Title: [US - PA] Neighbor / Township supervisor used township road crew and township funds to help his private business.

Question:
Three years ago, my wife and I moved into the house next to my parents'. They live on a farm, we live in the woods next to the farm.
Starting from my neighbor's house, the township road to our driveway is not paved / gravel. My dad was good friends with the former owner and so I asked him what the township does when it comes time to plow that section of road. He said (paraphrasing), "It's great, they plow the road and come up the driveway to the house to turn around and plow that as well." Sounded good to me.

After the first big snow had melted, we noticed that they had taken some of the gravel with the snow, and we were having drainage problems on the township part of the road. We asked the township road crew if they could come spread some new gravel and they happily obliged.

Cue our neighbor. He and my dad don't get along. I honestly don't know when it started, but I know it has to do with my father being a civil engineer. My dad found a survey of the land divisions which showed that my neighbor was claiming land of ours (wife's and mine). He even hired a survey team to come out and confirm.  This was while the previous owner still lived here.  My wife and I decided it was too little of an amount of land (1/4 acre on the edge of our 12 acre property) for it to go to some kind of court, because it seems that that portion of land was sold to our neighbor by yet another neighbor, who obviously didn't own it but sold it anyway.  It would have been a mess.

Either way, it made our neighbor extremely dislike my dad, and vice versa. My dad is a retired Major General in the US Army, so someone lying/being dishonorable is something he takes very seriously.

When the road crew came to spread gravel on our road, the neighbor - who runs a pallet-making business out of his barn - came out and, according to the road crew, harassed and threatened them, tried to make them stop work, and insisted that our section of the road was not a township road (it most certainly is) and then said some rather nasty stuff about my dad, who wasn't present at the time.

Flash forward a year. Our neighbor is now an elected member of the board of township supervisors. Suddenly, the township stopped plowing our section of the road, at all. My dad has a tractor with a plow attachment, so he would have to plow it for us. When I called the township and asked why this was happening, the head of the road crew (good friends with our neighbor) insisted that the road was too narrow for the plow truck and, not only that, there was nowhere to turn around. So, the next spring, the road crew came out and made a turnaround for the plow at the end of the road. Problem solved! Nope.

Winter rolls around and our road is still not being plowed. I called again and got the same excuse: road's too narrow. Keep in mind, my parents have lived there for 35 years and were always close friends with the people living in my wife and my house, and not once were there problems with township equipment fitting down the road. Even as the plows were upgraded, still no problem. My dad was township supervisor for six years and he had two words for their excuse, "absolute bulshit." Only since my wife and I moved in were there problems.

So, the road master decided that trees needed to be cut down on both sides of the road, to widen it enough for the plow. He came out and sprayed spray paint on about 20 trees that he felt needed to come down. While doing that, he marked about ten trees on my neighbor's property as well.

Now here's the rub. My neighbor has an 18-wheeler to carry pallets off of his property. When he applied for a variance to run a business on his property, some ten years ago, the ONLY stipulation was that he was not allowed to have an 18-wheeler, because the road was not wide enough for other vehicles to pass while it is on the road. He ignored that and a month later had bought an 18-wheeler.

After what my wife and I had gone through, my dad decided that enough was enough and brought the issue to the township council. Their verdict was that our neighbor had three years to get rid of his big rig. We thought that was the end of it. He is allowed to appeal the decision, but we didn't see any way that it would work.

Last week our power went out for about five hours. Word spread (we live in a pretty inter-connected community) that the township road crew was out widening the road by cutting down trees on our neighbor's side of the road, to widen it. The power was out because they cut down a tree and it fell on the power lines. The did not get Met-ED's approval to do any of this tree trimming, they just did it. The kicker is that they cut down the trees that had been marked by the road master, but stopped once they got to my neighbor's house. The trees they had marked on our property weren't touched.

To us, this is a clear case of an elected official using taxpayer money and resources to benefit his own private business, and to try to overturn the ruling on his truck. There was no township meeting to discuss this road work, which in and of itself goes against township bylaws.

Is this something that would merit us taking the neighbor to court? I feel it is and my dad has been reading up on the matter, but I am interested to hear what /r/legaladvice[1] has to say.

tl;dr: township supervisor uses friends on road crew to intentionally deny service to my wife and my portion of a township road; is told to get rid of illegal 18-wheeler, uses township resources to widen the road so he can appeal and keep his truck

Answer:
 IANAL - but small town, small town government...the local small town newspaper might love this

Keep in mind if you go this route that the reporter on the story could also decide to spin it against your Dad and you..Answer #2: >this is a clear case of an elected official using taxpayer money and resources to benefit his own private business, and to try to overturn the ruling on his truck.

This is the story for 90% of elected officials in this country.

You have no proof that the men are there doing the labor and what not on the clock for the township.  For all you know, they could be there for free, doing their buddy a solid.

On the other hand if they are there on the Township's dime, I'm willing to bet that there's some paperwork somewhere "legitimizing" their labor, thus bringing the whole thing above board.

Nothing you said here leaves you any grounds to sue the guy.  You or your dad should run against him in the next election cycle. Answer #3: IANAL - It already sounds like your on bad terms with your neighbor... I'd go and take your 1/4 acre of land back.

I'd also document all the times the road crew addressed the situation and bring it before the whole council.


Title: Not allowed to call out sick.

Question: Located in California. I've been working at a coffee shop for 3 years and I called out sick once because I was coming out of both ends, when I came in the next day my boss threatened to fire me and said if I'm sick I need to come in and he can see my condition and that he might let me leave early. I've gotten sick since then but luckily was able to get a coworker to cover my shift. I've never been late and he wants to promote me to manager so I'm a good employee but I don't think it's right to be threaten to be fired if I'm too sick. Help please.

Answer: CA requires paid sick leave for all employees.  You're entitled to a minimum of 24 hours (3 days) of sick leave per year under CA law.  You can't be penalized for taking that leave if you have it.Answer #2: Your local health department would love to know about this rule. I'm guessing CA has similar food codes (at least in broad strokes) and one of the broadest is you can not require an employee to come to a food service position who has some combo of vomiting, diarrhea, and fever. There are some nuances to having them come do non-food related stuff, or whether their illness has to be reported to the health department (the trifecta of symptoms for instance has to be reported in my home state of Illinois) but I would bet what your boss is doing is a very serious health code violation. Source: daughter of a Health Department administrator who was a Sanitarian for 30 years plus I have my Food Service Sanitation Manager License (training for which included a huge section on the specifics of sick employees and food service)


Title: [IL] IT at work is essentially outing me as transgender to coworkers

Question:
On June 15th I legally changed my name, first middle and last.  IT has not updated my username and finally has said flat out that they're not going to do it.  My boss and building HR are advocating on my behalf, but I'm sick of my user ID (first initial, first 7 of last name) and the name attached to it being my former name, which is undeniably masculine.  Other coworkers need to know my user ID to be able to do their jobs correctly.  The productivity report lists your full name alongside your user ID.

My team has had 5 new employees join us since my name change, and while I'm not under any delusion that the grapevine outs me to every single one of them, official company documents should NOT be confirming it for anyone who doesn't absolutely need to know.  My status as trans is medical information and, while unlikely, sharing it with the wrong person could lead to violence against me.

I told HR on June 19th, and my boss sent the first email on my behalf on July 7th.  Until yesterday, their response has essentially been "we're too busy, but we'll get to it eventually."  Yesterday, they said "it's just a name change, we're not going to do it."    Even if IT changes their tune and fixes it today, they've dragged their heels far longer than is reasonable after having been notified of the issue.

Do I haven any recourse?  Unfortunately, there IS an arbitration agreement that I was forced to sign as a condition of employment.  What are the odds that even if I have a case that an arbitrator chosen by the company will even side with me?

Answer:
 > My status as trans is medical information and

This is incorrect. Your status is not protected by HIPAA here, however the treatments are. Nor is medical information protected by default. My hair color is medical information, but it's not protected by HIPAA.


Title: (USA) My previous employer (I resigned) stated in my offer letter that I have a non-compete for one year for x, y, and z corporations. This offer letter was signed electronically...

Question:
So first,

1.) Where the hell is this offer letter valid? At the time, I was living in New Jersey, but the offer was for Cincinnati, Ohio, and I finished my stint with this company in Syracuse, NY. I had to sign the offer letter and scan the copy to their HR department located in NJ.

2.) Is having a Non-Compete in an offer letter valid? I would understand a NDA or Non-Compete clause in and of itself, but in an offer letter is a bit unusual... at least from some preliminary research.

3.) If it is valid, would it be valid for the state I live in? When I resigned I moved almost over 4.5 hours away to NYC, so I'm still in the state but so very far from where I worked.

Edit:

Here is the Non-Compete text in my offer letter.

http://imgur.com/a/btex7

Answer:
 1) Generally it would be governed by the laws of the state you were working in.  So NY, in your case

2) It can be, if the underlying non-compete is valid.  It can't be overly broad and must protect a specific and legitimate business interest.  Hard to say more without having all the details

3)  Yes, the rules vary by state, not city.  If it was valid in Syracuse, it's valid in NYC


Title: Can I get in trouble for this?

Question: I'm in high school. Is there any way I can get in trouble or brought to court by saying stuff like: "X person deserves to get raped" "X person deserves to get waterboarded" "X person deserves to be paralyzed for the rest of their life" "X person should kill herself"? Phila-PA-USA

Answer:
 Your school could get you in trouble for that sort of thing. Also it's just kind of awful. Nobody should be raped or paralyzed. You're doing damage to your own psyche when you say things like that.

If you think about it you don't want any of those things. So why would you say them?


