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- An Officer came to my house looking for someone today ... and decided to also go through my mail. (AZ)
- Ex brought a 2x convicted felon into my son's life.
- Our wedding venue switched ownership 3 months before our event and is voiding our contract without a clause written in the contract. [TX]
- My landlord uses the garage below my apt to work on god-knows-what. Multiple days a week he creates unbearable noise that shakes the whole unit. Can I break my lease? [CA]
- [West Virginia] Fired immediately after returning from getting hurt on the job. Unemployment is now denying my claim, saying I quit.
- Ex claimed our child on his taxes When it was legally my turn (court ordered)
- My employer won’t promote me because they think I’m going to die soon.
- Apartment denied me because of expunged records, I already live here and I can't move, what can I do?
- My girlfriend's neighbor apparently sees us having sex regularly and is threatening to call the police (CO)
- My mom took pictures of my girlfriend and I naked in bed and shared them. I'm disgusted with her and I think this is harassment.
- TL;DR bought a trailer that was damaged in a tornado without it being disclosed
- My contractor won't take my money
- Neighbor dogs are a nuisance, what should we do?
- Can I go after a customer for falsely accusing me of a "crime" and threatening to put me under a citizen's arrest for requiring customers wear face masks (Oregon).
- A company I worked for forged an NCNDA contract n my name.
- Advice needed. Trying to buy a home but can't get rid of a fraudulent tax lien on credit. This is preventing us from moving forward.
- In a no fault, community property state, what are the chances of asking for and receiving an order that the other side has to pay for psychotherapy needed due to the severe psychological mind games that were done to them. Verified and well documented. No only my word, admitted to by the other side.
- Badblood in our family
- Am I able to speak directly to someone's lawyer about an issue with the person that lawyer represents?
- Is it plagiarism to copy the structure of a work of fiction?
- I am 17, turning 18 in August. How would I legally go about asking my stepfather of 14 years to adopt me? I live in Texas
- My neighbour turns off the power to my laundry
- My landlord offered other tenants free utilities to get them to move in, I have now found out that is because there is one meter at the address and the other units utilities are actually in my name. (MN)
- Clothing Recycle/Resell Program
| Posted: 05 Mar 2021 07:53 PM PST A policeman came to my house today and started beating on my door. I had literally just gotten out of the shower so I answered them through my Ring. They asked me if Jacob was home. I am not Jacob. I do not know anybody named Jacob. I have lived here for almost 3 years. Upon telling the officer this he said I needed to answer the door so he could see my face. I explained once again I am not who they were looking for. The officer then said he needed me to let him in so he could look for Jacob. I said there is nobody here by that name and that I do not even know any Jacob. The officer then hid off to the side of my porch for almost 20 minutes. At this point the mailman walked by and put my mail in the box. After he moved down the street the officer went to my mailbox and started reading off information on all the letters I had received into his radio. How the fuck is this not an absolute violation of my privacy? I have mail from my oncologist, my daughter, and my estate planner in there. Edit : Should I post the video from Ring on here? [link] [comments]  |
| Ex brought a 2x convicted felon into my son's life. Posted: 06 Mar 2021 08:59 AM PST Throwaway account for privacy reasons. I have 50/50 custody of my 4-year-old son with my ex. He recently told me that his mom makes him sleep in his own bed now (she used to sleep with our son) and that "John" is now sleeping in his mom's bed. In our parenting agreement, we have a specific clause entitled "Other Relationships", and that neither of us is to live with a romantic significant other out of wedlock. The agreement also states we are to notify the other parent if there is someone other than the child and parent residing at the other home. My ex does not respond to my inquiries at all. We rotate parenting time by way of his daycare, so we don't interact face-to-face often. As it turns out, "John" is one of the neighbors, and I know their whole family... So, I pulled John's criminal record. John was convicted for two felonies: one for Vehicular Homicide (DUI) almost 20 years ago (he served 12-15 years for it) and another for Assault (Strangulation) in 2018. He was sentenced until 2023, but released last year (maybe because of COVID releases). Obviously, I do not approve of this situation - my son, in the home with a convicted felon of violent crimes? A man who killed someone because of drinking and driving? A man who strangled someone? Nope. Nope, nope, nope. I'm in the State of Colorado. I've had a couple of free consultations with lawyers this week, but my issue is the money, so, I've done a lot of my own research. I represented myself in a modification of child support hearing a couple of years ago, the result of which granted me less in child support obligations, so I feel I did well in that pro se situation. In the original custody battle, I did have a lawyer, and it crippled me financially. I feel this situation merits a good lawyer but I'm trying to do my own due diligence because I can't afford this again. I've learned I can file a Motion for Contempt (JDF 1816) against her, but here's the issue: she is incredibly stubborn, vicious and will lie to save face. She is incredibly good at Impression Management. The only "real evidence" I have of this man living with her is the word of a 4-year-old, which I'm not sure the court would recognize. I would rather not put my son in a court situation, anyway. I've considered a Private Investigator, but in one of my consultations I was told that PI evidence is not always admitted so I don't want to do that if it's just going to be a waste of money. I don't even know what a judge would do in this situation so don't quite know what to ask for: I could demand the boyfriend moves out, but how can that be verified? I would prefer full custody of my son, but his mother will fight me on that. I was hoping that some other Redditors could help with any ideas or shed light on the legal strategy I should be taking to get this to court. I lose so much sleep over this when my son is at his mom's house and I just want that kiddo to be safe and in a healthy environment. I will go through court again if I have to - it's a terribly draining and stressful process, but I love that boy more than life itself and will do whatever it takes. Right now, I'm civilly attempting to contact his mother to get a direct answer, but am also preparing a Motion and Affidavit for Citation for Contempt of Court (JDF 1816) and Order to Issue Citation and Citation to Show Cause (JDF 1817). I'll probably get a few more free consultations next week to get more info. Thanks for your time, Reddit! TLDR: 50/50 custody, ex's new boyfriend is a twice convicted felon and living in the house w/ my son, which violates our parenting agreement. Would like full custody, but have a very limited budget. