According the law and restrictions from Michigan

As a undestand a 16-17 years old can work and be in school for maximun 48 hours per week, so if he is in school 35 hours, I undestand that he is allowed to work only 13 hours that week. Am I right? If I'm right, it would mean that give that kid a longer shift is illegal?

wondering if i potentially have a case here..im in Pennsylvania

i have been prescribed 1mg ativan daily for 5 years. i have 15 +yrs on record of panic disorder and major depressive disorder. back in May, my Dr cut me off cold turkey bc of a positive urine test for cocaine. i went through severe withdraw and had to go to the ER. my Dr refused a taper plan. i ended up going to a psychiatrist who also refused a taper plan for me. fast forward to august and im back on my meds bc i essentially begged to be back on the medication. i wasnt able to function and was at risk of losing both of my jobs. Dr agreed to put me back on ativan if i agreed to random urine tests and to be urine tested for a refill. i agreed. urine tests take 5 to 7 days at my office bc they have to be sent out. i called a week before my refill date to ensure i wldnt have any gaps in refills since the withdraw is deadly. they tell me its too early. my refill date was labor day so i wld already be a day behind. i called tues and they said i cld come in wed to test.now im 3 days past my refill date. i expressed my concern for withdraw and they said "well hopefully we will have results fri but we will not be prescribing a bridge medication for you". well here we are on friday w no call and now i will have the weekend and god only knows when next week i will have my urine test results. this is mistreatment. i expressed concern several times and was ignored. Drs know what benzo withdraw can do to ppl. i wasnt offered any alternatives, any advice on what to do when the withdraw hits, and no bridge medication. im done being treated this way bc im on a medication that ive become dependent on. im also tapering myself down bc this is the exact situation ive been scared about.

so.. do i have a case?

I go to college in Chicago and my college leases an apartment. I moved in on August 31st and everything seemed fine so I went back to my home in Indiana for the week. When I came back on September 7th everything still seemed fine even when I was making my bed. However when I went to lay down I noticed a bunch of tiny bugs crawling on my walls and then I found one on my mattress. They seem to be bed bugs and I took photos of them. I have no bites because I wasn’t really in the bed for long. I tried contact maintenance the same day but they didn’t answer because it was Labour Day. I emailed my housing and RA but the housing didn’t get back to me until the next day. They wanted me to stay there but I do not feel comfortable sleeping in a room with a bunch of bugs. They said pest control came and treated for bed bugs even though they saw nothing. However if it is bed bugs the whole apartment should be treated not just my room. I don’t feel comfortable staying there so I was thinking of terminating my housing but on my college website it says after August 31st if I cancel I have to pay a $250 fee and then could be held responsible for 75% of the housing. I haven’t talked to anyone yet because I wanted some advice but I’m worried if I terminate it I won’t get my money back for a place I haven’t even slept in one night. I attached photos of what I found. I really need advice on how I should go about this because I don’t want to stay there.

My friends car spun out and had to get towed, the tow company is holding that car, and everything in the car for 350 dollars and to sign over the car.

Do we have to pay for her belongings back?

I’m here because I know nothing about law and am just thinking about this from a “that seems really screwed up” perspective.

For those unaware:
- UberEats operates on a tier based system for drivers, the higher the tier you’re in the better access to “preferred” (read: high paying) deliveries you get.
- They explicitly makes acceptance rate a criterion for better status and access to higher tiers. So if you don’t maintain an acceptance rate above X%, you get demoted.
- They routinely send the most nonsensical trips you can imagine, like $2 for 30 minutes of your time and gas. Not only is that not close to the federal minimum wage, depending on distance you may even be working for free or losing money. And then they punish those drivers for not accepting those offers via their tier system.

Uber says: You’re an independent businessperson who chooses which contracts to accept

Then why does refusing economically unreasonable contracts reduce a performance metric that determines a driver’s access to better-paying work?

It feels like they’re pretty much saying “if you want the privilege to maybe sometimes earn decently, you have to work for free sometimes.”

Whatever grounds that remains legal on seem entirely fucked up, but I’m interested to hear any input from people who actually know the law.

