Legal Advice Is it legal for my boss to tell me I need to be coming in on my days off and “bonding” with members? |
- Is it legal for my boss to tell me I need to be coming in on my days off and “bonding” with members?
- HOA sent 1,400 dollar bill to be paid immediately for “Fire Insurance,” check is asking to be sent to a personal account, is this legitimate?
- Patio almost buried in bird seed!
- Car towed out of my own driveway on my own property. What is my recourse?
- My teen daughter reported an alleged sexual assault by scholarship high school athlete to his university and the university reveled her name to the suspect’s family. What is my family’s exposure and recourse.
- THAT IS NOT MY KID!
- Trade school sent me a laptop and won't take it back [Colorado].
- Friend’s therapist disclosed weed usage to friends employer, claiming obligation due to “caregiver status.” Is this a HIPPA violation?
- Can my fiancé’s ex demand “way of life” expenses if they were never married but have children?
- [NY] My father passed away last week, received a letter from an attorney informing me that I have 30 days to move out of the home we shared.
- Pregnant with other guys baby when divorce was finalized
- [OR] Victim of assault, can I block expungement?
- Mother threatening to call cops for keeping my sister when she won’t come get her.
- Neighbor has motion detector alarm that goes off anytime we are in our yard
- Is this even employment?
- Bought a Used car now dealer wants to scrap the sale
- Carjacked with my gun in the car. When will I get my things back?
- Builder asking for additional addendum
- Can schools stop students from buying lunch?
- Urgent request: what does goodwill, no liability sum mean?
- Mom lost $25k worth in cash in her home. Thinks construction guy did it but has no proof. Can she set up a nanny cam and fake cash to see if he does it again?
- Co-signer broke up and took off with the truck (auto loan)
- Property management company won’t fix the air conditioner leak because the apartment “wasn’t advertised” with an air conditioner
| Is it legal for my boss to tell me I need to be coming in on my days off and “bonding” with members? Posted: 06 May 2021 04:45 AM PDT I work in an "art studio" and teach groups how to paint. My boss pulled me aside and told me I need to be coming in on my days off and taking other instructor's painting classes to bond with our members (unpaid time in studio) Is this legal in FL, USA? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 06 May 2021 12:49 AM PDT Thank you for reading, and we are willing to hire an attorney. Recently, the HOA of our dwelling sent an invoice of 1,400 for Fire Insurance, even though we have full coverage on our homeowners insurance. The notice first asked for a vote for this 1,400 dollar charge. We were sent a notice immediately after the vote, which was passed, and said to pay the 1,400 dollars immediately or 3 payments and write the check to a person named "John Chris" (name changed of course), instead of an HOA association? Is there a legal way to fight this? We are in CA, and already pay full coverage insurance, is there a difference? Edit: we voted as a community, and we personally, in our home, voted against it. The unit is in a multi-unit building, so around 4-8 condominiums per unit. [link] [comments]  |
| Patio almost buried in bird seed! Posted: 06 May 2021 04:24 AM PDT I have an upstairs neighbor with bird feeders. I will clean my patio and next day full of seeds again. They have a beautiful patio but I cannot have one because of the feeders that can easily be moved to the other side? The manager of the apts does not help one bit? She has gone as far as to say that they have a pic of me poking at the bird feeder trying to spill the seed so I can take pics? What!! The feeder is at lease 12 feet up and holes are on the side. Why would I do that? If I wanted to do that , I would go to the store and by bird feed and spread it? Also wont allow me to put a cover to block the bird seed? Anyone know what I can do legally because I believe it devalues the apt cost since I cannot enjoy my patio? Thank you very much in advance [link] [comments]  |
| Car towed out of my own driveway on my own property. What is my recourse? Posted: 06 May 2021 10:20 AM PDT US/Indiana. I went out to my drive way today (Back of house alley way) and my car was missing. I called the police who told me that it was towed. I called the tow company and they told me that they work for the rental management place that owns the house next to me. I told them they illegally towed the car of my own property. They are still refusing to release the car to me unless I pay for towing and storage. I have the whole thing on security camera. What legal recourse do I have? Do I need to demand a police office come to the towing company with me to retrieve my car? Will the police even do that? Edit: I should note that the property management company just bought the house next to me and it is not obviously clear where the property lines are. They could have thought it was their driveway. I have however had a survey done previously that establishes the drive way as fully on my property. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 06 May 2021 08:31 AM PDT Ohio. The university is in Kentucky My 15 year old daughter is very socially conscious and a very vulnerable EDIT: TEAMMATE girl on her track throwers team was taken home by a track star that has a scholarship to a Christian university, he took her to a remote place far from her home and later admitted to sexually assaulting her to the team and reportedly then school administrators. He has a history of at least 2 similar incidents. I have worked with youth sex offenders professionally and recognize his actions as very dangerous and active grooming. My daughter reported this to her coach and that she and the other girls on the team felt unsafe and the response was to have the throwers practice together but in separate groups. They are close enough to speak with each other. The victim holds her hands around her face to avoid looking at the alleged perpetrator. My daughter reported this to His university using the phrases "you should know that there are multiple allegations sexual assault against this prospect" and "I just want women your campus to be safe". Paraphrasing but nothing more than those ideas. About a week later my family got a call from principal reporting that he was informed by the university and that it mentioned her name. The call was informative. But he mentioned there was an investigation and that these were very strong allegations for my daughter to make. Again she only reported that there are allegations. My daughter was called into the deans office and told that she have should dealt with it locally. And that the family of the alleged perpetrator was given my daughter's name. Questions. How should I handle contact from the suspect's family? Did the university violate any privacy laws? Is my family exposed to risk if he looses his scholarship? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 05 May 2021 03:07 PM PDT To make this simple. I am male and I have a female roomate who has sole custody of her two kids. Age 11 and 12. One boy and one girl. When we moved in together, I was unaware she had kids at all as she never spoke of them or brought them around. They had apparently been at the father's sole custody. I do not know what happen that she now has them but she likes to go out with the girls and leave the kids alone. I told her to stop leaving her kids while I am at the house assuming I am going to watch them. I am not watching your kids. One morning I saw the boy in the kitchen looking for something to eat and I asked him whats wrong and he said he is hungry. I asked him where his mother is and he said she left for the weekend. I was unaware she left for the weekend by herself. She said that she needs a break and is going away for the weekend but I assumed it was with this kids. I am torn. I do not want to stop my plans and watch these kids but I do not feel comfortable leaving them alone. I decided to stay with them. I dont know what to do. What if she leaves them alone and I am in the house or I leave and God forbid they get hurt for some reason. I am liable. I feel like its a rush to see who can leave the house first. [link] [comments]  |
| Trade school sent me a laptop and won't take it back [Colorado]. Posted: 06 May 2021 08:26 AM PDT I was accepted to a trade school where the initial deposit covered a new MacBook that would be needed for the program. The school changed their VA certification type, forcing me to withdraw before the program started. Got my enrollment canceled and the deposit fully refunded, hadn't heard from them in months (the laptop had not been ordered or shipped yet). Last month they emailed me that they placed an order for my laptop and that it would be arriving shortly. I sent several emails back stating I was no longer enrolled and to cancel the order. Never got any reply and the laptop arrived two weeks ago. I've sent several more emails and left voicemails with the school and haven't gotten a reply. The laptop was sent directly from the manufacturer. Obviously I'm under no illusion that I get to keep the laptop because it was sent by mistake. But I live over 20 hours (driving) from where the school is based out of (not that it matters - it's an online school now and I can't find a physical address for even an administrative building), and they haven't responded to seven emails or three voicemails that have been sent and left over a month. The school is in Colorado, however I'm in California if that matters. Sooo what do I do with this very expensive paperweight? Certified letter (if I can even find an address)? I'm not really a fan of having a $1,400 laptop just sitting here. At what point does it become their responsibility? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 06 May 2021 08:28 AM PDT I have a friend in WI (genuinely not me) that disclosed to their therapist that they either in the past, or currently, used/use weed as a coping mechanism for anxiety and stress. This person also works as a caregiver to children of one family (essentially a nanny). This individual does not use weed prior to attending work or while at work. The therapist said they were obligated to notify the family due to the "caregiver of children" status that my friend holds. Now, my friend is being fired. Is this a HIPPA violation? And if it isn't, what is the language that defines obligation for notification of substance abuse? What is the line between occasional use, recreational use, "using it when I'm a little stressed out," and being considered a coping mechanism? [link] [comments]  |
