Title: Can you get charged with manslaughter for selling psychedelics?

Question:
First off I'm not talking about the toxic psychedelics, like nbome. Because it's obvious you get charged for murder for selling toxic substances.
I'm not talking about the common myth of JUST selling/possessing can get you a man slaughter charge (people think that about lsd). What I'm talking about, is if you sell a non-toxic psychedelic, and they kill their selves, or others (while on the influence of said substance), will you be charged with manslaughter since you are the one who sold it to them?
I read a report about a guy getting a 10 years minimum manslaughter charge for selling mushrooms to a guy who jumped off a balcony while under the influence.
All I'm wondering are the ins and outs and specifics about this. I know it's rare that people do such things, but sometimes people can't handle their drugs/ are crazy and off themselves on psychedelics as they are pretty powerful.
Sorry I'm asking it on here, I've tried to do quite a bit of research, but all I can find is multiple mushroom dealers getting charged with man slaughter after someone offs themselves, and I'm wondering how this is possible and the specifics to it. Thanks.

United states, Georgia. I'm not looking to sell it, I just find it ludicrous.

Answer:
 [Plenty of drug dealers](https://www.google.com/search?q=heroin+dealer+charged+with+murder+overdose&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8) get charged with various degrees of homicide when their customers overdose.

It's likely done as part of the [Felony murder](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felony_murder_rule) rule.  If you are knowingly committing a felony and someone dies in the course of or result of that felony, all participants can be guilty of murder.

Example: You and your friend Jeff rob a bank.  During the robbery, Jeff shoots and kills someone.  You can be charged with the murder as well.

Or if a security guard shoots and kills Jeff, you can be charged for murder for Jeff's death.


Title: Chase Closed My Account and Will Not Give Me a Reason

Question:
Last night after getting off of work, I went to a Chase ATM to deposit money. After a few minutes, the ATM returns my money. On the screen it says to call the number, which I do. I call and get in touch with a representative to which they tell me that Chase has made a final decision to close my account. I ask the representative for a reason and they explained that they have the right to not disclose this information.

I have been with Chase for almost 5 years. It's been a great bank to me in many ways. I have gotten one savings account closes because of inactivity. However, I have done everything in my power to keep my checkings account open which includes paying $200+ of overdraft fees and depositing at least $1.

Is there anything I can do to keep my account open? Maybe dispute this decision? I really do like my account with Chase because they're not the type of bank to charge you for every single little transaction you make or don't make.

(GEORGIA, USA)
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer: No, Chase doesn’t have to accept you as a customer if they don’t want to.Answer #2: Nope. They can close your account for any reason including none at all but you likely triggered some type of fraud flag in their system, accidentally or otherwise.


Title: Charleston, SC. I got a 4 point 'illegal passing' ticket on my scooter. But, you don't HAVE to have a driver's license in this state

Question: I hopped in the bike lane for a short distance when I got pulled over for illegal passing.  $155 ticket, which is no big deal.  But, I noticed I got 4 points as well.  Why would they give me points if I don't even have to have a license to operate a scooter (49cc) in this state.  I'm researching lawyers in the area but want to know if there's something else I should do.  Thanks in advance.

Answer:
 The reason states assess "points" is to get a score for how bad of a driver you are.

Your maneuver was a sign of a bad driver, hence you got assessed points.  The fact that you don't need a license to drive that vehicle is irrelevant.Answer #2: Wait so you think you can drive a scooter with impunity and never get points because you don't have to have license to drive a scooter?  Answer #3: The fact that you operated your moped with such a degree of disregard for the rules and the safety of bicyclists is exactly why there should be a requirement that you have a license. But, in any event, points are assessed in this situation because they don’t want people (such as yourself) who blatantly disregard the rules to have the ability to drive a bigger, more dangerous vehicle. Answer #4: You also don't have to be allowed a driver's license in that state. Or any state. And can have that license revoked as a penalty for a variety of administrative or criminal issues.

Like driving your moped illegally. Answer #5: You better mind yourself on a scooter. In November, you're going to have to have a license to drive one of those too.  I imagine you could preemptively have too many points to be able to get a license issued.


Title: Catfished or troll

Question:
So I met this chick on pof. We got to talking and traded numbers. We started texting, all just hey what's going on, we should meet up. she ghosted 3 days ago. Today I got a call from her number answered and it was a male claiming to be her father, saying she was only 16 he's calling the cops. Now no pics were traded, no sexual messages. We never met up. If this isn't a troll do i have anything to worry about?

**California

Answer: It's a scam. Block the number and move on.


Title: Conflict of Interest?

Question: So if I get caught dating my lab teacher( we are only one year apart) what are the problems that could relate to that? We aren't dating now or anything, Im just curious. What could happen depending on the severity?

Answer:
 You are a student and they are a teacher? They could be fired. I doubt anything would happen to you though Answer #2: Are you in University?

You could both face accusations of academic dishonesty if your relationship becomes known while you are under the same program.  This would not be a "legal" event.

If you are in high school this is a very different conversation.  This would be a "legal" event.


Title: Sexting an underage girl

Question: Sent multiple dick pics and received similar from a 15 year old girl. Am 18 and consent is 16. Lied about my age at one point because I turned 18 a few months into talking to her and I never told her. Pisses me off that I should even be worried but whatever. Could I get in trouble? Live in the US btw, ohio

Answer:
 Jesus nearly every other post of his is him complaining about it being illegal to have sex with minors.  Answer #2: I think you should turn yourself in to the police.

Judging by your post history, it's probably best for us all that you are identified on the sex offender registry. Answer #3: http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/facebook/000/205/251/hansenlol.jpgAnswer #4: This thread has been linked to from another place on reddit.

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Title: Worked at a shitty company before quitting, company makes FB post about needing to hire another part time, can I comment on it about my experience?

Question:
I (last year) applied for a job at a company we can call Unlimited Avians, now this was just an in-between job while I was moving locations and needed something to pay bills with (I work in a competitive field that I now have an amazing job I )

Anyways; I applied and was accepted to this job. Monday-Sunday, over 10 hours, now the owner of this franchise were a husband and wife, let’s call the Wife Debbie,

Debbie and another new person my age were the only people who worked(ever) and she said to us when we started that she did not give lunch breaks (for 10 hour shifts) and that if we ate something we were expected to work and not eat in the front of the store, we were never allowed to sit, and she had a weird thing about not letting us refill our water bottles in the water jug if the cap touched the faucet (total nut)

She refused to give anyone any days off, even if way in advance, she would make the schedule by a month-month long basis.

She also would upsell the shit out of people (I get it, that’s how she lives) but everything else is pretty illegal right?

Anyways, I quit job and tried reporting her to the head of this franchise (never heard back)

She’s now looking for another associate and posted on her Facebook, saying she offers competitive wages, flexible hours, and so on. (None true) I was paid 9$ an hour where at my previous job I was on 1,400$ a month.

Could I get into legal trouble if I comment on this post and share my experience?

(I really don’t want other people getting in the same boat as me)

Should I leave out specifics?

Thank you!

Answer: It's not illegal. But the Internet is forever and I would never, ever hire anyone who showed such a lack of professionalism, a lack of understanding how business works ($9/hour may be competitive for *that* job even if you earned more at another store), and a willingness to make untrue assertions (it is definitely not illegal to be expected to stand and not eat in a store environment).


Title: Are emails legally binding?

Question:
Well, I'm a student in Nebraska, and I sent an email to College Board asking about some classes. They issued an automated reply, saying I would get a response from them within two business days. That was 11 days ago, and I still have no reply. I'm not interested in taking actual legal action, but I want to know if there is any sort of breach of contract here, or any other grounds for action. I'm mainly interested in the idea that the email they sent me could be considered legally binding.

This is my first time posting here, and I'm not very knowledgeable about the legal field, despite having 2 lawyers in the family, so I apologize in advance if this is a bad post.
Topic:
Contracts

Answer: Is this real life? No, they have no obligation to respond to your email.


Title: I rent my car out via Getaround, and a renter has been racking up tickets (USA – Illinois).

Question:
Will try to be brief. I use [Getaround](https://getaround.com) to rent out the car that I own and is registered to me as a 2nd stream of income. When renters get parking tickets I get them in the mail. I've been paying them and getting reimbursed, either by renters directly or through GA, depending on my relationship with the renter.

I am naïve and didn't realize that moving violations for renters fall in a different category and I shouldn't pay them, as paying admits fault. Getaround says [on their website](https://help.getaround.com/hc/en-us/articles/204584920-Are-renters-responsible-for-traffic-tickets-or-parking-citations-) that

>If you receive notice of a point violation issued to your car related to a Getaround rental, we kindly ask that you **do not make payment**. Doing so is an admission of guilt, which may adversely and irreversibly affect your driving record. Instead, please submit a copy of the citation to help@getaround.com. We'll work quickly with the issuing authority to transfer liability to the appropriate renter.

I paid one renter moving violation ticket: for running a red light on camera. I don't **think** that's a point in Illinois ([source](https://www.dmv.com/il/illinois/vsd-point-system)), but I don't know for sure.

Separately, the same renter got an "automated speed enforcement notice," which I contested to GA who sent me a letter detailing that it wasn't my fault, it was the renter's. But they only sent that to me, not the state who could rescind the warning. The same renter *then* got an automated speeding *ticket* (with a fine), which I sent to Getaround to transfer liability, and am currently awaiting the resolution.

Finally, the same renter got a parking ticket that he himself decided to contest on my behalf (apparently he's a traffic lawyer in addition to a terrible driver) – I got the in-person hearing notice in the mail and sent him the info so he can show up to contest (on my behalf, I guess).