Title: [FL] Calling Crime stoppers on my coworker

Question:
For the past year, twice a month a buy an eighth of cannabis from my co-workers family and were I work at everyone is a cannibis smoker. I've been trying to stop smoking cannibis with some success but the family usually visits and I brake down and buy from them because they kinda need the assitance.

So I've been cannibis free for about a couple of weeks and I'm trying to remain on this track. Me and my druggie co worker got into an altercation while I was on the clock and wanted to fight me. They got a final and I'm getting my first write up. The tension escalates everytime I'm at work and see this person. They have an ego that thier top dog since they sell  cannibis from thier home. I want to knock them down a peg and remove them in general. Not to be petty but I plan on calling Crime Stoppers within a couple of weeks and leaving a tip with thier address that they sell drugs from thier home. I know it's completely anonymous but I'm nervous the tip would be reveled to be me. If I call crime stoppers will I be protected and two if they snitch me out as a customer will I be implicated? I don't think so because i have no traces of drugs on me and I know it's not illegal ask. It's illegal to supply or show eagerness to sell.
What are you thoughts on this and any ideas on how i should go advance foward?

Answer:
 Cannabis free for a couple weeks. And you call your coworker a druggy? You still wouldnt pass a test yourself.

What a hypocritical bitch you are.


Title: What is the point of AOC laws if you have a corruption of minor law that completely negates it?

Question:
I’m in PA, and we have an consent age of 16 with close in age allowances. However, we also have a corruption of minor law with no close in age allowances that makes the defacto age of consent 18.

To me it’s ridiculous to have one law but another law that essentially invalidates it. Also the corruption of minor law is IMO dangerous, because it can be used to charge an 18 year old for having consensual sex with a 17 year old…which could be two people that are both seniors in high school.

Answer:
 There are many examples of existing laws that are in conflict. They usually sit around forever, until someone challenges the law in court, or an elected official takes an interest and works to get the law changed.

If you feel strongly that these laws need to be changed, the best people to contact are your state representative and state Senator.


Title: My sister broke down this morning and told me how someone tried to rape her after school. This person was 19 and she is 16. What do i do?

Question: honestly don't know what to do. my parents still don't know but basically what she told me was that this person she knew from class offered her a ride to the park where her friends were at. They went to the park and while walking to the area he pulled her to the side and forced himself on her. she tried to stop him but said he just kept going anyway. (not gonna go into details) before he could go any farther some people walked by and it caused him to stop and she started to walk away towards her friends. now this kid is 19 and apparently still goes to high school. i do not know what to do or who to talk to. she hasn't told my parents and doesn't want to but i feel this is something they need to know and i also would like to know if we should take legal action. Don't really know much about law but this happened in texas. was told to post here by someone else.

Answer:
 [In Texas, anybody who knows about child abuse must report it.](https://www.baylor.edu/gr/doc.php/267639.pdf)

Call the police or CPS.Answer #2: I don’t think there’s a middle ground that doesn’t involve your parents and the police.

It’s ultimately her decision, but it’s also unlikely that she’s the last girl he’ll try it with. :/

She can try contacting RAINN for more help.Answer #3: I would recommended that she begin by speaking to her school counselor. They are more equipped to deal with this, and will likely know the right thing to do in this situation. This will likely include telling your parents and the police. She is probably not the first and likely won’t be the last that he tries to do this to, that’s why it is so important to report sexual assaults. Unfortunately the way that survivors are often treated usually causes them to not come forward. Please reinforce to your sister that it is not her fault, she did nothing wrong and in no way should feel embarrassed or ashamed. Please  make sure she tells someone.Answer #4: She can call the police, who are the correct group to handle such a crime. She can also speak to a trusted teacher or counselor at school.Answer #5: Rape is a crime in Texas. You should convince your sister to tell your parents and to contact the police. Answer #6: She can report it to the police.


Title: How can I legally safeguard my purchase and loan.

Question:
I apologize if this shouldn't be posted here. I didn't know where else I could post it. If you could suggest a more appropriate subreddit, please do so.

I'm purchasing a motorcycle from a private party in Texas. The vehicle in question is being financed from by the seller and they've decided to sell it to me at a lower price than what's left on their payoff.

I'll be financing the sale through a credit union and they've given me a check for the sale amount on the seller's name.

The seller told me that he'd use the funds from the check and his own personal funds to make a payoff overnight and would mail the signed title once he's received it.

The credit union I am financing from surprised me by telling me that they would be taking no part in the sale process and if the seller a decides to use those funds for a different and ends up not selling the vehicle I'd still be responsible for the loan.

Would a bill of sale be enough or is there anything else that I can do to safeguard the purchase.

Answer: Don’t buy this bike. There are plenty of other bikes out there with clear titles.Answer #2: Don't buy a vehicle without a title in hand. It's as simple as that. The credit loan is warning you that if this joker steals your money and doesn't give you the title to the motorcycle, then you have no motorcycle (legally) and still owe the loan.


Title: [USA] Comcast refusing to cancel our services unless we go in-person to one of their service centers. The one they want us to go to is several hours away (the closest is an hour and a half) and we're disabled. Is this legal?

Question:
We moved last month to a place that doesn't have Comcast, so we had to cancel. They acted like we were all set but just called us today and told us THEY are having a system error, so can't cancel it over the phone and need us to go in person to a service center. The center they want us to go to, the one by our old place, is nearly five hours away. It would be almost ten hours of driving. There is one closer, but it's still an hour and a half away.

Is this legal for them to refuse to cancel our services knowing we're disabled and driving that far is a serious hardship?

Answer:
 A uniformed representative of the United States government will hand-deliver written notice of your cancellation to them anywhere in the country for a charge of fifty cents.

For under five dollars, the government will not only deliver such notice, but return proof of its delivery to you.


Title: If people are having a protest, can you show up and protest something completely unrelated to what they're doing?

Question:
If people are protesting that the minimum wage is too low, can I show up with a sign to protest that the age of consent is too high? Or that Zeus is the one true god? Or if people are protesting against abortion, can I show up with a sign encouraging people to get MORE abortions?

I'm also wondering if the original protest group can keep me from intermingling with their protesters. I'm assuming they can't because it's a public sidewalk and it would be illegal for them to block foot traffic. If people threaten me or try to forcibly remove me from their protest I'm assuming I can call the police and they will back me up since I'm not the one causing the problem, the other protesters are, right?

[The rules of this board force me to include a location so I'll just say New York, but I'm really interested in the coast to coast legality of this situation.]

Answer:
 The police can ask you to move for public safety reasons. Answer #2: > Or if people are protesting against abortion, can I show up with a sign encouraging people to get MORE abortions?

Ask the clinic about ways to help.  Most prefer that you not counter-protest.  Especially not like that.  Don't expect a warm greeting from other protesters either.


Title: I bought a motorcycle on craigslist and have been unable to get it registered; do I have any legal options?

Question:
**TL;DR: First bike purchase, now I'm dealing with title-jumping. Previous owner can't register the bike because he doesn't have motorcycle insurance and the guy whose name is on the title could help but is being uncooperative. I have no way of registering it. What can I do?**

So I fucked up. Sorry for the wall of text; I'm at my wit's end and have no idea how to proceed.

Long story short, I purchased a DRZ from a guy in Georgia (about 4 hours from me.) He had never registered the bike himself, so the title was still in the name of the guy who sold it to him. He then told me that this was no big deal and that if I took the title and both bills of sale (one to him, and one from him to me) to the County Clerk, I could still register it. Turns out this is called title jumping and is not legal in Tennessee where I live, I know that now. I didn't know about any of this until I got there; I figured that the bike was under his name if he had the damn title.

When I got to TN, I immediately took the bike and the title to the County Clerk to get it registered. They asked me why the title was signed on the "seller" line by someone who isn't named on the title. (Both of them were on there. The original sale and the new sale were both signed on the title; original owner signed it over to the seller, the seller signed it over to me.) I showed them the bills of sale and they told me they couldn't accept those. I was told that I had to get a bill of sale from the original owner and an affidavit saying that the signature from the seller (the guy I bought it from) was on their mistakenly and that I was the buyer, not him. Basically, they were saying I had to get the original owner to sign the title over to me and bypass the seller altogether.

I got in touch with the original owner and he told me he would help, no problem. He would get the papers signed and notarized. He gave me advice about the bike, told me about the mods he had installed on it, everything seemed great. Two months go by and he still hasn't sent me the papers. At this point, he has also stopped responding to my messages. I contact the seller and have him call the original owner (they were acquaintances in college.) The original owner then FINALLY responds to me on Facebook saying that he'll help, again. He tells me to send him everything he needs already filled out and he'll get them signed, so I do immediately. We correspond for a couple days as he says that he's just waiting on his notary to have time. I say okay and stop messaging him for a few days. ANOTHER TWO MONTHS GO BY WITHOUT HIM ANSWERING ME, AGAIN. He still hasn't messaged me back as of this post.

The obvious solution is to just send the title back to the seller, have him register it like he should have in the first place, and then have him send it back to me. The problem is that you need a motorcycle license and insurance to register a bike in Georgia and he has neither. I am completely out of options.

Do I have any sort of legal standing against either of them? I have owned this bike for four months and I still can't register it. I want to ride my bike, damn it. What the fuck can I do at this point?

Answer:
 You have a basic claim for breach of contract against the person who sold you the bike, the sale of the bike came with an implied warranty of title. If you want to take the person who sold you the bike to small claims court, you could, and would likely win, getting recision of the contract (with the outcome being you would return the bike and he would return the money). You can probably only do this in GA though, since a TN court wouldn't have personal jurisdiction over the GA seller.