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 06 Mar 2021 11:00 AM PST Hi, thanks for any advice in advance. My fiance and I are in a bit of a pickle and are having to make tough decisions about our quickly upcoming wedding (June 2021, location Texas). In June 2020, my fiance and I began searching for a wedding venue. We found a new family-owned BnB in our city which offered a great rate while also being able to accommodate a wedding of about our size. We toured the location, we're happy with it, and verbally agreed to book the location. We paid a 'save the date' non-refundable deposit prior to receiving a contract with the venue (probably an early red flag I didn't catch at the time). Follow our payment, we received the contract to sign, but it was lower than the agreed number of guests (~30 guests less). We were told over a phone call that we would sign the contract for the number of guests listed in the package, and all additional fees associated with the increased guest count would be billed additional. We were fine with this arrangement and proceeded to plan our wedding (booking vendors and inviting guests). Fast forward to the end of 2020, we noticed that the social media account for our venue was deleted, their website was no longer up, and google showed the location as 'temporarily closed' (probably a bigger red flag). We contacted their representative, she told us they were having local permit issues but it would be straightened out before our wedding date. Side note: COVID has always been a huge concern of ours and we have been so hopeful that it would be under control by the date of our wedding. With the rapid deployment of vaccines, we are on track to have >70% of guests with immunity (via vaccinations or prior exposure). While the decision may have come too soon from a public health standpoint, the Texas governor's order to open business capacity to 100% was a great relief to our wedding planning. This weekend (March 2021 - 3 months until our wedding date), we received an email from our venue stating that they've had a change of ownership. This new ownership has decided that they do not agree with the Texas Governor's decision and will not be honoring prior contracts for weddings our size. We were completely devastated to receive such an unexpected email. We called the new owners today, and they explicitly said that contrary to their email yesterday, this decision was not related to COVID. They continued to talk about how the venue was not able to handle the size which our contract stated. The new ownership explicitly stated that they would not honor the contract made by the previous owners. In order to remain at this venue, we will need to reduce our wedding by ~50% and there will no changes to the package pricing. We asked if they would be willing to offer financial retribution associated with finding a new venue (new vendors costs/lost deposits/invitations/miscellaneous/cost of our time) but they did not offer anything. This is so uncomfortable for us because we already sent out our invitations, booked our vendors, and were ready to celebrate our wedding. We feel incredibly mislead and no longer wish to keep this venue. Do we have a course for legal action against a contract being broken by this new owenrship? What type of retribution do we have grounds to request and legally try to collect? If we find another venue but it costs us $5,000 more than this venue, does the old venue have any responsibility for this price difference? Any advice and feedback would be greatly appreciated. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 06 Mar 2021 09:56 AM PST Not only do I WFH, I also have a nervous system disorder that basically puts me in fight-or-flight mode at all times. So a barrage of incredibly loud noises all day is highly damaging to my wellbeing. And it scares the hell out of my cat. Sometimes he provides me with notice by texting me the day before, but most often he does not. Regardless of advance notice, it's not like I can go anywhere else thanks to the pandemic. I need to get out of here. Is there any way this presents grounds to break my lease? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 06 Mar 2021 07:43 AM PST I was fired back in September, and filed for unemployment. I was hurt while on call, got a doctor's note that cleared me to work (urgent high lethality case I was needed for), but with the blessing/encouragement of management, I took 2 days off to keep recovering and was fired immediately upon my return on Monday. So, hurt over the weekend, worked Wednesday, took off Thurs/Fri, thought I was in good standing, fired Monday. These were a long list of bullshit reasons, I can go into more detail if it is needed. But long story short, they were all hearsay (coworker to supervisor who fired me) and probably just getting rid of me since I'm already disabled (bad arm/hand) got hurt, and became a liability. It's a type of social work job that I loved dearly. I had no written warnings or negative performance reviews. I had good reviews. The only thing I'd had a verbal warning about was working overtime, they said next time it would be a written warning. It's taken until now to get in touch with anyone from unemployment. First, my claim was on hold because of workers comp (they didn't give me money, and dropped my case), so now my claim has been denied saying I quit due to chronic pain, despite sending unemployment the doctors note, and the scathing termination letter.