**Summary:**

*Tickets received:*

1) Speeding warning (GA sent me a letter but didn't send the city anything)

2) Speeding ticket (**I didn't pay** and submitted to GA to transfer liability)

3) Red light ticket (**I did pay** (thus admitting fault), and got reimbursed for cost)

4) Parking ticket (renter requested and was granted in-person hearing, scheduled for next week)

**Questions:**

• Should I be worried about points on my license for admitting fault in the red light camera? I've never gotten a moving violation or serious parking ticket on this car.

• Do I need to go to the in-person hearing that the renter scheduled on his own? Was it even legal for him to do it on my behalf? Should GA intervene?

Appreciate the help. Thanks!

Answer:
 God this system sounds so terrible.

Camera red light tickets don't affect your driving record/insurance.

You do not need to go in person, if he's a lawyer, he can represent you. But wow, this is still horrible.


Title: I plan to approach a property manager about renting a unit under my terms and want to have the contract on hand.

Question:
Basically, I have found a vacancy that I might be able to take advantage of. I believe that having the contract with my terms on hand will work in my favor for the negotiation process.

Is this something that is ever done?

Is it even allowed for the tenant to draw up the contract for an official lease?

Do I have to use their exact lease template or as long as all the terms are there, it's fine?

I want to use the basic lease template except incorporate my price and a few terms that, as far as I know, are not typical for a lease but are crucial for this particular agreement to work.

Live in North Carolina.

If this is not the appropriate sub, of if there is a sub more tailored to my queries, please let me know.

Any information will be greatly appreciated!

Answer: Totally legal for you to approach them and use your own lease with your own template. They probably won't agree and you might come off as a pushy asshole they would prefer not to have as a tenant.


Title: [TX] Landlord contacting me 2 years after move out to notify of damage fees

Question:
I lived in an apartment complex in College Station from 2015\-2017.  After my first year there \(2015\-2016\) I moved to a different unit in the same complex.  I moved out of this complex and moved to a different city in 2017 after my lease was up.  When I left I logged in to my resident portal a month after move out to double check that everything was good,  I had no notifications and the balance was $0.

I got a call today from this complex saying that I owed 240 dollars due to damages on my 2015\-2016 lease.. 2 YEARS AGO.  They claimed that I had holes in the wall and a broken chair, which isn't true.  I don't have any picture evidence to prove it was fine when I moved out, because my portal showed everything was good and I deleted my photos.

Not only did I live there at the complex for an entire year before I ever heard anything about this, but they also took 2 years to notify me of the alleged charges.  I tried to google what time frame was legally allowed but I couldn't find anything.  If anyone could give me advice it would be greatly appreciated.

Answer:
 I'm assuming you had a security deposit and after all this time the landlord no longer has any security deposit (it was returned or there were other charges) and they are trying to charge you extra?

https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/SOTWDocs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm

Chapter 92 of the Texas Property Code, Sec. 92.109.  LIABILITY OF LANDLORD.

(d)  A landlord who fails either to return a security deposit or to provide a written description and itemization of deductions on or before the 30th day after the date the tenant surrenders possession is presumed to have acted in *bad faith*.

A landlord who has acted in *bad faith*; as per (b)(1); "forfeits the right to withhold any portion of the security deposit or to bring suit against the tenant for damages to the premises". So the landlord cannot sue you for the $240.Answer #2: Did no one else live in that unit for 2 years?Answer #3: Was the call actually from the complex, or was it from a collection service?  I would request proof of debt first and foremost.  Sometimes shady collectors will buy debt and not have all the info.  They may actually be after someone who lived there after you, but they got their information messed up.


Title: My friend [18 F] is stuck in an abusive relationship with her foster parents, what can she do.

Question:
Through away account
She is currently living in the foster parents house, and is regularly verbally abused. She often makes jokes about suicide, I always try to take them seriously.  They withhold the ability for her to use her own money.  She has a bank account, but they don’t let her use the card. They require her working a minimum of 25 hours to live there along with good grades. They provide no transportation to one of her jobs which 2 miles away.  They lied to her about her being in their custody till she graduates. She got in trouble for calling her friend’s mother’s friend, an attorney. They do not let her leave the house. She has  to go back to her biological family’s home once a month and she made sure she got the days off for it this month after they told her. Then the day after she got her set schedule they told her she shouldn’t have gotten those days off & her parents told her that she was a bad person for getting the days off.  She is still currently going to high school, but is 18.
Sorry for bad formatting and grammar, I am typing this out on phone.
Topic:
Juvenile and Youth Law

Answer: She needs to call her social worker and talk about this. Maybe she can get a better placement.


Title: SOS! Really need help. CA DMV.

Question: So I just moved into Los Angeles, California and am looking to get my driver's license. The problem is that if I try to book and appointment at the DMV website it tells me that they're fully booked everywhere in the greater LA area till APRIL. I can't rely on public transport for that long, since my commute to work absolutely requires to drive a car. Some background info, I went to university in Florida (just graduated, move to LA for work), where I got my previous license (now expired), but I am a non immigrant alien on a year long OPT (work permit). In Florida, you NEED an appointment no matter what to get a license as a NIA. I'm willing to do the walk-in line, no matter the time, but if I can't do a walk-in I'd have to wait till April to drive. My only alternative is to FLY back to Florida, get my license, and come back, then wait till April holding that license and get the California one. I cannot go back there and waste any more time, I need to be working and making the most of my time here in the states, so losing another week and more money on that is just too much. My only salvation would be if for some reason you don't need an appointment to get a DL as a NIA in California, which if any of you know, please tell me. Also I just wanted to ask if any of you might know ANY other option. I am desperate and hopeless, I see no escape from this situation and have no idea of what to do.

Answer: Go to any DMV and wait in line. You don't need to wait for an appointment to get your driver's license.


Title: Being forced to stay in my apartment complex for 60 days? [MD]

Question:
Okay so yesterday I posted something here about moving out without paying the current rent. I decided I'd contact them so I could pay the rent and let them know I have to move out soon.

When I contacted them, they let me know I didn't have to pay the rent off in full, I can set up a payment arrangement if needed. Cool. But then when I informed them that due to money issues I needed to move out by the end of the month because I just couldn't afford the rent anymore, they said I was not allowed to move out until 60 days or I would be "penalized". I asked them if there was anything else I could do because I just can't afford the rent, and they still said that I had to stay for 60 days and I can pay the rest of January's rent with Febuary's rent. Which makes no sense to me really because that's not a fair "payment arrangement" in my opinion. I also asked them what the "penalty" would be and they wouldn't directly tell me.

So now I'm here again wondering what to do because I already have a place lined up to move into on the 31st and I think it's ridiculous that I have to have a 60 day notice to move out. I've heard of 15 day notices or even 30 days, but forcing me to pay two more months of rent including this month's after I said I couldn't afford it anymore sounds pretty crazy.

Answer:
 They aren't forcing you to stay.  They are forcing you to abide by the lease provisions for a month to month tenant.  First of all, the 30 day notice term is a bit of a misnomer, it is 30 days from the end of your month term.  You can't just give a 30 day notice and expect it to stick mid-month.

It sounds as though you DON'T have a 60 day notice requirement, only a 30 day and you are caught mid cycle.  You will be held responsible until the end of Feb.  I honestly don't know where you are getting 60 days from because based on the calendar in front of me it seems like they are letting you off after 39 days.

Also make sure that you give WRITTEN notice.


Title: Mother died - now getting her medical bills. Do I pay? (WI)

Question:
My mom recently died (Dad also gone, too) - the medical bills she accrued are now being addressed to me as her "estate".

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Do I need to pay them?

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She left no money behind - no savings. She had a small life insurance policy left for her grandchildren, and a super messy immediate annuity that listed me as the beneficiary.

Answer: No*. Generally states do not make children responsible for the debts of their deceased parents, the estate would be responsible. That being said I would double check with a probate attorney just to be sure. Once you have that information let them know that mom passed without any assets to pay the bills. The annuity and life insurance are contracts that fall outside of the estate.


Title: My friend punched someone for groping a few girls (at least 3) at a party. He is now being charged for battery. What can he do?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 He needs to retain an attorney.

However much we can all empathize with his intentions it doesn't give him free reign to attack somebody. Answer #2: He should talk to his attorney.  He also shouldn't attack people regardless of the situation.Answer #3: He can get a defence attorney and possibly try to make a self defence argument based on the premise that he was acting in defence of others.

Whether that will be successful or not depends on the circumstances and the level of force used. For example if he had reason to believe the guy he hit was attempting to rape one of his victims then an argument could be made that he used reasonable force to prevent that rape. If however the guy was just being handsy resulting in your friend calling him out and punching him in the head then the violence was not justified as no one was in imminent danger and the level of force use was disproportionate. Pushing the guy away from one of the victims would be more proportionate in that case.

In short it's all about context but your friend needs counsel *now* and to work out their defence with them.


Title: Invalid traffic stop?

Question: My boyfriend got pulled over in the state of Colorado. The cop stated verbally and in the arrest report that the reason for contact was not displaying a front plate. The vehicle was on a temporary tag, which in the state of Colorado, you are only issued one temporary permit for the rear. If there was a criminal charge that came of that traffic stop, it should be dismissed, correct?

Answer: Remember the standard for validity of a stop is that they have a reasonable articulable suspicion that a crime or traffic violation has been committed. The standard is **not** that you actually did commit a crime or traffic violation. If he had reason to think it was likely that you were in violation of an extant traffic law, having front license plates, he can stop you to investigate.