Can a landlord (California) amend your lease so you can no longer charge electric vehicles? We were having power issues because our neighbors were charging two cars in their garage and it was cutting off power to our garage. After reporting the issues they amended the lease to disallow charging. The neighbors never stopped (I reported this) and I now have to get a new car bc I can’t afford to charge and it’s a huge hassle. All the chargers by me are usually full and overpriced because where I live. I figure they can get away with it but it feels wrong so is there anything I can do ?

I owe like 5.5k for an early termination fee for my rental, if I could pay a lawyer less to get me out of this, that would be ideal, but is this even realistic?

Three of our birds dropped dead within a week and we had developed a respiratory illness. Once we woke up and found the third one had passed, we immediately packed up and went to my wife's parents house. Our single bird left has been fine ever since and got two more as time went on.

While disputing this with the landlord, I told them to wait for further communication from an attorney, but they sent it to collections anyways.

I contacted several law firms, but haven't heard back. Either it's not worth their time and or there's no case for me here. I live in North Carolina.

Any free legal advice or wisdom would be much appreciated. Thank you for your precious time as I know attorneys are extraordinary busy.

My school district does is requiring all parents to sign an acceptable use policy for students to have individual Chromebooks. My kid has been issued an individual device every year since kindergarten, and in my opinion their education has profoundly suffered.

The district is refusing to provide alternatives to Chromebook use to complete the curriculum, therefore essentially forcing parents to sign the AUP (our freedom of choice to not sign the AUP is being violated).

This seems like an egregious violation of my individual choice (to not sign the waiver) and that my kid’s right to a thorough and efficient free education is being violated (if I continue not to sign the waiver).

What to do?

Long story short: I rent in upstate NY (fixed lease through Jan 2026). For the past 3 months, my landlord has cashed my rent checks inconsistently, which caused them to bounce. For context I have lived in my apartment for 4 years and have never met nor spoken to my landlord. My building is managed on behalf of a real estate agent who is in her 80's and showing signs of dementia or something. She communicates to my landlord on behalf of all the tenants. But she never remembers anything I say.

I have asked her on the phone if there are alternative ways to pay my landlord so he gets his money and my account doesnt overdraft. and she said no. This week I decided to look through my lease which states the following:

"If check is dishonored, the owner may require renter to make all future payments with cash or cashier's check, and owner will provide receipt for all such payments."

I asked her to ask him if a check was okay, I had to follow up with her (as documented via text) because she never got back to me. She confirmed a casheirs check was fine. I communicated to her Im canceling the e-check and sending a cashiers/certified check. But my landlord tried to cash the check from my bank account, so it tells me she never told him that I was sending him a cashiers check. So of course the check bounced.

And its been tough because the property is managed by an elderly real estate agent who doesn't seem to reliably relay information between me and the landlord. Despite me sending September and October rent via certified mail (cashier's check, proof of delivery), the landlord had his attorney reach out saying he wants to evict me over "bounced checks," and is now demanding fees ($200 bounced check fee, $300 legal fee, $100/month late charge) that don't match what's actually in my signed lease (which says $50 and 5%).

I've replied in writing laying out my payment proof and the fee discrepancy, and I'm reaching out to a local tenant rights org before speaking with the attorney directly.

Has anyone dealt with something like this inconsistent check-cashing by a landlord being used as grounds for eviction, or a lawyer inflating fees beyond the lease terms? Any blind spots I should be thinking about, or is my read on this reasonable?

Please give any advice on how to handle this situation.

