I am not sure if this would be the correct category or not, my apologies if I mislabeled this. I work as a Special Education aide at an Arizona middle school . There is a student in particular that has very violent episodes and both threatens to and actually hurts other students and staff members. There are also various threats such as death threats made. I am not sure if this is relevant to the situation but to give background information: the Special Education department often feels as a whole that admin does not to enough to improve the situation either by means of discipline or some other intervention. My concern is regarding tracking his behavior. The department has begun to track his behavior , especially larger “incidents” in a secure shared document that has been shared with all relevant staff members that are a part of his education/ care and IEP plan.

Every time there is an “incident” we have just been told to document it and no one ever seems to do anything with the information. We don’t know how often it is reviewed or what the end goal is for this information since it seems to not be used but we were happy to have it as proof that we have been notifying admin of these incidents and threats. Recently we were told they had no idea of this document’s existence despite us being asked to document there since last year and were told we are limit documentation to an “IEP team approved” form of behavior tracking, which basically only allows us to check a box that asks if he was “safe” that day.

My question is if they are allowed to limit our documentation in this way? To be frank it in concerning that they are trying to limit this when I see no downside to it other than that it could serve as proof that we have been reporting to admin what is occurring should someone be seriously injured one day.

Thank you for any advice you can give.

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okay guys so i really am looking for what kind of lawyer to consult about this because honestly its getting mega annoying. this guy has spent 2 year trying to cause chaos and havoc with my family since i got back from training. my assumption is that since this guy has been through the legal system for all his criminal history he knows how to skirt the law with the things he says. he has already shot a firearm in his backyard, racking a gun on his front porch and even been clicking the safety on his gun repeatedly to try and intimidate my family. honestly it has gotten to the point that im waiting for him to shoot at me because that seems to be where this is going. the police dont want to do anything even though its clear hes constantly looking for confrontation. now to just give backstory it had started with a "dog bite" but the dog is dead now. and i have nothing to do with this guy or his family im just trying to mind my own business. anyone have any advice for this because his behavior is escallating and i have already shown the police the stuff that hes done to try and start problems but because they refuse to work and put charges they seem to want to wash their hands of the situation.

We entered into a rent to own agreement in a trailer park last summer. Come this winter we find out the gas has been completely closed off and not functional leaving us with no heat. My question is, is this something the management should fix and pay for or are we stuck with a 9000 dollar repair bill to get is hear this winter. We live in Alabama if that helps

Hello all.

Basically as the title says. I’ve been dealing with a crusty landlord in a bad living situation and desperately want to move out. I was unemployed for several months recently, leading to about 2.5 months of unpaid rent being accrued. I have been able to get the amount down significantly with my unemployment, however it hasn’t been enough to cover the entire thing. I have applied for rental assistance and am almost done with getting through, however my landlord is taking forever with the documents.

The thing is, my landlord is known to refuse things like this and has done so with previous tenants. She has also refused to grant me disability accommodations in the past, as well as return security deposits or give access to the wheelchair lift for elderly tenants. She already has several cases against her from other tenants due to the incidents that have been occurring in the building, including one from my social worker regarding the disability. She is set to leave in January, so she has kind of just been ignoring tenant complaints because she’s leaving soon anyways. I’m afraid that due to her negligence and past mistreatment of other tenants, plus the report that my social worker made against her, she will refuse to send the paperwork and my rental assistance will be denied.

I was wondering, if I still move without paying said rent, but there is proof that we attempted to get said rent covered and that she refused to submit documentation, would I get in trouble for just leaving without paying it, or would I still be responsible despite putting in effort to get it taken care of? If push comes to shove and it’s my responsibility, I plan to make some sort of agreement to pay it back in increments while still moving out, but I also didn’t want to waste any money that I don’t have to since I just recently got employment and I’m trying to rebuild my lost savings account. I live in DC, btw.

Thank you in advance!