Title: [California] help, Its an actual nightmare: Friend getting divorced, paralyzed suddenly, and wife has gone on a spending spree

Question:
Hi Legal Advice, I've gotten help on here once before, so... Hopefully you can provide some guidance. I'll try to keep this fucking nightmare short, but in general:

1) Kind, successful (self-employed small business) friend marries a woman about 5 years ago. She's mid 30s, he's mid 40s.

2) In a failure on his part to discuss post-wedding life plans, he was surprised when she decided this meant she no longer had to work, or contribute, or frankly adult in any way. She spends the next few years increasingly less reliable, not working, heavy partying (in her 30s) etc..

3) his increasing frustration at her inability to function in adult society (he was CONSTANTLY finding out she has 7 or 8 unpaid, ignored parking tickets etc) FINALLY made him realize he needed to divorce her.

4) BEFORE that went through, he went on a trip to see his family, and to cut to the chase had a swimming accident that shattered multiple neck vertebrae and a month out he's basically permanently quadriplegic. On a side note, at first he asked to be removed from life support and they wouldn't do it, which is a separate issue, but now he seems to want to try sticking it outt.

5. His wife did step up and assist in all the medical horrorshow stuff, but now she has power of attorney for him and we hear that she's been on a.. party and amazon spending spree. People close to her who try to be understanding have started to raise serious concerns about her behavior.

The question: We raised a somewhat substantial amount of money via gofundme, but have been asked to stop and send money directly to her paypal. She may even think she's operating in a responsible manner, but frankly I believe most of our friends agree that she'll be burning through all their savings in the next 6 months, and afterwards..  divorce our friend and leave him paralyzed and destitute?

The question: WHAT CAN WE DO? We get she's still the wife and that generally means she can do what she wants. Can we figure out if the power of attorney was done under coercion? Is there some patients-rights advocate law that prevents spouses from taking advantage? If not, is there anything we can do separately from them, like set up a trust? He very specifically was divorcing her because she's basically incapable of exactly what she's been tasked with. I'm not even mad at her though, based on our many many many hours of talking about his frustrations with her, I didn't expect anything else. It's like the parable of the frog and the scorpion.

If she does do what... we expect to happen (intentional or not), is there ANY advice at all what we can do to attempt to get our friend to have some sort of help or hope in the mid-long term? Just... Any tips?

Answer:
 Contact the [Adult Protective Services](http://www.cdss.ca.gov/Adult-Protective-Services).  As your friend is disabled, they may be able to help or intervene.Answer #2: What medical state is he in now? Is he conscious and of sound mind? Can he communicate?Answer #3: If he chooses to he can revoke the POA and name someone else in her stead.  As far as the fundraising goes, you can set the funds up in a trust that pays medical expenses directly.  Answer #4: She may not actually have power of attorney. Making medical decisions is often delegated to a spouse if the patient is not conscious or able to make decisions.

In addition, she likely has access to their joint financial accounts and without him there to stop her, she wouldn’t need a financial poa to spend all of it.

When you get a chance to talk to him (if he can communicate), you can bring up the option of changing/establishing a power of attorney (medical, financial or both) or perhaps a temporary guardianship (not sure what level of disability would be needed for this to be an option).

Regarding the GoFundMe, you are not required to pay the wife directly. You can pay the hospital or home health aids or the rent/bank directly. Please keep a detailed accounting. You may also want to consider a special needs trust where you or another reliable friend are the trustees. This can be especially helpful for keeping gifted assets from being counted as income if/when he applies for disability income from the state or federal government.

Best of luck. Don’t forget to take care of yourself.


Title: Do I have any legal grounds to file a police report against my mother?

Question:
We're both in the same city in Texas. All of my childhood up until I left at 18 (I am currently 20) she repeatedly sexually assaulted me by touching me inappropriately and at one point even stuck her finger in my vagina against my will when I was 16 (I believe that was the age). A year or two ago I also remembered (I blocked it out because it was traumatic) that she and my stepdad had sex on top of me (not next to me or just in the same room as me but literally on top of me) when I was around 5. Is there any way I could file a police report or press charges on her for doing these things to me? I have developed PTSD because of what I endured and would like some sort of action to be taken because she also had a second child with my step-dad three years ago and I am worried for his safety. The only "proof" I guess I have is I asked a similar question on Yahoo Answers several years ago when she stuck her finger in my vagina regarding what I should do about the harassment and assault.

Edit: I apologize if this is the wrong flair, I honestly have no idea where a question like this would go.  I assume it would be a personal injury?

Would I also be able to file a police report against my step father for beating me as a child?
Topic:
Personal Injury

Answer: Yes, you should file a police report as soon as you feel comfortable doing so. It may or may not have passed the statute of limitations. The prosecutor's office will be able to tell you for sure.


Title: Terminated Prior to My Last Day...

Question:
I email my employer that I'm terminating my employment effective April 15th.  I told them I'll be leaving two weeks from that date, April 29th.

April 15th my boss calls me and is very angry.  She tells me two weeks is not enough for me to complete my work and she asks me to extend my leave date.  I immediately contacted my new employer so I could try and accommodate my old employer.  I emailed my boss and told him the other company is allowing me to start on May 8th, which is 3 weeks from my quit date (an extra week).  During this conversation she asks if I'm working for a competitor.  I told her no (although I'm going to work in a different division, this is technically a lie since the company I'm going to work for is direct competition).

April 16th I told the CEO of the company who I was going to work for.  The CEO pressured me into telling them who I was going to work for.

I continued working for my former employer from April 16th until April 24th.  I complied with all requests from my boss.

April  24th I went to the office.  I got called into the CEO's office.  He told me to pack my stuff up and leave - the reason given was that I lied about the other company not being a competitor.  I did not get any paperwork telling me that I had to leave.

I feel like I've been wronged.  If my former employer really felt that me working for the competition was grounds for firing, then why didn't they fire me on April 16th when I told them exactly who I was working for?

Instead my former employer kept me around to get information out of me for what leftover work I had from April 16th until April 24th.

I then had to scramble to find out if I could start my new job a lot sooner.

This situation has caused me tremendous emotional distress.

Do I have good grounds to take legal action?

Thanks, Jenny

Answer:
 >Do I have good grounds to take legal action?

No.  They don't need any reason to terminate you.  And they have a perfectly good one, even if they did -- you are going to work for a direct competitor, and you lied about it.


Title: Do I need to follow any process to get my mother out of my apartment? (TN)

Question:
I am in Tennessee - specifically, Shelby County - and in late October, I agreed to let my homeless mother stay with me until she got back on her feet. We agreed that she'd be here for 2 months at maximum. In return, she agreed to get a job and help pay rent and bills here. We agreed that she'd be here for 2 months at maximum. We did not have any part of this agreement in writing. It was all discussed over the phone. She has not gotten a job or paid any money toward my rent or bills. She is not on the lease, and she does not receive mail here.

Not long ago, I was given about $35 in cash from my students to buy books from a Scholastic catalog. I put the money in my dresser drawer, intending to deposit it into my checking account at some point. I went to get the money one afternoon, and it was not there. I asked my mom about it, and she claimed she didn't know it was there. That said, my mom is a smoker and goes through several packs a week. She has no job or money, yet she still had cigarettes. Per the advice on another subreddit, I set up a camera in my room. It is not hidden and records only video. I left yesterday afternoon to help some friends pack their apartment and left $10 (also from a student) on top of my dresser but under a few other items. When I got home, I checked the footage and found video evidence of her stealing the cash.

I realized that I am breaking my lease, so I'd like to get her out with as little fuss as possible. My lease has the following section regarding guests: "A resident may have overnight guests or visitors without prior Management approval as follows: (a) for one period not to exceed fourteen (14) consecutive days in any twelve (12) month period, OR (b) for thirty (30) non-consecutive days in any twelve (12) month period. Any person staying overnight more than fourteen (14) consecutive days or thirty (30) non-consecutive days in a twelve (12) month period who does not have PRIOR Management approval to reside in the unit shall be considered an UNAUTHORIZED INDIVIDUAL."

Given that she has not upheld her end of the verbal agreement and is now stealing from me, I want her out of my apartment. My question is, has she established tenancy? If so, is there a legal process I need to follow to get her to leave? Will I need a lawyer to do so?
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: The easiest way is to just ask her to leave. If she won't give her a written 30 days notice to leave. If she doesn't leave on or before day 30, evict her through the court. Then change your locks.


Title: [MN] I was let go from my temp job. Security is trying to hack my facebook?

Question:
Throwaway account, because now I am paranoid.
I aplogize for the length and formatting. Frustrated and ignorant on how to make posts look nice.

TL;DR:
**contract termination for alleged facebooking, now someone is trying to get into my facebook. Does employer have a right to snoop in my phone? What can be done about them trying to steal my facebook? Can I request the IP address of the culprit?**

I just started at a temp agency a month ago, landed a job at one of those fortune 500 companies; cubicle, laptop, all that.

I work in an area that deals with banking and money and talking on the phone frequently with customers.

The other day, after a particularly rough and challenging day of being yelled at all day long by customers, I made a "vaguebook" post, which was deleted, but went like this -
"why would anyone decide to be a complete asshole to people who prepare your food, mange your money, watch you while you sleep? (lame paraphrasing from Fight Club). Think about that, next time you decide to be an asshole, <random name> from <random city> "

Now, the random name was just something I pulled out of whatever website or thing I was reading at the time. Random city, was a city where this company does business in. THAT'S IT.

Today, my supervisor and manager pull me into a room to have a discussion, they are joined via phone by a security person, I didn't catch his name or title. They tell me that there was a report of "threats made on facebook" and first needed me to agree that I would not "retaliate in any way, to any person in this room, now, or after,during the course of this investigation" He refused to go forward (even after multiple times of asking 'what is this regarding, EXACTLY?' ) until I agreed.
I say fine, let's move on. We spent ten minutes where this person tried to get me to admit that I was making threats against people via facebook and it was very serious and they needed to investigate it. He asked me what name would be displayed on my facebook page. I asked him "don't you already have that information?"

