as a rat. We've been having those recently. Still, a rat's a rat, so I decided to go deal with it. When I open the door connecting our garage to the inside of the house, I see no rat. Dismissing the rustling as a sound of my insane imagination, I decided to go out to ride my bike with my friends. Woulda been a brilliant idea, if my bike wasn't fucking stolen.

I check to make sure my mom hadn't move it elsewhere. I ask my mom, and get a no. My dad? Still a no. My brother is in college, and didn't come back to visit at the time, so still a no. Where the hell would it have gone to?

I ur the out of my mind for a while, until other strange things started happening. This time, my parents noticed. First, our fishing things disappeared. Then the power tools. My circuitry. More valuable stuff. Things were disappearing left and right, and my dad constantly forgot to close the garage door left and right.

Which leads to my question. Am I legally allowed to shoot the person if he goes into our garage without permission? I know my dad left the door open, but is it still legal? I have a crossbow, and some of my homemade bolts (can kill). I wish not to murder the person, but instead to incapacitate him. And if I do fire at him, and have a lawsuit filed against me, how will I be represented in court?

Thanks for your time!

Answer: You can never use deadly force to protect property.  Castle laws are developed around protecting one's life, not their shit.


Title: Does an online confession count as legal evidence? (Virginia, USA)

Question:
I was orally raped on december 6th in 2014. [I posted about this at the time with a throwaway.](https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/2qgqqt/i_was_nonviolently_raped_coercion_and_am/) The legal case was recently dismissed due to lack of proof. Afterwards, my rapist contacted me over facebook. In an attempt to claim what he did wasn't rape, he basically confessed to what he did.

Here's a transcript of the conversation:

"Rapist: Hey, long time no see.

Me: What do you want now?

Rapist: Nothing. Just saying hey.
Seeing how you're doing as lately.

Me: Why do you care?

Rapist: Why do you act like I don't?

Me: Gee, maybe it has to do with the fact that you raped me?

Rapist: Get the fuck outta here with that. I never did anything like that.

Me: How many times did I say no? [I said this to emphasize that he did not have my consent. I told him "no" over 50 times. I wasn't counting.]

Rapist: I didn't force you to do anything [my name]. I didn't hold a gun up to your head or knife up to your throat. And on top of it your parents were in the next room. Come on now. Be real with yourself.

Me: So, despite the fact that I begged you to stop, and that you refused to stop no matter how much I begged, you still think it wasn't forced.

Rapist: Get the hell outta here with that. I don't know what you tell yourself but I didn't do anything like that. Thanks and appreciate it. Goodbye [my name]

Me: Got it. I was right. You don't care.
Look up rape by coercion instead of blaming me for your actions. [He blocked me after that]"

So, he admitted that he did something, but claims it wasn't rape because I could have cried out for help and because he didn't threaten me. I did not consent and told him no repeatedly, so it counts as rape. He also committed statutory rape against a 13 year old (he was 17 at the time) and got away with it.

I made a public post on facebook saying he's a rapist. Shortly after, his mother threatened to sue me for slander.

Is the facebook conversation good enough to hold up in court in case she does sue for slander?
Topic:
Personal Injury

Answer:
 I fail to see how anything he said would be considered a confession.

He never said that he did any actions in that entire exchange.

Get the fuck outta here with that. I never did anything like that.

No confession. Adamant denial.

 I didn't force you to do anything [my name]. I didn't hold a gun up to your head or knife up to your throat. And on top of it your parents were in the next room. Come on now. Be real with yourself.

No confession.

Get the hell outta here with that. I don't know what you tell yourself but I didn't do anything like that. Thanks and appreciate it. Goodbye [my name]

No confession.

I mean there is no mention of any action that any of you two did together. I'm not saying that something didn't happen to you but that exchange doesn't prove that anything happened.

  Just my humble opinion however.

Just


Title: [CA] In a battle over the heater with a roommate

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 You can handle your roommate issues like an adult.

This isn't a legal problem.Answer #2: This is not a legal issue.

I suggest sitting down with her, and explaining that 80 degrees is not a reasonable temperature, and that you need to renegotiate what you're paying if she is going to be setting the thermostat to an unreasonable temperature.

Talk like adults.


Title: [ID,USA] My ex wives live in SO of six years brought my name up in a theft case.

Question:
So a little back story. I divorced my second wife in January, and in march i was hit with custody papers filled with false accusations. Something about my kids losing weight while they were with me (the four days i have them a month,) Showing them porn, and showing them a youtube video on how to misbehave for my ex, and the police. It also said my income was $45,000. I only make $36,000 a year. So my child support about tripled from what it was previously when my income was less than $20k. I didn't get a lawyer, because with my second divorce and moving out and trying to get my life back together. I couldn't afford one so i did some research and filed my own response. It was denied, and the motion they filed defaulted. Nothing has been proven. Just defaulted. I lost all but one percent of my custody.. F me... I know my fault. Thats not what this is about.. Read on.