| Can my fiancé’s ex demand “way of life” expenses if they were never married but have children? Posted: 06 May 2021 11:58 AM PDT I am a financially independent woman (43) who recently bought a home with my fiancé (37) We split all bills equally and do not have any financial issues (yet). We each have children from our previous relationships. I do not receive any child support or alimony from my ex-husband, as we share equal custody and contribute equally financially for our child's needs and thankfully, had an amicable separation. My fiancé was never married to his ex, nor does he have a custody agreement or financial agreement in place for their 2 children. He does however, have them 50% of the time. His ex (38) has not worked since their last child was born eight years ago. They split in late 2019 and he agreed to continue to pay her bills while she got on her feet. She was angry and unmotivated between the time they split and when coronavirus hit and did not secure a job. Once coronavirus hit, finding a job became less of a priority. She did however, begin dating someone in early 2020 who is now basically living at her residence, despite having a place of his own. We met right before COVID hit. As far as I am aware, my fiancé is paying for her rent (2k a month), car payments, insurance, gas bill, cable and Internet, vet bills for a dog they got together that she still has, and she is in possession of a credit card that has a monthly limit/allowance for her. Her boyfriend is not contributing to bills. My fiancé has said that when he's asked her if she's able to take on some of the payments, she threatens to move their children to the state her family is in, because she cannot afford to care for them properly where she is living now. He is a very dedicated and devoted father and an amazing human, and I know that he is contributing what he is FOR his children, but I believe that his kindness and devotion is being taken advantage of and am worried it will trickle in to OUR finances if it isn't nipped sooner than later before we get married. She now has a full time WFH job (as of 2 months ago) and has only started paying for her own phone bill. I am concerned after paying for all of her needs for nearly 2 years, that if and when they have any sort of legal documents drawn up, that she can site this way of living and demand he continue to contribute more than child support for their children and for her and if we're married by then, use my finances as leverage to do so. Has anyone experienced this or know if she can continue to demand "way of life" finances? It makes me incredibly happy that he's so devoted to his children, and that he would extend that kindness to their mother without hesitation, but on the other hand, I know that she is a very nasty and manipulative woman, who has taken advantage of him, his kindness and his money for the entirety of their relationship and is continuing to do so now and claiming it's "for their children." then threatening to move if it stops. Does she have a leg to stand on here? Can she move them to a different state just because she's not financially independent and is choosing to continue to live in an expensive town? I feel terrible having all of these concerns and worries. I love his children and the home that we're creating for them. I just don't want to see him taken advantage of any longer or it to have any effect on how our relationship continues to evolve. Thank you for reading, and for any advice. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 05 May 2021 05:05 PM PDT My dad owned the home outright and I've lived there for my entire life (over 25 years). I have no income nor do I have the means to work (long story). The other day I received a letter from a lawyer representing my brother who I haven't seen or spoken to in years informing me I have to move out of the house in 30 days. My brother has been estranged from the family for years. My dad disinherited him from his most recent will and in it put that I was to stay in the house in accordance with his wishes. However, the lawyers letter said that the matter of the house supersedes the will as my brother was on the deed to the home. He is now claiming to own the house outright and wants me out. I don't know the details as my brother is much older than me, but he was added to the deed in I think the mid 2000s to help my parents refinance if that makes sense. Again it was a long time ago. I'm not sure what to do, I have very little money and most definitely no place to go. How can I stop my long estranged brother from kicking me out???? [link] [comments]  |
| Pregnant with other guys baby when divorce was finalized Posted: 06 May 2021 07:46 AM PDT My divorce was finalized in Minnesota, January 2020. Come to find out, my ex was one month pregnant with another guys baby at that time. (I wasn't aware, not sure if she was either). The baby was born last September, but I've just been notified by a lawyer she hired that the state will not list the actual birth father on the birth certificate without my divorce decree being amended stating the I am not the father. I have no issues stating I'm not the father. We handled our divorce without lawyers thru mediation so my question is...is this as cut and dry as it seems? I just sign some document and it's over or is there something I'm not considering and I should consult my own representation. Thanks for your help. [link] [comments]  |