 **THIS PART IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR LATER**

 *Then he asked what the email address associated with that account was. I gave him an alternate email that I've used in the past for playing games on facebook* (9 years ago or so).

I told him I would admit to nothing, asked him to provide specific details, and does he have any proof of this happening, where did he hear it from? He said "I'm not going to get into it, right now". I told him "you very MUCH, need to get into this. This is a serious thing you are accusing me of and I have a right to know." He just kept going on, telling me to say yes or no. I said the best I would do right now, was say "I don't recall." the other two people in the room chimed in, to get me to admit to it, I stood by my words, I don't recall.

For the record, my facebook (now deleted) is(was) on lockdown; only friends can see things and that is very limited, only I have the access to any of my information, friends list.

After this back and forth of "admit it" and "I don't recall", they said they wanted to see my phone. I said no, you do not have a right to see that. He said "We cannot physically take it from you, but just so you know, if you refuse to give up your phone, it can be considered as non compliance and could lead to termination".
I said "okay. Well, it sounds like you already made up your mind. There's no way I would give you access to snoop through my phone based on some flimsy allegation."

They asked me to wait in the room next door, I was not allowed to go back to my desk. Finally, my supervisor and manager came in, and said they were going to "let you go for the rest of the day, we'll be in touch with the agency on monday".

They ignored all of my questions of "should I take my personal belongings?" and "What should I do with the things at my desk?"
I went back to my desk (escorted by the both of them) and gathered up my things. I asked them if they wanted my security badge, too, they said "sure, you can leave that here if you want". I told them this was super confusing and not giving me a straight answer is making this harder.

Finally, I took my things and left.

**NOW AT HOME**

I received an email saying "we're sorry you're having trouble accessing your facebook account" and it was for that
*alternate email address I gave earlier*.

So, my questions are these:

Is there any legal justification an employer to ask to look at your phone? I could understand if It was a very specific, very violent threat...But this is not the case. This sounded more like a "we heard this from person A", but they refused to be specific about it.

If this security person, or whoever he was, has been trying to access my facebook using the email I gave to him, what are the legal ramifications of that? It seems like he has been trying to force facebook to give up my account, by spamming it with requests for the password and "I don't have my email" requests.
Can I request from facebook, the IP Address of the person doing this?

Answer:
 > Is there any legal justification an employer to ask to look at your phone?

Your employer can ask.  You can say no.  Your employer can fire you.

> If this security person, or whoever he was, has been trying to access my facebook using the email I gave to him, what are the legal ramifications of that?

This is very illegal.  Like federal law illegal.

Call the local police and report at ic3.gov.


Title: Sheriff's Notice door tag while at work? (single, lives with family, clean record, millennial, student/credit debts)

Question:
So this is a new experience for me. I got a perplexing door tag returning home from work at night asking me to stop by or telephone the county sheriff's office in town "in regard to a legal document which is in our possession".This was in the late evening while I was at work. I've never received such a thing before.

I will also mention that I am single, never married, never got in any criminal trouble, have no parking/traffic etc. tickets, no do I have any property in my name. I do however have 11 different types of debt, which I am managing even while juggling student loans. Hooray millennial problems!

Based on my research I am to conclude that this is likely one of the debt collectors either unsatisfied with my payments and wanting more, or could be something totally unexpected that I'm just completely unaware of.

What other documents would require a sheriff to hand deliver to my house at night, and wouldn't a sheriff's resources be aware that I'd be at work anyway? If so, this makes me think it would be a lower priority civil complaint or debt collector suit. I do not wish to go to the courthouse in person if I can avoid it, because being a person of color I've heard of the whole "debtors prisons" thing.

I just got a recent job that's giving me better pay and I'm in the midst of considering getting a second part time job so I can pay off these debts faster and eventually get my own car, before I can get my own place to live. So to reiterate, nothing criminal on me or anything related to spouse (I'm single), eviction (I live with family and pay my due share).

This happened about a day ago, and the office will be open on weekdays during usual business hours. This concern is a bit sickening to my stomach, after already contacting a different debt collector to setup a payment plan that worked out for me (however that involve a USPS postal man having me sign to receive a different paper)

What should I do? Thanks in advance...

Answer:
 I'd google your sheriff's department and call that number, just in case this is some kind of scam.

9 times out of 10 the door tag is the sheriff is going to serve you in a lawsuit initiated by a creditor.  You don't have to call, but the sheriff will keep trying to serve you.


Title: I was approached, handcuffed, and arrested in less than 20 mins. Disorderly Conduct, I need some advice.

Question:
This past Saturday I was down on Balboa island with my two of my friends. We wanted to watch supercross that evening so around 8pm we walked down to the local market. Roughly a 2 minute walk from my friends house. We bought a bottle of vodka and hung out on the boardwalk for a bit shooting the shit with the store workers as we often did every time we stopped by. I began to walk back home a few paces ahead of my two friends. Soon a cop car approached me at a rapid speed and a cop jumped out and ran up to me and was immediately intimidating. Having a horrible experience with cops before I told the officer that i was going to put my hand in my pocket to retrieve my phone because i wanted to record our conversation. He said no, grabbed my phone, pated me down and put handcuffs on. He began barking questions along the lines of "do you know those two guys" "whats in the redbull" blah blah blah. At this point I was very upset because i had no idea why i was even approached. Soon enough there are 9 cops as I was walked over to join my two buddies on the curb. 9 cops for 3 of us. I am very outspoken when it comes to police interactions just asking the questions is it really worth it? why are they doing this? what did we do? with no response from any of the officers. The officer that had originally approached me had a high school "ride-along" with him the entire time and i got the impression he was trying to show off for the kid. Often wispering in his ear then pointing and laughing at me. (complete asshole) ...so they drove me and my two buddies to jail where we spent the night. Arrested at 830pm, and released at 430am on sunday. My friends were released with no promises to show up to court. But me on the other hand had to promise to show up to court being charged with disorderly conduct. My question to anyone that can help and actually endured reading this is what the hell can i do? I dont want to go to court, and dont have the cash to pay any stupid fines. I dont even know how i was being disorderly? The interaction was so quick i never even found out why the cops where called on us on the first place? Is there anything I can do, prepare for, and question for my court hearing? any help is appreciated.

thank you.

Answer:
 >Having a horrible experience with cops before I told the officer that i was going to put my hand in my pocket to retrieve my phone because i wanted to record our conversation.

Yeah, cops are never going to let you reach into your pocket after initiating contact with you.Answer #2: >I am very outspoken when it comes to police interactions

While this may make you feel better at the time, the more you piss off the cops, the more charges they're likely to pile on you.


Title: Work called about a social media post I made. How screwed am I?

Question:
So earlier today at work I was feeling sick, and went home early. Soon after I left the building (7 o'clock) I composed a tweet which said "Who can I pay to burn (name of workplace) down? #jk #orami?"

About 15 minutes ago (9:30 o'clock), I received a call from my General Manager, telling me that Corporate Office had seen my tweet and contacted her. She continued to ask if I "needed help", while I frequently assured her that I meant my tweet to be a joke. So far, Corporate has followed my GM's suggestion to take no legal action against me.
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My twitter account does not contain my real name, and I have deleted the tweet in question.
What actions should I take to ensure I keep my job?
What legal action could this company take against me?

Answer:
 >What actions should I take to ensure I keep my job?

Not really much you can do but play nice.  Unless you have a contract forbidding you from being fired for "making posts on social media" (or are in some jurisdiction which does not contain at will employment) they are free to fire you over this.

> What legal action could this company take against me?

Firing you (an administrative punishment) is probably about as far as it goes unless they have other actual damages (civilly). Criminally I suppose they could file a police report; although I doubt a DA would touch this as a credible threat.


Title: My Best Friend Is A DACA Recipient. Somebody Applied For Food Stamps Under Her Name.

Question: She and I reside in California. Apparently someone applied for EBT benefits under her identity. She made it painfully apparent to me how applying for social benefits of any kind can be very detrimental for the future in terms of working to be a legal US citizen, not to mention it could affect her ability to stay in the US. I'm very concerned for her and I'd rather not let her get deported. What's the best way to go about fixing this that would not exacerbate the issue or affect her ability to stay here and ensure her opportunity to work towards being a US Citizen?

Answer: She should consult with an attorney. This isn't something you want to mess around with internet advice about.Answer #2: She should contact the social services agency that the application was made at and report fraud. The social services office should be able to help her get this cleared up. IANAL so she may want to check with an immigration attorney before proceeding.


Title: Awful experience getting a tattoo

Question:
This is a bit of a wild ride from start to finish I don't even know where to start. Tl; dr at the end.

So recently my favourite tattoo shop that I've been going to for years has gone under new management. The guy that used to work there has gone back to his own country. He was one of the best artists I've ever met and I have never seen portraits done as well as he could do them.

Anyway I have a voucher to use since Christmas that I had until the end of the year to use so I decided on what I wanted and went to book it. I sent them the picture of what I wanted and they said they loved it and would do it exactly the way I showed them.
So fast forward to the tattoo day.

I couldn't book the day off work because it was such short notice (I had booked the tattoo the day before and he said come in tomorrow) so I had saved my lunch breaks and was going to get it done at this time. It was only a small design with some writing that would've taken no more than an hour with my old artist. So of course being punctual was important for me since I was on my lunch break. The new girl arrives 30 minutes later and didn't even apologise for being late or explain anything.