Jump forward to now. I finally lawyered up, but with my child support so high i can't even pay him so he is about ready to drop me.

So my lawyer received a letter a few weeks ago from my ex's lawyer saying they had been advised that i had received two citations on the fourth of July in Logan, UT for illegal fireworks, and resisting arrest while heavily intoxicated. This was untrue. I was in Idaho spending the day and night with my parents. There were fireworks, but none illegal, and no police were involved. My lawyer denied the claims and nothing else was said.

Then this last friday i got a call from an officer near where my ex lives stating that they had two random people pick me out of a lineup for theft from a Wal-Mart that occurred on June 22nd at 5:00pm in Pocatello, ID (where my ex lives, and i haven't lived for the last six years.) He said he had a citation written up for me, and unless i could prove my innocence i needed to come in for the citation and possible arrest. Now this officer knew a lot of personal details about me that otherwise he shouldn't have, and i brought those up. I asked him if this had anything to do with my ex and her SO, and he said no to me. Again he stated that i was picked out of a lineup by random people, and that i must have a doppelganger in Pocatello, ID. I told him i was more than sure that it was coming from them, and i pulled my time card, and badge swipe records from my work and proved my innocence.

Monday this week i went and talked to this officers superior, and brought up that i would be filing a formal complaint against him for siding with my ex and her SO, and for knowing to many details about me, and lying to me over the phone and trying to falsely accuse me of doing something i had nothing to do with.

I also stated that i would pressing charges for harassment against my ex and her SO for any involvement in it and that they were just trying to make me look bad because i was finally fighting against them in my custody case. Basically trying to prove i am a bad person for breaking the law, and that if i can't stay out of trouble with the law then i can't be a good example for my kids.

So the officer finally calls me back today. Tells me that my ex's SO was involved, and was solely the reason that my name came up.

Is there anything i can do with this? Has anyone been in a similar situation? I haven't talked to my lawyer yet today, but i am expecting a call from him later this afternoon. I just don't know how far i can get with it, because i am already thousands in debt to him.

Dear god help me. I am a good person. I work an extremely professional job with a company that just hit fortune 500 status. I am not a bad person. I almost got to the point of giving up the fight and just waiting till my kids are 18 to see them again. What can i do?

Answer: family courts see dirty tricks all the time - send a **brief** hand-written, heartfelt note to the Court (to the judge and the clerk) explaining that your ex is trying to manipulate the legal system for advantage and all you want is a fair hearing - don't go into details, give a few bullet points of one sentence each for examples


Title: Drug company lost my wife's blood sample.

Question:
Throw away account, for obvious reasons.

Ariosa, partner of Roche,  creator the Harmony prenatal test lost my wife's blood sample.

The test is supposed to take about 2 weeks to return results. After week three and a second call to our doctor, the doctor admitted the company lost my wife's three vials of blood.

My wife called the company and asked for answers.  The response was, because of HIPAA, they cannot provide any information.

My questions to you lovely helpful people are, is the company correct, and is there anything we can do legally to get answers?

It scares the shit out of me that her blood is just out there somewhere.

Thanks Redditors!

Edit: One word,  and for location we are in California.

Answer:
 > It states the shit out of me that her blood is just out there somewhere.

Why?  Whats the risk to you here?

As is, the only way you can force answers is to sue them, and I'm not seeing a case.


Title: My daughter was seen by a chiropractor without my knowledge or consent (California)

Question:
My teen was a passenger in a car hit by another driver. She had only very minor injures and I took her to an ER to check for concussion. She went to school the next day and came home that evening and told me the parents of her friend took her to a chiropractor. She said he 'adjusted her' neck, back and shoulders. He also gave her a sheet saying that she needed orthotics for her shoes (a mere $200! and he sells them!). I was never contacted by the chiropractor, or the parents about any of this. I don't know what the chiro was thinking, as apparently he had to have known my daughter was not their daughter. BTW, I am her only parent.

I am sending a complaint to the state chiropractors examining board, but should I make a police report? Is there anyone else I should contact? Treating someone else's kid without consent makes me think this guy is a sleaze and a moron. This was not an emergency situation.

Answer:
 I'd be angrier at the friend's parents for taking her there.Answer #2: Chiropractors aren't real doctors, they're snake oil salesmen. Ignore him, and if he tries to contact you or your daughter tell him to politely leave you alone.Answer #3: One question here: Are you now stuck with the bill?

> as apparently he had to have known my daughter was not their daughter

For all you know, your daughter and her friends family probably lied to the chiropractor. He used the information he had and made a judgement, can't see much punishment other than a slap on the wrist for this.

