Legal Advice - I had a $10,000 package stolen using only its tracking number |
- I had a $10,000 package stolen using only its tracking number
- Mini update on my husband secretly recording me
- [VA] Sister just found out her husband's erratic behavior is because he's doing meth. They have 2 small children. I need to figure out what to do to help her leave, retain custody of kids and be safe... While potentially getting him help if he's interested or line up a divorce.
- HOA says I owe them $5000
- GrubHub listed my restaurant without permission.
- Landlord wants to allow a tenant from a different unit to shared space in my daughter’s unit! Is this legal? Location: San Francisco
- My friend is being held captive by her husband and she's an illegal immigrant
- Wa state, currently trying to buy a house, things got weird in the appraisal process
- Newborn failed for methanthetamines
- Identity thief opened a bank account in my name- can I withdraw that money?
- Repo Company left my car in the middle of the street, when they realized they had the wrong vehicle?
- Mother had ex boyfriend in her will and she had nothing left
- Attached house next door is being demolished. Who's responsible for adding siding?
- My grandfather is being double charged by Windstream
- Landlord is using security cameras to harass my boyfriend (Massachusetts)
- I found a fraudulent credit card account in my name with over $12K in charges on it and started a fraud claim with the bank in question. They closed the account as fraud, but then I found out my mother was the one who opened the account. (Alabama)
- [NV] Divorce finalized, Three properties divided. Ex will refuse to sign Quitclaim. What do?
- Please help, Debt collecter got judgement without subpoena?
- Ex-Friend using my email and name for accounts
- Can’t renew license because someone in a different state with the same name and birthday as me committed some sort of a crime.
- My employer has a immediate termination policy if anyone questions whether something is legal, is this policy legal?
- I was hit in the head by a 20-foot ladder at work yesterday and was taken to the ER. Concussion suspected. They want me back at work tomorrow morning.
- If I decide to live with one parent, and the other parent fights to get custody of me, how does that work? What will happen?
- School ignoring accommodations
| I had a $10,000 package stolen using only its tracking number Posted: 25 Feb 2020 07:33 AM PST Im in PA, the thief is in Michigan, and the shipper was DHL international. My total cost for the packages was just over $10k with a retail value of close to $30k, so not just a typical amazon package unfortunately. I have a company that buys from china and sells in the USA, pretty basic. Well i had a package that was supposed to be delivered on 1.22.20 but only received part of it. Me and the DHL guy know each other well as I constantly have packages coming, and he even said to me hey we had more boxes (one singular shipment) with your name but they were redirected and I thought no big deal must be a small mistake. It turns out someone got ahold of my tracking number and rerouted the delivery to their own address. This person doesnt even know my name or phone number or address so idk how this was even allowed by DHL. I have been trying to contact this person (thief) for a month with no answers (i have his address, name, phone etc.), and he has also ignored the chinese supplier. The chinese supplier is a good friend of mine and already agreed to remake the order so Im not at a total loss other than having no product to sell for a month. DHL has tried to recover the packages for almost a month now with no answer from him. Im 99% sure what happened was my supplier gave him my tracking number on accident and thats how he got it. After speaking with DHL i can confirm "my legal name" was on the package up until he signed for it (he signed with his last name, not mine, so the names didnt even match, which i believe to be another fault by DHL), and DHL also confirmed the person called and made a change of address. Luckily this isnt something that is crippling my business. Im only 21 and have never been involved with any legal stuff but I am pretty upset with this guy. DHL is basically giving up trying to recover the package after tomorrow, and they have expressed my support if I decide to press charged against this guy which I will gladly do. Im not certain of the charges but i assume mail fraud, theft/possession of stolen goods over a certain amount are on the table. Where should I start? Call his local PD? Do i call my PD? Do i need a lawyer? What kind of lawyer would handle this? Is it even worth my time doing this? Im not looking to get any money back going this legal route, im mostly just looking to put this guy in jail tbh. Thanks to everyone in advance update: ive called both PDs, just waiting now. I really appreciate the help. I cant promise ill leave this post up just because the notifications are starting to get crazy and people are commenting on my older posts (nothing bad) and it just freaks me out lol edit: yes the shipment was bongs. No bongs are not illegal. Yes I know Tommy Chong went to jail for them. The laws have changed since 2003. [link] [comments] |