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| Ex claimed our child on his taxes When it was legally my turn (court ordered) Posted: 06 Mar 2021 09:13 AM PST My ex and I split up 6 years ago and went to court for custody of my now 7 year old. In the custody agreement it states that each of us are allowed to claim our son as a dependent on alternating years; I get even years and he gets odd years. Well, I went to file taxes for 2020 because it's my turn to claim him right, and it was rejected because "someone" had already claimed my dependent on their taxes. I called my sons dad and he acted clueless at first and then claimed that it was an "accident". I told him I need the money really bad right now and that it is not his turn to file with him as a dependent. He told me, tough shit, that I can claim him for the next two years instead. I'm thinking absolutely not!! I really really need that money, and it is not his year to claim our dependent! Please tell me what to do. I really appreciate any help at all. This has kept me up crying all night because of how much I need money right now. I was just in a bad accident too and all of my bills are past due. This is the worst thing this man could do to me rn but he is always like this, trying to pull the rug out from under me at any given chance. I really cannot stand this evil person but try to work with him for the benefit of my kid. [link] [comments]  |
| My employer won’t promote me because they think I’m going to die soon. Posted: 05 Mar 2021 02:19 PM PST I work in the public sector, a government agency in Florida. I have been battling cancer for the last 13 years but it has never affected my work performance. At this very moment I am cancer free but I did mention to my boss at some point that I was given a diagnosis of two years to live. That was a year and a half ago, and since then I have battled and I have won. I am completely in remission and feel no side effects of my treatment. In terms of performance I have gone above and beyond my duties for several years. It has come to my attention that the executives from my agency do not want to promote me because they have heard that I was given a diagnosis of two years to live. Is there anything I can do about this? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 06 Mar 2021 07:38 AM PST Long story short I can't move from this apt, I've been living here with my bf for over two years but was never on the lease because I wanted to wait until the expungement was finalized. The people in the leasing office know me and know I've been living here and have been fine with that this whole time. However, I applied to be on the lease a week ago and my expunged record popped up on my background check. When they told me my app was denied because of criminal history I denied this saying that info was inaccurate and I don't have a criminal history ( because in the eyes of the public I don't) I reached out to my attorney who handled the dismissal and expungement and he found that my background check hadn't been cleared yet with one of the agencies we listed on the expungement. but that he was going to get that cleared right away. So basically I want to dispute the criminal history with the consumer reporting agency my apt uses but I'm not sure who I need to prove the expungement to and I don't know if the apt would still have grounds to deny me because they saw something come up. Would it be better to show the reporting agency or the apt the expungment and any other advice is very much appreciated! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 05 Mar 2021 10:09 PM PST She has been taking photos and just came up to the door and yelled at her sister showing her the photos and threatening to take action. We are worried she is going to show these to the rest of the family and continue to harass us. We do have sex regularly but neither of us can think of a single time that we would have had the blinds more open than a quarter of the way up and we are on the second story of the house. To us it seems like someone would have to be making real effort to see us having sex but her sister says that it was clear in the photos that they could see. Isn't this super illegal on her part? She doesn't even know if we're minors or not. We are both 20 now but have absolutely no desire of her seeing us having sex and are disturbed by the fact that she has photos of us. If she simply let us know that she could have seen we would have taken every step possible to ensure that it never happens again. Now she has these photos we feel that we don't have any privacy in her room and feel even unsafe. Should we take action? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 05 Mar 2021 03:57 PM PST So my girlfriend was spending the night because she was having a bad day and she wanted to be with me. We were naked in bed but with the door locked. At some point my mother came in when we were sleeping and she took pictures of us. She then shared it with people in my family because she thought it was bad behavior like how you would reprimand a child. My girlfriend and I are 18. My girlfriend doesn't want to do anything about this but I do. What can I do? [link] [comments]  |
| TL;DR bought a trailer that was damaged in a tornado without it being disclosed Posted: 06 Mar 2021 06:58 AM PST Okay so I got a mortgage on a trailer at the end of November. A couple doors and windows are misaligned and there's cracks along the top of like every wall and in some other spots. We always thought it was from the trailer being moved since it was placed in our park in Oct 2020. Now I found a necklace in my room with a name and a fetal heartbeat. Something someone is likely missing. By chance, I also found papers with the last occupant's name and a college they were attending. Enough info to find her on Facebook and return the necklace. I messaged her "her I think I live in your old trailer and may have something of yours" and she responded "my trailer was destroyed in a tornado" ... She sent me pictures and sure as shit it's my trailer. She tells me the park that owned it said the frame was broken and the trailer would be scrapped. Instead it was hauled two hours north on that broken frame and sold to us. I only knew about the broken frame because the park manager told me they thought it was from the move and they had repaired it. We also noticed there's an issue with the vents where the forced air is cut off at the kitchen and doesn't reach our room and bathroom which likely came from the trailer landing on the gas meter as seen in photos. Now the history was not disclosed with us and I'm not sure our park knew nor the mortgage company. This presents an issue where there could be severe structural issues in the future and we've invested a good chunk already. We've also been advised that our homeowners insurance may not cover any claims because of the previous damage and/or the mortgage company could decide it's too much risk and drop our mortgage. So what now? We haven't brought it up to the park or the mortgage company. We do have pictures proving it's the same trailer and showing some of the damage. We didn't sign up for the repairs this could lead to. EDIT; I'm in Ohio [link] [comments]  |