Florida My (31F) husband (31M) and I physically separated a couple of months ago. We will be filing for divorce in the spring when we have the money. I do not have a job yet. I live with my sibling who is financially supporting me in exchange for childcare (my nephew) and house care. He sends some money to support our daughter who is physically in my custody with reasonable visitation. Am I able to apply for healthcare on the marketplace and leave him off? Should I count the financial support as income? I know once the divorce goes through I'll be able to revisit the healthcare application. I currently have no coverage and would like to have something.

Thank you all for your help

I have an ex that has been on and off with me for over two years. He was abusive in every way possible. He wants to lawyer up because I made a video not even name-dropping him. I have pictures of bruises and marks and to add onto it I even have pictures of messages he used to send me. There’s parts on my side that don’t put me in a good light, but I know there isn’t such a thing as being a “perfect victim” nor do I really like to be considered a victim. What should I do? Should I even bother with worrying or would this blow over and he wouldn’t even have a case?

Hi I am based in Europe and the UK. I have two problems in Houston

1. I lent an ex 11,000 USD because she said a student loan has been delayed, she said it would be funded to her 6 weeks after Sep 19. She has now blocked me on everything and not paid anything , I dont want to get in a mud slinging match, I just want my money

2. An ex colleague keeps sending me menacing messages via whatsapp. I have been in touch with Houston PD. they haven't responded.

I just want to know what kind of lawyer I should be hiring to draw a line under both of these. The options seem endless.

My brother had ended up homeless and let a friend of his care for his 2 puppies while he figured stuff out. Now the friend says the dogs are his and got them registered and chipped. Is there anything my brother can do to get them back? We have pictures and videos of the puppies from before the guy had them.

I used to work for a small business 2 years ago and have been working on getting my final paycheck since then. I was trying to be lenient bc it is a small business. We did not have a set payment schedule. The owner has stopped responding to me trying to collect the wages. We had a monthly amount set to work towards full payment, but she has also stopped doing that.

I understand that I need to look at next steps. Do I need to find a lawyer to send her an email requesting payment in full or small claims court. Wages are ~$9,000. I just realized it's outside the 2 year statute of limitations so Department of Labor can't help me. TIA!

First time reddit post because I don't really know where else to turn to for advice. I started working for a company called Vayan as a project coordinator who explained to me the position was hourly 40+ a week plus enough overtime to get me to where I wanted to be salary wise. I made the move from a salary position because it was an improvement. I have been training for two weeks and received a text from my superior that the work at the company has concluded.

The company does quality work contracted for companies and it sounds like they lost the contract and are being very vague about it. Some things that are unsettling to me are the Project Coordinator that I had been training with is salaried while I'm hourly (at the moment didn't strike me as strange). This is all in Virginia which I know is a right to work state but I still feel like I'm being shafted. I'm not getting paid and the work has stopped after 2 weeks. Do I have any options here? I am reaching out to all sources I can thing of including the regional director of the company who hired me on their behalf for help but I'm still waiting to hear back.

Oklahoma USA In short a friend was summoned by Citibank for credit card debt of almost 7000$ (he claims he’s never had a Citibank card) and the court system here sucks and can’t give him any info on how to respond or what the professional response should be. I’d attach a photo of the summons but cannot. I’m not even sure what I’m asking we’re in our younger 20s and can’t really afford an attorney

Hi! I live in Az and am getting a divorce. I know AZ is a community property state and there are a few exceptions such as gifts. My parents gifted me a car during our marriage and the title transfer was only to my name. Me soon to be ex spouse and I did not pay anything for the car.

The car was used as generally my car, but he did drive it as well. We are now getting a divorce and I am arguing that the car should be my separate property and obviously he is arguing that it is community property. I have a reached out to an attorney already, but am waiting for a response back.

I have googled and can’t quite seem to figure out if the car would be considered community or separate property or not.