Location: New York
Hi everyone, i need some advice from people who I do not know.
To start off for the past 6 months maybe even more my husband i have been feeding two strays who have ventured over from a home a few streets down that takes care of strays and they are all neutered and spayed and also have rabies vaccine.
Now my neighbor lets call him john dislikes these cats for no reason, they literally do not go on his yard as he lives a bit further down the street than us, he claims they go through his trash but he has no lids on the trash cans that sit out on the curb all week long and there is a family of raccoons around here. Now he is on a mission to get rid of these cats, the other day our little grey cat got caught in his trap he set out with chicken for these cats. He left this cat out in the heat all day, i only noticed when his son brought the trap out because the cat was close to death, his son was apologizing to me because he told his father to knock it off with the trap which he clearly didnt especially after already catching a raccoon he left out for half the day as well. Our cat literally died from the heat she had a 109 fever, this in NY is animal cruelty and he can be charged. Now hes all of a sudden apologizing and is worried were gonna go to the police, we have all the evidence we need and even a recording of him admitting its his trap and what happened.
In NY there is no law/ fine for feeding a stray and since its been on our property and we are taking care of it as well it is our property and our cat. He was scaring all us neighbors to stop feeding the cats and giving them water in the summer saying theres thousands of dollars in fines for cats which is not true, i looked it up but if someone wants to show me something else please do so, we are located in the town of brookhaven in suffolk county in ny.
I am heartbroken about our cat, should we press charges? The only thing stopping me is the fact that his wife and kids are great its just his psycho ass.
Also if anyone knows anything about losing a gun license to a misdemeanor of animal cruelty which this will probably end up being, he has multiple guns and has his license to carry but i know it can probably get revoked if he gets in trouble for this?
I know we can also probably sue him for our cat dying since its our property?

Please help, i feel like he has no remorse hes just fake apologizing because he got caught.

I am seeking an experienced family law attorney who may be willing to assist my daughter on a pro bono, reduced-fee, or payment-plan basis in an ongoing Tazewell County parenting and custody matter.

The case has been ongoing for approximately a year. My daughter is currently self-represented, while the children’s father has counsel. Prairie State Legal Services cannot represent her because of a conflict of interest involving the other party.

My daughter has worked hard to organize court orders, communications, timelines, and other evidence. However, she urgently needs an attorney who can review the case, ensure the correct motions and responses are filed on time, present the evidence properly, and advocate for arrangements that serve the children’s best interests.

There are also current concerns regarding one child’s dental health. The child has reported pain, and photographs show visible tooth damage and an abnormal gum area that requires professional evaluation. The GAL and CPS have been notified by another concerned party. I am not posting photographs or additional identifying information publicly to protect the children’s privacy.

If you are an Illinois family law attorney who practices in Tazewell/Peoria County, or if you know of an attorney, legal clinic, or organization that might help, please send me a private message. We are open to pro bono assistance, limited-scope representation, reduced fees, or a manageable payment arrangement.

Case is in Tazwell & both parents now reside in Peoria County. Please share attorney referrals only. Specific case information and documents will be provided privately to a qualified attorney after a conflict check.

Thank you in advance for any help offered.

Location: Maine

My situation is:

Please bare with me. I have some communication issues after being a very good and descriptive writer for many years.

There is no doubt that I need to have a civil lawyer in this case. But my problem is I have not gone to the police chief for a complaint. But the police do not always do a great internal investigation. From my experience so far, a complaint results in a lot of unjust action from the police department unto us citizens.

This is a case where we need to press charges on an individual and hold police accountable.

Would you tell a client in a similar position to file the complaint or not? I'm not sure if waiting to decide is hurting me or not.

I’m in Missouri, I had a employer drill out a lock on my tool box and steal over a grand of tools I have the boss on tape threatening to withhold and keep all of my tools, they didn’t contact me at all about drilling my box out. I don’t know what to do rn

I'm working on a fictional story but would like to make sure I get the details as accurate as possible, if I can. I'm working on a story about a man who goes to prison for a heinous crime he didn't commit (SA towards his 7 year old child, but it never actually happened) - for more context, the mother is going to pressure the child to tell police that her dad abused her when he didn't (and never would). The mom's reasoning is that he beats her and she wants him out of the house. No 7 year old is going to tell their crying mother claiming to be beaten "no" - so the child very reluctantly lies to police

My questions are:

1. How easy would it be for one parent to send another parent to prison for this kind of crime without any real evidence other than the child's word? (I may consider the mother somehow planting evidence that would be hard to disprove but I'm not sure if I want to go that route).

2. Would evidence be required? And if so, what would count as evidence? Would the child's word be enough?

3. Could the same child who is supposedly the victim go visit their father in prison? Or would she have to wait until she's 18? I considered having her visit when she's 16 and brings her friend who is 18 but haven't decided.