| My contractor won't take my money Posted: 06 Mar 2021 06:24 AM PST I live in Nashville, TN and I'm in a bit of a weird situation. A pipe burst in my home last July. My insurance paid for the repairs, which included new floors and new cabinetry. I paid 50 percent from the insurance money before the work began, with an agreement that I would pay the remaining 50 percent after work completed. Well, work completed 5 months ago. I have reached out multiple times asking for the invoice so that I could pay the remaining 50 percent, but they have not gotten back to me. No emails. No texts. No phone calls. So the remaining insurance money is just sitting in my savings until I hear back from this contractor. My question is: How long does the contractor have the right to claim that money? Do I have to hold onto "their" money for years until they decide to reach back out? Thanks for any insights on this. [link] [comments]  |
| Neighbor dogs are a nuisance, what should we do? Posted: 06 Mar 2021 10:22 AM PST My wife and I moved into our new home about two months ago. My back fence is reinforced heavily and I know why finally. My rear neighbor has 2 100+ pound blood hounds. They jump against the fence whenever we take our dogs outside. They howl all day and night. Then a month after we moved in, one of the dogs dug a large hole under the fence (about 1 foot cube on both sides of the fence) and came into our back yard, it took a while, but I was able to get our neighbor's number from one of his side neighbors. He was out of town and able to get someone to come get his dog out of my yard. I put two halves of a cinderblock and some bricks into the hole and put a very large plant pot on top to prevent the dog from getting through. The neighbor agreed to fix the hole. He put up some boards and filled his side up with concrete. It took him 1 month to get me some topsoil to fill in my side. I filled in my side with the dirt last night, finally removing the pot and bricks. I could tell that he dog was starting to dig a new hole to the left of the old one, this one was dug nearly two feet deep and the dog might eventually dig through again so I put my cinderblocks back up along the fence and left the plant pot there. This morning I went back out to check on it again, my flower bed is starting to erode backwards into the hole and there's about a 4 inch gap under the fence. I've asked him to fix this hole but I don't want to have to be reactive to the dog digging through. I would like to be able to just get him to "dig proof" his fence somehow, but if he is unwilling I would like to pursue some sort of legal action, and that's where I need the advice. His side neighbor has the same issues after living next to him for over 3 years, so this is NOT a new development. They said the howling has been a constant issue, and that the dogs have dug through into their back yard and damaged their underground internet lines as well as sprinkler lines. They said they're emotionally exhausted from dealing with it and have stopped trying to do anything about it. They're supportive of any action I want to take and will help however they can. We live in a suburb of Houston, TX. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 06 Mar 2021 12:41 PM PST This one has some necessary context, questions are in the 4th paragraph. It also might make your blood boil with rage if you have ever been a victim or discrimination. My partner and I run a small dessert shop in Oregon state. A customer came in without a mask and refused to leave claiming ADA. She demanded to be served and wasn't very polite, but my cashier assisted them BAU without any discrimination or issues. What happened after the fact has me royally pssed though. She gave us a document that was several pages long essentially saying that she would have sued/reported me if we didn't assist her. She literally said "you're lucky you served me, I was *planning on suing you if you didn't." I converted her document into electronic text and will put it above the TL;DR. I honestly laughed the entire time reading it, doesn't seem like any of this will hold up... it's trying to draw parallels between skin color, sex, religion, etc. with wearing masks and essentially is trying to turn anti-maskers into a protected class? It tries to compare asking a customer to wear a mask with asking them to "snort a line of cocaine." To top it all off, it says that they can/will place us under citizens arrest if we don't comply with the sh*t they itemized in the "legal document" she gave me. I feel threatened and now my employees don't feel safe. They are terrified some idiot is going to tie them up for following OSHA guidelines and executive orders. I want to be prepared if this ***** ever comes back. Can I just refuse service on the simple premise that I just don't like her and don't want her in my shop or on my property? Because that's what it boils down to, IDGAF if you have a disability but I do care if you threaten my workers when they literally did nothing and make them afraid to work. If I can't just ban her from my shop, can I ask that she provide documentation of her disability, since she is asking me to risk a $10,000 fine and closing my business until the executive order lifts by violating OSHA guidelines? Lastly, is there a way I can come after her for leaving this several page long letter trying to coerce me into breaking OSHA guidelines under the guise that I will be arrested? I legitimately worry that a self-righteous Trump supporter is going to tie us up at gunpoint for "breaking the law" and traumatized my employees. Any help or insight is highly appreciated. Thanks in advanced! "LEGAL NOTICE To the Person Currently in Charge of this Establishment There is no statutory law that requires you, your employees, or your customers to wear a mask, get their temperature taken or stay six feet apart. There is no law that requires