Hello all, my father currently has stage 4 cancer and has set up a revocable living Trust. He has appointed me to be the sole Trustee of all assets to dish out. My wife and I plan to take the home after him passing but I have 3 other brothers - I intend to pay my brothers their share of equity in the house but just have the question of if the house can continue to be paid for out of the trust and if another loan application has to be ran in my name (I don't currently live in the home). Thanks for any input!

Hello,

A debt collector recently sent several emails containing details of a a debt (creditor, balance due, date of service) I allegedly owe to someone I know without verifying identity. After reading up on what debt collectors are allowed to do in the process of collecting debts, I think this may have violated the FDCPA (specifically section 805b, but I'm NAL so I may be incorrect). The whole situation is super fishy, but I'm sparing details because I'm not super sure what is relevant here.

I've reached out to the state BAR attorney referral service, but am curious if there's anything else I could do about this situation.

I am in Massachusetts.

We both contributed to purchasing this house when we were engaged but everything is under his name because the loan we received was only available through him. Since then we have both equally contributed to the house, mortgage and expenses, and lately (past year) it’s only been me. Do I have a claim to 50% in a divorce? This is in Texas.

I’ve been working at my current job for over 14 years and have been consistently assigned to night shifts for the past decade. I’m part of a union, and since last summer, I’ve had an active FMLA designation (valid for one year) to care for a family member.

Recently, under new administration, I’ve been called into multiple meetings to discuss alleged work-related issues. All the claims brought against me have been unfounded, and I wasn’t placed on probation. However, I’m experiencing what feels like targeted harassment. They’ve made multiple false claims, scrutinized my actions unfairly, and seem to be singling me out compared to my colleagues.

Additionally, my schedule is being shifted to more day shifts, unlike many of my teammates. This creates significant hardship at home, especially since I rely on my night shift schedule to manage family obligations. I noticed this shift in scheduling began shortly after I used an FMLA day.

Do these actions potentially constitute harassment, retaliation, or FMLA violations? Would it be worth pursuing a case against my employer or HR for this treatment?

Apologies if this is confusing, this all just something I found out recently and want to make sure I have all my ducks in a row. My grandfather (95) wants to eventually gift me his new car. He is not sure how much longer he’ll be driving but he has stated he plans to give it to me before he passes. Now with being 95 that could be today, tomorrow, 5 years from now, who knows. He is in great mental and physical health for his age. I have a few issues that make it complicated including us living in separate states. I’ve gone through the process of receiving a gifted vehicle in my state (Maryland) previously and it was sort of a nightmare to go through. Also my grandfathers other son (my uncle) is a huge ass and will probably try to fight me on the car if my grandfather doesn’t give it to me before he passes. Is there anything I can have done in advance that would certify his choice of giving me his car upon his death in case he doesn’t do it in advance? He and my grandma already have a trust but I don’t think they want to go through the hassle of updating it. Can they write up a document and have it notarized stating that the car goes to me? And what exactly would it need to include to ensure my uncle isn’t going to have any ground to stand on.

Thanks in advance for any advice! If there’s anything I can clarify I’m happy to give more info.

I am the neighbor of someone building their pool. Have a question regarding boundaries.

We live in a new construction established community. Houses are 10’ apart.

My neighbor approached me about building a pool, and needing to use part of our yard for easement. I said ok, provided we sign a contract to meet certain stipulations. I gave a summary of stipulations, and after internal review the neighbor decided they had enough space on the other side despite the existing fence for vehicles to enter. We dropped the matter - no contract.

I woke up this morning to the sounds of heavy construction. They started the pool work, but they are using our mutual side to route vehicles through. For the most part I can see they are trying to keep it on the neighbors side of the yard, but I worry that sometimes the vehicle wheels path encroaches on our side. It looks that way from the second floor, but hard to tell.

The neighbors verbally told me they would restore any damages to our yard prior to me suggesting the contract. However, without a contract, the extent of that coverage is very up in the air.

Back when we were still discussing the contract, I had asked them to at least demarcate the boundaries between our yard and theirs, and also use a silt fence, but none of that has happened.