Answer #4: I happen to think that chiropractic care can alleviate musculo-skeletal pain (it has worked for me), but I would **never** take someone else's child without their consent.  What in the world is wrong with these parents?Answer #5: It's not a criminal matter, so a police report will be futile.  The guy may have just assumed that a parent had given consent given that the kid was there being treated and in the company of adults who obviously knew her.  That was thoughtless, but not necessary sleazy or nefarious.  Or he's a sleazy chiro, in which case just don't bring her back there.


Title: My parents want to sell my motorbike without my permission

Question: [deleted]

Answer: If your name is on title, you are the legal owner. No they can't, unless Canada is vastly different on this point of law than the States. If they sign your name over on the title, then they are essentially committing fraud. Might want to tell them that. Answer #2: I might keep it somewhere besides home for a while


Title: School Applying for Disability Grants in my Name (MB)

Question: I'm wondering if there is a name for this... Basically the school applies for disability support funding on my behalf, yet I am required to reconcile it. So say the school applies and gets approval for $8000 to cover proctoring/note-taking/braille/whatever, the money gets deposited to my bank account, the school invoices me and I turn the money over to the school. The problem is that I'm not the student receiving or requesting these services. I feel like the school is asking me to commit fraud on their behalf...

Answer: Are you saying they're asking you to balance their books to the tune of $8000 for another student's needs?  Or are you benefiting from those services?


Title: Getting sued for defamation. Any advice appreciated.

Question:
Hey Folks,

I work in advertising and blew the whistle on a freelance worker when I came across her portfolio and noticed she falsely took credit for a on of work she didn't do. I have proof—screengrabs of her lying about her roll, and screengrabs of the work she actually featured in her portfolio.

I asked her to take it down (or I would expose her). She didn't so I put out a LinkedIn post that called attention to her fraudulent act. Now I received a letter from her attorney suing me for defamation of character. Basically, she's doubling down on her lies.

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I'm not sure how much the lawyer really knows (or if he's just a friend). I have the screengrabs. And I can get statements from my former colleagues. I do not want to give in to her bullying, however I don't have the money or energy to go through all of this. How can I nip this in the bud?

Answer:
 A letter saying you are being sued does not necessarily mean you are being sued. You are being sued when served with a suit. How to nip this in the bud? Comply with her demands. Otherwise, prepare for litigation. FYI, compliance will not guarantee she won't pursue litigation.Answer #2: Sounds like you got a demand letter, those aren't fun. I would lawyer up if I were you, they will handle the heavy lifting you just have to cut the check.

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Might also force her to rethink whether she wants to sue if you direct all future communication to a lawyer....


Title: If you're under oath, is faking tears considered perjury?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 No.

Only knowingly giving false testimony is perjury.


Title: Can i sue my university for emotional distress to the point of driving me to suicide?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 No.  Ask your GP for a psych referral if you're unhappy with the services provided by your institution.Answer #2: It is not really clear what your complaint is? But I assume it has to do with their appeal process?

The university only has to follow their own procedures. They do not need to rise to the standard of a court of law and they do not need to be "fair" as long as they are not being discriminatory (in an illegal way).


Title: [IL] How can I petition to reclaim confiscated items?

Question: [removed]

Answer:
 You are not getting your illegal knifes back. It doesn't matter if you are charged in connection with them or not. The fact that you had illegal knives on you when you were arrested is enough for them to take them and not give them back. Answer #2: Dog Law specialist here.

Don’t poke the bear. Answer #3: You said in your last post the knife blades were about 4 inches long and someone linked you the law stating you could not have concealed knives on you of greater than 2.5 inches.

Sounds like illegal knives to me. Plus you had them on you while committing a crime. You were told in your last post you're probably not going to get those back.

Honestly.. It's mind boggling to me that you're not getting an attorney to possibly avoid a misdemeanor on your record for the theft, yet want to fight tooth and nail for your knives back. I don't think you've got your priorities straight here. You know a misdemeanor can really hurt your prospects long term, right?


Title: Can you be charged for obstruction/lying to police by feeding counter intelligence in a room you suspect is bugged by law enforcement?

Answer:
 No. You have no obligation to be truthful when not talking to the police in the comfort of your home. No matter if the police overhears.

Obstruction of Justice that relates to lying to the police would be 18 U.S.C. § 1505, but that's only for testimonies and answers to demands duly made.

However, even if it's not obstruction. Your deceit can later be used against you at trial. For example, to show the existence of a conspiracy or that you had knowledge of the criminal activities.


Title: (PA)My mom opened my mail. Can I press charges?

Question:
I'm an adult living independantly from my mom and yesterday a letter was delivered to her house in my name. It was from a debt collector about overdraft fees from the bank. She opened it and is now harassing me about it. Isn't it a felony to open another person's mail? Is there any legal action I can take? And if so, would I have to contact the police or the post office or what?
Topic:
Intellectual Property

Answer: There is no chance the federal government is going to prosecute your mother for opening a single piece of mail sent to her house.


Title: Hi Reddit this is my first post in legal advice and it's quite a messy legal issue.