| Mini update on my husband secretly recording me Posted: 25 Feb 2020 04:56 PM PST not much of an update but I did want to let people know that I followed their advice and have consulted with a divorce attorney. I've been staying with my mom while I get my ducks in a row, which is not that suspicious to him as my mom and I are close. I'm trying to be careful because truthfully I don't know how he'll react. so I've been taking small steps. baby is fine. I'm also compiling as much evidence as I can for the police to make a report. There's a lot more than I thought there was and frankly I'm overwhelmed. Fortunately most of the sites have been helpful and the IT guy I hired to help me with the technical stuff has been nothing but empathetic, professional and helpful and that eases some of the pain. Thank you all again; I know this is not a huge update but it's going to be a long process and I wanted to say thanks! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 Feb 2020 06:17 PM PST Don't know where to start our who to contact. I'm worried for her safety. He's an alcoholic but had 'quit', apparently substituting booze for meth. What resources are out there? Is an emergency custody order appropriate? Thanks for your help! -Throwaway obviously- [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 Feb 2020 07:03 PM PST Basically, the HOA (Delaware, Ohio) put a $5k assessment on my account with no explanation. They refuse to discuss it, or tell me what it's for. They have excluded me (and all others who allegedly owe money) from all community events, committees, etc, and are now threatening to foreclose, which is not in the CC&Rs at all. My question is, what kind of lawyer do I need to speak to about this? Real estate? Contract? Thank you all. [link] [comments] |
| GrubHub listed my restaurant without permission. Posted: 25 Feb 2020 09:03 AM PST I own a small Diner I inherited from my family. after several calls, I have refused GrubHub services but out of nowhere delivery drivers are showing up and taking orders and my restaurant has been listed on their application along with my menu and I had absolutely nothing to do with that. Wondering if anyone here is that a similar issue. I'm located in Amherst Ohio [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 Feb 2020 10:53 AM PST Hi, sorry for the confusing title. My daughter is currently doing a semester abroad in San Francisco. She is Dutch. She and another Dutch girl are sharing a two bedroom apartment. They each have their own bedroom and share the kitchen and bathroom. The landlord lives in a different unit downstairs. Apparently, the landlord has another room in the building somewhere, which she has just rented out to someone else. She has informed my daughter and her roommate that this third tenant will also be allowed access to their kitchen and bathroom! My daughter and her new roommate are both foreign exchange students, and are very uncomfortable with this arrangement, but they have no idea what the laws are or if they have any recourse. They are in the middle of a semester and don't really have any idea how to navigate this or what their options are. Any help is appreciated! [link] [comments] |
| My friend is being held captive by her husband and she's an illegal immigrant Posted: 25 Feb 2020 05:42 PM PST So I met this lady a while ago at church during a community thing. She was pretty subdued but gave me her number. When I got home, I called her and she let loose her problems on me. Apparently she met her husband 5 years ago when he went back to her country, for a visit. They dated for a while and were doing LDR until he proposed. She'd just finished university and he told her he wanted her to move to the US with him, that she could file for a green card. He went back to her country marry her. (He's also from there) The first red flag was that he told her she didn't need a fiance (K1) visa and since they were married, she could just come on her regular visa since she already had that. He said he would start the paperwork for her green card and work permit once she arrived. She got there and after a few months, he said he changed his mind and wouldn't file for her. She found out from a friend of his that he never intended to. That was three years ago. She has three kids now with no drivers license, no SSN. She can't work or even go out on her own. She's allowed to take an Uber to church but only so her husband can track her through it. She didn't want to say but I got the idea that her visa is expired and her days might be numbered unless she gets a SSN at least. Divorce is tricky because they got married out of the country and since her kids are US citizens, if she leaves the country she might not get to see them as their father definitely won't let them go. She says he doesn't care about them much but gets some sort of welfare check through them (Not sure about this but she herself didn't know how it really works). Is there anyway this lady can get help to stay legally or at least be able to see her kids if she has to leave the country? [link] [comments] |
| Wa state, currently trying to buy a house, things got weird in the appraisal process Posted: 25 Feb 2020 03:10 PM PST So, as the title states I'm currently in the process of buying a house. Everything was going smoothly until our lender ordered an appraisal. A couple of days after it was ordered we got a call from our realtor telling us that she'd heard the appraisal hadn't gone well and that we were most likely going to need to switch lenders. We never actually got the appraisal report. We've spent two weeks switching lenders, and I've just found out from our new lender that the appraiser the old lender hired made an offer to the seller of the house while he was there to appraise it, in an attempt to buy it out from under us. This sounds fishy to me and i am wondering just how legal that is? Should i take any sort of action to report that sort of behavior? [link] [comments] |