Can you recommend how I should proceed? Should demarcation and silt fence be minimum?

I scratched this persons car at my apartment complex, but i didnt know at the time so i just went in my house, and i come out later to a vehicle crash form on my car and now that the car was gone, i can see the scratch on my car. They were closed on weekends (this happened Saturday) i just called them and they didnt answer so i left a voicemail. What will happen? will i have a court case or something for not leaving my insurance on the persons car? i didnt know i scratched them

Hi, I'm working on a gaming merch designs for a t-shirt shop and would like to include some kind of a console (not sure which one yet - might be Xbox, PS, Gameboy or some joystick etc.)

Are there any copyright restrictions regarding this? What parts of the console I can and cannot include so that it doesn't violate any copyright laws but still looks like a console?

Fire sprinkler went off on the floor above us Saturday morning. Today is Monday morning.

Management has said very little. When the property manager walked around with the remediation team on Saturday night we had to probe her with questions to get answers. A hallway sprinkler head was damaged, causing it to go off. It flooded the floor above us, obviously, with the water coming down through our ceiling lights and HVAC system, as well as pooling up on the floor after dripping down the walls. Some water was flooding out from between cracks in the bathroom tile grout.

The apartment directly above us is a total wash - I believe they were relocated for the time being because there’s just no way anyone could stay there. A few apartments further down the hallway on our floor have “ALL” posted on their doors, which means ALL parts of the apartment were affected by flooding. We have certain areas affected (bathroom, closet, HVAC closet, half of the bedroom). There are fans going off in the hallways and in my unit, and the remediation team will be back today. My question is, what the fuck do I do?

I know the fire system is gray water - but there has been NO effort to disinfect or begin removing anything. What are they doing about mold? Is it safe to be in our unit? Is it safe to use the plumbing (ie. Ice maker, shower)? There is brown sludge visible in between the vinyl flooring planks I’m trying to clean now - so the water was obviously NOT clean. Why hasn’t anyone told us the risks yet? What is the timeline here? All of my stuff is in piles in our living room while we dry out the north side of our unit.

The floor above us smells putrid. I physically could not go upstairs and walk down the hallway - I had to turn around. There will absolutely be mold growth on this floor if there isn’t already.

Our hallway smells super musty. Our bathroom and closet are musty but less so.

Are we entitled to move? Do I just need to talk to the management? Should I file a claim with my insurance? I know we have a LOT less damages than most others in this situation, but I cannot say it enough: I’m terrified of mold growing behind the walls and nothing being done about it as we slowly die from black mold poisoning.

Getting tested soon to confirm. How would I go about building a case? Get a video of them selling to me and get the cartridge analyzed at a lab? Anything else that would help in this situation?

Hi all,

I’m working in England at an office. Recently there has been some device (almost like an echo or something) with a camera on pointing away from the front of the office towards the open office/the workers. So it is not pointing at the door and is not a specific CCTV. Every so often my boss will make a comment to me or another worker mentioning something that happened in the office or was said when they weren’t even in the office at the time. So he’s clearly using this camera/audio device to “spy” on us. I won’t go into details but he’s got a not so nice side to him and can be quite aggressive and temperamental and we’ve had about 80% of the people who work in office with him hand their notice in. I’ve only been employed for 2 months and I’m not in a position where I have to want to sacrifice my learning and future by changing job this early but he’s making me question my future. Anyway long story short, is what he’s doing with this device legal? I’m not sure if I’d report it instantly (makes me feel a bit uncomfortable but I’m not too bothered by it), but with how he is I’d like to know if it is legal or not so I have some something to protect myself with should he get “awkward” with me.

Really appreciate any help as this is my first (long term) job in the field I’ve been wanting to do all my life so it’s put me in a real awkward position.

Hello

I was arrested for an OVI a month ago. High BAC, no damage or injury, complete compliance at time of arrest, first offense, and nothing but a seatbelt violation on my record. I’ve had one court date and I have a Public Defender. At my first date, my PD requested more time so they could gather more evidence. Judge allowed it and new date was set. Then PD asked about driving privileges and SoberLink was a requirement in order to get them.