She pulls up the picture I had given her and said she can't do it. I ask her why and she said its too detailed. I had spent a really long time trying to get this perfect and I knew it was exactly what I wanted. This girl goes onto google images and pulls up some other random design that was kind of similar and said she could do that. This one was more detailed than mine.

I had the bit of writing and the exact font I wanted in the design and she said she'd make a stencil of it and put it on after she was done the picture.

OK cool whatever it was stencil time for the main event. I have a tattoo on my other arm that was similar in size and I wanted this one to be in the exact same place on the other arm so they'd match. She slaps the stencil down and I say they're not even and can she just wipe it off and move it a little so they're even. She says she cant do that. I'm getting so sick of her shit now so I sucked it up and let her go to town. The placement wasnt bad I just wanted it to match my other arm.

So here she was doing this design that I hadn't originally planned out but we'll get over that. Who walks in mid session but her drug dealer. After her boyfriend had arrived with her young child who was running around the shop and playing with equipment. Her drug dealer walked in and gave her something (I'm not sure what) but obviously drugs. She takes money out of the till to pay him. Whatever I'll just sit here and wait for you to buy your drugs that's cool.

Main event is finished it's not what I wanted but still looks good so I'll deal with it. This is where we get spicy. So remember the writing I wanted in the font I had picked out? She didn't make a stencil of it. She wrote it in her own (tragic)  handwriting that was nowhere near the font I wanted. She also spelled it wrong. She put the stencil down and I pointed out she had it spelled wrong and she said she would fix it when she was tattooing it. I also pointed out it wasn't the font I wanted and she said it was too hard to do. She had been at this for so long now that the numbing cream had worn off so I buried my head in my phone to distract myself. She let me know when she was finished.

I looked down and she absolutely fucking butchered the writing and left the typo in. It looked awful. It still looks awful. I absolutely hate it.

I'm still so angry over this whole experience. I'm no stranger to tattoos and I have been going to that shop for years but with the new girl I'm never going back there and I'm going to look for a new artist. Bits of my arm are starting to get infected which had never happened to me before and I'm taking care of the tattoo properly.

I really don't know what to do in this situation and I've been wearing long sleeves since I forgot done since I can't even bear to look at my arm. Any advice is appreciated

Tl; dr: picked out tattoo I wanted new artist said she's couldn't do it picked out another one and she spelled it wrong and butchered the writing. Her drug dealer walks in mid session while her kid runs around playing with equipment.

Answer:
 During that entire time, did you not think to get up and walk away? You already said she was late, then said she couldn’t do your original design, then messed up the stencil. You had every opportunity to walk out of that chair and leave or ask for another artist.

You can go get a cover up of the bad tattoo but suing them will be tough to do since you could have done any number of things before she put the needle to your arm. This is more like a customer service issue than legal issue. Unless she violated the health department by using unsterile needles or something there isn’t much you can do. Tattoos are a buyer be ware type of thing.

You can give them a bad review on yelp but be mindful they can attempt to come after you legally. Just avoid that shop and that artist from now on. Answer #2: This is 100% on you. You had multiple opportunities to back out and chose to saunter on. Your only option is civil court.


Title: [NY] My undergraduate private university is confiscating fire hazards, curious what you all think on this, legal or no?

Question:
https://www.reddit.com/r/rit/comments/77go1u/stop_housing_from_stealing_our_stuff/?ref=share&ref_source=link heres a link to the post on my college's subreddit. I'm graduated and going to law school so I'm curious what you all think of it and whether this new clause has any standing. Some of the students seem to think theyre going to sue, so I'd like to hear from you as a third party.

EDIT: tldr if you dont want to read the full argument: the jist of the issue is that the students signed a housing agreement that didn't allow them fire hazards. there was also a term that said the terms could be amended at any time with "reasonable notice" and specified silence meant acceptence. they then changed the terms saying if they found any fire hazards during one of the inspections it would be removed and held in the office until the end of semester, to go into effect in 2.5 weeks. the time passed, now theyre removing things.

it's my stance it's allowed since they agreed to it, the main arguments theyre bringing up are tenant's rights arguments.

Answer:
 It looks like you posted a link to a specific comment that contains a story about someone having to refinish their apartment's floors because they didn't read the lease.

You'll need to TL;DR the background of your question.


Title: Legality of hard-to-remove parking stickers?

Question:
Maryland (QUESTION ANSWERED)

I'm trying to figure out how legal (or illegal) it is for whoever runs a rental neighborhood to put big, hard-to remove stickers on a car? Would this this technically be considered vandalism?

I'm currently helping my Fiancé house sit in the rental/townhouse community where her parents currently live. I'm a Visitor with an out of state address & license plates, parking in the visitor lot, and I've only been here a day so far. I go out this afternoon and see a giant green parking sticker from the folks who run the development/neighborhood, with the reason for the sticker being written out that "tenants cannot park in the visitor parking lot". Obviously there was some kind of misunderstanding/mistake, and that's easy enough to take care of. I do take issue, however, with them putting a giant adhesive sticker that's going to be an inconvenience to take off onto my car. This seems like something that would count as vandalism/defacement of property, so does anyone know what the legality of this? Thanks.

Answer:
 Maryland's malicious destruction of property statute says that

> A person may not willfully and maliciously destroy, injure, or deface the real or personal property of another.

While they arguably injured or defaced your property, I think it would be a very hard sell to say they did so willfully and maliciously. Maryland courts have construed that requirement strictly: "it is not sufficient that the defendant merely intended to do the act which led to the damage to property; it is necessary that the defendant actually intended to cause the harm to the property of another." *In re Taka C.*, 331 Md. 80, 84 (1993).

You should strongly consider letting this go and moving on with your life.Answer #2: https://www.cleanipedia.com/gb/floor-and-surface-cleaning/how-to-remove-sticker-residue

>park in different spaces to even avoid any potential issues

So you know you're breaking the rules. You're living there right now. You're a tenant. Visitors are generally daytime or one-night people.Answer #3: I have been in this situation before and honestly,you are lucky that they just stuck a warning sticker on and didn't tow you.


Title: Paying School parking tickets in pennies

Question:
Is it legal for me to pay parking tickets from my high school in pennies? This is in Connecticut. These tickets are not actually tickets, just something they give to you if you park on campus without a parking sticker.

Update: I meant to ask do they have to accept it, being part of
 government

Answer: Not legal advice, but it might be smart not to piss off the administration so early into the school year.


Title: 6th Amendment: Is it considered “ineffective counsel” if a public defender of an indigent individual who wishes to plead NOT guilty takes a plea bargain without the individual’s consent?

Question:
[UNITED STATES] Hello all. I know the 6th Amendment guarantees every citizen the right to “effective counsel”, but what constitutes as effective vs ineffective is pretty unclear upon my research. Is it acceptable under the 6th and 14th Amendments when a public defender
1. Ignores his client’s wish to plead not guilty for one year, to which the accused is appointed another public defender who
2. Again ignores his client’s wish to plead not guilty and instead takes a plea without his consent and concedes his defendant guilty of second degree murder based on diminished capacity (again, without the person’s consent and ignoring wishes to maintain his innocence)?

Thanks in advance for any help.
Topic:
Constitution

Answer:
 What you have described simply isn’t possible.  A defendants attorney doesn’t actually accept the plea bargain, the defendant must do so, they will have to sign the document and the judge will question them to ensure that they know what they are doing and that they are voluntarily entering into the agreement.Answer #2: I highly doubt a plea deal would go down without the consent of the defendant. The judge has to question the defendant about the plea. The defendant could easily say they don't want to take the deal to the judge during this time. Answer #3: Hypothetical questions belong in r/legaladviceofftopic.

Also, do your own homework.Answer #4: If we’re going to do your homework for you, can you give us the full question?


Title: Co-worker made a grievance claim to end my career, I gathered facts to prove otherwise. Compromised HR says I'm taking this too seriously an dismiss it. Advice on how to pursue this?

Question:
My co-worker, who is also my ex from ~2 years ago, made a grievance claim and also gave the company an ultimatum (one of us has to go).

I do not harass this woman at all, ALL of my conversation with this woman has been strictly company logistics -- I don't even joke with her or involve myself in casual conversations at all for well over a year and a half.

She made the claim based on an unprovoked incident. She basically claimed that I have been disrespectful by walking off on her, not communicating company logistics to her as I do to others, pointed out an incident where she claimed that I basically wasn't pulling my own weight and sending task to her to provoke her and said I was making the work environment difficult for her to be in when I was around.

I contacted the HR and then gathered facts the next day. The day she claims that I walked off on her the companies camera footage clearly shows my back turned whilst in a group, she proceeds to speak to which I had no idea she was speaking to me (my name wasn't called) a coworker touched me I turned around and addressed her normally. Her disrespect claim is null.

The communication complaint was again null because the information meant to be communicated to her was taken by another employee who forgot to relay the information. I didn't get her directly because she was late and missed the briefing. That complaint was null.

The day when I was said to be slacking on the job I was there on my personal time to deal with a client casually. Null.

I sent all this facts to the HR, who is very good friends with the accuser, to which I got the response that she was just emotional and I'm taking this too seriously.

Fuck that! How is this fair, this woman wanted to end my career because she was feeling like it that day?! I want to pursue this futher, I want it on record that in no way I harass or grief my accuser. I'm not looking for dismissal I'm looking for reassurance that this can't happen just like that there has to be some kind of consequence. Should I contact the Labor department? Should I get a lawyer? What steps I should take to pursue this?
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer: There's nothing you can do other than ask HR kindly to have your record reflect whatever it is you want it to. They don't have to comply. And if you push too hard they may just up and fire you for being difficult, so keep that in mind.