| Newborn failed for methanthetamines Posted: 25 Feb 2020 03:46 PM PST Using a throw away for privacy's sake. Story takes place in Tennessee, USA I gave birth Friday, February 21st to my first child, a healthy baby girl. At some point in the process, I was drug screened, which is standard procedure, and I passed all screenings clear, no drugs in my system. After my daughter was born, she was also screened for drugs, which came up positive for meth. I have never used meth in my life. So they scurried my daughter away to another hospitals NICU unit, an hour away from where I live and told me the reason was because she was having difficulty breathing, but I suspect it was because they thought she would be having withdrawals. At this point I had not been informed of my daughters drug screen. I meet my daughter at the NICU unit and it was not until the following morning they explain that there were supposed drugs in my daughters system and that child protective services was being involved. I, obviously, was shocked & racking my brain, trying to figure out what mistake was made and where. I spent the whole weekend at the hospital being scorned, unable to breast feed my baby, stressed the fuck out. Finally, Monday morning rolls around and I'm able to meet with a social worker who sizes my husband and I up and quickly realizes we are not drug addicts. The social worker contacts another child protective case worker in my home county who tells her, "there have been several false positive drug tests for meth come from X hospital lately, I think they purchased a bad batch of drug tests, so I wouldn't give this situation much stock". Still yet, we are being required to meet with a social worker in our home while we try to adjust to life with a new born baby. We feel violated and humiliated - unjustly ridiculed by hospital staff and totally stressed. They have taken my placenta and baby's first bowel movement to further analyze for drug use, so I know this should clear up within the next week, but do I have a legal case against the hospital I gave birth in? Edit: details : my newborn showed no signs or symptoms of an infant born addicted to meth & during my epidural I was administered ephedrine, which I read can make you test positive for meth.. But wouldn't the hospital be aware or consider that first before reporting me to CPS if my drug screen was negative before they gave me ephedrine? [link] [comments] |
| Identity thief opened a bank account in my name- can I withdraw that money? Posted: 25 Feb 2020 01:33 PM PST My identity was stolen a few months ago and frankly it's been a nightmare. I've frozen my accounts, filled out a dozen forms, and spent hours on the phone trying to fix it. Yet still, the bills, loan repayment requests, and credit card application notices keep appearing in my mailbox. The not-me thief even rented a car under my name, then stole it. And the police could not be more indifferent to the situation if they tried. I want to close a bank account that not-me opened, but there's $600 dollars in it, and they said that couldn't close it with the money still in there. They said I could claim it, but that would be fraud, wouldn't it? As much as I'd love to beat not-me at her own game, I don't want to stoop to her level and break the law too. But I'm not sure how else to close the account, and I want it gone. Would it be illegal for me to claim money in a bank account opened by "me" and under my name? I'm in Maryland, USA if that's helpful. [link] [comments] |
| Repo Company left my car in the middle of the street, when they realized they had the wrong vehicle? Posted: 25 Feb 2020 03:40 PM PST (Posting for a friend). Recently my friend woke up to his car being in the middle of the road. We live in an area where car thefts really arnt that uncommon (higher average then the US). Upon reviewing the cameras, we see someone hook it up via the front bumper, and take off. About 10 minutes later, they return the vehicle, this time its suspended to the tow truck by the rear bumper. They drop the car off in the street, in front of the neighbors house, crooked in the street and just leave. Upon further investigation, it turns out it was a Repo company that went to go repo a car from the previous tenant who lived there. Both cars were mustangs, so its possible he could have been mistaken and realized that it was the wrong car and just dumped it where they did. The cars parking break is broke, and it also suffers some minor front bumper damage (I am assuring thats why they returned it via the read bumper)? We had a police report going already, but I was wonder, assuming we find out the company responsible for this, would there be any grounds for a lawsuit? Attempted car theft? Anything of that sorts? To at least get them to pay for damages? Location is near Norfolk, VA. [link] [comments] |
| Mother had ex boyfriend in her will and she had nothing left Posted: 25 Feb 2020 02:59 PM PST My mother recently passed away. In her will my sister and I receive 75% and her ex was set to receive 25% She had about $ 9,000 in her bank account when she passed. -she left my sister and myself listed as beneficiaries on her Edward jones account, which is about 12,000 each. -she had a life insurance policy which once again, my sister and myself listed as beneficiaries. The 9000 is literally the whole of her estate. She owes the IRS and medical debts so entering probate and or small claim affidavit is pointless. My mother's ex has had lawyers sending us letters. The first was to know about the probate status. I responded "assessts payable on death." They are now sending letters asking to see account statements that reflect her assessts were payable on death to someone other than Jackass (ex boyfriend). 2nd time they sent the letter as well. I've been told by a probate paralegal I don't need to give them any such forms and she wouldn't if she was in the same circumstance. Should I send by a letter stating as such or should I not even send them anything. I'm curious to as what my options are. I'm unsure if I'm required to do anything at all or I can sit back and let him waste his money. Notes - Mother was a resident of florida [link] [comments] |
