Legal Advice - Girlfriend's work "lost" her sexual harassment report, then tells her it's over and she's also being written up for work deficiencies. |
- Girlfriend's work "lost" her sexual harassment report, then tells her it's over and she's also being written up for work deficiencies.
- Owner of Airbnb is claiming we broke their bed, repaired it with decking screws and then tried to cover it up and is demanding an arbitrary $500 in damages.
- Neighbor throwing snow over fence onto my property. I have a restraining order against him, so talking it out is not an option; what are my next steps??
- Husband gets the benefit of an attorney in family Court. I don't. I need opinions on what I might face to help prepare.
- Is it illegal to force all workers to re-apply as an excuse to fire specific people?
- My School is Shutting Down 3 Months Before I Graduate...
- Being sued for working somewhere after they closed.
- Got fired for discussing salary at work
- Child's mother forged my signature on welfare application form (PA, USA)
- I rushed an abused and injured cat to the hospital and now I'm being threatened with criminal charges
- Mother won’t give me jewelry left to me in grandmother’s will
- I rented a commercial box truck to move across the country, declined the rental insurance, then got it stuck without damage. I hired a tow truck and they used a tree to hook gear up to in order to pull it out, the tree fell on the truck. Who is ultimately liable? (Vermont)
- Nurse family member claiming authority to overrule grandparent's doctor regarding them driving.
- Employer threatening to cut my hours because I refused to stand on a stovetop
- Taking Away Mom's Car
- (NJ) Have an FRO against my ex for harrassment a month ago. He violated it 30 minutes after. His attorney now reached out.
- Forced to keep baby/Custody
- Advice please! False noise complaints!
- Minimum wage for employers with 25 employees must pay $12.00/hour starting January 1,2020 in CA.
- This is eating me up
- Home Robbery... police not helping (Michigan)
- “Friend” of grandfather with dementia has been secretly making and taking him to doctors appointments despite having no power of attorney; might be taking money from him—what can we do?
- Is a nonconsensual medical exam ever considered assault?
| Posted: 18 Feb 2020 01:27 PM PST This happened in California. My girlfriend recently filed a sexual harassment report with her company after repeated inappropriate conversations, unwanted pictures, touching and hugging and all around creepy behavior that makes her uncomfortable by some of the males at her job. Upon asking one of her supervisors how to submit the report she and another girl who had similar issues were immediately taken to HR. She filed the report and chose to remain anonymous on all the HR paperwork. A few days down the road she is told by HR that both reports have gone missing and they think it was another supervisor that has misplaced it. This supervisor is a different one than the one that had taken her to HR and in my opinion, should have had nothing to do with handling her reports. After being told that HR lost the report, the HR lady then goes on to say that she will talk to the specific guys at work and will tell them specifically that they aren't allowed to retaliate against my girlfriend. Even though it was against her wishes to disclose her name to everyone, the HR lady seemed to be going to do it anyway. It's now about a week later after everyone has been particularly bitter and mean to her throughout the week for no apparent reason. The head supervisor for her department comes down and says they need to talk. In the meeting is my girlfriend, the head supervisor, another supervisor, and HR. The head supervisor is the only one that talks and starts off with "That (NAME REMOVED) crap is done and cleared, it's over now" then continues into how my girlfriends work ethic, conduct, and paperwork has all been messed up since she got there and that they were going to write her up. She has never received any negative paperwork from the company and has only gotten an ass-chewing when she was late due to circumstances out of her control. The supervisor is pointing out things that have never been brought to her attention as to being erroneous and is now using it as a tool to write her up. Naturally, she feels confused and angry about the whole situation. From other supervisors having hands on her report to losing her report and getting written up for bullshit. Part of the things she was being written up for she had nothing to do with. What are her options here? From what I've been able to find, she can submit a complaint through the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing. Any help is appreciated. EDIT: First off. Thank you for the support, she will be contacting a lawyer to get their opinion on it and to pursue the next course of action. She has voice recordings of the inappropriate things these guys were saying and asking her as well as an email she sent to HR asking the lady to not reveal her identity. What would be the hard documentation she would need in order to fight this? Her employers have already disappeared the report so it's her word against theirs whether or not she filed one. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 18 Feb 2020 11:03 AM PST Hey there, So my friend rented an Airbnb for her wedding party to stay at over the weekend. House was nice, everything went well. A few hours after check out my friend (the bride) was contacted by the home owner regarding some damage they found in one of the guest rooms (where I was staying). The one running board closest to the wall looked like it had been ripped off and screwed back on with decking screws. Where would we even have a power drill? I can confirm that the damage was not there previously because I was the last person in that room and I needed to go under the bed to grab my phone charger. Anyway, the host has claimed that the damage is new and is demanding an arbitrary $500 from my friend without even showing photos of the damage. She then sent two non time stamped photos of extremely visible damage that would be impossible to miss if it wasn't butted up against the wall. When I asked her for further photos she sent me one of the bed on the floor and claimed they had already dismantled the bed frame. When we confronted her about her burden of proof and the possibility she was scamming us she got really defensive and said "well you guys threw a party and that was against the rules". For the record, we didn't throw a party, the entire wedding party was staying at this house and we split a couple of bottles of champagne right before the wedding ceremony. No complaints were ever made by the neighbours and police were never notified. What's going on here? Does my friend have any legal grounds to not pay the $500? This is extremely fishy to me and I told her not to pay until we are shown proof that we caused the damage. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 18 Feb 2020 08:19 AM PST Hey, all. Writing from Minnesota, so snow is A Big Thing here. There's a lot of it, and it needs to go somewhere all winter. And fall. And spring. For context, my driveway and my neighbor's driveway are, obviously, parallel. There is a wooden privacy fence on the property line; one edge of his driveway is almost right on the property line, and so very close to the fence. My driveway has a thin stripe of grass between the driveway edge and that fence. We are months into winter here, so the snow is really piling up. Neighbor has evidently gotten tired of shoveling/blowing the snow in his driveway to the one side away from the fence, so has taken to throwing it over the fence and onto my property. It's piled up in a mound all along my side of the fence now. So when he shoveled late last night he threw it over the fence again, and it now just rolls down this hill he has made and lands all over my driveway. Now, the hard part. I do not want to and cannot talk to Neighbor; I have had a restraining order against him for a year now, still valid for at least another year. He is not allowed on my property, and is not supposed to be in contact with me in any way. Short story is he harassed and stalked me for a couple years right after he moved in. And all of that mess started with him tossing trash and weird items (bags of plastic spiders, handfuls of Scrabble tiles, etc.) over the fence into my yard where I'd find them via their getting stuck in my lawn mower or my dog would get into it. So it feels like it's all starting again, woohoo. I called the police non-emergency line today to report him, and got really no help. That's, sadly, been pretty par for the course over all the issues in the past. I mostly call now just so there is a record of it, which at least helped when I got the RO. We had a fairly bad ice storm last night so I am sure they had other things to worry about today, but I am feeling lost about what to even do next. Is it even illegal to move snow around like that?? I'm real worried about it, I just don't want to go down such an awful road with this guy again but I also don't want him hurling anything into my yard ever again, either. Do I keep trying the police, do I try to contact the judge who granted the RO, do I kiss my next paycheck goodbye and start looking for a lawyer? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 18 Feb 2020 10:07 AM PST So, for real, to understand the situation completely you have to look at my post history. Hold on: it's a wild ride. Here's the most abridged version I can give: I found a video on my husband's tablet from a hidden camera in our bathroom that showed my 14/15 (at the time) year old niece naked. I immidiately called the police and turned over the tablet. The detective has been in frequent contact and had me identify people in pictures (my husband took a picture of himself , from the chin down, while setting up the hidden camera). They are supposed to conduct a search warrant soon to gather the rest of his electronics/ electronic storage. The detective said it was good our case was continued because this gave them more time (most torturous wait of my life). There is a restraining order keeping him away from our kid, myself, our roommates, and the property. It also " prevents" him from any remote surveillance or tracking of us. The case was continued the 1st time, so his attorney could be present. That hearing is coming up and I am trying to prepare myself. I know some of the things he would throw in my face to make me seem unfit (smoking pot outside, when my kid was inside with him and 10 or so members of my family/ mental illness/ our child's gender dysphoria). I'm just trying to think of it from his attorney's point of view. The police already have a lot of evidence and they haven't even done the search warrant. As his attorney would you just be amicable because you have much bigger fish to fry? Or do you attack the credibility of everyone on the other side? I'm just very nervous and trying to prepare myself. Any incite/ opinions would be appreciated. Edit: Location : Virginia, USA [link] [comments] |