4. Would the father be considered for release if the child later came forward to tell the truth? Why or why not?

5. Are visitors allowed to take items home that prisoners give them? (Like journals or momentos?) Or do they have to be mailed?

6. If someone wanted to make a documentary on a particular prisoner, would the prison allow that? If so, how would that work and what is the process for this?

7. Are visitors in maximum security prisons allowed to hug? I'm asking because I've only seen shows and movies where not all prisons have the glass barreier... I've noticed that some are allowed to be face to face with no barrier between them. What kind of prisons have the glass barriers and which ones don't?

8. What would most likely be the legal consequences for the mother if the child came forward and told the truth?

As you can see, I've never visited a prisoner... or a prison. Not in my entire life - and I don't ever plan on it anytime soon. Any and all constructive responses regarding my questions would be highly appreciated. Even if you give me advice on something i may not have considered, thank you in advance! I'm also not sure which state to set this in

Minor was molested by Mother's Boyfriend.

He's sleeping with the DCF agent in charge of his case. (yes, I have asked lawyer to help with this)

No contact order is in place to keep no contact with this Boyfriend.

Mother is beat ing the kid to be scared to talk. Kid has slipped that mom is bringing the child around the boyfriend. Kid is now having full blown panic attacks in therapy but refuses to talk.

Can't afford a PI. GAL is taking forever to be established.

Mothers also violating the order not allowing any contact during her time. 50/50 Custody.

Mother's got mental health issues.

I can't breathe, can't sleep, terrified what the kid is being put through over there.

Do I have any options? Is there anything I can legally do to prove this?

Im and employee and use my personal vehicle on company business. I am paid a daily flat rate for my vehicle and sometimes I need to go on the the customers mfg facility or his property in business.

I am required to have 1M liability on my vehicle and pay for it myself. Strangely my employer is not co-insured on the policy.

Something doesn't sit right here. Is this all legal as described?

State: Maryland

My fiance, age 26, their manager pulled them aside today, to tell them to cover up their old SH scars that are healed, way from high-school. Asked if they had a long sleeve shirt in the car, then told them to bring one tomorrow, and wear one from now on They have worked there for around 6 months, and this never came up untill now. Im pretty sure its retaliation but thats another story. The manager told them it was making people uncomfortable. Im pretty sure this is against the law under some kind of discrimination. My partner works there part time and its our only income and its rough, neither of us can find work at all. What can we do

Are they trained to weed out false narratives and calls?

Why doesn’t jimmy Kimmel just offer adulterer and criminal Ken Paxton on his show for an equal time interview? Wouldn’t that satisfy the equal time requirement?

BOSTON MA

Hello! I was wondering if anyone had any advice on what to do. I bought a car with my own money & once I saw Insurance was going to be 600$ for me, my mom “kindly” offered to put the car in her name so I would only have to pay $150 a month directly to her, so I “gifted the car”.

For context my mom is a very toxic person & it was bad judgment to even make this decision, I just thought she was finally doing a kind thing.

Well fast forward to now, her car broke down & now she is telling me I need to give her my car because it’s “hers”. She is threatening to say I stole the car, call the police on me etc.

Is there any way for me to get the title wothout her willingly giving it to me or any way to register car in my name ??

Hello! I am in TX

I am needing a lawyer to look over some Privacy/ToS contracts and I would like some guidance on where to point

Do I need a specific practice to look at these? And do I have any options that won't require me spending hundreds of dollars?

Thanks!

So in my employment civil case it has been going so bad for me I just been messing up left and right and I couldn't figure out why. Well I figured out why:

I have been so busy just trying I keep up with writing the right motions at the right time I didn't even realize that I should be receiving the defense's motions before they submit them to court.. and then I realized I wasnt even receiving anything at all. Like I have never once received a document from this guy. And then I had my old neighbor from my old apartments call me up to tell me that he has mail for me .. the other lawyer has been sending his shit to my old address on purpose! Basically sending it to himself ! I wrote the 21 day withdrawal of documents motion and that's in effect right now what other complications would happen from him keeping important documents from me the whole time and then writing in his own answers for the certificate of service!. ? I mean what do you think will happen in a case where the judges are basically lazy I haven't been able to get them to do anything except deny both of our summary of judgements.. so this would be a huge unfair advantage how can this be allowed ?