Titleholder over the bike doesn't owe you anything, and you have no claims against him.Answer #2: I brought a trailer to TN that I bought used without a title. And never registered in CA (bought to use for move). I had to talk to a supervisor at the county clerk but got it registered and a new title issued.

I mailed the title request for registered mail to the former owner (in this case a defunct company). I brought back the unopened retrained envelope and the county clerk opened it and took that as proof of uncontested title. This was about 5 years ago.


Title: [CA] A bicycle rider hit my car and he went unconscious. I was scared as shit and I flee away from scene. Now, I realized my mistake. What to do? What repercussions I could face?

Question:
Ok, This would be a little bit of a long story. So, Please bear with me.

First of all a diagram of intersection below, where this incident took place. http://imgur.com/06cu29G

I'm 18 years old and I just got my full drivers license a couple of weeks ago. Yesterday, I was returning home late night from my friends's house.( Not a single drop of alcohol consumed, we had gathered for a class project) At a very quiet intersection, I was waiting for red light to turn green. And then suddenly a bicycle rider came out of nowhere from my right side. He was riding on his sidewalk. He tried to turn, but it was late. He collided with my car, hit his head on my side skirt and fell unconscious. I went out of car to check him.He wasn't moving at all and he was looking very pale.

Now, this is where I did a mistake. I was scared as shit at that moment. As, I had recently got my license. So, I flee from that scene without informing anyone. No witness were around there, too.

Now, I'm realizing my mistake, but I've no clue what to do. Can you help me? What possible repercussion I could be facing?

Answer:
 Generally, fleeing the scene of an accident is a hit and run, which is very illegal. Additionally, fleeing the scene is also a fairly clear indication of guilt: even if you were in the right, people are very unlikely to believe you because you did the absolutely irresponsible thing.

The way I see it is that you have 3 choices.

You can choose to contact a lawyer for advice. They will inform you what to do, and how to handle this. This might be your best advice, but it does mean you are going to tell this story to someone else instead of hiding it.

You can go to the police immediately and tell them what you did. This is the worst idea, because no lawyer will tell you to do this. You'll get a clear conscience, but you might face severe penalties for doing so.

Finally, you can delete this point, and pray to fucking god that nobody saw you and that nobody can link you to the accident.Answer #2: In a lot of states, leaving the scene of an accident where there is an injury is a felony.

Get a lawyer.


Title: I was sexually assaulted at a party nearly two years ago (PA).

Question: It was my freshman year in college. I was under a lot of academic and relationship stress, and did what any stupid college girl would do; get very drunk. I went to one party with my sorority and then left to go to a fraternity that I was associated with at the moment. I blacked out on my walk to the party, and I blacked in to one of my best guy friends raping me. I was too incoherent to fight back but I remember saying no multiple times. It finally ended when someone walked in. I am not sure how much the man walked in saw. However, the next day the man who raped me texted me and said “I’m sorry about last night”. To me this is an admission of guilt, but I may be overreaching. I did not report the rape at the time due to fear of retaliation from greek life and just fear overall. Do I still have a case?

Answer:
 Statute of limitations for rape in PA is 12 years, mainly because of situations like this. You can press charges.

You are overreaching on taking the apology as a blatant admission of guilt, but it's still evidence in your favor and with questioning by the police or prosecution, it may elicit an actual admission.

Call the police…not the school administration…the police.


Title: My mom had a botched operation and nobody will help us [PA]

Question:
My mom had a vaginal mesh put in. Ever since she's been in debilitating pain from the doctor having messed up the operation. We've been trying lawyer after lawyer to take the case. But every time they say they're not big enough, or it would cost too much for them to bother.

And now it's been almost two years and apparently the "time limit" to file is coming up. One of the reasons so much time went by is we had a lawyer for a year that all of the sudden dropped our case. So now we're having even more trouble finding one.

My mom is crying after having just talked to another lawyer that says he won't take the case. I don't know how to help and I feel so impotent. My mom is such an amazing person and she doesn't deserve this. Stuck with chronic pain and the one responsible gets off scott free.

If you have any questions, I'll do my best to answer. If anyone can help me with what to do, how to help her, I would be extremely grateful.

More info: The doctor accidentally stitched around her ureter, causing a permanent kink. Had to redo it all, making the operation lasting 8 hours instead of 2. Was told the stitches were done improperly, as well.
Topic:
Medicine and Malpractice

Answer: I'm sorry to hear that.  I couldn't begin to guess why they're turning the case down, but if multiple attorneys are refusing to move forward with the case, that's probably a sign that it's not a good case


Title: Person is saying my friend broke his laptop, and asking for $600

Question:
Last week someone accused my friend of breaking his laptop.

My friend says that she did not break his laptop. The person who's laptop it was is saying he is going to get his parents involved and talk to my friends parents if she doesn't pay.

What should my friend do here, because she doesn't want to pay $600 because she didn't break it.

Answer:
 Right now it's one friends word against the other.

IMO the accuser would need proof.

She should stand her ground.


Title: My dad passed away last week and now his girlfriend's daughter is telling us to take them to court if I want his things...

Question:
We have most of what I would like to keep, but there's still a futon bed my dad bought for me when I was a teenager in the shed, his tools in the shed, and an antique dresser with some antique cameras in it that belonged to my grandfather in the house that I would like to get.  He had a lot more than that, but I'm only after the things that have sentimental value to me and my family.  How do I go about getting the rest of these things that belonged to my dad and my grandfather?  If I have to take them to court, how can I prove that these things were my dad's?

Edit:  I forgot to add this is in Tennessee.

Edit 2:  I'm also concerned that he still had a gun and they have it.  Is there a way to check and see what firearms are registered in his name?

Edit 3: My dad's name is not on the mortgage of the house.  This is complicating things.

Answer: Hehehe they get nothing unless he wills it to them! PROBATE LAW TIME! talk to a probate attorney about his will.


Title: Working 12 hour night shift and supposed to come in a few hours after for 6-8 hour training that's unpaid.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Just out of curiosity, do you remember what kind of tax form you filled out when you hired in? Because every time I've ever dealt with a "We pay hourly but we don't pay overtime" kind of bullshit company, they were using 1099 forms for employees that were absolutely not independent contractors.

Yes overtime is required if you're paid hourly, with a few exceptions, that I bet you don't meet.

I'm less certain about the training pay, since I don't know what laws Georgia might have.Answer #2: > which sounds like bull to me.

It totally does sound like bull, but I do not know Georgia's labor law to be certain. Keep track of the times you get on and off training every day and in addition to your hours worked. I would recommend contacting Georgia's Department of Labor to inquire about that since it sounded like you're an employee and not a contractor. And practically I'd also recommend updating your resume cause your boss sounds like a scumbag.Answer #3: http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs22.pdf

>Lectures, Meetings and Training Programs: Attendance at lectures, meetings, training programs and similar activities need not be counted as working time only if four criteria are met, namely: it is outside normal hours, it is voluntary, not job related, and no other work is concurrently performed.


Title: [Serious] Help me Reddit, I failed to sign up for Selective Service.

Question:
[SOLVED]
So today i woke up happy knowing that i had study all my 100 questions to become a US citizen. while in my interview i was asked if i had signed up for the Selective Service. i didnt know [ i froze for a minute ] i didnt know i had to sign up at all. so my case was deemed " a decision cannot yet be made about your application"
does anyone have any advice ! please! i have an internship to go to Germany over the summer, and greencard expires soon . so said out loud GG life, u win this one.

EDIT - NC STATE
/////// - Age, 26 ... turning 27 in a few days/////////////////
So this is how i did it. since i was not sure if i had or not sign up for selective service. i called the office
and they said i was registered but with out a social security number. so it took a few seconds and she said ur good now...... A huge weight lifted of my shoulders ////// Thx reddit , u saved the day again!

Answer:
 You need to sign up.

If you are between the ages of 18 to 26 you are required to sign up. Failing to do so shows lack of good moral character and your application will likely be denied.

Are you sure you never signed up? Usually you do it when you get  your license. You can check online.

If you are at least 31 then failure to register won't effect your application.


Title: The offer I put in on a house was completely IGNORED by its listing agent so he wouldn’t have to split commission with my realtor. What do I do?

Question:
I’ve been trying to buy a home for 6 months. I’ve been through trying to buy 3 and they all failed.

Now, I’ve found a home that I was dying for a few days ago. It was the most perfect thing I could’ve ever found. I looked at it in person the day it was posted and put in an offer the next day. The contract said it shall be accepted or denied by the next day at noon (today).

Well, this morning I opened my pc and the ad said pending. The listing agent never responded to our offer or to any of my realtors calls or texts or emails, and completely ignored all of us since we looked at the house.

Later today I found out from my realtor that he did not even OPEN the offer. He didn’t even fucking look. We suspected this would happen from him in the first place but it came true; he didn’t even give us a chance because he didn’t want to split commission with a realtor (he had his own group of people he showed the house to). They got it.

There’s no way this is legal. Please, someone help. I cried for 5 hours today until I puked because im so heartbroken over this. I’m so tired. I’m so tired of fighting for a home. I found the one I want my dad and I to live in for the rest of our lives, and it was rigged from the start because that asshole didn’t want to lose a couple thousand dollars.

Answer:
 You can speak to the seller. If their agent was ignoring offers in order to extract a higher commission, and especially if your offer was higher than the accepted offer, they have a pretty good reason to be upset with their agent, and a good basis for legal action.

However, you have no recourse that I can think of. Nobody is obligated to consider your offer on a house. In principle, most sellers will consider offers fairly and take the best offer as they see it, but in practice, it's perfectly legal for the seller to make their choice unfairly, so long as they don't run afoul of laws regarding discrimination based on things like race and family status in your area.