| Is it illegal to force all workers to re-apply as an excuse to fire specific people? Posted: 18 Feb 2020 01:25 PM PST So this happened to me not very long ago and I am curious if I could take legal action. This happened in New York. So I worked for a billion dollar company and was a head of a specific department. An incident happened in the office where someone was treated very badly by my boss so me and 8 others stood up for them. My horrible boss of my office didn't like this and decided to try to make everyone re-apply as a cover up for an excuse to fire us. Is this illegal? If so, what could I sue the company for? Also, is the fact they used a cover up illegal? [link] [comments] |
| My School is Shutting Down 3 Months Before I Graduate... Posted: 18 Feb 2020 12:45 PM PST It is just like I said in the title... I live in Texas (U.S) and go to a public Charter school. They were supposed to be shutting down at the end of the year after I graduated, but when the Superintendent/founder applied for an appeal, TEA inspected them and decided they will revoke their charter license and will close down THIS FRIDAY (learned about it Saturday). One of the reasons they are shutting down is because of misappropriation of funds and VERY poor test scores and now, I have to go to my old school (where I was bullied mercilessly) and change my whole schedule, do different classes, and just try to survive 3 months... Is there any legal action I can take against the superintendent/founder for screwing me over and the rest of my fellow seniors? [link] [comments] |
| Being sued for working somewhere after they closed. Posted: 18 Feb 2020 04:02 PM PST This happened in Minnesota about 6 years ago. I used to work at a bouncy house type place when I was 16. I am now 22. And the business has since closed. While working there when I was 16, some adults got rowdy, and a lady jumped out of one of the houses hitting her head and a concrete wall. She started seizing, foaming at the mouth, bunch of crazy stuff. Ambulance is called, emergency procedures, the whole 9. Fast forward to today, the business has closed, and I am just going about my college life when my MOTHER receives a phone call from a lawyer. The lawyer tells my mother he is representing this lady who was hurt while at my location and I was working. This lady is now SIX years later seeking damages personally from the employees who were working that night. Is it possible that this lady has an actual case? I was not in the room when the incident happened, everyone has to sign a waiver before being able to play in the bouncy houses, and I was a minor at the time are my parents liable to be on the hook for this? My dad has already contacted a lawyer that he knows and we will be working with him on this. But I would like to have some questions or expectations set before walking into this meeting. Thank you. [link] [comments] |
| Got fired for discussing salary at work Posted: 18 Feb 2020 07:23 AM PST Is there anything I can do? I know it's a right of the employee to discuss this but I live in NC which is an "at will" state so idk if I have any rights here. [link] [comments] |
| Child's mother forged my signature on welfare application form (PA, USA) Posted: 18 Feb 2020 01:18 PM PST I received a call from the PA Dept of Human Services asking me to verify some information on a form filled out by my son's mother, stating that I pay her $100/month in child support. Said it was signed and had my legitimate phone number, which is how he contact me. I informed the worker of the living situation, and that I certainly didn't pay support or sign a document stating I did, my signature was forged. His response was "I'm not surprised" but couldn't give me more information. Is it up to the state to file potential fraud charges, or should I be taking action myself? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 18 Feb 2020 01:19 PM PST Hey reddit, I'm on mobile so forgive me if its wonky. This is also my first story, so go easy on me. First, a little backstory. My friend lives with 2 roommates who are longterm petsitting two cats for their friends (the owners) who are out of state. So, I was in town and decided to stop by friends place to say hi. I show up and he is visibly distressed, almost panicking. Apparently, he had came home from work to find one of the cats severely injured. The cats eye was swollen to the size of a ping pong ball, covered in blood and kitty litter. He had shallow breathing, and from what we could tell possibly head trauma. He tells me that he asked his roommate what happened and the roommate said that he knocked it off of the fridge with a broom and the cat fell in between the wall and the fridge. The cat was then left for my friend to find. We are fuming, and our maternal instincts are kicking in. I should add, there was another that had had a leg injury for more than a week. We had no way to contact the real owners, and it was clear that in that home they were abused and neglected. I called a nearby vet hospital to see what our options were. They told me that if I surrendered them to the hospital as strays, they would receive immediate care. The catch was that if they could not get a hold of the owners within 24hrs they would become property of the humane society. We took that gamble, and gave the cats over so they would not suffer any longer than they needed too. Luckily, we played the smart game and the owners were found within hours. I then got in contact with them to explain the situation and why I did what I did. The conversation seemed to end very well, we came to an understanding, and they seemed grateful. They have made it clear to me that they will not be pressing criminal charges on myself. And then come the roommates They are threatening to press charges against me for trespassing and theft. They are also spinning a different story about what the owners think about my actions, and that they may press charges on me as well for abandonment? The situation is a bit more sticky for my friend. Since he actually lived at the home, the owners are considering him a possible suspect. I know for a FACT he did not do this, but the owners are not so sure. I understand this, but I want to do my best to help my friend. This has all happened today, and man has it been an adventure. I'm not sure what to think, or what the legal consequences may be. Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks. UPDATE: The owners have filed a police report to investigate into who the abuser of the cat was. I'm very sure that I will be fine, as I have a solid alibi. My friend, on the other hand, does not. I am POSITIVE he did not do this as he had owned cats previous that were never abused and lived long happy lives. He also assisted in getting the cats help. The roommates supposedly have witnesses that say that they were not at the house during the time that the cat was injured. I know these are bullshit witnesses to save their own skin. We have never been involved in the legal system and are not sure what steps to take. As of tomorrow I believe "warrants" will be issued to retrieve statements from all parties involved. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you [link] [comments] |
| Mother won’t give me jewelry left to me in grandmother’s will Posted: 18 Feb 2020 07:05 AM PST A few years ago, my grandmother passed away and left me several pieces of very expensive jewelry. I was in college and living in another state at the time in a typical college house, so my mother offered to hold on to them for me. Now that I'm older, I'd like the pieces back but when I ask for them she gets upset and refuses to give them to me. Is there anything I can do legally to get this back? I'm in KY [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 18 Feb 2020 05:59 AM PST Title says what I think is all of it, I thought my credit card covered rental vehicles but I guess it excludes commercial vehicles. I'm just trying to figure out of that stupid decision is going to cost a lot of money. I took pictures of the scene before and after. Edit: Tow truck was supplied by Penske [link] [comments] |
| Nurse family member claiming authority to overrule grandparent's doctor regarding them driving. Posted: 18 Feb 2020 11:50 AM PST Hello, I will preface this by apologizing if this isn't the best place to be asking this. Recently, a grandparent in my extended family underwent heart and brain surgeries. The brain surgery in particular was performed to address a brain bleed that occurred as a result of a fall said grandparent had during recovery. My family has allowed said grandparent to ignore various mandates given to them from their ongoing physician following the first surgery, which was what led to this accident (what can I say, they are all very stubborn). Following this brain surgery, their doctor explicitly forbid them from driving, citing the sudden loss of balance that caused them to fall and risk of further complications as motivating factors. Now my family initially tried to force the grandparent to adhere to this, stressing the risk to other people should they drive, but some individuals disagreed. One such individual is a nurse practitioner of many, many years, who has now taken it upon themselves to overrule the mandate of the grandparent's acting doctor stating they have the authority to clear them for driving. The grandparent took this to heart and is now back on the road, and is refusing to stop, claiming they were medically cleared. We are of course extremely disturbed by this, and are worried he might kill someone inadvertently. My question is: are there are legal grounds for us to report this, either to law enforcement or a medical association? Should something happen, god forbid, and they killed someone in an accident, would the family member that cleared them be considered legally or medically responsible? The grandparent only will listen to the family member in question, so we are trying to find some way to convince them to forbid driving again; threatening legal action seemed the best bet. Likewise, I want to be prepared should something happen as I will not let this go unpunished if at all possible. Thanks, any advise is appreciated. [link] [comments] |