you to serve your customers outside or reduce the number of people in your business establishment. In fact, if you require your customers to wear a mask or restrict their movement or entry if they are not wearing a mask, you are at risk for violating several federal and state laws. Any violation of the following laws WILL BE REPORTED to the appropriate authorities. As the person responsible for this establishment, YOU PERSONALLY will be at risk for fines and imprisonment upon conviction of these crimes: U.S. FEDERAL LAWS 1. U.S. Constitution, 1st Amendment, Right to Assemble, Right to Freedom of Speech, Right to Religious Expression Requiring someone to wear a mask as a condition to assemble in your place of public accommodation is an infringement of the right protected under the U.S. Constitution, the highest law of the land. No law is valid or lawful that violates the Constitution. No health order, emergency order, state of emergency, municipal ordinance, or store policy may suspend or violate the Constitution, period. 2. U.S. Constitution, 4th Amendment, Right to Privacy Forcing a person to wear a mask without their consent is a violation of the 4th Amendment. Further, gathering vital statistics such as taking one's temperature is a violation of a person's right to privacy. Violation of this protection will result in your actions being reported to the U.S. Department of Justice, which is required by law to investigate Civil Rights Violations. No law is valid or lawful that violates the Constitution. No health order, emergency order, state of emergency, municipal ordinance, or store policy may suspend or violate the Constitution, period. 3. U.S. Title 52, Civil Rights Act of 1964: Unlawful to Discriminate in place of Public Accommodations Your business establishment is legally defined as a place of "public accommodation" and as such you may not prohibit entry by discriminating against someone for their medical condition, disability, or religious views. If someone is unable or unwilling to wear a mask for one of those reasons you may not prohibit their entry, nor may you file a charge of trespassing because of their legally protected status. Just as you would not be able to deny entry to someone based on their skin color, you may not deny entry to someone based on their bare face. Having someone else shop for them, or requiring curbside delivery is NOT a reasonable accommodation, as it denies the "full enjoyment and equal access to facilities, services and accommodations," as REQUIRED BY LAW. 4. U.S. Title 42, Section 12101: Unlawful to Deny Entry to Persons with Disability or perceived medical condition (ADA) Your business establishment is legally defined as a place of "public accommodation" and as such you may not prohibit entry by discriminating against someone for their medical condition or disability. If someone is unable or unwilling to wear a mask for one of those reasons you may not prohibit their entry, nor may you file a charge of trespassing because of their legally protected status. Just as you would not be able to deny entry to someone in a wheelchair, you may not deny entry to someone not wearing a mask. Having someone else shop for them, or requiring curbside delivery is NOT a reasonable accommodation, as it denies the "full enjoyment and equal access to facilities, services and accommodations," as REQUIRED BY LAW. 5. U.S. Americans with Disabilities Act: Unlawful to Deny Entry to Persons with Disability or perceived medical condition Your business establishment is legally defined as a place of "public accommodation" and as such you may not prohibit entry by discriminating against someone for their medical condition or disability. If someone is unable or unwilling to wear a mask for one of those reasons you may not prohibit their entry, nor may you file a charge of trespassing because of their legally protected status. Just as you would not be able to deny entry to someone in a wheelchair, you may not deny entry to someone not wearing a mask. Having someone else shop for them, or requiring curbside delivery is NOT a reasonable accommodation, as it denies the "full enjoyment and equal access to facilities, services and accommodations," as REQUIRED BY LAW. OREGON STATE LAWS 1. Oregon Constitution, Article 1, Section 1 Natural rights inherent in people. We declare that all men, when they form a social compact are equal in right: that all power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted for their peace, safety, and happiness; and they have at all times a right to alter, reform, or abolish the government in such manner as they may think proper. Therefore, attempting to deny a customer from acquiring property by shopping at your business or to deny their access to services that they have the right to enjoy is unlawful and a violation of Constitutional liberties. 2. Oregon Constitution, Article 1, Section 8 Freedom of speech and press. No law shall be passed restraining the free expression of opinion, or restricting the right to speak, write, or print freely on any subject whatever; but every person shall be responsible for the abuse of this right. Every person may freely speak. A law may not restrain or abridge livery of speech. (Muzzling one's face with a muzzle does not allow for one to freely speak, and it abridges freedom of speech.) Therefore, denying entry due to a person not wearing a mask is a violation of the Oregon Constitution, 3. Oregon Constitution, Article 1, Section 2 & 3 Freedom of worship. All men shall be secure in the Natural right, to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own consciences. Freedom of religious opinion. No law shall in any case whatever control the free exercise, and enjoyment of religious [sic] opinions, or interfere with the rights of conscience Free exercise and enjoyment of religious expression without discrimination. If covering one's face intrudes on the religious expression of an individual, that right to religious expression may not be denied. 4. 2020 Oregon Revised Statutes 677.080 & 677.090 (2): Practicing medicine without a license Any person who practices medicine without being licensed under this chapter as prohibited in ORS 677.080 (Prohibited acts) (4) commits a Class C felony. Class C felonies are punishable by a maximum of five years in prison, $125,000, or both. Requiring someone to wear a mask is a medical intervention. Unless you are a licensed medical professional, you have no authority to recommend such a practice. Further, a surgical mask is designated by the FDA as a "medical device". You have no legal authority responsibility or liability to require that of either your customers or your employees. No "emergency order" supersedes established law. Any "health order" related to maskwearing is unlawful and unenforceable by law. 5. 