| Attached house next door is being demolished. Who's responsible for adding siding? Posted: 25 Feb 2020 01:05 PM PST I live in a city and so many homes are attached. The one next door to us is being demolished and rebuilt, but will no longer be attached and instead leave a few feet between the buildings. Currently, that means that the part of our home that was attached to theirs is now unfinished. Who would be responsible for adding siding to that? My guess would be us, but I'm not sure. Location: NJ [link] [comments] |
| My grandfather is being double charged by Windstream Posted: 25 Feb 2020 08:07 PM PST Any Input is greatly appreciated! I am located in Georgia. My grandfather recently asked me if I could help him upgrade his Dish DVR to the hopper but didnt want to if it would raise his bill. I took a look at his bill he has a dish phone internet bundle with windstream. When doing this I realized dish has been charging him 12.99 a month for local channels that are included in his programming package. Windstream has been charging him 12.99 for tech support but he already pays for an internet security package that includes tech support. All in all they have been charging him twice for these things adding up to $25 a month and has he hasn't changed his plan in 8 years that means that he has over paid 10,400. He is old fashioned and keeps all his Bill's so I can prove they have been doing this for at least 2 years. Is Windstream/dish responsible for this over charge? If so do they have to reimburse my grandfather of maybe credit his account? Again any input is greatly appreciated! Thank you! [link] [comments] |
| Landlord is using security cameras to harass my boyfriend (Massachusetts) Posted: 25 Feb 2020 02:04 AM PST My boyfriend lives in an apartment complex that was formerly a small hotel and so there is an office on the first floor where the landlord sits and watches the front door basically everyday from 8-12. They also have security cameras in the front entrance and back entrance. The problem is the landlord has been using the cameras as sort of a weapon against him by saying that she "knows" I'm living there, regardless of the fact I have my own place and there's literally no room for me to live there because I have a 5 year old dependant and it's a studio. I do go in the morning to set up his meds and stuff before I bring my 5 year old to school because he has some mental issues that make it difficult for him to remember things, including taking meds and stuff. He had a visiting nurse who was doing this before me, but they closed his case because his doctor stopped accepting his insurance and they needed a referral to continue care. She is constantly coming up and starting in the hallway while I'm here just listening, which I've caught her doing a few times, as well as bringing him into the office repeatedly (4 times in the last month) and telling him she's going to evict him because he's violating the lease. One time a few weeks ago I came in around 10:30 in the morning and we were having some personal time when she suddenly starts banging on the door like the FBI or something. At that point we stayed quiet expecting her to leave, but instead she started opening the front door. My boyfriend preceded to yell at her and she told him that she was there for a "scheduled" inspection, except he was never notified. She stood outside the door and waited for us to dress, then proceeded to barge in and inspect the apartment. None of my belongings were there and I even took photos after she left because I had no idea what she was even inspecting and wanted to be safe so I have proof none of my stuff is there. My question here is what can be done about this? Can we file harassment charges? She's threatening to evict him over this and has even brought in her supervisor (the house is owned by the Catholic diocese) to have a meeting with my boyfriend threatening to evict him. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 Feb 2020 04:16 PM PST Back in January 2009, my mother apparently opened a PayPal credit card account. She somehow either added me as a co-borrower, co-signer, or somehow otherwise connected to the account. She claims that she is unaware of how my name became attached to that account, but that she noticed it in 2011 or so and took no action to correct it. I never had any knowledge that this account had been opened, and I certainly did not give her permission to use my Social Security Number on any credit applications. She continued using this account without my knowledge or permission for nearly 11 years. Fast forward to December of 2019. While doing a routine check of my credit report, I noticed that my credit score had dropped 116 points. When I started investigating to find out why, I noticed that a credit card account for Synchrony Bank (the bank in charge of PayPal credit cards) with over $12K worth of charges on it had suddenly appeared on my credit report in October