I'm sorry you didn't get your house. Please speak to a counsellor to help you manage your intense frustration and disappointment - those feelings are real, and can absolutely drag you under, and you deserve help carrying them.


Title: [MI] Claiming Inflation

Question: If someone owed me x amount of money a few years ago, and that same amount is now more in the current year than it was then due to inflation, can I claim the inflated amount since the original sum was supposed to be paid within a certain time frame?

Answer:
 No. The amount owing does not grow due to inflation.

You might be able to recover some amount of interest, if the debt is still collectable at all, but judgement interest generally starts when the judgement is issued.


Title: I hired an attorney but no charges were pressed against me. Can I get my money back?

Question:
I was arrested and went to jail for a day. The officer that arrested me told me that I probably didn’t need a lawyer and it’s better if I wait until after my hearing to hire one if needed. I called an attorney for a free consultation and he advised me to hire him as soon as possible. I took the advice, signed the retainer and hired him, only to find out 3 days later that the prosecutor decided not to charge me. In the retainer, it states that “firm will represent client for the above charges as a misdemeanor”, but there are no charges or a misdemeanor. He only talked to me once after I paid him and I doubt he spent any time on my case. Also, I feel like he tricked me into thinking I needed a lawyer when I didn’t. Is there anything I can do to get a refund from him?
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer: What does the retainer agreement say about ending representation? Generally if you 'fire' the attorney you are refunded any amount that was not used. If they did any work on your case though they can charge for that.


Title: Question about getting child support from someone who is getting disability checks.

Question:
So long story short: I have a 2 year old daughter. And her father doesn't really give me anything to help support her. He's 24 and has been collecting disability checks from the government from a young age, he was born with a very minor case of cerebral palsy(walks with a small limp, almost unnoticeable) which is why he receives these checks. I told him I was going to put him on child support, and him, his mom and grandmother told me good luck. That because he gets disability checks that the government won't make him pay me child support. How true is this?

And just in case if it makes any difference, he can work if he wanted to. He has before when he was around 18/19, but hasn't worked since then. He gets about 740$ a month in his disability check. Also we live in Texas!

Answer:
 The simple fact that he's disabled doesn't matter.  What does matter is his income/assets.

Do you know if he receives SSI or SSDI?  If so, which?  It's important.

SSI is welfare and can't be garnished for child support payments.

SSDI *can* be garnished.  It's a benefit he would have paid into.

Also, does he have any other income/assets?


Title: Can my manager force me to pay for walk outs (restaurant waiter)?

Question:
Location: New Zealand, though similar to Australia & UK. Not at all similar to USA in that we have a minimum wage for all work. Tips are irregular.

Hi there, this question has been answered a few times, but basically I'm just looking to clarify.

My manager is telling me I have to pay for a coffee that someone did not pay on their table. I was waiting their table but someone else took the order. They did not pay for the coffee for some reason or another but because I was the waiter of the table I'm being told I have to pay for it. I have no recollection of this table. The problem is that I need a good reference out of this job as my first hospitality job in a while. But on the same tact it seems totally illegal...

So, two questions:

* Can they legally require me to pay for a walk out?

* And if not, can they legally not give a good reference for me refusing to do something that is illegal for them to ask of me anyway?

Answer:
 1. Absolutely not. They cannot sack you over this either.

2. Technically they can't do this, but practically this is incredibly hard to enforce.

Honestly, as much as it grates me to say this, I would probably take the hit and pay for the coffee. Keep a record of this though and if it happens again then I would look into doing something.

I'm sure this goes without saying too, but I'd also be looking for a better job.

https://www.govt.nz/browse/work/workers-rights/your-options-when-you-have-a-problem-at-work/


Title: Advice on wife leaving

Question:
My wife left yesterday and I found out when I returned home from a business trip. For context this was completely out of the blue and our relationship involves zero infidelity, abuse, or possible criminal issues. She took her things, a lot of our shared things including tv, furniture, etc. She took some of my things as well including my guns. She also took our dog. (We have no kids.) She left a note saying a her lawyer will get in contact with me. I've called her numerous times with no response. My question specifically is, is there a way to get my dog(shared purchase), guns(registered to me), and my things back that she took? Is this illegal and something I can call the police on? What are her rights to take shared property and refuse to communicate? I appreciate any advice.
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 You didn't include a state, so it's hard to answer a lot of questions. However, she can take items that are both of yours but cannot cut off your access to it.  As far as the guns go, you might want to call the police and find out if she illegally took them. Answer #2: Seek a lawyer. Personal items are divided in a divorce. Gifts, inherited items, and possessions brought into the marriage are usually not divisible. She can take the dog, as a dog is property, and you can request the dog back as part of the settlement/division of property. Do not take advice from your wife or her lawyer. Have your own. She does not have to communicate with you directly.Answer #3: >	our relationship involves zero infidelity

Don’t count on it....


Title: NYS is a "no fault" state for rear-end collisions. Does this mean what I think it means?

Question:
This is going to be a tough one, because the information comes from a source I know to be less-than-reliable.

**In brief:** my dad was in a rear-end collision from a distracted driver. Car was damaged but driveable, and a police report was filed. After that he sort of half-assedly made an attempt to visit a doctor, but according to insurance it won't get paid for.

**Dad's Version**: My dad has a tenuous relationship with the truth. He doesn't lie, but he definitely remembers facts and conversations differently than other people. If he doesn't want to see a doctor, he will find a reason not to go. That said, here's his version:

>"My insurance says that because NYC is a no-fault state for rear-ending, I won't get any money out of suing him and they won't pay for my treatment."

Now, is that true, or delusional? I was under the impression that "no fault" meant his damages, including health visits and so on, would be paid by his own(not the other guy's) insurance company. But they still have to pay it, right? Otherwise what's the point of getting insurance?

Answer: the no fault thing means you don't have to prove the other person did something wrong to get treatment, your insurance should cover medical stuff, but in exchange you can't sue them for damages related to getting injured. Damage to the car doesn't count in no-fault, so they still find out who is at fault for the costs of repair.


Title: Florida - roommate signed contract to vacate apartment but it's not happening

Question:
Okay so basically I told my roommate/ex that I didn't want her to live in my apartment anymore last month since she's not working or paying for anything ...  Her name is not on the lease at all but has been here for a little while now.

So anyhow fast forward to last week she told me if I gave her $100 that she'd be out by the 17th... The contract she signed on the 12th,same day she received the money stated that by signing it that she'd be fully out of my apartment (address included on contract)  and can no longer claim residency here.

So now it's the 16th and she just has boxes of her stuff laying around here and I guess plans fell through for her moving out of state and she's taking it all out on me...  I offered to help her with getting her stuff to the storage unit she supposedly is renting but she doesn't want that...

So come tomorrow what can I actually do? Can I straight up get an eviction served since she signed that she would be out by the 17th? Or can I just change the locks but still let her get her stuff?

Any help or guidance would be nice...  I have feared for my overall well being these past months and trying to be as civil as I can be so she can just leave without damaging anything. Thanks

Answer:
 Evict her for nonpayment. You cannot just lock her out. Self-help eviction is illegal in all states.

If you can hire a real estate lawyer to do it for you then I recommend it, making small mistakes on the paperwork can defeat the eviction process. if you can't you're going to have to print up an official demand letter that gives a week to get out or you'll evict, file an Eviction Complaint and Eviction Summons that should get you a court date, then argue it at the hearing, and once you win (and if you mess up you can just try again)  pay the extra money to have the Sheriff come out and keep an eye on her as she goes. Having that Sheriff there makes the whole thing run so much easier.


Title: [AZ] Father instructed uncle on how to steal electricity...

Question:
Hello, this took place in Arizona.

My uncle lives in a motor home on a rental property. Without proper permits, he is unable to get electricity. My father lent him his gas generator but with the thing running 24/7 it broke within a matter of weeks. My dad couldn't fix it and may or may not have instructed my uncle on how to bypass (???) the meter to get electricity. I'm not sure of the specifics but I do know that my dad did not physically touch the meter.

This is obviously stupid but how much trouble will my dad be in when the electric company inevitably finds out?

Answer:
 Not able to give a complete answer without knowledge of the scope of theft.

However, it is theft, and may be subject to criminal prosecution.


Title: (NY, USA) My mother called a handyman and left a voicemail asking for a fallen tree removal estimate. The person she called went over to our property without our permission and removed the tree, is now charging us $500. We did not authorize his services and were planning on doing it ourselves.

Question:
She does not have a copy of the voicemail, so I don't know what was said verbatim. I have no idea why this person would assume we were hiring him as my mother only called to ask for an estimate. My husband and I were planning on removing the tree ourselves, and when we arrived today the tree had already been disposed of.

**edit:** Okay, so I spoke further with my mom and she claims that the voicemail wasn't even about the tree, she just so happened to casually mention that a tree had fallen on her property. The next day he called her and said she owed him $500 for the tree removal. There was never any discussion of a contract, they didn't even meet in person to negotiate.

This guy came onto my property without my mother's permission, removed the tree, (probably) sold the wood already, and is now demanding $500. I am calling the police in the morning and filing a report, this guy is extorting my mother and I'm not going to allow it. Thanks for all the help, I truly appreciate it. If I can answer anymore of your questions please let me know.

Answer: I think the course of conduct here is going to be important.  Has this handyman done other work on her home occasionally?  Under what circumstances?  I have a handyman who sometimes does stuff around the house.  If I call him and say that the gutters need to be cleaned, he is going to come over and clean them and expect quite reasonably to be paid.  We have never had a written contract so none would be expected.  We have a continuing course of conduct.