Question:
Well first off all this is very illegal and and issue is very problematic because for how long it's been happening. My father who is a Somali migrant who had attained a Dutch citizenship and passport with two minors at the time being me and my brother decided to move from the Netherlands to the U.K.  Here's we're the issue comes in, my dad decided to give up on his Dutch citizenship and come into the U.K as a Somali refugee. Everyone including me on the family were very confused and surprised why he would do this. So growing up as kids we went with this narrative being refugees even making us lie. So everything became a lot harder to do because of the circumstances school,  GP's even uni were harder for the paperwork to be done. I'm currently 22 years old and the responsibility of doing the legal stuff is on me now. What I currently have for documentation is biometric residence permit that expires in about 6-7 months. I can apply for my permanent residency and continue the path of my British citizenship. Doing this and continuing the lie is making me very self conscious. Even if I did somehow attained by Dutch citizenship or passport I literally didn't exist under that citizenship and all my school and uni degree is under my fake identity in the U.K so getting my Dutch citizenship would mean I have nothing. What do you think I should.
Topic:
Immigration

Answer:
 I'm afraid I don't have the expertise to help you, but I would recommend posting in r/legaladviceUK

The folks over there may be better suited to this issueAnswer #2: What a mess.  I wouldn't post or talk about this anymore except to a lawyer (solicitor?) who can maintain confidentiality.

This has likely come up before, so someone out there can help you.  You may get references for legal help from immigrant groups without giving exact details. Answer #3: I do not think you can be certain to get your Dutch citizenship back if you would return. Guessing that your father applied for asylum and got his permit you and your brother have a permit derived from his status. Also it is quite a long time ago when your father got his permit, if he left and did not extend it his will be expired by now, and yours as well.

Honestly, I would try to see a legal expert in UK immigration law and ask him or her for advice as this is a messy situation and you should proceed wirh extreme care.

 In the Netherlands it would certainly cause major issues as lying is a legal reason to take back the permit, it might even get you sent back to your country of origin.


Title: [US,OK] Friend pulled over for driving too good.

Question: Yesterday I had a female (Native American) friend who got pulled over on the way home from work. When the officer came to the window, she asked what the problem was. He told her that she was driving too perfectly and that it was suspicious. Is this legal? And although she did not get a ticket or anything what should she do In the future? FYI her dad was a driving instructor, and sorta drilled it into her.

Answer: The officer could have lied to her about the reason he pulled her over.  It is legal for officers to lie to you.Answer #2: It likely wasnt illegal. She can file a complaint with the department


Title: Speeding over 100MPH

Question:
Ok first some background information. Got clocked at 101 MPH in a 65 in the state of Minnesota. Got charged with a Misdemeanor and from the research I have done this is only possible at the speed I was going at if the officer determined I was endangering persons or property. My biggest question is do I need a lawyer? I came up with this question when I saw that I could serve up to 90 days in jail. However I find it hard to believe that is what would happen because other then this may record is clean aside from a few parking tickets. If I do not need a lawyer any general advice for my day in court? Below I have typed out a few things I think would sound good if I brought them up in court wondering what you all thought.

-Bring up the fact I was going down a hill (officer also acknowledged this) and there were corn fields on either side of my car (was very surprised to learn it was a 65 zone).

-Clean driving record plus since the pandemic happened I have been driving for Door Dash (bring this last part up as a way of showing this is not something I do regularly in regards to speeding).

What are the chances I actually do jail time? Also any idea of what my fine could be?

All advice and comments are greatly appreciated thank you!

Answer:
 If you are facing 90 days in jail, and a misdemeanor charge, you absolutely need an attorney.Answer #2: Downhill going by cornfields is not a good excuse.  You cannot control your car properly at 101. Your best bet it to get an attorney. They know how things work more than you do. Your court punishment is only half of it , then there is your DL issue.  Also your insurance company is not going to
Be a fan of this problem either. Your best bet is to lawyer up and see if it can be mitigated.


Title: Ontario. Foster care/parental rights?

Question:
I'm not sure how to word this but I'm going to do my best. Please... I am looking for legal advice only. I am painfully aware of the state of my life.

 I am living in Ontario with my ex and our young but school age child. Recently I have been moving away from recreational drug use and into addiction territory. My main problem has been opiates. I am struggling to wake up on time to get my child to school, I have been slacking on housework, I have not put the extra time in with my child for recreation /fun stuff. I am falling behind. Someone called CAS to report I am struggling with an opiate addiction (probably grandpa or a coworker) and a bunch of weird things that are not true but I did lie to the worker and said I do not have a drug problem.

I have been making efforts towards sobriety for the last week or so and I am not doing a great job. I think I should go to detox and then start to rebuild from there. The issue is that I do not feel my ex is capable or willing to look after our child. He has his own afflictions and is unwell himself.