2020 Oregon Revised Statutes 162.367 (1): Impersonating a peace officer A person commits the crime of criminal impersonation of a peace officer if the person, with the intent to obtain a benefit or to injure or defraud another person, uses false law enforcement identification or wears a law enforcement uniform to give the impression that the person is a peace officer and does an act in that assumed character. You are not a law enforcement officer and have no authority to enforce any law or order. Impersonating a law enforcement officer is a crime in this state under 2020 Oregon Revised Statutes 162.367 (2) and carries the penalty of up to five years in prison, $125,000 fine, or both. You will be reported to authorities for this violation. 6. 2020 Oregon Revised Statutes 659A.403 (1): Free and Equal Access to Public Accommodations Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, all persons within the jurisdiction of this state are entitled to the full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities and privileges of any place of public accommodation, without any distinction, discrimination or restriction on account of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status or age if the individual is of age, as described in this section, or older. Your business establishment is legally defined as a place of "public accommodation" and as such you may not prohibit entry by discriminating against someone for their medical condition, disability, or religious views. If someone is unable or unwilling to wear a mask for one of those reasons you may not prohibit their entry, nor may you file a charge of trespassing because of their legally protected status. Just as you would not be able to deny entry to someone wearing a turban, you may not deny entry to someone not wearing a mask. Having someone else shop for them, or requiring curbside delivery is NOT a reasonable accommodation, as it denies the "full enjoyment and equal access to facilities, services and accommodations," as REQUIRED BY LAW. To file a civil rights complaint visit https://www.oregon.gov/boli/civil-rights/Pages/default.aspx or call the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries 971-673-0761 7. 2020 Oregon Revised Statutes 659A.103: Individuals with disabilities have the same rights as others It is declared to be the public policy of Oregon to guarantee individuals the fullest possible participation in the social and economic life of the state, to engage in remunerative employment, to use and enjoy places of public accommodation, resort or amusement, to participate in and receive the benefits of the services, programs and activities of state government and to secure housing accommodations of their choice, without discrimination on the basis of disability. Individuals with disabilities or medical conditions have the same right as the general public to the full and free use of the streets, highways, sidewalks, walkways, public buildings, medical facilities, including hospitals, clinics, and physicians' offices, public facilities, and other public places. Just as you would not be able to deny entry to someone in a wheelchair, you may not deny entry to someone not wearing a mask. Having someone else shop for them, or requiring curbside delivery is NOT a reasonable accommodation, as it denies the "full enjoyment and equal access to facilities, services and accommodations," as REQUIRED BY LAW. 8. 2020 Oregon Revised Statutes 659A.142 (4): The disabled have full and equal access It is an unlawful practice for any place of public accommodation, resort or amusement as defined in ORS 659A.400 (Place of public accommodation defined), or any person acting on behalf of such place, to make any distinction, discrimination or restriction because a customer or patron is an individual with a disability. Individuals with disabilities or medical conditions have the same right as the general public in attaining full and equal access to all public accommodations and their advantages, facilities and privileges to places of public accommodation, amusement or resort; and to other places to which he general public is invited, including public modes of transportation private schools, hotels, hospitals and public buildings, such as courthouses, government buildings. Aggrieved persons may recover up to three times the actual damages or a minimum of $1,000, injunctive relief and reasonable attorney's fees. 9. Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries Code 839-005-0000 Prohibits a licensed business to deny service based on disability or religion Any person who holds a license pursuant to the business and professions code is subject to disciplinary action of that person discriminates in, restricts the performance of, or refuses to perform the licensed activity because of a consumer's race, color, sex, religion, ancestry, disability, marital status or national origin. 10. 2020 Oregon Revised Statutes 163.264, Involuntary servitude in the first degree Attempting to prevent someone's entry to this establishment or to restrict, detain or confine their movement without their consent constitutes INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE, which is a Class B felony, with the penalty of up to 10 years in jail, a fine of up to $250,000, or both. If you deny someone's entry to your place of public accommodation based on their medical condition or religious beliefs, you are at risk for charged with involuntary servitude. 11. 2020 Oregon Revised Statutes 166.025: Disorderly conduct in the second degree (1)A person commits the crime of disorderly conduct in the second degree if, with intent to cause public inconvenience, annoyance, or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk thereof, the person: (a)Engages in fighting or in violent, tumultuous, or threatening behavior; (b)Makes unreasonable noise; (c)Disturbs any lawful assembly of persons without lawful authority; (d)Obstructs vehicular or pedestrian traffic on a public way; (e)Initiates or circulates a report, knowing it to be false, concerning an alleged or impending fire, explosion, crime, catastrophe or other emergency, or (f)Creates a hazardous or physically offensive condition by any act which the person is not licensed or privileged to do. Disorderly conduct in the second degree is a Class B misdemeanor and punishable by up to six months in jail, a fine up to $2,500, or both. 12. 