Title: Cat vs Neighbors

Question: Both my neighbour and I own cats and whilst I have installed a cat flap for my cat my neighbour has simply knocked a small hole in there wall to let there cat in. My cat keeps on entering the house and eating there food. She is threatening to take legal action unless we stop our cat from entering there property. My question is do they have any ground on which to stand. (UK)

Answer:
 Have you sat down and just had a talk with the cat about his behavior?

But seriously....don't they make electronic cat-doors that only allow the right cat in/out?  I take it your neighbor wouldn't be interested in getting one of those, eh?

I'd be worried about this neighbor.  I could see this escalating to a point where your cat ends up being taken to the pound or some other cat shelter as a stray....or worse.Answer #2: They make locking cat doors where the permitted cat(s) wears a little thing on its collar to unlock it.  Maybe offer to pay for one of those.


Title: As Executor how much time and effort is required of me to sell off assets that can't dent the estate's debt?

Question:
I am near Phoenix AZ. Father's estate is in tiny town an hour north of anything. I have driven 13 hours in the last week just to clean out his trailer and get it moved so his pad can be rented. Now I am facing trying to sell his titled assets just to hand the money over to creditors. How much is required of me?

The creditors are 50k+ in medical debt, utilities, cell phone and cable tv. He has no credit cards or mortgage (Bankruptcy 6 years ago).

His estate has $1,500 in a checking account personal affects and four titled assets. His home was a 1977 travel trailer valued at $500 and it is an absolute mess. A 1992 ATV that doesn't run $250-700. A 1982 boat with a bad motor and trailer worth maybe $1000. 1994 Ford F150 with 320k miles $500-1000 and I can't find the key.

Those price ranges are fair condition estimates but all of them are closer to poor AND his town has 2,000 people in it and is miles from anyone else. Without traffic I am 1.5 hours away or 2.25 with traffic...so I can't even be there to show them to people.

If it was all mine free and clear, I would give it away to whomever would haul it, but what is my legal obligation as executor?

Also my Dad's personal affects of value amount to a few power tools and like 300 DVDs. Can I safely keep those?

Answer: I think you need to consult with a probate attorney in your neck of the woods to see if you can safely renounce the succession.  Pay an attorney for a 1-2 hour consultation and get some advice before you waste any more time/effort and potentially open yourself up to a creditor's intervention.


Title: My fiance drove into Idaho by mistake. On his way back he was rear ended. There was 30 lbs of marijuana and some kind spice in the car (both of which are legal here in Washington). The Idaho cops arrested him even though he was right by the state border and didn't cause the accident

Answer:
 Your fiancé is "megafucked".

Idaho *does not care* what is legal in Washington. Idaho will follow their own laws when 30lbs of marijuana are discovered. Odds are not good that it would be legal. Moreover crossing state lines means that the Feds can get in on the action. They also agree that Marijuana is illegal.

That person needs to shut their goddamn mouth and hire an Idaho lawyer *immediately*.Answer #2: /u/grasshoppa1 is much more familiar with Washington weed laws than I, but though I have no professional experience with the new laws, as a resident my impression is that while recreational personal use is legal, growing, possessing large quantities, distribution, all non-personal recreational activities involving weed, etc. require special state licenses.

Does your husband have all the necessary documentation to legally be transporting 30lbs of weed?Answer #3: Your fiance needs a lawyer.Answer #4: Last I checked, 30 pounds of marijuana isn't legal anywhere.Answer #5: Yes, you get arrested when you break the law. He needs an attorneyAnswer #6: This is going to be a very costly mistake. Besides the legal problems that weed is gone forever. Major fuckup on fiancé's part. Good lawyer needed ASAP.


Title: Apartment complex trying to put the screws to me.

Question:
So I renewed my lease after a year in July. I paid all of last year with a check every month. We just got a letter today stating they will no longer be accepting checks and we have to pay online instead. And of course, they want to charge a "convenience fee" of $29 for processing payment each month. Is this even remotely legal? (I live in Tennessee)

Edit: [See here](http://i.imgur.com/zEZyRrE.jpg) for applicable section of the lease
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: "You spcifically waive the right to receive notice of termination of tenancy for non-payment of rent" - Is that even legal in most jurisdictions?


Title: Guy doxxed me, don't know what to do

Question: Alright so yesterday around 2-2:30am a guy on discord not only threatened but also did Doxx me or Dos me or whatever, but the point is he hit me offline and I couldn't do anything. I know his discord name and I'm sure if I were to pursue legal action discord could help me with his address so I could contact local authorities ect. If you'd like to know how it started let me know, but my question is, what can I do? I know we live in different Countries, but is there a way I could file a police report or something and somehow get him charged with something?

Answer:
 how did he "hit you offline"

If he is sending you messages or calling you, block his number.

Doxxing is not illegal, and especially when you are talking about someone in a different country


Title: [OK] Supervisor Stole an expensive piece of medical equipment from state facility. The equipment is now in use at his wife's corporately owned practice.

Question:
An outside nonprofit spent over thirty thousand dollars for the equipment.  The supervisor came in on the weekend to take the equipment to his wife's practice.  His response when confronted about it was "why do wee need a Ferrari when a Cadillac will do."  Right now, we are trying to decide how to respond to the situation and whether it would be appropriate to file a police report.
edit: I forgot to mention that the head of the organization that got a grant for the equipment is close with the supervisor and his wife and is covering for them.

Answer:
 Yes, theft warrants  a police report.Answer #2: You're in a state run facility, correct?  Report it your state's department of health or whatever agency oversees the hospital.  Also, the organization that granted the money for the machine would also love this information, because it was for a state run facility, not a private practice.Answer #3: So if you take his Ferrari and replace it with a Camry he'd be ok?Answer #4: Get the paperwork together (or copies of it) about the purchase and get it discreetly off-site - purchase order, serial #, etc, anything that will help the police in their investigation.  They may likely try to cover their tracks if a police report pops up.

And, unless you are otherwise protected, start looking for another job.Answer #5: I work for the state. Almost every agency has it's own independent investigation division that you can report stuff to. If your agency is involved with OHCA they also have a hotline to report this sort of stuff too


Title: Question about custody

Question: I have been spectated from my wife almost two months. She just walked out and left. We have 2 kids and I have proof of adultery. We live in Mississippi. She has 3 pending felony charges for 45000 embezzlement will that help out at all for custody I filed for full

Answer: It might help to the extent that it’s somewhat impossible to have custody while you are in prison, but to quote a judge I appeared before once, Axe murders get to have their kids on alternating weekends so long as they never hurt the kids. So it might give you primary physical custody, but it’s unlikely to change legal custody or entirely eliminate physical custody. Unless the crime somehow involves the kids courts won’t find that it’s in the kids best interest to be cut off from a biological parent just cause said parent is a criminal.


Title: My girlfriend ghosted me and she's pregnant with our daughter

Question: I live in Arkansas and my pregnant girlfriend broke up with me by blocking me on Facebook and breaking all forms of contact with me. I'm going to try to get rights to see my daughter who is due in August. My girlfriend already has two kids by different men (should have seen that coming) and she doesn't collect child support for either child but the fathers are not around. I was with her for 6 months and she became colder and colder towards me and as time went on she was giving me the silent treatment and saying demeaning things to me. My ex isn't on any drugs and is a good mother so I'm not concerned for any of the children's safety. I'm clueless on what I should do to be able to see my daughter, although I know a paternity test is the first step. I'm working 35 hours a week minimum wage while going to college and also about to move into a two bedroom apartment with my male friend, if that's relevant in a judge's eyes. Thank you for any responses.

Answer: You don't need to be able to find her now in order to maintain your paternal rights once the child is born.  However, you need look into the [Putative Father Registry](http://www.adoptionattorneys.org/aaaa/birth-parents/putative-father-registry) before then.


Title: Hospital didn’t refer us to a burn center, and now it’s 3 months later

Question: I’m not sure if I have a case or not, but 3 of my children were burned in a fire. 2 of them had less severe burns (First and second degree), and after 2 weeks were healed enough to be discharged. One of them had larger areas of 3rd degree burns, and was sent home after 3 weeks. We have been changing his bandages daily now, going to physical therapy, etc and it’s been 3 months now since he got burned. The pain he endures on a daily basis is extreme, putting it mildly. We decided to get a second opinion, and went to a burn center where the doctor was furious that he hadn’t been referred to him immediately. He informed us several of the care procedures we were told to do were incorrect, as well as other procedures done in the hospital. Grafts are needed, but because we are so long since the burn happened, there’s a chance the graft won’t take the first time. The grafting should have happened within the first week, and healing time for that is two weeks afterward. So, we had a potential 3 week heal that’s now headed towards 3.5 months if all goes well. Is there any liability the hospital has for all the needless pain and suffering he’s been thru for the last months?

Answer: Medical malpractice is beyond the scope of some nice folks on the internet. You should consult with an attorney. Answer #2: Very possibly, yes. This is a question for a medical malpractice attorney, and one will probably give you a free consultation.


Title: Is it illegal to get a handjob while driving?

Answer: Yes, indecent exposure, distracted driving, reckless driving, all of the above.