| Employer threatening to cut my hours because I refused to stand on a stovetop Posted: 18 Feb 2020 03:41 PM PST M.19yr. AZ. working in a small business tea shop that serves fried food. This happened yesterday and is still an ongoing situation. Will update when I can. I am currently in a situation that involves Myself (a crew member), my boss (The Owner), and my shift lead. Last night my shift lead was told to take down the fryer hoods above the fryer and dual gas burner stoves. However, she is too short to reach them as these fryer hoods are roughly 7-8 feet off of the ground. To put it into perspective our fryer area has a dual fryer and has a stovetop burner to the left of it. This is a really small space where you can not stand between the two appliances nor can you comfortable stand behind them to reach up to the hoods. I am 5'10'' and I can not even reach up to grab them myself. The owner's wife chimed in and messaged my shift lead, asking her to have me stand on the stovetop to pull the fryer hoods down to clean them. Once I was presented with this task I refused and said that it has to be a safety violation. No one at our work wears nonslip shoes, and the fryer area has oil all over the cement floors. Standing on the stovetop, even with the pilot light turned off was way too much for me. So I refused. The fryers ended up not getting completely cleaned yesterday. The following morning I was delivering items to our sister store when I received a message from my owner, asking why I refused to put a step stool or ladder in front of the appliances to reach the fryer hoods. If I were to put a step stool or ladder I still would've not been able to reach them and take them down in a safe manner without possibly dropping a fryer hood into the hot oil underneath me. I explained why I could not do that task, and The Owner replied with... "Can you clarify why you refused to stand on the stovetop? It is arguably as secure as a step ladder or ladder. In terms of the state safety standards, something is not considered a safety issue from a height perspective until the person standing is more than 4 feet above the ground. I want to make sure I understand what the safety concern is, because your refusal to stand on the stove to remove the filters resulted in them not being cleaned before the oil was changed. They now have to wait until the next oil change, because of the risk of material falling into the fryer when they are moved. if you are unable or unwilling to complete this task as requested, then I need to take that into consideration when I schedule you, which will make that very challenging." I replied with, "My safety concern is that a stovetop is not a step-stool." I then said, "Could you please clarify why a stovetop is as secure as a step stool?" The owner said...
First, the stovetop is not an even flat surface, it has bumps and ridges and the only reason why our pots can stay on them is that their bottom diameter is like two feet across and it is a flat surface. I have two separate feet, that do not have non-slip shoes on that can have water, oil, and food particles stuck to. Secondly, yes the pilot lights can be turned off. Thirdly, just being careful doesn't cure me of possibly falling if I lose my balance. Fourthly, just because other employees have done it, does not mean they could've not fallen. I ask here on legal advice if I am even in the right, and if I should take action and file a complaint or how I should go about this situation. I feel wronged especially with being threatened with my hours being cut. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 18 Feb 2020 09:10 AM PST Mother-in-law, Nearing 80. Had a "small" stroke in early December, resulting in impairment to short-term memory. Lives with my sister-in-law and her husband, let's call them Lola and Steve. No declarations RE competence have been made or pursued. Doc says she can't drive for at least 6 months (though she honestly probably shouldn't have been driving before the stroke). Lola and Steve's adult son (Ted) asked to "borrow" her car while his is being repaired, then parked it at his house on the other side of town (Ted's car was actually just fine, it was all a clever ruse). A few weeks later, Mom starts asking where her car is. They start by lying to her and saying that Ted is still using it. Eventually she starts calling Ted and telling him that she wants her car back, and is growing upset that she doesn't have her car. Her three daughters pick a day to sit down with her and explain that she's not allowed to drive until the doctor says it's OK. Several hours follow of discussing, arguing, crying... then grudging acceptance. The following day, she forgets the entire ordeal, and wants her car. "I want my car back" becomes a daily argument, sometimes several times per day with varying degrees of belligerence and anger. She has threatened to call the police. She has threatened to call an Uber and go over to Ted's house (she doesn't know how to order up an Uber and we don't think she has a key, but there is one unaccounted for). She remembers that her car is being kept from her. She remembers all kinds of minor things from day-to-day , but NEVER remembers that she isn't allowed to drive and that we have discussed, debated, philosophized about this for hours and hours on numerous occasions. Questions:
In Ohio [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 18 Feb 2020 06:27 PM PST TLDR; His attorney reached out. I haven't spoken to him but wouldn't give him any info other than I have no comment until I speak to a lawyer (in progress but not until later). What can I expect? I have a final (permanent) Restraining Order against my ex in NJ for harassment that was issued about a month ago. He violated it 30 minutes later via text, which I reported and he spent a night in jail. His attorney reached out to me today via call and text today asking if I had a lawyer he could reach out to directly and if not if he could have a "brief conversation" with me. I left him an incredibly uneventful voicemail and am just trying to figure out what he wants and not answer any other question until I have legal representation. But what can I expect? Is he seeking a civil restraints agreement instead of an RO? Or other? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 18 Feb 2020 06:58 PM PST I hope it's okay I'm here. I'm 16 and pregnant. My parents - can't blame them - were really pissed, but now want me to take responsibility by keeping the baby. I've made it very clear to them that I want to choose adoption. They've gone as far as to say they'll adopt him/take custody of him. Can they do that? Force me to keep him/keep him themselves? I live in PA if that helps. The baby's father is not involved in the situation. Sorry for asking this. [link] [comments] |
| Advice please! False noise complaints! Posted: 18 Feb 2020 09:29 PM PST This might seem stupid but one of our neighbors has been filing false noise complaints with our landlords and the police. Tonight we just got our 5th one in like two months. So yet again, the cops showed up. My husband and I are beyond boring tbh like we don't do anything. We NEVER have people over. We don't listen to music. We just kinda watch tv or play PC games and if we play games, we use headphones. The one time they said we were making noise, we weren't even home. Another time, we were literally sleeping and the cops scared tf out of us. And tonight we were playing a PC game with no sound on, the tv wasn't on, the cats are sleeping, like the only sound was basically our breathing. It's even crazier because there was no sound from any apartment like it was suuuuper quiet all around so it's like what freaking noise are you talking about???? The cops always come in the middle of the night and it's like we don't even hear any noise in general so I'm just confused on what the problem even is, even the cops seemed confused all the time. Each time the cops come they say the same thing, "we stood out here for awhile and listened and we don't hear any noise." We're just kinda at a loss for what to do. It's disrupting our lives and it's sooooo annoying because we genuinely aren't doing anything at all!! [link] [comments] |
| Minimum wage for employers with 25 employees must pay $12.00/hour starting January 1,2020 in CA. Posted: 18 Feb 2020 06:39 PM PST I work for a small coffee shop in CA. I work a min of 15 hours a week. My boss is barley going to change the wages starting next week. Is there a time frame by which they must implement these rules? I thought he would compensate for the hours over the last 48 days. He says what he's doing isn't wrong. Is he correct in saying that? Or must all business immediately abide by the wage change effective Jan. 1st? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 18 Feb 2020 12:55 PM PST I am a licensed security guard in New York State.I have to adhere to the states, employers and clients rules, policies and procedures. I understand and respect these facts. O work at a site that does not offer nearly enough employee parking. Cars are double or tripled.patked Fire emergency exits are also blocked. If you would like to leave for lunch or if it is the end of your shift you either have to find the employee who is blocking you or have announcment made over the loud speaker. This is dangerous. And very illegal. The manager of the site, the board of the site, my employer are all aware of this. I wanted to go to lunch one day. I had to ask one employee to move. A company can was tripled parked in the middle of the parking lot. I was attempting to exit the lot where there is a sign stating"enter" yet drivers enter and exit as well. There are no arrows on the pavement. Because the company vehicle was parked in the middle of the lot I had to drive way to the left near parked cars. A driver was quickly backing out of a spot, I stopped but did not have time to honk my horn. My vehicle was hit. The driver of the triple parked company car witnessed all of this. He immediately legally parked the vehicle on the street and approached the driver and I and talked about his friends auto body shop. Needless to say I was less than thrilled. Turns out he was a witness for the other driver. I did not get a copy of the police report as it still has not been posted online. The driver that hot me claimed I was speeding. Yet the camera footage, which I am trying to get a hold of, shows differently. I am not sure if the witness verified her story. What can I do? [link] [comments] |