If I approach CAS and ask for temporary help (foster?), what can I expect? I am afraid of losing my child forever. If I come out of detox would my child come back right away or would I need to prove myself over X amount of time? Will I be charged with anything? My child is not dirty and is well fed though my house is a mess. Not filthy, though.

I am really scared to do this though I'm thinking it's the right thing to do. Any advice/expectations for me?

Answer:
 Foster care is not a daycare system. Ask a family member to take guardianship/custody. THen you can go back to court and explain how everything is better when you want the kid back.

Yes you need to maintain sobriety for a long period of time outside of a facility. Generally 3-6 months


Title: (Oregon) Quit job without 48 hour notice. Wasn't paid within 5 days. Late paycheck docked 26 hours. Any advice?

Question:
I worked a salaried position that required me to work five 10 hour shifts, resulting in a 50 hour work week.  I quit because the owner was attempting to make me work 65+ hours, for a salary of 550 a week which is less than Oregon's minimum wage.

I worked 6 shifts total.  Two doubles from 10am-3am (34 hours), and then two regular shifts of 4pm-3am (22 hours). I quit Sunday (instead of working another 11 hour shift),  July 27th, and did not receive my final paycheck until Monday, August 4th (which it's also date for August 4th).  When I received my paycheck, I was only paid for 32 hours of work, resulting in roughly $6.85 an hour.  Any advice would be helpful. I'd at least like to be paid for the time that I actually worked.

I was also never allowed to have any breaks with this job.  No lunch, no 10 minute break, nothing.

Thank you for your time.

Answer:
 You said you were salary. That means minimum wage doesn't apply to you.

http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/fairpay/

>However, Section 13(a)(1) of the FLSA provides an exemption from both minimum wage and overtime pay for employees employed as bona fide executive, administrative, professional and outside sales employees. Section 13(a)(1) and Section 13(a)(17) also exempt certain computer employees. To qualify for exemption, employees generally must meet certain tests regarding their job duties and be paid on a salary basis at not less than $455 per week.

If you are paid hourly it is different but you said "salary" which means you receive a flat compensation of 550 per week. So if you work 35 hours you still get your full salary. If you work 50 hours you still get your full salary. Is that true?

You can't both be salary and hourly.


Title: How can I go about legally painting a mural on the wall of a large building in my town?

Question:
Specifically it is a Bowl America building with large empty brick walls. I have designs in mind that would be related to what the place is (a bowling alley) and want to make something large. I find it would be both extremely fun as a project for myself to get engaged in and practice my art and also beneficial to the community because it would be public art. Not controversial or distracting, and more than likely very attractive for people passing by it. The wall art may even serve as a benefit for the business if passer-by’s see these murals and feel more attracted to the idea of checking it out.
I don’t have my degree yet but I am studying art, and I have experience spray painting and painting. My mum lives in the little city where this would take place and I’m here (VA)  for a month.  How could I try and make this happen legally? What steps should I follow to best propose this to the business and city in order to get the permission for the project?

Answer: Also check with the local city council if you need a permit. Even with the building owner’s permission, you might need a permit/have guidelines as to what can be painted onto the exterior of the building.


Title: Got into a car accident Saturday, other car accepted fault and got the ticket but her insurance is uncooperative and won't get me a rental or help me out.

Question: dgddfhd

Answer:
 >  Insurance is giving me the run around

The runaround?  Didn't this all happen less than 48 hours ago?  It sucks that you were in an accident, but you have to give them a little time to get things squared away.  You haven't even given them one full business day yet.

Answer #2: Have you contacted *your* insurance so they can deal with them?


Title: Someone used my SSN at a job all year, IRS & State said "let it slide"

Question:
I live in NH, I work in MA.

Last year while investigating my credit I learned someone started a job in January in MA using my SSN. The TL;DR is I contacted all 3 entities and I received no resolution and was told to wait until this tax season. I'm worried about an audit and wondering what I should do to protect myself.

Here's the details:
Per advice at the time I contacted the business (a bakery that denied all knowledge and swore nobody was using this SSN). Then I contacted MA DOR and they said essentially "no big deal, can't do anything, file taxes as normal". I then called the IRS and got the same answer.

I'm able to look up the income from this bakery, and it's about $20k (he/she continued to use it all year). Nothing else has been effected, no new loans and no other jobs under my SSN. I would guess it was a typo on the employee/employer's behalf. Nevertheless this income will show as missing to the IRS and I should get an audit, correct? What can I do to prevent a headache?

Answer:
 Need a little more information. What did you see on your credit that led you to believe someone took a job with your SSN? Was this a credit inquiry from a background agency, or something else?

Where are you seeing the income from the bakery? Are you looking at a 1099/W2 that was incorrectly filed by the bakery with your SSN on it?

I don't think an audit under these circumstances would be a big headache. The IRS is looking at specific details. If they see $20K income missing from your return, they'll ask you where the $20K is. If you respond showing correspondence about this issue and tell them you never had that $20K, they should be good. I don't think it will add substantial complications.