Title: Equine Boarder euthenizes MY horse & face books me about his untimely "passing"

Question:
I board my horse at a private boarder that houses 11 horses on his home property. My horse is registered to the American Quarter Horse Association by me. 1 week ago, I chose to move my horse closer to home & tell the border so. He said he needs a full 30 days more & then goes no contact. I see him driving around town yesterday & he avoids eye contact. I get a Facebook message today saying that my horse ate a bunch of wood on his property, got kicked in the stomach by another horse, & his brother from 6 hours north of here, a family doctor, had to put him to sleep. There are no records for his brother practicing veterinary medicine in this state, no record of the body disposal, holes upon holes in this story... I ask for details of his death record, the man says "Get over it, he's dead! My brother is a family doctor, he's been practicing medicine long enough to perform euthanasia.." What recourse do I have? He may have sold my horse out from underneath me & have no body to provide. He may have killed my horse in a shady way. I would at least like to know that my 13 year old horse is alive if he still is... Please help!!!

Edit: I am in Illinois

Answer:
 When was the last time you saw your horse? Who knows how long he's been collecting for a horse that is not there. Others may be in the same predicament. Expose this guy. You need to get a lawyer and, as has been stated already, get a police report filed. What a crook!Answer #2: Put the word out to equine vets and farriers in your county and nearby ones with your horse's physical description. Also, contact any local horse auctions for a listing or go to the auctions. You want to find your horse before a killbuyer picks him up cheap and sends him to slaughter in Canada or mexico. Work fast, most of them buy and process in under a week. Check with local killbuyer too, most would be happy to sell it back to you for a small profit.Answer #3: Illinois has recent law changes.

Here is everything you need.
http://asci.uvm.edu/equine/law/lien/lien.htm

I would imagine spca investigation finding piles of horse bones or something.
Answer #4: Have you been to the stable yet to see if he's actually missing, or to look for the body? It seems to me like you'd have every right to be on his property for these purposes, as a paying customer. Answer #5: Are you the boarder at the stable? When was the last time you saw your horse? If paid the current month can you just go to the barn to visit your horse and see what's up? Are there other boarders at this barn? Maybe another boarder can tell you something? Other than that, get the police involved.Answer #6: Piggyback question: isn't the boarder liable if another horse kicks it while in his care? Or ate wood?


Title: sued for being witness to a car accident???

Question:
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Topic:
Troll Post

Answer:
 > How am I responsible for this shit?

You've not yet been deemed responsible.

First, when you say you're being sued, what do you mean?  Have you been served with paperwork from a court, with a case number and everything?Answer #2: Report this to your renters/homeowners insurance so that they can get a good chuckle as they get you dismissed from this suit.  They'll hire a lawyer to defend you, which shouldn't be difficult.


Title: Do I have a right to dispute this?

Question:
So I went to a restaurant for New Years that was doing a prefixed menu.  $250pp for a five course meal and we had a group of 11.  I had my card precharged the 26th to hold the reservation (required but the restaurant).

Upon arriving the restaurant had messed up our seating.  Over the phone they said they would seat us in the main room and when we got there they bumped us to the secondary room.  Not a huge deal but if I knew I wasn’t going to be in the main room I would have reconsidered booking.

The seating was supposed to go from 9-12 with dessert getting there around 12.  We did not get our first dish until 1045.  Our third course came out at 12:30 AM (after New Years mind you) and at this point no one wanted to eat because we were busy partying.  We complained the many times that the service was way to slow and the staff was very inattentive which was very frustrating considering we were such a big group.

The three “managers” that I spoke too said they understand that they dropped the ball and would “take care of us.” and gave us a drink menu and said not to worry about the prices.

At this point it was 1 o clock and we still did not receive the main course which was the fillet minion.  We complained again that it was unacceptable to which point I hear 2 other ppl behind me complaining about the same thing and that they need to leave and that they will not being paying for their experience.

When we go to leave, we get handed an additional bill for $1000 to which I ask what is this?  The reply was for the additional items that we ordered -aka the drinks that they said they would “take care of us with.”  I say I thought this was going to be waved I’m not paying for this?  To which the waiter says I’m sorry you feel that way but for you to leave you need close out the bill (at this point no managers were around or could be bothered to talk to me).

At this point I couldn’t believe it and just wanted to go home and straight up told him I’m not paying and telling my card company to decline the charge after I leave.

At this point I honesty feel taken advantage of.  We spent all that money per person to not have the service we were supposed to receive and even didn’t get the dessert that was included (if they did bring it out it was after 2:30 at which point we already left).  And then they tried to hustle us for an additional $1000.

Can I dispute either of these chargers?
Topic:
Consumer Law

Answer:
 What charges?  You didn't pay for the drinks and you disputed the meal, correct?

If not, you need to explain where you left things better.


Title: Leaving. Need advice. Maine

Question:
My husband and I have been married less than two years. In February, I realized he was an alcoholic. I have been trying and trying to make us work, but he refuses to. He can't get or keep a job. He smokes and drinks away all my extra income. And he refuses to get help. So I decided I am leaving. It's awful and I hate it and my heart is breaking, but I feel I have no other choice. I need help and advice.

My plan so far is to pack up and leave one morning for work, take a bunch of my things, and leave a note. I am planning to move in with my mother, but we have a month-to-month lease on the apartment and two roommates.

Any advice would be helpful, both legally and emotionally. I know this is the right choice for my emotional health and wellbeing, but it hurts so much.

Answer:
 Therapy should help on the emotional front.
You should read your lease, but since you are on a month to month situation, it likely says must give 30 days notice. You can also do the same for you husband and remaining roommates. You may leave in whatever way you would like, but make your final rent payment however you typically make it. But again, confirm this with your lease.


Title: [CA] Can/should I report this pharmacist for what he did?

Question:
Sorry if this isn't the right place to submit this.

A friend of mine is dating a guy who is a pharmacist. Our friends all agree that he's bad news for her-- manipulative, uncaring, just typical douchey boyfriend stuff. However, we all got really concerned though when she told us about how he looked up her medical information without her consent and commented on how he knew she was using a type of medication. It made her so uncomfortable that she recently just paid a recent prescription out of pocket because she's anxious about him being able to look it up on her insurance and see it.

This just makes us so skeeved out, is this legal and if my friend should report him, what are the avenues should she take?
Topic:
Medicine and Malpractice

Answer:
 Board of Pharmacy:  http://www.pharmacy.ca.gov/laws_regs/

"File a Complaint" right there on the left-hand side.
Answer #2: Pharmacist here. This most certainly is a big deal. A previous comment mentioned that paying cash won't help. This is true.

A Walgreen's pharmacist learned how serious this can be. This was just a few months ago.

[Pharmacist Costs Walgreens $1.4 Million for Violating HIPAA](http://www.pharmacytimes.com/news/pharmacist-costs-walgreens-14-million-for-violating-hipaa-)

edit: formattingAnswer #3: I realize this sub is not r/relationships, but I gotta say, a person should never be afraid of their SO, or of the actions they think their SO may take. Feeling that way is a sign that you need to vacate the relationship, like, yesterday. OP, I hope you and your other friends are giving this friend all the support and encouragement she needs to  GTFO.Answer #4: It would be a HIPAA violation to look up her file even at her request.

Report him to his employer, pharmacy board and file a complaint for the HIPAA violation here: http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/complaints

This has nothing to do with her insurance. He's looking at her past prescriptions not insurance claims. Answer #5: I'm not a lawyer, this isn't legal advice.  I think the looking up of her prescription records is a huge red flag.

This guy seems beyond douche-y, and well into controlling, manipulative, abuse territory.  He's willing to seriously violate professional ethics and the law to invade her privacy?  Yeah - please do your best to convince her to get away from him.Answer #6: As someone who works on a software product that deals with PHI, his search was absolutely audited and if your friend files the complaint they will easily catch him and nail him to the wall.Answer #7: Not only is this illegal, is very good lawsuit tinder.


Title: If someone has monetary debts, and they go to the US embassy of a country they are on vacation in and rescind their citizenship, what happens?

Question:
Specifically, can they give up their citizenship if they have monetary debts in the USA?

Also: if you reject US citizenship, what citizenship do you take on? You’d fall into some sort of legal black hole I guess?

Answer:
 [The State Department has a page about this](https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/travel-legal-considerations/us-citizenship/Renunciation-US-Nationality-Abroad.html).

The US doesn't have a specific policy against allowing citizens to become stateless voluntarily, but the Consulate would generally advise against it and might refuse to give you the renunciation paperwork if you can't prove you have citizenship somewhere. You'd also still be on the hook for taxes for a period of years, regardless, and your debts and other legal obligations would survive your renunciation. If you ever wanted to return to the US, you'd need to apply for a visa, just like any other foreign visitor - and you may be found ineligible for a visa, just like any other foreign visitor.

As a way of dodging debt, it's completely ineffective unless you _also_ travel to a country with no reciprocal treaty regarding debts, and with a barely-functional legal system - at which point your debts might be the least of your concerns. You'd be better off staying in the US and declaring bankruptcy - which legally discharges your debts _without_ any risk of rendering you stateless.


Title: Parent spreading adult child's medical records from childhood in effort to alienate family and friends

Question:
Location: United States

If an estranged abusive parent has sent childhood medical records to friends and family in to punish the adult child for refusing to allow them in their life, is there any recourse for the child? Is this any sort of HIPAA violation? What about providing them to the opposite side in a court battle involving said adult child without any permission to release those documents?

Answer:
 > Is this any sort of HIPAA violation?

No.  HIPAA applies to medical providers, not to parents.

> What about providing them to the opposite side in a court battle involving said adult child without any permission to release those documents?