| [OR] Victim of assault, can I block expungement? Posted: 06 May 2021 10:58 AM PDT I just found out the person who assaulted me violently has filed to have their record expunged. Is there anything I can do about this? I've called around to the courts, been forwarded around from department to department. I'm told that it usually is just paperwork this person fills out and there's not usually a hearing. I'm distraught that this person will get to continue their life with no consequences while I live with the PTSD from their attack every day. [link] [comments]  |
| Mother threatening to call cops for keeping my sister when she won’t come get her. Posted: 05 May 2021 11:34 PM PDT Hello! I (18) live about 5 hours away from my family (they are in North Carolina and I'm in Tennessee), and about a month ago I got pretty sick. My father brought my younger sibling (16) over to help me because she has online classes due to COVID still. I asked when anyone would come get my sibling which lead to nothing but petty arguments between my divorced mom and dad. Well in the last two weeks my mother (bipolar) went unmedicated, and has threatened to call the cops on my sister for not being home even though neither of us drive. Is my best course of action to call the cops/ CPS before my mother does to explain the situation? I don't want to get in trouble, but I also don't want this to end badly for my sibling. Sorry if this doesn't fit here I'm just scared, sick, and there isn't anything like my situation that I can find online :( [link] [comments]  |
| Neighbor has motion detector alarm that goes off anytime we are in our yard Posted: 06 May 2021 12:05 PM PDT Milwaukee, WI -We've had ongoing issues with this neighbor after asked her if she would please not let her three dogs bark continuously, particularly at 2am. After this she became hostile and started doing different things in (what I believe) an attempt to irritate us. Long story short, she put up a security camera on her roof that overlooks her backyard and our backyard, side yard and bedroom windows. We don't care and understand she's allowed to do this. When the dogs were particularly bad one night, I went out back and told the dogs to be quiet. This very much upset her and she began swearing and screaming obscenities at me. I told her we could discuss this later when she was calm and told her I would be documenting and recording the dog barking, which really sent her off. She eventually set up a motion detector that would go off every time we were in our side yard. I couldn't understand what it said but it was a crappy recording of someone saying something like "hey man...stay off my plants!" Eventually she removed it or it quit working but now she has a motion detector that reaches at least 6-8 feet into our property. Now, whenever we walk in our back yard or side yard on that half of the house, she has a siren that goes off. The siren isn't as loud as a car alarm, but it certainly is t enjoyable to hear. There also doesn't appear to be a limit on on many times it can go off. So if I'm in my backyard for 30 min gardening it goes off nearly constantly. Is this legal? What are my options? We are having a privacy fence installed but it won't remove this issue due to the placement of the motion detector/camera. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 06 May 2021 09:25 AM PDT I am a Nurse Practitioner in Tennessee. I was unemployed since March. I was contacted by email 2 weeks ago by a clinic about 50 minutes away. They wanted me to work for them one day a week and at an addiction clinic several days a week. I had an interview that lasted 2 hours because one of the managers kept getting phone calls and getting up to leave. It was my understanding that I would be paid $50/hour for the 8 hours at the primary care clinic, and $65/hour for 24 additional hours at the addiction clinic. The interview was on a Tuesday and I was told I would be contacted by the end of the week. Friday afternoon, I hadn't heard anything so I called the only phone number I had. No answer so I left a message. Several hours later, I sent an email. Saturday I got an email that they wanted to hire me and I would start at the clinic Wednesday (yesterday) and the addiction clinic May 10. He said we could talk more about the schedule Wednesday. I went yesterday to the clinic to train. I followed around the current NP all day and did absolutely nothing. It took the manager most of the day to get my information in the system. At the end of the day, she told me she was going to pay me $1000/week and the other clinic would pay me $500. She cut me a check for $520 for yesterday. She also couldn't tell me what time I should show up Monday, and that there are two addition clinics and she wasn't sure which one I should go to. We both tried to call the manager of that clinic and got no response. I realized after I left that I didn't sign any paperwork. They never even got a copy of my driver's license or any other information besides my NP and RN license number. The check is from the clinic, and apparently this is how they pay everyone. I have no contract, no letter of employment, no anything. This isn't legal at all, correct? It feels very shady. [link] [comments]  |