Title: Am I obligated to tell my high school which colleges I got into?

Question:
My school guidance councilor told our whole grade that we have to turn in a list (with proof) of every college we got into by tomorrow. She then threatened that if we don't, she'll withhold our diploma and will not send out our final transcripts. Now, I am most likely going to do it, but I know someone who is thinking of sticking it to them by not listing all the colleges they were admitted into. Is my friend obligated or not?

Edit requested info:

This is in NJ, US

A public high school

Answer: Usually high schools do this for bragging rights about how great, mild-mannered and bright their students are. Are you legally obligated to do it? Probably not. Should you do it just so you can get the hell out of there and move on with your life? Yes. This is not the hill you want to make your stand on.


Title: Are "Microsoft" fonts public domain? (More specifically Agency FB)

Question: Hi, this might not be the right spot to put this but I just wanted to know if I would be able to use Agency FB and Agency FB Bold for a video game I am developing. I live in Australia (I don't think that matters but anyway) and have done a little research and from what I gather it seems I am supposed to contact someone. How would I go about doing this and what would happen if I didn't contact anyone and instead just used the font? I plan on releasing this game (although it probably won't attract much attention.)

Answer: In the US, typefaces themselves are not eligible for copyright. However, Microsoft gets around this by licensing "software" (actually a font file) that renders each character. These files are eligible for copyright in the US. So, if you use the official Microsoft font file, then you need a license. If you recreate each character on your own in an open source format, then you should be in the clear. Not sure about Australia.Answer #2: In the US, you would buy a license. Here's where to buy a game license for [Agency FB](http://catalog.monotype.com/family/microsoft-corporation/agency-fb). Answer #3: Get one of the free/open [fonts from here](http://www.unifont.org/fontguide/).  The Linux crowd has created a number of fonts that anyone can use without royalties.


Title: Can I sell medicinal equipment as long as I don't brand it as such ?

Question:
My question is EU focused but any US laws might help me understand how this works better.

Let us assume I have magic device 'X' and I manage to secure a patent on 'X' or at least not get sued for producing 'X'.

Let us assume I market magic device 'X' as being a pain reliever and let us assume there is no way a sane person could hurt themselves with magic device 'X' but if someone went full retard (e.g. stuck it up their ass or ate it) they could theoretically cause bodily harm to themselves.

Is there any situation in which I couldn't be allowed to sell device 'X' because of laws regarding medicine ? Would I be force to place any disclaimers in its branding ?

(assume all parts that compose device 'X' are fully legal)

Answer: So....you want to legally scam people?


Title: [TX] I found my iPhone through the iCloud, it was stolen during a robbery at a store. What do I do now?

Question:
My phone was taken along with money from the store that I work at. Now that I know where my phone is. Who should I contact? I don't want to call 9-1-1 unnecessarily, but I believe this is a big lead and that the investigators would want to know this. Please advise asap reddit. Thank you. I have an exact location for a house.

edit: I just found out the address and looked up the place on google maps. I see two guys at the house who may be the two robbery suspects (they were both masked but I could see they're skin color and their eyes). I'm wondering how interesting this will get if the two suspects are actually on google maps.

Answer: Call the non-emergency number of the investigating department and see what they say.


Title: HELP! [OH, US] Being the third, and my struggles.

Question:
I'm the third and my father and stepmother love to use my name and ssn.   I only find out after something major like moving to a new apartment and find out that "I" was evicted from a place I never lived at, or put the electric in my name just to hear I've racked up hundreds of dollars when I've never had electric in my name before.

Just countless things like this that seem to go unnoticed until it's a problem.

Edit: I am the third. My fathers name and my grandfathers name are the same as mine.

And my question is how do I stop this blatant misuse of my name and imformation.

Answer:
 Why have you not reported these cases of identity theft to the police?Answer #2: Report your parents for identity theft. They will probably be arrested and charged for this since it is a crime. If you don't want them to get arrested then you have no recourse other than putting a freeze on your credit and accepting liability for the debts they incur in your name.Answer #3: You need to contact the credit bureaus and put a fraud hold on your credit **now.**   You can make it so there's a message that pops up on your credit report that basically says "Don't extend credit unless you call me at XXX-XXX-XXXX and I confirm I applied."

You can also freeze your credit so nothing can be done unless you unfreeze it.  It's more secure, but also more annoying for you.

https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0497-credit-freeze-faqsAnswer #4: I'm also a Third, and have dealt with numerous reports on my credit that belonged to my father or grandfather. None of these were actually tied to my SSN, just my name (without the III) and an address I lived at at some point (Both my fathers and grandfathers addresses). Everything so far has been a simple dispute with the credit agency explaining that these accounts belonged to someone else, and not me. To date I've had to do this ~10 times or so, and have been successful each time without any sort of police report. I believe credit reporting agency's are well aware this can be an issue, and are pretty lax about taking care of them.Answer #5: This isn't getting fixed without a police report, and I think you know what that means. Answer #6: I think OP means that he is jerbear88 III, son of jerbear88 Jr and grandson of jerbear88 Sr.