2020 Oregon Revised Statutes 166.165: Bias crime in the first degree A bias crime in the first degree is a Class C felony and is punishable by up to 5 years in prison, a fine of up to $125,000, or both. If you aggressively seek to harass or intimidate someone with the threat of violence, you could be in violation of ORS 166.165, bias crime. A person commits a bias crime in the first degree if the person: (a)Intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes physical injury to another person because of the person's perception of the other person's race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or national origin; (b)With criminal negligence causes physical injury to another person by means of a deadly weapon because of the person's perception of the other person's race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or national origin; or (C)Intentionally, because of the person's perception of another person's race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or national origin, places another person in fear of imminent serious physical injury. 13. 2020 Oregon Revised Statutes 162.325 (1c): Unlawful to wear a mask in the commission of a public offense It is unlawful to conceal your identity in the commission of any public offense (such as those listed in this document.) NOTE: NO STORE POLICY MAY VIOLATE ESTABLISHED LAW Just as your place of business may not institute "Fist-fight Fridays" or encourage customers to engage in pickpocketing or require someone to snort a line of cocaine as a condition of entry, your "store policy" may not violate the established laws set forth in this notice. No claim of an "emergency" or "executive orders" or "health orders" or "city ordinances" excuses you from violating the laws set forth in this notice. Further, as a place of public accommodation (even as a private business) you have extended an irrevocable license (privilege) to the public to enter your establishment and you may not deny entry based on race, religion, disability or other protected characteristics. THUS: By denying entry to a customer who is not wearing a mask for either medical or religious reasons, YOU ARE IN VIOLATION of at least five federal laws and 13 Oregon state laws, including: US Constitution, 1st Amendment, 4th Amendment US Title 42, US Title 52 Oregon Constitution Article 1, sections 1, 2, 3, 8 ORS 677.080, ORS 677.090, ORS 162.367 (1) ORS 659A.403 (1), ORS 659A.103, ORS 659A.142 (4) Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries Code 839-005-0000 ORS 163.264, ORS 166.025, ORS 166.165 ORS 162.325 (1c) YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED of a potential CITIZEN'S ARREST for violations of the above laws, under 2020 Oregon Revised Statutes 133.225, which authorizes a private person to make a citizen's arrest in Oregon. Under the authority of 2020 Oregon Revised Statutes 133.225, a private person may arrest another person for any crime committed in the presence of the private person if the private person has probable cause to believe the arrested person committed the crime. A private person making such an arrest shall, without unnecessary delay, take the arrested person before a magistrate or deliver the arrested person to a peace officer. THEREFORE, you and your employees have hereby been PUT ON NOTICE of potential civil and criminal violations of unlawfully preventing the lawful entry of any member of the public. YOU ARE AT RISK FOR A CITIZEN'S ARREST, AS AUTHORIZED UNDER OR REVISED STATUTES 133.225, WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT BEING SUMMONED." TL;DR: customer gave me a fake legal notice threatening me to either violate OSHA guidelines or get placed under citizen arrest, can I ban them from my shop even if they are claiming ADA. If not, can I ask them to show proof and/or go after them for threatening us? [link] [comments]  |
| A company I worked for forged an NCNDA contract n my name. Posted: 06 Mar 2021 09:45 AM PST A company I worked for forged my signature on an NCNDA contract that I did not sign 3 years ago and used a address I have been living at for less than a year. Is this contract legitimate? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 06 Mar 2021 02:07 PM PST If you think this post would do better on another subreddit, please let me know. This was the first one I thought of. TL;DR Husband has a tax lien on his credit bearing his name and the name of an unknown individual, for an address we've never lived at in a state we weren't living in at the time. We've given proof/evidence of these facts when asked, but nobody can do anything about having it removed or procuring a release. This could prevent us from buying our first home. My husband (38) and I (32) are trying to buy a house. We live in Tennessee. We've spent the better part of the last 2 years eliminating all of our debt and building his credit back up in order to do this. We started looking at homes around the end of January this year, lucked out at the beginning of February on a newly remodeled beauty for 135k. We started the paperwork right away. Everything's going fine until a week before we are due to close (our closing date is March 12). Our loan officer was supposed to send this sketch reporting on my husband's credit off to their credit company at the very beginning of all this (he didn't send it, unfortunately, or else we would at least have time on our side). The reporting is a tax lien bearing my husband's name and the name of an unknown individual, for an address we've never lived at in a state we weren't living in at the time (which is Arkansas). The IRS reported 109k in income to the State Department of Administration. The Social Security administration wages report shows the correct income of 35k. We provided the Arkansas Department of Finance Administration (where the lien is recorded) with all the proof and evidence they asked for (MVR (Drivers License record), and all pertinent W2's), and they are telling us they can't overturn IRS's reporting. But the IRS is not accepting fraud calls. You have to go to some place and fill out this form and they have, like, 180 days to get back to you. So now it's this huge issue to procure a lien release somehow, and failing to do so could keep us from getting the house. We are at a loss. It doesn't seem right that we should not be able to progress in our lives because of some fraudulent shit that's out of our hands, and we can't even seem to be able to fix it, which makes it feel all the more hopeless. Btw, no one seems to know who this unknown individual is whose name is on the lien. [link] [comments]  |