| Bought a Used car now dealer wants to scrap the sale Posted: 06 May 2021 10:14 AM PDT Last week we purchased a used 2014 Toyota RAV4 EV, everything was fine until last night the car started cutting out. I wanted to take it to a local dealer, the dealer I purchased it from claimed they hadn't done the warranty paperwork yet so I couldn't. They offered to tow it 111 miles back to them to look at. Now they are saying the want to scrap the sale, but If I want I can buy it wholesale. Originally they sent me home with dealer tags because they did not have the title yet. So they we're going to mail me the temp tags when the title came in, then I mail the dealer tags back to them. They claimed it was because I drove so far to the dealer, I don't think they realized they didn't have the title until after they had me come in, and that was the quick fix. They had originally told me the vehicle was ready to go when I did the application online. Problem is they are saying the reason the warranty paperwork wasn't done yet was because they had to wait for the title. We did all the paperwork at the dealer before we left and the car was certified so shouldn't the warranty start then title or not? I'm guessing if It had been another few days and everything had been done they would be stuck paying for the repairs, but now they are trying to cut their losses. The dealer is in Pennsylvania btw, I'm in Maryland. [link] [comments]  |
| Carjacked with my gun in the car. When will I get my things back? Posted: 06 May 2021 12:01 PM PDT Background: I am a poor, married, college student with two kids. So with that in mind, I had to save up for my first silencer for a while since I have other priorities. I put a lot of thought into it and settled on a SiCo Omega 36m. I received the silencer on March 23rd, after the usual agonizing wait for NFA items, of course. I built an 8.5 in .300 blk pistol to go with it. So far, I had only taken it to my local range to try it out, but what I was really looking forward to was the trip I had planned for this past weekend. I was planning on going to a gravel pit that is a two-and-a-half-hour drive away. This was an exceedingly rare opportunity for me because of other obligations, and it would have been the first time I could test out my gun and just generally LARP around. I would have been a kid in a candy store. Incident: I had broken down my AR and put it into my backpack, and put the silencer in there as well for the trip that would be the very next day. Both absolutely prized possessions. I had taken that backpack, put it into my car, and drove a block away to my local gas station to buy a pack of smokes. This gas station is located in a very low crime area. It's typical suburbia, so my guard was low. I popped into the store and left my keys in the car without giving it a second thought. (Extremely careless, I already know) The transaction was probably less than a minute, and as I was walking out of the store, I saw a silhouette of a man sitting in the driver's seat of my car. I yelled "STOP" as soon as I realized what was happening, but the man began to accelerate. All I could think to do at that moment was try and get in, so I grabbed the rear door handle, but the car was already moving so he dragged me clear across the gas station. I was thrown off of the car as he turned out of the gas station. Luckily the car had GPS tracking, so the cops found it the same night and recovered my stolen property as well. The problem is that the police are now keeping the gun and silencer as evidence. I had made myself available to them for anything they needed, they needed the GPS information from my tracker? Done. They wanted a male officer to photograph my injuries from the carjacking? No problem. I was hoping for a little courtesy in return, but they won't give me a timeline as to when I'm likely to get my property back. All I was asking for was a ballpark figure, weeks, months, years... I need to know if I should officially consider these items "gone". I was hoping that possibly one of you would have some insights on how the evidence process works, and if I could expect to get my things back soon or even at all? Edit: I forgot to mention that this guy was on a total rampage. He had jumped straight out of another stolen car, right into mine, having already committed two other robberies that same night. Also, not everything of importance was recovered. I had my medications in that bag also, since I was taking a trip the next day. Apparently, he had time to sell them on the street before he was caught. [link] [comments]  |
| Builder asking for additional addendum Posted: 06 May 2021 06:36 AM PDT Not for me but for my sibling and her husband. They recently signed a construction agreement on a new build. Contract is about as standard as they come. However, 4 months later the builder has come back complaining about the rising costs of lumber and expects them to sign an addendum saying that they can now set the new price of the home at the time of framing and estimate it to be another tens of thousands of dollars. The original contract has a price stated and they have paid their earnest deposit. From my limited knowledge and scouring the contract over and over (I do vendor work for a Midwest software company) I can't find any language that the seller could use to refuse to build their home at the price previously agreed upon.