I was told to go to the probation office to iron out details for what was required for driving. I signed probation paperwork for drug testing and compliance etc.

The PO then told me the cost of the device, and I realized I could not afford it. I told them I would have to forgo the driving privileges, but due to a clerical error on my court paper the PO was under the impression the device and supervision was bond required for my release until the next date. They told me I had to report to corrections immediately for the device or go to jail. This was not what was discussed, and the PO had to clear it up with magistrate and attorney.

Issue was clarified, privileges were rescinded, the physical copy of the signed probation paper was stamped with ‘bypassed’ or something similar and I was on my way.

This morning I received a summons for a random UA. Probation was not a part of any conversation outside of driving privileges. I cannot legally report for this, as I have no transportation. Is this just further reflection of that clerical error? When I left the courthouse I was told nothing of probation or testing since I opted out of driving. Is an error like this possible? Will I have a warrant for a no show?

TIA

I got a job let’s just say a hard place, but I’ve worked at harder places. I put on my application I had disabilities ( lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, metal knee) I’m female 49. I said about me knee joking in orientation the one supervisor gets frustrated I have disabilities and I gonna hurt. Then the other supervisor told me he didn’t like me because I’m white. It was uncalled for I’m not racist period! I don’t look at skin color I date many handsome black men. But they looked and they fired me saying I was late everyday when all the times were posted and was not late. Is there something that can be done? Please help??

I’m currently lactating for my 5 month old. I currently work at a Hospital and use the lactation room on my break. There was an issue with non mothers in the past using the lactation room so now admin has to walk you to the office as it only opens through code.

This last week, I asked the front desk to let me in again and although it took some time to find the code they eventually got it.

I got settled which means shirt off pump on, and the admin proceeds to come in come and look into my cubicle/pumping station and said she needed my name to register. I tried to cover myself as much as I could but I really didn’t bring anything because I didn’t think people would be peering at me. I asked if this was policy and she said yes she needed to register my name. I give it to her after several minutes as she kept spelling it wrong and then she leaves. Again about 5 minutes later she comes in again tries to look at me again and same thing she needs my name to register me but now she needs my date of birth. Still not leaving until I give it to her. At this point I’m so upset looking back I should’ve just said no, I just wasn’t expecting this at all as I had pumped the whole week before with no issue which is what I told her.

Another 5 min after that I get a call from the hospital I answer in case it’s a doctors appointment I have but no it’s the admin for the lactation center asking me for me and my daughters information, demanding it, saying I need to be registered to use the room and to see a RN at this point I’m irate and say, as I had been saying this whole time , “TO PUMP?? I NEED TO DO ALL OF THIS TO PUMP??” And FINALLY she listens and goes “ooohh I thought you needed a lactation consultant NeverMind “ and hangs up.

I’m legitimately so upset, I have to do these pumps on my breaks they wouldn’t leave me alone the entire time, I was exposed and the first admin women saw me topless , I’m already not making a lot of milk and all of this just added stress to the whole process. Do I have anything?

I am working in a store where they sell lotto tickets and other stuff. And I am buying the ticket there so I can choose, but the thing is I dont know that there is a rule that I am not allowed to buy, the only thing I know is im not allowede to exchange ticket winning. So I am exchanging it to other store. Now, one olg staff go to the store asking if i am working there, and now I dont know if there is current investigation for me now. But the thing is I clearly bought everything, not stole any ticket and I am winning like 2000 plus cad cos I bought a lot, someone have the same experience as this? Please help me know.