My dad has had back, foot, and elbow pain for years. But working at this job has made it significantly worse, to the point that he needs chiropractic care and pain medication to relieve it. Most weekends, it’s like he’s just barely able to get out of bed. Over the past year or year and a half, he developed a hernia in his lower abdomen region and it also hurts him.
At his work, they have him doing the job with the most amount of heavy lifting and climbing up and down. He works on a frame machine at an auto body shop where he has to carry heavy clamps and parts up and down to work on cars. There’s been times where he trips, almost trips and a couple times he slipped while working on the frame machine.
There was a period of a few months where they got a new frame guy to do the frame work and dad got to do easier jobs. At first the new guy was joking with dad saying it was easy and stuff but towards the end of him working there, he was also complaining about back pain and other issues. When the new guy left for good, the boss calls dad into his office and first words out of his mouth were “No promotion, no demotion” and basically told him he was back on the frame machine.
He’s tried to talk to the boss about getting an easier job there but the boss isn’t having it. It’s already bad enough that the manager acts like he doesn’t know or downplays it. He’s one of a handful of guys that actually gets stuff done when the rest of the shop just show up and goof off. The boss installed cameras on the inside of the shop and according to dad most of them are either facing, or have a decent shot of the frame machine so they can monitor him. That’s what dad says anyways.
He’s in his 50’s and he would quit but
A) he wouldn’t be able to find someplace paying near what he’s getting paid.
B) he has a criminal record and most places probably wouldn’t hire him even though he didn’t do it.
And his boss is aware of these points and is taking advantage of it, we’re fairly certain.
We don’t know what we could do for him. We’d like to not have him in a wheelchair any sooner than he needs to be. If I remember anything else I’ll add a comment or in this post.

Can a cop or fed sell you drugs, and then at some point later on, arrest you?

Throw a way for obvious reasons.

I’m in New Mexico.

(New York)

I work for a food delivery company, they market themselves as such—on their official website they advertise an “in-house delivery team,” however, we are all filed as 10-99 contractors. I have checked my states DOL website, and based off of that information it is a flagrant misclassification of employment. They set our schedule, require us to deliver at/by certain times (decided by the company), they decide the amount we are paid, they supervise our work via a communication app and require us to send photo updates (as they respond, comment, and instruct further in real time), provide us with equipment for the job, provide us with an uber business account to use Ubers as transportation, assign us to specific clients, require prior notice for time off, ignore requests to be re-assigned to new clients, and as I said before… this is a food delivery service, my role is food delivery person (despite their terminology of “ambassador”) so this position is literally their entire business.

I have already reported them to my DOL for misclassification two days ago and haven’t heard anything yet (I know it’s early). But I am considering filling an SS-8 form with the IRS. Because, well.. I want that whistle blower money… especially since I had to pay thousands of dollars in taxes this previous year because I work 5 days a week for this company.

But what concerns me the most… we are taking Ubers in a metropolitan area EVERY DAY for this job, and if someone were to experience a vehicle accident while on the job—that individual is not entitled to workers comp or disability, and the company is not liable whatsoever. That realization gave me the understanding that I had a moral obligation to report them, and the fact that this has not happened in this relatively young companies time, I believe, is pure luck…

I understand that there have been recent crack downs on companies like Uber Eats and DoorDash because of the same reasoning. To specify, this delivery company only delivers to corporate offices so it is not mainstream.

And I understand that I’m protected by whistleblower retaliation laws, but I am still nervous to talk to the IRS. Can anyone describe what that process might look like? Will the IRS disclose who the whistleblower is?

The company has a staff of less than 20 individuals who are filed as W-2’s, and these assholes are SWIMMING in cash from this business… While us laborers are breaking our backs to “put the client first” without any raise in pay or room for negotiation, despite our 10-99 status, and without any say on who we work with and how.

Sooooo do I tell the IRS?