I've already told them that they have no legal obligation to sign anything so to just sit on the addendum until they have more information. Any advice would be amazing! [link] [comments]  |
| Can schools stop students from buying lunch? Posted: 06 May 2021 01:50 PM PDT For context, 2 students had gotten in a fight and the teachers had kept the whole year group from freetime and buying lunch, are they legally allowed to do this? [link] [comments]  |
| Urgent request: what does goodwill, no liability sum mean? Posted: 06 May 2021 06:18 AM PDT Dr screwed up my mouth badly...asked for a compensation of 5k and he sent me this letter and is asking me to sign and send it to him asap "Thank you for working together with me to resolve this matter. As discussed, we will transfer a goodwill, no liability sum of $5,000.00 to your bank account. You will continue your treatment elsewhere and will not pursue this matter any further with [dr name] or [clinic name]." The "goodwill no liability" got me upset. He claims he did nothing wrong. This makes me look bad. If I sign it, will I get my 5k or will I lose it as this can be used against me? Thanks... Edit: basically can they sue me in the future for accepting the money? Because I am signing when they say they are not liable, which makes me an "exploiter" who is taking money despite them "allegedly" not causing it the way it's worded? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 06 May 2021 07:50 AM PDT Should have added earlier that she's gone to the police already and they didn't do much to help her. Took statements from all parties involved. My mother, my aunt, and my uncle live in Las Vegas and keep all their money in cash (clearly a bad idea but they're older and won't listen I'm trying to set up a checkings account for my mom at least). A week ago my mom collected 25K in cash from a car accident and was going to buy a used car and left all the money on the table before leaving for work. Yesterday she was looking for the money again, searched throughout the house but couldn't find it. She is of course devastated. The people that have access to the home are herself, my aunt, and my uncle and they've been working, living, and saving money together since they came to America so it's likely not them because they rely so closely on each other. Recently they hired a construction guy who's been working on interior & exterior fixes. She's pretty confident the construction guy took the money but has no actual proof and he's been showing up as if nothing has happened. She's thinking of installing a nanny cam and putting play money in an envelope to see if the construction guy would take the money again. But my question is - is this even legal? If the guy took the money would that even prove he took the 25K enough for court? [link] [comments]  |
| Co-signer broke up and took off with the truck (auto loan) Posted: 06 May 2021 09:42 AM PDT I have a friend who bought and co-signed on a loan for a truck together. He broke up with her and took off with the truck. He hasn't paid the loan, and stopped all contact with her. My friend's credit is ruined. What can she do? Edit: They both used the truck for everyday use, and were together for more than several years. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 06 May 2021 01:01 AM PDT I just moved into a new apartment last week and on day one when I turned on the AC it started leaking water. I contacted the property manager and they refused to fix it because the unit "wasn't advertised" with an air conditioner, but it came with it built into the wall. They told me to just not use it but it's Los Angeles and almost summer and extremely hot. Is this allowed? This is my first time renting an apartment, but it doesn't seem right that they won't fix something the apartment came with, especially since it's built into the wall and not something I can just replace myself [link] [comments]  |
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