of 2019. Why the account that my mother opened in January 2009 took nearly 11 years to appear on my credit report, no one has been able to figure out, but the point is that I had no idea that this account existed or who might have opened it, and I was shocked to see it on my credit report. The account was in my maiden name (I was married in 2011), so I just knew it had to be fraud. I immediately opened a fraud claim with Synchrony Bank. They froze the account and started an investigation. After about 3 weeks, I received a letter from Synchrony saying that they had found against me in the investigation, because 1) the account was over 10 years old, and 2) someone had been paying the bill on the account. At that point, Synchrony opened a new account in my maiden name, transferred the balance from the 2009 account that they froze into the new account, and sent me a bill. I called them again and opened a new fraud claim, telling them that all they needed to do was look at who was paying the bills to see that it was not me. They would not release to me the information as to who was paying the bill, but said that they would provide that to the police. So I filed a police report and gave the case number to the investigation department at Synchrony, and I waited. This time, after about a month, I received a letter from Synchrony that they had found in my favor and declared the account fraudulent. They closed it, and reported the fraud to the credit bureaus to have it removed from my credit reports. I put fraud alerts and freezes on all of my credit reports, and I thought the whole nightmare was over. Around that time, I got a text from my mother. She said that she needed my driver's license and some other information because she had opened a new life insurance policy, and the insurance company needed that information to add me as a beneficiary. I told her that I would not provide her that information because I was wary, given the events of the past two months. This was the first time that I had mentioned the fraud investigation to her. When I gave her the specifics, she said, "I opened that account." She freaked out and cried when I told her about the police investigation, and she begged me to drop the charges, so I called the police and had the case closed. I don't necessarily want to prosecute her, but I also don't want any of her debt attached to me in any way. My questions are these: do I need to contact Synchrony Bank to tell them that I know who opened the account, and will they be able to prosecute my mother if I do? If they find out that I know who opened the account, will they put it back in my name again and ruin my credit score again? Is there any way to get them to reopen the account but attach it to my mother's name (keeping in mind that she does not herself have a good enough credit score to open an account now with a $12K limit)? If I leave it alone and do nothing, letting the account stay closed, could I personally face repercussions for that? I don't want to get in trouble and I don't want to be on the hook for my mother's poor financial decisions. [link] [comments] |
| [NV] Divorce finalized, Three properties divided. Ex will refuse to sign Quitclaim. What do? Posted: 25 Feb 2020 09:55 PM PST In laws recently divorced, Party One being in denial, refused ALL attempts to be served and also failed to obtain legal representation. Party Two obtained legal council and a divorce decree was filed and eventually validated as fair and equitable by the Court and the Divorce decree issued in 2020. Besides the usual dividable stuff like Auto's, Jewelry, furniture etc,... Party One received the Main residence valued approximately $550k. Party Two received two smaller properties with a total estimated value of $400k and has an acceptable offer to sell both properties together. As mentioned above, Party One remains in denial and vindictive and just as before will refuse to sign a Quitclaim so Party Two can transfer titles and sell. Party One is also facing possible felony charges for liquidating a bank account that was to be shared on a 50/50 split. All properties are in NV and there are no outstanding mortgages or loans. [link] [comments] |
| Please help, Debt collecter got judgement without subpoena? Posted: 25 Feb 2020 05:52 AM PST Hi guys, I woke up to a weird predicament and I'm not sure what to do, what my options are, etc. This morning I woke up and saw an email saying my account was overdrawn, this was odd as I don't really have much but I'm certainly not over spending, I don't have a job currently I'm just focusing on school. I checked my account and both were -500 dollars. It looks like there's a "deposit hold" of 507.96 on both my checking and savings, and a legal fee of 125 on my checking. I immediately called the bank and asked what happened, and they gave me a phone number that was linked to the company who collected, but said I had to call back once the legal team came in for more info. I googled the company but didn't recognize it, then when I called I did recognize the company. Back in October of 2019 this same company (will leave unnamed) randomly tried to take me to court over a 1000 dollar debt, I informed them this debt was not from me but from an ex spouse, but they didn't care, so I tried to work with them on payment amount and ways to pay, but they refused and said full amount or well take you to court, so I scrounged up and paid. They informed me after they had another debt of ~450 in my name, but when I asked for more info or tried to negotiate they said it wasn't ready yet and they would inform me when it was. I never heard ANYTHING else from them. Fast forward to now and I'm screwed. I don't know what to do, I'm freaking out, don't know what my options are, I've gone through all my mail in my head (I don't get much) and I know for a fact I never received anything. I don't know if they garnished both of my account or if my savings tried to do overdraft protection. Please help, I'm freaking out. Sorry for formatting, mobile user. TL;DR: company garnished my account but I never received subpoena [link] [comments] |