Title: My wife was dismissed from her employment without cause.

Question: We live in Canada. As the title states, my wife was fired from her position. The reason given, Without Cause. She's been offered everything  anybody would receive in a termination package. Everything. They are trying their best at it. The best part? She will be replaced, so its not like a layoff or anything. What bothers me is, there is no documentation about anything against my wife. none. No documentation whatsoever. no write ups, no verbal warning, nothing. She has been a model employee and has gone above and beyond for the company. There is significant data supporting this. My question is, If we went the route of lawyer, is there any grounds for trying to sue the company? She has planned her whole life working at this place, and even the owner said she was great. All of a sudden she is served with termination papers and a deal. It just doesnt seem right.

Answer:
 As long as she was given reasonable notice, which appears to be the case, you do not have any grounds against the company. Answer #2: It's all well and good to say that employers can fire employees for no reason at all, but in reality, it's incredibly rare for a company to fire a ten year employee and say "We're firing you, it's without cause, and we won't tell you why."

In the USA, that sort of behavior by an employer invites discrimination claims, because their fired employee will immediately jump to the conclusion of "If they won't tell me why they are firing me, it must be because of my age/race/gender/disability/pregnancy."  It also encourages employees to join labor unions if they reasonably fear they might be fired at any time for no reason whatsoever.

My point is that what your wife is telling you is not consistent with how normal companies behave. Which means either the company is abnormal, or your wife isn't telling you the whole story. It's possible she was a screw up at work and doesn't want to tell you that. It's possible she engaged in horrible misconduct there. Or I guess  it's possible her company fires ten year employees who are doing a good job and then hires their replacements, just on whim, for no reason whatsoever.

It's usually not productive for spouses to get worked up about their partners being fired or for that spouse to try to push for litigation. Spouses usually think their partners are wonderful and they can't fathom why anyone would want to fire them, and they jump to conclusions of unfairness without knowing the facts of what was going on in the workplace on a day to day basis.


Title: Can my employer bar me from discussing my salary? [Virginia]

Question: I'm employed by a local government in Virginia. Can my employer reprimand or fire me for discussing salary with my coworkers if there is no official policy barring the discussion of salary?

Answer:
 There are generally two types of employees barred from discussing pay:

- An employee whose job function involves access to wage and payroll information

- Employees of municipal governments and perhaps private/religious schools (subject to the respective workplace's written policies) -- in other words, certain workplaces not covered by the NLRA or Federal Contractor Executive Order

With that being said, you *can* be fired for neglecting your job, so if you hole up for an hour or two in the conference room when you should be taking care of your job responsibilities, you can't just say, "We're discussing wages!  You can't fire us!"

So you're likely free to discuss wages, so long as you make sure you're not neglecting your job in doing so, because if you get fired for that, you've been fired for neglecting your job, not discussing wages.  Discussion of wages is not a "get out of doing my actual job for a little while" kind of thing.


Title: (California) Need family law advice. all of us are at a loss for what to do, and miss our baby. Sorry for the long read.

Question:
Hey guys,
thanks for taking the time to read through and possibly helping us out. I have included as much information in this as i thought was relevant, we certainly dont know what to do anymore.

TLDR; mother of my BF's baby comes in to picture, takes child. should we get a lawyer, have grandmother file for custody or try to do it on our own?

So my BF (soon to be husband!) has a 3 year old baby, 4 in october. His baby's mother (who i will refer to as BM) left the picture when she was born. they had an on again, off again relationship the first two years after the babys birth. she left afterwards for good because she wanted to do her own thing, got married, and came back for the baby. she got the baby only so she can have her for a few months, file the baby under her supervision on her income taxes, and then brought the baby back to her dad. Since then my BF has had her, without random visits from the mom. she'll pick her up for a few hours every couple of months. While my BF has been working and going to school, his mother has been taking care of the baby. she loves her as her own child of course. My BF has the baby at a very young age, and so i can admit to him probably not being the best dad the first year, but he did what he needed to do to take care of her and make sure she had what she needed. He's a great dad now, but still has little time to be there as much as he'd like. he is trying to better his future for the babys sake. Recently BM came back into the picture. We would love it very much if she could be there for the baby, but she's very unstable. she has a history of drug and alcohol abuse, and a record for dating very very bad men. this of course wouldnt matter to us, but the baby has gotten the bad end of all her drama at times. BM mom, the other grandma, has seen the baby regularly as she picks her up and spends time with her. she's had almost no contact with BM until this year started. BM has been dating a guy who i know is actually very great, and we are hoping he will help her be a better person in the long run. the only problem is that she came to pick up the baby, and has decided she wants to "give dad a break" from his daughter. she says she wants to be a part of the babys life again and wants to put her in school as soon as shes old enough. there was only a mutual agreement between my bf and BM about sharing the baby. there is nothing legal at all, no written statements, no custody rules to abide to, nothing. we don't know what to do as we don't think its right for her to just come after all this time and take the baby away from the only home she's ever had. We wouldnt care about going to court and having 50/50 custody but like i mentioned before, there are times when we don't even know if she's still alive. how can we get the baby back right now? we told her that she cant do this and we will be taking her to court and she said she will not be bringing the child back until shes ordered by a judge. please help, as we just dont know how to handle this. She is the mom after all and we feel that calling the police will do absolutely nothin for us except making her more upset with the situation. We are very strapped for cash, which is why we are deciding on a good plan of action. we thought maybe my Bf would have a better chance of getting more custody of the baby if his mom, who has been taking care of her ever since she was born, was the one to file for sole custody. is this a good idea? i know usually dads get the bad end of these kinds of deals. im sorry for the long read and hopefully this doesnt come off as emotional as we currently are. it's just been very bad for us and all we want is just to hold the baby and make sure she's ok.