Title: Golf clubs stolen a week ago. Filed police report but pawn shop has already sold them

Question:
So I keep my golf clubs in my trunk. I must have left the car unlocked or something because they were apparently stolen from the trunk. I don’t know exactly which day they were stolen but was sometime between the 13th and 20th because that’s when I last played golf and was about to play again.  Filed police report as soon as I realized which was Saturday.  Today, I stopped at a pawn shop in town just to hope to get lucky.  Apparently they did have my clubs brought in on Wednesday of last week but they sold them on Saturday. I thought pawn shops had waiting periods for this exact thing but I guess not in Maryland.  Called the police department and they came and got information on the person that sold it to the pawn shop. The pawn shop also remembers the first name of the person they sold it to but don’t know a last name. I don’t know pawn shop laws so I don’t know if everything they’ve done is normal or what.  They were nice about it and are trying to find a way to get ahold of the buyer but I don’t know how optimistic I am there. I’m just here asking if there’s anything else I should do besides waiting.

I have plenty of evidence that they are my clubs. They are left handed clubs and a right handed putter. I know the make and model of all of them.  I have a receipt for the golf bag and grips that I recently purchased and put on them at Dicks Sporting goods.  There’s a dent on the bottom of the driver that’s pretty easy to identify.  My putter is still at the pawn shop since the buyer was left handed. They are holding that back while it’s investigated.

Anything else I should be doing or be concerned about?  This is in Maryland if that helps

Answer: You should actually put a claim in with your home owners or renters insurance.  (Car insurance won't help you unless something is bolted down)


Title: "Other duties as assigned" - can employees be forced to do work outside of their jobs? (OH)

Question:
I manage teachers for a national private education company. I am also one of the teachers. A hybrid employee. Since I work in the office, I do not take many teaching assignments unless no one else can or it is a very special case, like a partnership with an important client. Previously, I could turn in and get paid for my teaching time, even if it happened during my normal salaried work day.

Recently, the policy changed so that hybrid employees cannot turn in teaching hours during their normal working days as this would be getting paid twice for the same time. While it sucks to potentially lose the extra pay, this makes perfect sense. There was a FAQ to the new policy that caught my attention and make me curious.

> You cannot take personal time in order to teach (essentially getting paid twice).

These two points are interesting enough. Some of the teachers for the company make upwards of $60+ per hour for specialized subjects. An entry-level teacher might make closer to $20 per hour. In either case, this hourly rate is higher than what they make per hour based on their salary (even though salary doesn't have an actual hourly rate; this also depends on each person's individual salary).

This led to some Hybrid employees saying that they just wouldn't take day-time teaching hours. They were willing to give up personal time in order to teach, but since that is not allowed, they will just stick to their full-time jobs and teach outside of that time.

> In all our job descriptions it says, other work as assigned.  Some of the rest of the staff have prior experience working  in schools districts, or have MBAs, or speak another language – all of those skills add to their ability to aid the office and perform “other duties.”  Your teaching skills are helpful in the same way. (side note: we should try not to overdo it with teaching/tutoring/training during the work day – but if it is necessary, it is necessary and if the employee refuses, it is a performance issue)

So...this is my question (sorry for the long back story, but I wanted to set it up):

Can a company make an employee do something outside of his/her job? Of course, Ohio is At Will, so an employee can be fired for any reason, but I'm curious about a reasonable expectation.

I understand using people's abilities in the office. If someone is trained in Excel, it makes sense that that person might do more reporting and analysis. But they mention speaking other languages and a general feel of any/all skills. Is there a line where this ends?

For example, I am a photographer (outside of my day job). Could my company assign me a commercial photography project to be completed during my normal work hours? They would save a ton of money in licensing fees alone, not to mention the general shooting fees.

Refusing becomes a "performance" issue, which has a number of potential disciplinary actions, including termination. Maybe I am reading into this too much, but is there a reasonable line somewhere?

**The Short Version**
Company sent out a memo changing previous policies. Part of that includes informing us that salaried employees may have other skills that can help our local office that we would have to do without additional payment; refusal becomes a performance issue. Other than the fact that they can fire us at any time for any/no reason, is this a reasonable expectation? Is there a legal limit to what skills they can call upon?

Answer: You can never be forced to perform work. Slavery is illegal. But you can be legally fired for refusing. If your employer considers you an exempt employee, performing too many non-exempt duties may put your exempt status at risk.


Title: Former employer may try to withhold my CPR certifications from my new company

Question:
I received a CPR certification in my name from an external company when I began my job, and this was paid for by my former company.

Now that I am employed by another company that wants my CPR certification verification, I need to obtain it from the former employer, but I fear they may deny my request. Is there anything I can do about that if my fears play out?

I am in North Carolina.

Answer: Unless your employer is the red cross or the aha or another CPR certifying body you do not need to go through your former employer. You can contact the AHA/Red cross directly and ask for a copy of your card.


Title: My neighbor cut my trees!

Question:
About a month after I moved into my new house, my neighbor cut half a dozen old growth trees (12-23 inch diameter in a cold weather climate) near the property line. I had a survey done ($800) and discovered that all the trees cut were on my property. The owner of the house is a real estate agent married to a private contractor, so I suspect they knew what they were doing and were trying to take advantage of my ignorance. I have their email address from the HOA and I'm wondering if I should write a demand letter and send it certified mail, email and ask 'what is going on?' or hire a lawyer. State laws (NH) suggest that I'm entitled to 3 times the value of the trees, but I don't even know how to value the trees; I wouldn't have cut them - now I have to look at my neighbor's house instead of trees. Please help!

UPDATE: I met with a lawyer and gave him my version of events along with the estimates from my arborist and the plot from my surveyor. The value of the timber makes the theft a felony in this state and since the trees were within 55 feet of a protected shoreland, they will likely have to to pay a hefty administrative fine to the state for not getting the proper permits before cutting the trees. We know they didn't get the permit because it would have required a survey and shown that the trees they wanted to cut were on my property.

The lawyer is familiar with the lady of the house from her real estate dealings (mostly closings and title work) and said "she's a pain in the ass" and that she doesn't like to admit fault. It's going to be a long slog.

Answer:
 Good update.

Given the State is involved with Shoreline and Felony. You have everything on your side. It looks like the Long Slog will be on their end. In both cost and time if they fight this tooth and nail.

As something else, I would look to get a statement from previous owner that the trees were intact when the property was sold. I would also try and see what the Google Earth Photo shows of your property and hopefully it is  as current as can be and shows the trees in full canopy indicating heath and size. I would also go to your realtor and ask for any property pictures from the listing that included the trees.

100% they tried to take advantage of you and the state so don't feel sorry for helping the case against them and going for full Tort and making sure the State has enough to pursue their interests.Answer #2: God this brings back horrible memories. One of my first cases out of law school was representing one rich idiot whose rich idiot neighbor cut down some scrub pines on my client's property. Case took months of negotiation about the size of trees to replace them, where to get them, who was going to be hired to plant them, etc. I grew up in NH and the pines in my case were nothing like the ones in NH, though. Answer #3: I saw in your other post that it was near a shoreline. It may be of interest to you to look and see if the loss of the trees can cause an erosion issue and also include that into your case


Title: Someone has accused my mother of stealing my grandfather's money and the district attorney is threatening to press charges

Question:
My grandfather lives in a house (Denver, Colorado) seperate from my mother but he is too old to take care of himself so my mother (also Denver, Colorado)  is the one who takes care of him. My mother is also his power of attorney (POA) and has access to his bank account in order to pay his house bills as well as buy groceries for him. Yesterday morning my mother went to my grandfather's house to bring him breakfast when she discovered that he was not home and that the police were there instead. Earlier that day they took him to an undisclosed hospital. According to the police on the scene they got an anonymous call saying that my mother had been abusing her POA and been stealing money from my grandfather when she only uses that money to take care of him. An officer gave her a card with a phone number for the detective who is head of the case. This morning she went to meet with him and talk about what is happening. She brought her official POA papers proving that she is in charge of my grandfather. However, the detective refused to disclose where my grandfather is being held and instead told her that the district attorney is planning on pressing charges on her for stealing.

We just want to know what steps we need to take to prove we haven't been stealing money and get my grandpa back. I am sure I missed some important information and will get back to you on anything you need to know. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you

Answer: If she's being charged then she needs an attorney now


Title: Dui

Question:
Anyway to prove my car wasn't running when the cop says it was?

Waukesha County, Wi

Answer:
 You need a lawyer. You don't prove your car wasn't running. First, depending on your location which you didn't provide, that's usually not even a defense. Second, if your car running is a material element of the offense, you show that the prosecution has failed to prove that it was running.

Trial strategy is more in depth than we can convey in a Reddit thread, and DUIs can have serious consequences. Get a lawyer. Answer #2: It probably wouldn't matter either way.


Title: 6 months of cyberstalking and sending packages to my home. I want this to stop

Question:
I was in an abusive relationship from December 2017 until September 2018.

We were driving in the car and my phone rang. He didn't like who called me, and told me we were both dead.

He had already raped me, and then assaulted me on many separate occasions, and I am ashamed and embarrassed to say I did not report it. I was able to get away and have given him no contact since September.

He will not stop contacting me. I have him blocked on social media, I have blocked his telephone number. I created a folder that automatically deletes any emails he sends. Unfortunately, he keeps using new numbers and leaving many voicemails, sending emails, texts, sending messages to my friends, and he has sent a few packages. Today I received a large package in the mail and I've really had enough. I am scared and would like to take action.

Is there anything to do to end the harassment? Do I have any power here? Thank you

Answer: Document everything. Keep a stalking log. You could probably get a protective order (aka restraining order depending on where you live)


Title: (Illinois) Be cited for prostitution after the fact?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: It's possible you're charged later. What's important is that you say **not another word about *anything* to the police** except in the presence of a lawyer. Not a single word.