Hi everyone,

I am from India, I need advice regarding my employment situation. Here’s a summary of the events: 1. Joining and Role: I joined my company in January 2024 for a work-from-office role. My offer letter stated I was required to join the office within 2-4 weeks. However, due to personal reasons, I was unable to join the office physically, which I communicated on the company’s unofficial Slack channel. 2. Communication with HR and Manager: Over the 8 months I worked remotely, I had informal conversations with HR and my project manager about my inability to join the office. Each time, I explained my reasons, and they acknowledged them without raising any formal objections. The project manager even said, “We’ll talk about this later.” 3. HR’s Final Call: A few months later, HR called me and asked if I could join the office. I explained again that I couldn’t due to personal reasons and my studies, and I was ready to comply with the formalities. 4. Termination Without Clarity: In October, I was suddenly removed from the Slack platform. When I asked HR about my employment status, they confirmed my termination and requested I submit my resignation. I agreed to resign if they fulfilled the terms of my offer letter—either paying me one month’s salary or allowing me to serve the notice period. Despite multiple follow-up emails (6+), the company stopped responding. I escalated the matter to the company’s owner, and only then did HR reply with a formal termination letter. They cited irrelevant clauses (Clause 11 and 12) from the offer letter about not joining the office, even though there were no formal reminders or follow-ups from them prior to this. 5. Pending Salary: I worked for the company until October 24th (termination date) but haven’t been paid for the 24 days I worked in October.

My Questions:

1.	Legality of Actions:
•	Is it legal for the company to first ask for a resignation and then issue a termination letter? Shouldn’t they stick to one approach?
•	Does the company’s informal handling of the situation (lack of official follow-ups or reminders) weaken their case?
2.	Salary Dues:
•	Am I entitled to the salary for the days I worked (October 1–24) even though they terminated me?
3.	Next Steps:
•	Should I file a case in the labor court for wrongful termination and unpaid salary? Or could this backfire on me?
•	What would be the best course of action to ensure transparency and fairness?

I’m confused about whether I’m in the wrong here or if the company’s actions are unethical and potentially illegal. Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Just got out of the hospital from an assault I need help

Just got out of the hospital and have surgery in the morning from an assault I would appreciate any tips

I was trying to leave the drop off destination for a party bus last night because a brawl was breaking out over a nicotine vape of all things, and someone hit me from behind me and knocked me out cold. I don’t remember anything else for about 15 minutes except for waking up in the drivers seat of my friends car 5 miles down the road driving away with abrasions, blood dripping down my face, and 3 missing teeth, along with a concussion.

I pieced together some information along with some flashbacks I got over the next few minutes, along with asking my freind what happened, and was able to almost get a complete story, where these people knocked me out and kept beating me while I was on the ground. I have their names and addresses, for some, however there was no camera evidence.

However, I went to the hospital last night woth my grandma, and they doped me up on pain pills and glued a nerve sticking out of the tooth so it wouldn’t hurt, and then told me I needed surgery to properly get out the other tooth. I had called the cops to the hospital as well, and this is where I was told no cameras were in the parking lot, so I needed to find names and they will begin an investigation. They did not start a police report that night, and told me to come back when I had more info, however there is definitely record of me calling them to the hospital so I did the right thing in the moment.

I don’t know what to really tell the cops though, apart from my story of course, medical receipts and eyewitness testimony, but I’m trying to get these people hit with the book. They were basically hitting everyone, including women, apparently. I knew a few people on the bus very well and they were all distraught when they saw what happened to me, i feel bad for them having to see me laid out on the ground like that. One of my freinds, after trying to wake me up on the ground, cried all night with his mom because they didn’t know if I was gonna be okay at the hospital, then told me he was gonna make a go fund me because of how bad it is. I don’t want to sound all sad about it but it wasn’t really just a black eye from a fight, I very well could have died and im kindof realizing this the day after. I was not consciously aware of what was happening around me for like up to 30 minutes. I’m thankful that none of this turned out with anyone dead but I really need some help to figure out how to get these people to pay for what they have done, including assaulting my friends and others there as well. I have to have surgery in the morning, I never expected this to happen from going out on a whim with my friend to help him get over a breakup. Insane world we live in today.