Thank you guys for really ANY advice or guiding words you might have for us.

Answer:
 >We thought maybe my Bf would have a better chance of getting more custody of the baby if his mom, who has been taking care of her ever since she was born, was the one to file for sole custody. is this a good idea?

This statement pinpoints the reason you need an attorney for this matter. Answer #2: You're definitely going to have to come up with some type of custody arrangement for the child, especially with school looming in the future. From the facts you've given, I would probably suggest perhaps that you petition the court for full custody and agree to some type of visitation schedule with the child's maternal grandmother since she's in the picture. That would give the baby's mother a way to see the child in a supervised environment that really wouldn't change the way you've got it set up now. Or give the mother supervised visits with the grandmother present. Either way would pretty much equate to the same outcome and general schedule for the child.

Having said that, I would see if you qualify for legal aid. Check your state's bar website for more information.


Title: (Virginia) Can an employer make you leave you perscription at home?

Question:
My wife is works at a deli inside of a grocery store, and is on an anti-seizure medication. Her boss saw her perscription bottle (the one from the pharmacy) the other day, and told her that if he sees it again he'll write her up. And that she has to have a Doctors note to even have it in the building. He knows full well that she has seizures. She's even had a couple while at work.

This has to be illegal right? Seeing how her not having her meds puts her and her coworkers at risk. What with the slicers, boiling oil, knives, etc.

I couldn't find any solid information on this through Google. All the results were about "mind altering" drugs. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance.

Answer:
 She should formally request an ADA accommodation to bring her medication to work with her. Provided it does not make her unable to work, it is reasonable to allow her to have it with her at all times.

Some workplaces require doctors notes for things like epi-pens too.


Title: My insurance company refuses to pay the other parties insurance the full amount.

Question:
TLDR: Insurance has been saying they will be paying full payment to the other party but the ghosting me and I find out a short time later they are shorting it $350 dollars and get giving me false promises almost resulting in me dealing with legal actions from the other parties insurance and possibly losing my license.

Okay so a little background info. I like in Tennessee and last year in September I got into a wreck that totaled both vehicles. I was at fault. 100%. I only had liability. But my liability was plenty enough to pay for the other parties vehicle.

Fast forward to January I receive a letter stating that ~$6400 (the full amount) will not be getting paid out due to me “not having insurance at the time of the wreck”.  What had happened was I swapped insurances over to my other vehicle a few hours after the wreck. After weeks of fighting them and proving through my local agencies that I had insurance at the time of the wreck they agreed to pay ~$6,050. None of which I knew they were only going to cover 94%.

So in about February after I receive my notice from the other parties Insurance staying they were getting ready to file legal actions on me, I call my adjuster again. After about 20 minutes of just back and fourth she agrees to send them a check while we are on the phone. Needless to say I was pleased.... up until today. I received a letter stating I still owe $350.

I call my adjuster back stating to her this is about ridiculous. And if I am going to pay out $350, it’s going to be to a lawyer. She proceeds to calm me down and says she is sending them a check right now. I then tell her I am possibly about to lose my license do to their mess ups. And possibly be in the middle of a legal fight on my own therefore putting me in a tough place financially. I told her I wanted reassurance before I hung up the phone. She told me she would send me a screen grab on the check she is sending. Which she did come through with. I have the picture. But I am not very optimistic about it.

If this does fall through the cracks again on their end, I would like to be prepared to what would be coming my way. Would I have a leg to stand on when it comes to bringing my insurance company to court over these payments? Would I be entitled to any restitution’s due to this effecting me having to take off work to sort this out?

I am only 21 and have no real experience in any of this. I would like to apologize in advanced for the awful formatting, I am on mobile.

Answer: If you are sued by the other party, your insurance company is obligated to provide you a lawyer (which is going to cost them a lot more than $350).