Title: Laws on employer dictating outside of work activities

Question:
Hello all,
I don't necessarily need advice. However, I cannot find a concrete answer on this. I'll give a scenario then we can discuss. If you participate in an activity like MMA and get injuries as part of that lifestyle ( black eyes, cuts, bruises and the like) can an employer tell you that you cannot do it or you lose your job? I understand the aesthetics aspect. If you work around kids or in a suit and tie it's understandable. However, I guess my question boils down to this, can you lose your job because an employer wants you to stop doing a hobby of yours. Side note, no drug related stuff involved. That's a whole different animal.
If anyone has some thoughts or references that I could read feel free to let me know. Thank you!

Answer: You didn't provide your location. If you're in the US, likely yes you can be legally fired unless this is a religious or cultural activity and you can make a case it's discrimination based on membership in a protected class. If they fire you because you keep showing up to work like you were on the losing end of a bar fight, that's not illegal. Your recourse would be to file for unemployment and look for a new job.Answer #2: If you're an at will employee, your employer can fire you for any non-discriminatory reason, or even no reason at all.  That includes the employer not liking your choice of hobbies (that don't have to do with something protected, like religion).


Title: Drinking and driving snap chat [Canada]

Question: So I woke up the morning and I was checking some snapchat stories from last night, and this one girl had repetitive snapchat videos of her friend clearly drinking a beer and driving.  I'm just curious if you can get charged with a DUI the next day if there is video evidence.  I understand she is no longer a threat, but very few things make me more angry than someone blatantly wasted and behind the wheel.

Answer:
 Likely not.

1.) There is no way to prove that what was in the beer can was actually alcohol.

2.) Even if it WAS alcohol, that does not mean that the driver was drunk.

This is, of course, assuming that things in Canada work the same as they do here in the USA.


Title: [Tx] Neighbor burglarized me. How do I proceed?

Question:
**Tl;dr My next door neighbor is coming in through my unlocked back door and taking small amounts of marijuana and money from me. I have him on video trying to open my unlocked door. should I call the police ASAP, or wait to get video of him fully entering my house to rob me? Also should I be completely candid with the police or withhold the marijuana part?** **(disclaimer: please read on, its slightly more complicated than the Tl;dr)**

This is a mildly long and complicated story, so bear with me. I've lived in a home I rent for the last 2.5 years and since March I've realized my next-door neighbor has been coming in through my back door and taking petty cash and other items from me.

A bit of back story to clarify. For the first year of living here I had 2 other roommates and occasionally one of us would have an item go missing. None of us thought anything of it, we're all young and fairly messy and disorganized. Now, at the year mark some roommate tensions boiled over and I was left as the sole tenant of the house. At the same time, I got a new job working with my next door neighbor, who is also my landlord, for his business, which he runs from his home. It is a full time job, so I am out of my house from roughly 10-6 every weekday. We have removed the fence partition between our houses so our dogs may play together and just to create a nice large yard that both of us may use (my landlord/boss and I are good friends as well). Often, I come to work at his house by leaving through my backdoor (with my front door locked) leaving it unlocked and just walking across the yard to work.

Now, my other next-door neighbor is an older man in his late 40's or early 50's (let's call him A) who I have always had a good relationship with since I moved in. He does yard work around the neighborhood but otherwise does not have a job. He and I share books, and occasionally play chess or chat about politics. I've let him into my house many times to chat and what-not.

Around March of this year (2017) I came home from work at lunch and saw a bunch of muddy footprints leading from my backdoor straight to a kitchen cabinet where I keep petty cash or other small items. The footprints led straight from the backdoor to the cabinet and straight back out the door. The path was purposeful. This of course made me nervous and very suspicious. I have close friends who enter my house at will, people I trust with my life, so I called them all to make sure no one had come over to borrow something without asking (which is something I allow) and forgot to tell me. To my dismay, no one would claim the muddy tracks.

Fast forward to several days later, I leave my house out the backdoor and proceed to my boss' house to begin work, but as I turn the corner to enter his home, I enter a blindspot between the 3 adjacent houses and wait. not 20 seconds later, I hear my backdoor open and I peer around the corner to see my neighbor leaving my home with something in his hand.

I now have confirmation he is robbing me, and for the next several days I continue about my business like nothing has changed, but this time with a watchful eye. In the course of a week, I see him enter and exit my house 5 times, each time with something hidden in hand. Each entrance into my house only lasts between 10 and 20 seconds. Now, after becoming 100% confident it is him who has been robbing me for god knows how long and possibly coming in and robbing from my roommates who have been moved out for over a year at this point, I begin to lock my door dutifully and make sure I don't allow him to rob me any longer.

It is now the end of May, about a month ago I installed a hidden security camera that watches my backdoor, I'm not very tech-savvy and the camera is not of high quality and the motion tracking has a slight delay to it. A delay between 2-5 seconds, easily enough time to come wiggle my backdoor, see it's locked, then hop back over my fence without the camera being able to start up in time. It was not till today that I finally got camera footage of him trying enter my home through the back door. You can see my leave the house on my camera, then within 2 minutes he comes to the door wiggles the knob and walks away. My time sheet at work and boss can corroborate what time I returned to work.

Here is where the story gets slightly more complicated. While he is stealing small amounts of cash from me (I'm talking maybe 2-3$ here and there), he is also stealing marijuana I keep in a jar in the same place. Before its implied, I don't deal drugs and it just happens that I thought this cabinet would be a good place to keep items I wanted secured.

Now, I'm not entirely sure how to proceed from here. Do I call the cops and tell them the entire story including the stolen marijuana and cash and (obviously) show them the video of him trying to get in? Also would it be better if I were to leave my door unlocked as a "trap" in order to get actual footage of him entering my home and taking items from it. On a side note, I do not smoke marijuana (I would pass a drug test if it came to that) I keep a small amount in my house for guests, like you would keep a bottle of tequila.

My goal is have the move severe charges possible levied against him (I'm extremely bitter about having my trust betrayed by someone I would have called a friend 3 months ago). I live in Dallas city proper, and the police force has many and serious crimes they deal with every day, I'm afraid an "attempted burlgary" would not rate highly on their priority list and that he would be back living in his home very soon and possibly not even arrested.

My neighbor, A, is someone who gets angry quickly is a fairly bitter person (although he has always been friendly to me) and I'm afraid of what he might do to me or my dog if I call the cops on him. In the past he has come to my yard and let one of friend's dog out of my yard (A does not like this friend of mine).

I have not confronted him about any of this and he is oblivious to the camera's I have set up.

Any advice would be sorely appreciated. Thank you for bearing with this long and possibly babbling story, there was a sort of catharsis for getting it off my chest (not many people know this story, it makes me look dumb and naive and foolish for getting taken advantage of in this way).

I'll check on this post periodically through the day and night and answer any questions y'all might have.

Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer:
 Never a good idea to call the cops about someone stealing something that you shouldn't have.

Your best bet is to continue to properly secure your home. And really dude, I'm all for being hospitable, but keeping illegal drugs just in case a guest might want to use them is taking hospitality too far. Particular when in TX, more than 2 oz can result in prison time plus fines. And less than 2 oz is a class B misdemeanor.


Title: [England] Can a school charge you to take exams if it is a private school, and you have already paid the fees?

Question:
Today I was given a bill for the exams my son will be taking over the summer in England.

It is a 'crammer' college where students go if they didn't get the grades that they wanted. It is already horrendously expensive, (over £9,000 per TERM).

Is it legal that despite paying the fees for the college, that I can be billed an extra £1000 for the exams he will be taking. (Also charging £80 for coursework submissions).

Answer: Not from england, but your first stop will be reviewing all of the paperwork that was signed upon enrolling in the course/school.


Title: Curfew law regarding minors in Los Angeles, California

Question:
Last night I was out with 4 other people after midnight. All of us are over 18 except for one person, who is 16. A police car pulled up while we were walking down the block to my car and asked us why we were out and if we are all 18. When they found out that one person wasn't, they told him that they could be arresting him but they wouldn't, and told me to take him straight home.

Now, when I got home I decided to read up on the LA municipal codes, and it says that a minor can't be out between 10pm and sunrise unsupervised unless they meet certain exceptions. The exception I'm interested in is this one:

"The provisions of this chapter shall not apply when a minor satisfies any one of the following:

A. The minor is accompanied by his or her parent(s), legal guardian(s), or other adult person(s) authorized by said parent(s) or guardian(s) to have the care and custody of the minor"

My question is this: what constitutes authorization by a parent or guardian? Is it written, signed consent or does it simply mean that his mom allowed him to be out? If they really *had* taken him in, could the violation have been fought if his mom testified that I had her consent to be out with her son or do we need to show written proof? I've never heard of people carrying around written authorization to be with friends past 10pm but I thought I'd ask to be sure.

Thanks in advance
Topic:
Juvenile and Youth Law

Answer: From what I see here, it's not that his mom gives permission for him to be with you. It's that you are responsible for the care of this 16 year old. Like, for example, a babysitter. Are you babysitting your friend or otherwise responsible for his care when y'all are out together? If not, it doesn't sound like this code would apply to you. I'm not a lawyer in CA, and this isn't my area of expertise, but that's what this looks like to me.


Title: I am being falsely accused of rape. Please help

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Hire an attorney, and don't say a word to the police without your attorney present -- aside from "I refuse to answer any questions without my attorney present." Answer #2: Also not calling this woman "the female" would probably help your cause .


Title: College student in Illinois; hid in friend's closet as a joke, he ended up coming in with girl and they had some sexual contact. Can this become bad for me?