There's no issue here.  They legally came across the documents, and there's no specific protection for them.

If they reveal the information publicly, you *may* have a case for "publication of private facts".  That's a bit of a stretch, and likely would have zero effect on their usage in a court case.


Title: [CA] girlfriend laid off at 5 months pregnant without reason.

Question: Long story short my girlfriend was hired on as a dental assistant while pregnant. The company knew she was pregnant before hiring and said it would be ok. Is there anything we can do?

Answer: Is there any evidence to suggest discrimination?  Because waiting 5 months to fire a pregnant employee isn't exactly the kind of circumstantial evidence that provides strong support to a discrimination claim.


Title: Permit for teaching free class on the beach

Question:
Hi everyone, I’m looking for some legal advice. I want to offer a free yoga class at my local town or state beach.

I will be raising money for the local animal shelter - but it is only suggested donation - and I won’t be profiting.

The process to get approved for state or town beaches is long and sometimes you have to pay.

I have been considering just showing up and teaching, A bit before the beach officially opens in the morning or after the beach stops charging at night.

What could the consequences would be for this? Can I just play dumb and say I had no idea I would have to get a permit if it was a free class? Or can I actually get in trouble and face legal repercussions?

From my perspective, I can go to the beach and practice yoga by myself or with friends. My students are my friends and I’m not profiting from them.

How risky do you think this is? What are the risk year to teach at a state or town beach?

Thank you

Answer:
 So you want to ignore the laws and do whatever you want without consequences?

That generally isn't how it works. Police and judges are not stupid. They know 'my friends' doesn't mean your are not violating the permit laws/rules.

Just get the damn permit if you want to do this. Stop trying to skirt the rules. If your want to do something, and do it for charity, then follow the rules.

Explain what it is for and maybe they will help you out with getting the permit easier/cheaper.

If you don't, you can be fined. For a lot more than what the permit will cost


Title: [Illinois] Weightlifting Gym in Basement of Condo Building - HOA Liability

Question:
Cross-posted from /r/weightlifting

I was at our condo board meeting last night and found out that (a) we have a workout room (dumbbells and a treadmill in there currently) and (b) there is room for a platform and a squat rack. The board sounded willing to consider me putting in the platform and getting some weights, but they were concerned about liability for the HOA, and also noise. Noise, I can fix with padding to drop weights on, but I have no idea about avoiding liability for anyone that bothers to wander into that basement gym. My first thought was asking everyone to sign a waiver, but not sure how to ensure that everyone signs it before going down there. Thoughts on avoiding liability for the condo association?

Answer: There's no way to 100% avoid liability. Yoi should probably the HOA's insutance agent. They should be able to guide youand make sure your policy protects you properly.Answer #2: Just have to have proper insurance coverage. Check w/ the HOA's broker and see what it would need.


Title: Body Shop worked on vehicle without authorization. Wants to charge for labor, parts, etc.

Question:
[deleted]
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer: Tell them you didn't authorize or sign for any repair work and demand return of your vehicle. Call your insurance company to get them in on this as well.


Title: Worried about maternal grandma seeking visitation after I adopt my stepdaughter (bio mom abandoned her).

Question:
We are in Oregon, USA.

I have been a parent to my step daughter since she was 6 months old.
She is about to turn 5 now.

My husband shared joint legal custody and 50/50 parenting time with the bio mom until 2015.
Late last summer the bio mom told us that she didn't feel mentally/emotionally capable of parenting (something we had always known, she was an overwhelmed teen mom) and then promptly moved out of state.
The parenting plan was updated with the court to show that she moved out of state and would be (supposedly) returning one weekend a month to visit her daughter-- after leaving she never returned and refuses to keep us updated on her address (she does a lot of couch hopping).

There is no child support ordered.
We were just happy to see her go because she has always been erratic and vindictive so we didn't want to give her any incentive to stay in our lives by asking for money if she were to leave.

The "magic milestone" for legal desertion of a child is one year of willful parental absence -- that's approaching in August.
At that one year mark we plan on calling bio mom and telling her that she either needs to pay child support, or to sign over her rights so that I can adopt my step daughter.
We know she can't/won't pay child support, but we're not sure whether her pride will make her dig her heels in and refuse to sign the paperwork.
We will take her to court to have her rights stripped for desertion if she decides to be as spiteful as she has been in the past.

From the lifestyle she is living in her new state and text messages screenshots we've seen of her talking to other people, she has no intention of ever being a parent again.
But she has gone to great lengths to make our lives difficult out of pure spite in the past so we know we're dealing with a loose cannon.

The situation is further complicated by the maternal grandmother.
Grandma also lives out of state, but is basically a middle-aged version of biological mom -- manipulative, needy, vindictive.
She has visited my step daughter (supervised visits in our house) twice in the last year.
She used to be AWFUL to us until biological mom left the picture, then she started clinging to us because she realized her daughter was no longer a window to see her grandchild.
We've never denied this grandma visitation, but when the adoption goes through we will be blocking her number and have no plans on having her in our lives.
She is toxic as all hell and we just want to have a clean break from the mess that is that side of our daughter's "family".

I'm worried that Grandma will try to file for court ordered visitation.
I'm worried bio mom will batten down the hatches to be difficult and because she's worried about looking like a "bad mom".

Does anyone have experience in this sort of situation?
Any anecdotal stories from a step parent adoption or a biological grandparent's attempt to get court ordered visitation?
Does Grandma have a leg to stand on?
Does bio Mom have a snowball's chance in hell of keeping her parental rights if we take her to court?

Trying to put my mind at ease.
My step daughter has always been just like my own (referring to her as my step daughter here feels odd, because I'm the only mom she remembers so I'm just "mom" and she's just "daughter".)

Answer:
 Unfortunately, the answer to both of your questions are not what you're hoping for.  Oregon does recognize the rights of grandparents to petition for visitation, and it is generally pretty extraordinary to terminate the rights of a parent who has not been actively abusive, over their objection.

>I'm worried bio mom will batten down the hatches to be difficult and because she's worried about looking like a "bad mom".

This is a legitimate concern.  Parents who have their parental rights threatened often seem to try to step up to avoid that final form of failure.

Good luck with your daughter.


Title: Wife was “Terminated” from job today

Question:
My wife has been working at a tanning salon for a few months now while I finish up some training in the San Antonio area. Her manager has been treating my wife in a questionable way. All started when they let their employees tan for free because they work there. A couple weeks ago, they started to cut everyone’s hours because summer is here. My wife went in to tan, and was told that she couldn’t because the employee handbook states that you must work 12 hours in the week to be able to tan. No problem. My wife was curious and texted her manager, and got a response along the lines of “you should have been aware of this the whole time, I’m not having this conversation with you.” Ever since then, they have been changing her shifts around at the last minute,and cutting her shifts the night before. They also have a terrible accountability system for their store key. My wife was supposed to open the store on Saturday, on Friday we called the store to ask if we could pick up the key, because they rotate our keys to employees who are opening. They said yes come get it. Fast forward 2 hours, we drive out to the store, there is no key for us, we wait at the store 30 minutes trying to figure everything out, nothing. A couple of hours go by, no response from management. Then we get a text in her works group chat, basically telling her to just “figure it out.” I told my wife to stick up for herself, so she replied that they can drop off the key to her, or they can unlock the door in the morning to open because we have already spent 2 hours trying to figure this out, when it should be the responsibility of management to coordinate things like this. 10pm that night, they told her not to come in at all the next day. We are getting frustrated at this point. Come last night, wife works the next day (today) from 630am until 2pm. Without any reason, she is told to come in at 930 instead, after we had planned our day around her working at 630. She calls her manager and asks why, and is told because someone has to be there early to pick up a package that she can’t sign for, and to get over it because her manager had a personal life too. Sure, that’s understandable. At this point, she decided that she was going to quit, they cut her hours to one shift a week, they are making us drive all over the place, trying to figure things out that should be their job, her driving to trainings, and compensated for nothing. Not worth it. She goes in to work today at 9, planning to tell them at the end of her shift that she is going to quit. When she walks in, the manager and assistant manager pull her to the side, and scold her for being “disrespectful and unprofessional” and are making her out to be the one in the wrong. Using language that implies that if she doesn’t “shape up” (they want her to stop sticking up for herself and cater to them) that she is going to be fired. She tells them respectfully that they are not good at leading their employees, that they are lazy. She told them that she quit in that moment. She asked for clarification whether she was fired or not, and they replied “the feeling is mutual.”

All of this started as well when I received military orders to a new station, and my wife let them know that we would be moving in the next couple months. I am not one to point fingers, but I cannot help think that ever since they knew we were moving, they decided they did not have to treat her with respect anymore.

I know that being in the military, we have access to legal help. Is there anything unlawful on either side, anything worth pursuing? Or would I just be wasting my time? Am I just complaining too much about a common workplace disagreement or is there substance here?

Thank you to anyone with advice, it is appreciated!

Answer:
 She wasn’t terminated, she quit. You’re looking for legal recourse against them because she decided to quit... .

>She told them that she quit in that moment. She asked for clarification whether she was fired or not, and they replied “the feeling is mutual.”

 That’s a weird follow up to quitting.

 Wife: “I quit.”

 Employer: “k”

 Wife: “So am I fired, tho?”

 Employer: “...you don’t work here.”


Title: Privacy during employer drug test

Question:
This is in Iowa. My employer recently initiated a random drug testing program. This is not good news for me as I am an occasional recreational user of marijuana. I began researching my rights as far as the drug testing and came across Iowa Code 730.5. It says that employees have the right to testing done with "regard to the privacy of the employee."