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| Posted: 06 Mar 2021 01:47 PM PST Hello reddit. 2nd of mars my uncle passed away, May god have mercy on his soul. He died from a sudden heartattack At age 57. He Was as a younger man not a good person but he got better The older he got. My uncle had 4 children, 3 of them are over 18 ( legal limit to call yourself an adult in sweden) and 1 At 16 years old. The oldest took care of The situation with cleaning his appartment and ofcourse takeing all his jewlery, he is The blacksheep in our family. Anyways today my Mother called him to check how everything Was going and according to him it Was all going good. He cleaned, took care of some of The paperworks and planed for The funeral. He and The other children of my uncle had decided That only The kids would be allowed to attend The funeralceremoni, whitch i would say is a pretty bizzar thing to say. my question here is he allowed to say something like That, deny my Mother and all of The other siblings legally? Is it legally wrong of him to deny? Im Sorry for my bad English, Any help here would mean alot. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 06 Mar 2021 01:41 PM PST [Los Angeles CA] I am having custody issues with my son's mother who refuses to speak to me. She tells me if I want to see my son MY lawyer should speak to her lawyer. Which I don't have. She knows I can't afford one. Is it possible to speak to her lawyer myself and get answers about our custody papers? She has sole custody but in writing we have to agree on dates and times and she refuses to speak to me. [link] [comments]  |
| Is it plagiarism to copy the structure of a work of fiction? Posted: 06 Mar 2021 11:19 AM PST What I mean is: I want to write a story similar to a preexisting story. The story has a very similar plot, but different setting and characters. I want to have the scenes be arranged in a similar order as the preexisting story, but the content of the scenes will be different. Some relationships between characters are similar, but others are different. I might also use lines that are very similar to lines in the preexisting work. Here is an example of how much I am copying: both works have similar scenes and plot points (Character A indirectly causes Character B to fall into the ocean and start drowning, scene where they first meet, Character A reveals something vulnerable to character B, character B's parent disapproves of character A, character C appears in the hallucinations of Character A) Example of similar lines (these are made up lines): (1)"He has never been an angry person, with one exception" -> "with one notable exception, he has never been very sentimental." (2) "Why had I ever wanted to conform when we could be disgraces together?" -> "I no longer wanted to conform if I could be a disgrace along with her." Will this be counted as plagiarism? Feel free to ask me to elaborate on anything. Note: I am not planning to sell this or make money in any way, I'm just writing fanfiction/writing for myself. [link] [comments]  |
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| My neighbour turns off the power to my laundry Posted: 06 Mar 2021 01:28 PM PST I live in a four-plex and the circuit panel to my apartment is in my downstairs neighbour's apartment. I've had issues with her before, mostly due to noise, and I was warned by the previous tenants and my landlord about her before I moved in. I try to be a conscientious and polite neighbour but it seems nothing I do is good enough for her. The first time we spoke about noise and using the dishwasher/ laundry she told me that I had to wait until 7:30am. This was reasonable to me so I complied. Since I've been spending more time at home, I've been doing chores earlier in the day. I went to do my laundry at about 745am last week and she started banging on the wall. I ignored her because according to her "rules" I was ok to do laundry at that time. I came back down later to switch the machines over and the laundry was not done. I felt like she probably turned off the power, but I didn't know she had my circuit panel in her apartment until yesterday. Yesterday I went to do laundry at the same time and there was no power to the washer or dryer. My other neighbour confirmed where my circuit panel was. The power turned back on at 8am. I take issue with this not only because it's that a super messed up thing to do, she never once spoke to me about it. Just went right to turning off the power. My landlord seems to think that this is an issue we should be solving between ourselves. I would like to do that, but she has been getting away with bullying other tenants for many years. I've tried to speak to her before about other issues and she blows me off. I need some help to figure out how to fight her on this and if this is an issue my landlord should be taking a bigger interest in. Any resources would be appreciated. Thank you. I live in BC, Canada. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 05 Mar 2021 02:38 PM PST I currently live in a split unit duplex on the lower floor, there is one more unit above me. My utilities have always been high but I chalked it up to it being an old house, and the fact that I'm bad at turning off lights and stuff. However I was staying with family almost the entirety of January and noticed the utilities were still really high considering everything in my unit was completely off. After calling the utility company I found out that there is a shared meter for the whole house, and it is hooked up in my name, this has been going on since January 2019 and I've probably paid an extra $3k in utilities because of it. I have talked to both tenant who have lived in that unit and both have confirmed in text that they were offered free utilities. According to the utility company I called shared meters violate tenant law in my state. How should I proceed? Should I simply break my lease and move on or take further legal action? [link] [comments]  |
| Clothing Recycle/Resell Program Posted: 06 Mar 2021 01:13 PM PST I'm working on a clothing line atm and would like to offer a trade in program for my clothes for when kids out grow them, or weight gain/loss. I would offer a discount on new items with this trade in and would either sell used items cheaply or recycle them. My question is: can I legally accept and resell other boutique brands? [link] [comments]  |
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