| Home Robbery... police not helping (Michigan) Posted: 18 Feb 2020 03:46 AM PST My family home was robbed and we reported it to local police. One of the items stolen was my sisters Google Home. She is now getting emails of someone trying to log into it, asking it questions, and playing music off of it. We went to the police with this information and they said they'd "work on it." Its been weeks and we have been watching the activity pretty closely, we were able to get the address in which the stolen Google Home is now located/ being used. When we took this to the police they said even if this information was verified the most they could so is send a letter to the address telling the home owner about the robbery and ask if they would cooperate. Is that really all the police can do? Is there anything else my family can do? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 18 Feb 2020 09:33 PM PST edit I forgot to mention—this is all occurring in California, particularly Northern California if that makes a difference. Hi there, throwaway account because reasons. Sorry if this isn't the most straightforward or formatted correctly—I'm pretty new to reddit and also pretty upset right now. So my family and myself recently were made aware of a situation involving my grandfather who was diagnosed with dementia maybe four months ago. My grandfather lives with my uncle and my cousin maybe 15 minutes away from my family. My mother and my uncle both have legal and medical power of attorney over my grandfather as a result, as he is at the point where he can't remember whether he is eating his meals or taking his medicine, or even conversations he had maybe 5 minutes ago. He also has depression and it takes work to get him out of bed. It's really sad to see, but not the point. My grandfather also has a new female friend—we'll call her Maggie (not actual name). So Maggie and my grandfather often go out to breakfast or to lunch together, and up until now it was seen as a good thing. It got him up and out of the house, he really likes her, cool. It has now come to our families' attention that Maggie has taken it upon herself to secretly make doctors appointments for my grandfather and take him without the knowledge of my uncle or my mother who are his caretakers and have medical power of attorney. My grandfather would consent to her being there at the doctors office—she was insisting he has Crohn's when there's been no evidence of it so she's been telling him to have her take him—and beyond that we aren't really sure if it has resulted in any changes in his medical history. Now, from what I know, Maggie has no legal right to do this. She's basically a stranger. We had to find this out due to the attending physician noticing a discrepancy in what was going on, and contacting adult protective services, who then contacted my uncle, who is my grandfather's caretaker. We also have noticed that small sums of money has been going missing from my grandfather's bank account. $400 in mid-December, $750 this month. Of course, my grandfather doesn't know or remember where it went, but as my uncle and mother are able to view (but not access) his funds on his account and were able to see that it was withdrawn via ATM branch. We're obviously pretty concerned, because it looks like this woman is acting in a predatory nature against my grandfather. We're also afraid that she may attempt to coerce him into giving her power of attorney as well, further manipulating him. So here's my question (on behalf of my mother and uncle): what can we do to stop this? Would they be able to file a restraining order against her? Should we contact the medical provider and make them aware of this situation in order to prevent her from taking him again? My grandfather really isn't in the right state of mind to consent, or so I thought. Should we contact a lawyer/attorney? So, overall, what's our best course of action to take? This is very important to our family as we just want to keep our grandfather safe. Thank you in advance for your advice. [link] [comments] |
| Is a nonconsensual medical exam ever considered assault? Posted: 18 Feb 2020 06:01 PM PST During a hospital stay, while I was completely coherent despite a fair deal of IV pain meds, I refused not one, but two rectal exams, which were performed regardless of my adamant refusal. Is this considered assault? Michigan resident [link] [comments] |
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