| Ex-Friend using my email and name for accounts Posted: 25 Feb 2020 09:29 PM PST First time poster! Long, CRAZY story ahead... This is the cast: Me: OP Ex-Friend: Sam Something is happening to me. I'm wondering if I can take legal action against this person. I had a falling out with a friend back in August. I moved to Washington. Sam lives in Illinois. TLDR; they owe me money and when I asked for it they blocked my phone number. Sam runs a re-sale instagram account. In October, I started getting emails from Etsy about purchases I did not make. I immediately checked my bank account and nothing had been charged. Through the emails I could see the shipments were being delivered under my name to Sam's address. From comparing the items on the Etsy account with the Instagram, I could see Sam was reselling the Etsy purchases for profit. At first, I didn't think much of it. Sam wasn't using my bank account information, or (to my knowledge) had access to my actual email account. I believe Sam was communicating with the sellers via a chat feature in the app. Eventually the emails from Etsy got excessive. I was getting several a day and got pretty annoyed. I changed the password to the Etsy account so Sam no longer had access. I started receiving emails from a seller. When I logged in and read their conversation I learned Sam never returned an exchange shipment. This started a back and forth between the seller and Sam. The seller was calling Sam by my name. When I changed the password to the account, Sam no longer had access and the seller's messages were coming to my email. So I reached out to Sam through social media, and asked her to stop using my name and email and send the seller the shipment back. Sam flipped out. They denied using my name and email and said they didn't know what I was talking about with the shipment. I sent several screenshots with shipping labels and purchases posted on the Instagram account. Sam called me crazy and blocked me on all forms of social media. I contacted Etsy and the (wonderful) customer service rep was able to verify I had not made the purchases due to location and confirmed Sam had been using this account since 2015. She blocked Sam from using Etsy again and shut down the account. I thought this whole situation was behind me. Within the last few weeks, I've been receiving promotional emails and confirmation of access to wifi from places near where Sam lives. I am still living across the country. These emails have my first and last name on them and I know with certainty I'm not the one signing up for these things. I changed the password to my email account as a precaution and took some extra steps to secure my email account. This all has me freaked out because it seems like it's borderline identity theft. We were very close friends, and I don't know what other personal information of mine she has or has access to. Since I changed my password I am relatively certain she doesn't have access to my email, but nothing is stopping her from using my name and my email to create accounts and log in to things. Is this a legal issue? Is this fraud or identity theft? Is there anything I can do to stop her from using my name and email? Can I take legal action? Thanks in advance. I'm hoping to get some answers. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 Feb 2020 08:58 AM PST I went to the DMV today and was unable to renew my license because someone in Pennsylvania that has the same name and birthday as me committed some sort of crime that prevents them from either having a license or renewing their license. I am in Florida. I called Pennsylvania and they couldn't go into too much detail about the nature of the crime or whatever. The problem is that now I have to mail all this proof of my identity that will take weeks and I am driving with an expired license and my new insurance is asking me for a copy of my license or they will drop me from the insurance. What can I do to prevent this from happening again in the future and is there a way to get a temporary license so i won't go to jail if I get pulled over and I won't lose my license? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 Feb 2020 08:07 PM PST TL;DR: The manager has instructed all supervisors to fire any employee who questions the legality of some questionable policies. This takes place at a fast food restaurant in the Pennsylvania, in the USA. First, some background. Several months ago, I, along with other employees, compared our wages and went to management about unexplained differences in frequency and size of pay raises. We were given no solid responses and a policy banning any discussion of wages, under threat of write-ups and eventual termination, was put in place directly by the disctrict manager. A couple months after that, the store manager was fired for something unrelated and the disctrict manager took direct control. Ever since then, a wave of new questionable policies have been implemented, including charging employees for any cash shortages, penalizing employees for being medically unable to work, and pay raises for things like closing shifts being different for each person. Employees began questioning these policies, as well as some possible health code violations, and now we have the new full gag rule. I was personally the most vocal among objecting employees before, and should theoretically have been fired already under this policy if my direct supervisor didn't protect me. If I or my coworkers are fired under this policy, is there any legal protection for us, or is the employer within their rights to fire dissenters? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 Feb 2020 09:00 AM PST I work as an EMT in a fire station and was struck in the head yesterday by a fire ladder weighing several hundred pounds. The ladder was positioned in the station where it shouldn't have been (leaning precariously against a wall near an ambulance), slid out and smacked me on the back of the head. I didn't lose consciousness but I felt disoriented enough that my coworkers decided it was a good idea to go to the hospital. They did a CT scan and didn't find anything major but suspected a minor concussion. I was advised to get plenty of rest, to avoid driving and to avoid intense physical activity and situations where head injuries are likely. (I should note that a big part of my job involves driving an ambulance, physically moving, transporting and treating patients). This was all about 18 hours ago. About an hour ago, I got a text from one of my supervisors saying that they need me in early at 4:30 am tomorrow. I'm really surprised by this and I'm not sure if he's even aware of what happened. As per worker's comp or any other labor laws, am I entitled to take a few days off until I feel well enough to work, or at least until I am cleared to work by a physician? Edit for additional information: Thanks for the replies, everyone. A little more information: An incident report was filed immediately after the incident by my work partner, who saw it take place. Worker's comp documentation was filed at the hospital emergency room where I was taken; one of my supervisors drove me from my workplace (where the incident took place) to the emergency room and assisted with the worker's comp paperwork. A different supervisor is the one who texted me today about coming into work tomorrow morning. I asked him if he was aware of the incident; he said yes, and that he was told that I'm already allowed to return to work. When he told me this, I texted my chief (highest level direct supervisor), who was also aware of the incident. I basically said that I didn't feel well enough to return to work and requested a day off to rest and get a follow-up evaluation. He said that my emergency room discharge paperwork did not specify any restrictions on returning to work, so if I wanted to be excused from returning, I would need to get a follow-up evaluation with physician's orders specifying the number of days needed. So, this afternoon, I went to a physician for a follow-up evaluation, who told me that I should not return to work for a minimum of three days, and to come back for another follow-up in three days' time. I was given these orders in writing, which I immediately sent to my supervisors. I also submitted workers' comp documentation for this follow-up. Would anyone advise still hiring an attorney for this? I'm honestly hoping / anticipating to be able to return to work within a week. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 Feb 2020 01:04 PM PST I am 14, my brother is 12. My parents have been separated for over a year now (my mother left my father) and originally, we divided the time that I spent with my father and the time that I spent with my mother equally. Over the last year, that time got less and less with my father and more and more with my mother (my father was a real asshole to my mother, brother, and me) and near the end of December last year, my brother and I decided to completely live with my mom. Today, I had an argument over text with my dad. I tried to tell him that I want to be on friendly terms with him, but my brother and I couldn't live with him. He did not have any of that, and said some things which led my mother to believe that he is going to court to fight for custody of me and my brother. If he does go to court to fight for us, what will happen? I am clueless when it comes to legal things (I'm only 14) and wonder what rights I have in this situation (if any). I live in Ontario. Edit:added location [link] [comments] |
| School ignoring accommodations Posted: 25 Feb 2020 01:37 PM PST (IL) So I am in grad school and have medical Accommodations that allow for me to miss school due to my health. I was called into a meeting and told today that my only options are to repeat my fall semester due to absences. Absences which I have medical accommodations for. This was not brought up at all last fall at all, I was never spoken to about it and I recently accepted an internship in another state for the summer. I'm supposed to graduate in a few months and now I'm told I have to repeat. My grades are all A's and B's and when I brought this up I was told that it didn't matter. I've had issues with this teacher before ignoring my accommodations. When I brought it up in this meeting I was told that I should get my health in check then come back. This is not an option because I'm 120,000 in debt from school and can't work without this degree. I'm wondering if I have any legal options to prevent them from making me repeat the entire semester when my grades are fine. [link] [comments] |
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