Question:
So I live in Illinois, and my my roommate took a girl home last night, and when she left to use the bathroom, I went into his room to talk to him, and suggested it would be funny if I hid in his closet and popped out when she came back.  I hid, and she walked in, and the first thing she asked was whether I was still in there or not.  My roommate said no, and they proceeded to get in bed together.  I thought he was going to tell her to go check the closet or something, and I would scare her, but he didn't.  I ended up stuck in there for almost a half hour as they made out and she gave him oral sex.  He knew I was in there, and proceeded anyway.  I was extremely uncomfortable, and wanted to get out, but didn't know how without walking out on them both naked and doing the things they were doing.  I'm kind of freaked out because I didn't want it to go that far, and I feel really bad that word is going to spread around and hurt this girl due to the things she said to him.  She was telling him to like choke her while making out with her and stuff, and it was pretty strange.

Anyway, he finally kicked her out, and I didn't see a single thing.  I only heard their conversation, but was hidden under a bunch of crap in his closet so that I couldn't see them making out or any of the stuff they did since she had gone into the room.

Am I at any kind of fault?  I truly did not mean for it to go as far as it did, and feel bad that it did.  I know word has spread through our group of friends, and we've been trying to extinguish it because we don't want word getting out through the school.  What can go on after this?

Answer:
 Your roommate is kind of a jerk or a weirdo for putting you in that situation.

BUT as long as you keep your mouth shut, it is very unlikely anything would happen to you.

I imagine there is some kind of criminal conduct you could conceivably be charged with, but that's very far-fetched.

Key, again: don't ever speak of it again to anyone.  Follow that rule and you'll be fine.


Title: (NM) friends pipes froze and landlord is stalling -friend has no water

Question: Landlord is trying to make it the friends fault but thats a whole nother story - for now what are her options if the landlord keeps stalling on fixing the issue? Its gonna be a cold week and unlikely to fix itself soon

Answer:
 > Landlord is trying to make it the friends fault but thats a whole nother story

Well, it may very well be relevant. How did the pipes freeze? Did your friend fail to keep the heat on?


Title: House title question

Question: (Live in NY). My girlfriend and I plan on getting married sometime in the next year. But we already have a baby so getting a house was my first priority. She makes no money on the books and her credit is abysmal, so she won't be on the mortgage at all (also won't be paying any mortgage or downpayment, but that's another story). She is in collections, owes school debt etc, but doesn't make any payments on her debt. My offer on a house was accepted and I'm starting the mortgage process soon. If I put her on title, could liens be placed on the house for her prior debts because she's on title? Or what problems could arise if any?

Answer:
 If she is not paying anything for the house DO NOT put her on the title.  She has not proven herself financially responsible and you will most likely regret it.

You will thank me later.


Title: [AZ] Do I Have to Put My Tenants in a Hotel?

Question:
I was notified via telephone that the AC unit in my tenants house started leaking Sunday. Monday afternoon a technician was out there to repair it. By Tuesday a restoration company was there repairing the water damage. While there they found that the AC unit started leaking again so they halted work. The ceiling in the laundry room was removed and was concealed with plastic and tape. I called the AC tech again to come out and he was able to come Thursday.

Wednesday evening my tenants began asking to be put into a hotel due to unlivable conditions. They stated that restoration company left fans blowing and they were getting sick and could smell sulfur. The restoration company actually removed all equipment early Wednesday. When I mentioned this they then replied that they can’t live in an open construction zone. I pointed out that the ceiling was only removed in the laundry room and the door could shut and they should avoid use of it. They then proceeded to say they could smell sulfur through the vents and the air quality in the home was bad and they are getting sick.

The AC tech stated that it may take 3-5 days to complete repairs on the AC. Once complete the restoration company can finish their work and close the ceiling in the laundry room. Am I obligated to put them in a hotel until this work is complete, if at all?

Answer: You're required to provide them with appropriate accommodations.  AZ is one of the only (maybe the only) state that mandates functioning AC as a necessity, like running water.  A non-functioning AC means your tenants can put themselves up in a hotel and bill you for it/deduct the cost from their rent.


Title: How do I report illegal content I found on the deep web?

Question:
I had a plan to try and find and expose websites containing or promoting illegal content

Jesus Christ... I didn't actually expect to find anything. I downloaded Tails onto a flash drive and booted it up, went on TOR and started going to random .onion websites

Most were just nonsense, image storage sites, chat rooms, etc...
After a while of searching I finally found a site with blatant sexual content of children on the front page.

I didn't go any farther, I simply marked the URL and attempted to report it to the local FBI (I'm in the US, California specifically) but I didn't stop to ask if it would place me in legal trouble if I were to report it.

Shit like this persists all over the deepweb and I want to expose these pedophiles who use anonymity as a cover for their disgusting exploitation.

how do I bring light to it? where can I report these kinds of things?? will I get into legal trouble if I try to report it?

Answer: No. You don’t do any of that. Yes, seeking out child porn to weed out the “real” baddies very well could lead to persecution. Everyone knows what’s on the dark web, including the FBI, and some of the time such sites exists as fly traps in the first place. They don’t need your vigilante help.


Title: Would like to know legal options to sue a background company.

Question:
(East Coast)
I have a background check company administering my background check for a company that just hired me.  The expected turnaround time is 3-5 business days except now it's been a a week and a half and the next estimated timetable is next week.

I'm at the tail end of the background check and they're in the middle of calling a state that has NOTHING to do with me.  I've never been there nor have I conducted business, lived or anything.

I'm at the point where my job will be rescinded and left unemployed.  I am so unbelievably pissed off right now, due to the negligence, inaccuracy and failure to get this done.

I want to know my options as I want to file a suit for leaving me unemployed.

I forgot to mention, they've been sued for millions of dollars before due to this.

Answer: Hey, the angry snowflake is back! [See previous thread here.](https://np.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/4dnqae/i_want_to_take_legal_action_against_a_state_im_so/) Waiting two weeks got your panties in a bunch?


Title: Hey lawwit, dominatrix here with a legal question

Question:
I'm in California and a client with OCD/some mental illness, who saw me at a commercial dungeon for very tame reasons is convinced I took pics of him. I didn't.

He contacted me and the dungeon stating he's going to sue them and myself for taking these imaginary photos.

What can he do and is this going to get into a huge waste of time because he just wants to see me/feel better about himself?

For what it's worth, he's been emailing 13 page documents so I suspect he's manic. He hasn't said anything other than I let him go into my house/look through my computer and run a credit check (?) or he will sue for the destruction of said imaginary photos.

info, ideas, thoughts?

Answer: Save the emails but don't reply. *If* you get sued then contact an attorney. But it is likely some mental health issues that you are the target of. Do not talk to the guy though.


Title: Help!I committed hit and run and the police found out!

Question:
Hi guys, So about two weeks ago I was driving on the freeway and switched into another lane, I was going kind of fast and I was going to hit the car in front of me. Instead of hitting it full on, I went into the other lane,I still managed to tap the car on the side. I didn't stop since I didn't think I had actually hit it.. When I got home I noticed I did tap the car since I had a small dent on the side. The days pass and my ex roommate told me the cops were looking for me to give info about the incident. I didn't do anything and my mom called me today saying the insurance company called her and said that the person I hit said a girl was driving, when in reality it was me.. I don't know what to do I am only 19 years old and I live alone and am currently with no job close to being homeless. They want to charge me four thousand dollars for barely tapping the car.. Should I contact my insurance and tell them I was driving? I live in Arizona
My ex roommate told me the cops said that the person had some tire damage, and that it was nothing serious. I dont know if the cops were serious or usng tactic.
My main question is if I call and say it was me could i get charged? what should i do?
My main question

Answer:
 You hit another car at a high rate of speed causing a dent in your car and you didn't think you actually hit it? That is going to be a tough sell to a jury/judge.

Call your insurance about the accident. (edit: this may work against you since you would be admitting to commiting a crime. So you are screwed no matter what you do) Then contact an attorney about the criminal charges you are going to be facing.

Do not talk to the police. Answer #2: >I still managed to tap the car on the side. I didn't stop since I didn't think I had actually hit it

So you did know you hit it. Tap and hit are still the same thing under a hit and run.

>Should I contact my insurance and tell them I was driving?

Yes and expect your insurance rates to skyrocket. I would recommend telling the insurance that you are being accused of hitting a car in traffic. At least you're not admitting guilt.

>My ex roommate told me the cops said that the person had some tire damage, and that it was nothing serious.

Thats irrelevant.

>My main question is if I call and say it was me could i get charged?

Depends on how you say it. Just say you are being accused of hitting a car and go on from there.


Title: Can/Has the 3rd amendment been used successfully to deny police access to a home to surveil another?

Question:
I know the amendment specifically states "No solider shall..." but has this even been tested in court against police forcing their way into a home to setup camp on a stakeout type situation or during a standoff, etc?
Topic:
Constitution

Answer: There is very little case law on the 3rd amendment.  What you are saying would most likely fall under the fourth amendment, since (outside of a fell exceptions) police need a warrant to enter a home.


Title: Is it illegal to require customers to buy a power cord for house appliances.

Question:
I just got back from Lowe's. Ou dryer died so of course I had to buy a new dryer as I don't know how to fix these type of things.
One thing I don't understand is why do they wanna charge for a power cord when the old one works fine. I live in FL so not sure if that makes a difference.

Answer:
 I work for Lowe’s. If your appliance is being delivered and installed by Lowe’s, then you must purchase a new cord in order for us to hook it up.

We will not use old cords to hook up new appliances, because they themselves may be damaged, and it helps protect us against any liability by utilizing new cords.

Even still, it’s not required to purchase a new cord. We make almost no money on the $15 cord, so it has nothing to do with pushing higher profit margin products onto you. You’re perfectly welcome to keep your old cord, but know that Lowe’s delivery associates will not use your old cord to install your appliance..