My question is, what does this "regard to the privacy of the employee" mean? Are they allowed to watch me urinate while taking the test? In a previous round of drug tests they did, my co-worker told me that a police officer and one of the employees of the company doing the testing were in the bathroom while they were told to urinate. Is this legal in the state of Iowa?

Any insight appreciated, thanks

EDIT: I just found out that the guy watching was a  "former" police officer who now works at the drug testing place. Not an actual police officer. Sorry for confusion.
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer: A drug test is only as good as your ability to catch people trying to cheat the system. Some places have another person present when you make your business. Some places have cameras. Either way, I highly doubt you're not going to be watched in some way or fashion.


Title: I (25F) received an anonymous email with screenshots of my ex (31M) trying to chat up a 13 year old girl. What do I do? (xpost)

Question:
I was told to come here from the relationships subreddit. I'm located in the United States, Nw England area.

So, yes. Throwaway for reasons that will soon become obvious.

I haven't spoken to or been in contact with my ex in over two years, despite having a three year old daughter with him. I recieve no child support, and it's a fine situation.

Our relationship ultimately ended because I found out he was stalking and exposing himself to young college girls and gas station attendants. The last contact I had with him was during a child support hearing in 2014 where he ultimately threatened to have me killed.

In the years since, I've done rather well for myself, considering the fact that my relationship with X was physically and financially abusive, and my main concern in life is my daughter and my mental health.

Yesterday, I received an email from an address I didn't recognize, with screenshots of X chatting with a girl, who tells him she is 13 after she confirms that his age is 30 or so. He continued to chat with her after, offering friendship, a listening ear, marijuana, and more chatting.

While obviously inappropriate, I don't believe I have reason enough to go to the police or any other law enforcement agency. Yes, he's showing signs of attempting to groom her for sexual conversation, but it's not like he's coming out to say it.

I looked up the girl in an attempt to contact her parents, but was unsuccessful.

What do I do, if anything?

TL;DR Ex with sexual criminal conduct past is chatting up little girl, and someone saw fit to send me screen grabs. What do?

Answer:
 You probably don't have any legal obligation to do anything.

If it were me, I'd probably forward the information to the police department either where he lives, where I live, or both.  They can decide whether the grooming behavior is actionable, but more importantly, they can investigate to protect the girl and find out if there are other offenses.


Title: [CA] Roommate hasn't paid rent since May, isn't on the lease, and I have already moved out

Question:
So, I rented an expensive apartment with a Craigslist roommate that had bad credit, and wouldn't qualify to be on a lease but claimed to be able to pay rent.

I believed this individual and signed up for an apartment with this person. We split the deposit, and for the first month after moving in the roommate paid their share of the rent. We moved in during the month of April, and in May I received a late check for rent only, no utilities.
As of now, I have been paying for everything in terms of utilities: gas, electricity, water/sewer/garbage/amenities fees, internet/cable, even though we were supposed to be splitting these expenses.

I have also paid all of the rent for June and July.

I have purchased a home and moved into it, and I no longer want to live in this apartment or have my credit associated with it or my roommate, who has as of yet been unable to work for money.

What are my options to get clear of this situation?

Since I haven't received any money from this person since May, can I just evict the roommate?

Do I need to provide written notice to a roommate that isn't on the lease and hasn't paid in months?

The terms of my lease are that I can transfer my lease for 1000 dollars if I find someone that qualifies for the lease, or sever my lease for 3600 dollars if I just want to be free of it completely.

Unfortunately, most potential roommates find my current roommate unpleasant due to the roommate's service animals, as do I, and do not enjoy the fact that the roommate has occupied the master suite in the apartment.

Please, I'll take all suggestions seriously.

Answer:
 >Since I haven't received any money from this person since May, can I just evict the roommate?

Yes, you can file a court actiion to evict them.

>Do I need to provide written notice to a roommate that isn't on the lease and hasn't paid in months?

Yes, in fact you need to file in court and then provide notice

Pay the 3600 dollars and be done.


Title: Louisiana. Former roommate is using a poorly written protective order to destroy my life.

Question: Lafayette, LA. In 2013 I was renting a room from a woman that I was occasionally physically involved with. She is married, but her husband lives across town and pays her bills. This woman meddled in my life to no end, and it culminated in a shouting match, after which I agreed to seek other accommodations. Things settled down while I searched for an apartment, I was walking on eggshells. A week later, she had her brother assault and rob me (he was arrested), and she somehow got a Protective Order against me that does not expire. The judge wrote the order, despite the fact that there was NO violence, and NO threat of violence. The judge who issued the order was voted out for doing things like this. The woman began finding out from her friends where I was going to be and showing up to intimidate me, and finally she hid on the porch of a bar and called the police when I went inside. The arresting officer and my friends informed me that she had the order IN HAND. Since this nonsense started, i missed court twice (was never served, instead they served HER my papers), have missed 7 days of class for court and jail, and have hemorrhaged over 3000 dollars in bail and court fees. This is hell, and it has been eroding my will to live. I would move but this is my final semester at college. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Answer: This is something you need a good lawyer to handle.  If your college has a law school you may be able to get help from their pro bono clinic.  You need to get the protective order dissolved.Answer #2: This is way beyond what this sub can help you with. You need a lawyer like yesterday.


Title: Where can I find resources on feminist jurisprudence?

Answer: Google.comAnswer #2: Here's some information on [critical legal theory](http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/critical_legal_theory) and [feminist jurisprudence](http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/feminist_jurisprudence).


Title: Friend was sucker punched. What should we do?

Question:
My friends and I were at a park playing basketball and a group of guys came up and we started to play a game of 5v5. About 5-10 minutes into the game it got heated, people were throwing elbows and such, and when I went to box this one guy out on a shot he straight up threw me to the ground. I got up and was pissed so I started to approach the guy so I could tell him off for throwing me down. As soon as I start towards him the rest of his team is behind him in less than 5 seconds, hands up, ready to throw down. I wasn't looking to fight at all, neither were any of my friends. Long story short, after like 5 minutes of the other team wanting to fight and us not doing anything to provoke them, the guy who initially threw me to the ground ended up sucker punching my best friend right in the jaw. We left as soon as that happened as we were outnumbered (they had some other friends waiting on the sideline) and we took our friend back to his house. His mouth was full of blood and he was in serious pain. His mom took him to the hospital where they determined he broke his jaw. He underwent a 4 hour surgery to reconstruct his jaw and they realized he had completely torn his nerve so now he will be unable to feel his lower cheek/lip on his left side. He had to have his jaw wired shut and will be that way for 4-6 weeks which makes it a lot harder for him to eat and speak.

Basically what I'm posting for is that we know the first name of the guy who punched him. We have seen him before at the park and have some mutual acquaintances that we hope can help us get his name. What exactly could we do in this situation in terms of finding this guy and if we find out who he is, what action can my friend take against him.

Thanks.

Answer:
 So it sounds like your friend was chilling out, maxing, relaxing all cool, and shooting some b-ball outside of the school, when a couple of guys who were up to no good started making trouble in the neighbourhood. No doubt this one little fight has made his mom scared, so your friend needs to move in with his auntie and uncle in Bel Air.

But seriously, your friend was the victim of a serious crime, so call the police. That's literally their job, investigating crimes and apprehending criminals. That's what they do. Answer #2: File a police report.


Title: [IL] I feel like my employer is stalling my reasonable accommodations request

Question:
I started a new job last week, and at the end of my first day, I was told my service dog was no longer allowed in the building until they completed the reasonable accommodations process. I never hid the fact that I have a service dog, I attended both in-person interviews with her (I don't go anywhere without her). She did not cause any problems on the first day (pottying in the building, barking, being a distraction, etc), and spent most of the day sleeping at my feet.

I was not able to get a note from my doctor's office until Monday after work, and turned that and the reasonable accommodations form in first thing on Tuesday. The temp agency I work for and the employer I work at had a meeting about it on Wednesday (yesterday) and I was told that it would probably take *at least* another week to figure out the process.

They've already shown that they have no idea what they're doing by asking for documentation they're not allowed to require (I was told it was "mandatory" that I provide her certification, which isn't really a thing and the ADA specifically states it can't be required, but they did back off of that when I gave them a resource saying this). I'm afraid they're either going to take forever because they don't know what they're doing, or intentionally stall.

I have found a lawyer that handles employment law and ADA cases based on the recommendation of a friend (who is also a lawyer, but in another field). At what point do I consider that they're talking too long to figure out the reasonable accommodations, and get the lawyer involved?

Answer: What service does your service dog perform for you?


Title: Life insurance cancelled weeks before death

Question: Hey guys, my stepfather had been hospitalized since March with liver failure. On may 24th his life insurance was cancelled due to non payment and finally on June 7th he passed. This all sounds very fishy to me as how could a life insurance policy be cancelled on somebody in hospice? I think the insurance company is trying to pull a fast one on us. Not sure my options what my options are here, thanks !

Answer:
 >On may 24th his life insurance was cancelled due to non payment

Well, was it current on payments or not?Answer #2: >Not sure my options what my options are here

Find out why it was cancelled, and if the cancellation was legitimate.

Non-payment is generally one of the reasons for a policy to be cancelled.  Sometimes you can get caught up on payments and get the policy re-instated.  Sometimes not.

First step is to talk to the life insurance company about the policy and inquire about what can be done.Answer #3: Failure to make payments is a perfectly valid reason to cancel life insurance


Title: Should I answer my Landlord's phone calls? (Minnesota)

Answer:
 You need to move now.  You should pack up anything valuable and store elsewhere.   You've done due diligence.  If he's walked in announced, he'll surely so it again.

You can take his call, but I wouldn't let him dissuade you.  His threats will be empty.