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My seasonal job asked me if I knew anyone who could get hired on to work 3 days just one time. I got my friend hired on. They’ve been refusing to pay her for almost 3 weeks. What can she do?

They took her ID and SSN for tax purposes. But they told me to tell her "we will not do direct deposit for you since you're only helping us out 3 days for Labor Day weekend and the following Labor ...

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My boss is policing my bathroom use

Hi, this is my first post on reddit but im not sure where to turn I'm hoping people here can give me some advice I haven't thought of yet. Sadly im in a horribly stupid situation with my work, 2 ti...

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No contract/renovation cost 4x higher than expected

Location: Spokane,Washington I am seeking legal advise. My girlfriend offered to oversee a remodel on my home. She asked, “why won’t you let me help you with this?”. My home was in disrepair and I ...

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Medical Power of Attorney vs Durable Power of Attorney

Location: Iowa. My mother (65) has early dementia. She is currently in a nursing home. I am her youngest daughter (31). She made me her medical power of attorney in 2019, when she was still active...

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Evict my mom

My mother refuses to leave my house and I'm trying to figure out the appropriate steps of an eviction. She has a house in Puerto Rico that she refuses to live in because it needs a little work and ...

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Pet sitter is suing for lost potential income

You'll probably think I'm joking when I explain to you the situation, but someone, albeit a psychopath, has decided to sue me for wages he would have earned if he didn't quit. This sitter met with ...

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Should I report a lawyer for not giving money back to a client?

Hello, I am needing some advice on whether or not I should report the lawyer I work for to the state bar. One of our clients paid us $4000 for services, however, when she asked for her money back ...

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caught parking company ticketing me before session expired. am i able to take any sort of action on this?

location: tennessee. context: had a two-hour parking session last night in a private parking company's paid garage. got a text reminding me that the session expires at 8:06pm. walked in at 8:04pm, ...

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Ohio secondhand shop sold my typewriter after accepting it for appraisal only, and now says the sale cannot be reversed without the buyer's permission

Location: Ohio I left a 1950s typewriter at a secondhand shop on August 29. The clerk signed a receipt saying “appraisal only” and “owner retains property.” We never discussed consignment, a sale p...

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Massachusetts tutoring company is threatening a defamation claim over my factual review after cancelling half the sessions and refusing the promised refund

Location: Massachusetts I enrolled in an eight-session test-preparation course in June. The company cancelled four sessions, sometimes less than two hours beforehand, and never offered replacement ...

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I went to my parked car and had a ticket under my windshield saying I am being fined for having expired tags: I don’t have expired tags.

Location: Baltimore My license plate numbers are printed, it’s not a mistake. I called MVA and they told me my plates aren’t expired and I am not flagged for anything. I called the city (Baltimore)...

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Fixed term lease question

Hello, Location: California My lease is a 12-month fixed-term lease from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. Section 2 of the lease says: “The term of this Agreement is for 12 months, begi...

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I received a notice that my bf is no longer allowed to stay overnight due to guest policy; I found out my apartments management is practically stalking me what can I do?

Location: Illinois, USA I received a notice that I had exceeded the amount of days I’m allowed to have a guest overnight according to my lease (4 consecutive days or 10 total overnights). I do not ...

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Father in Care Facility/Hospice.

Location: Iowa, United States Need legal advice. My father will be 90 in a few months. He has been married to my stepmother for 30 years. She is cordial to our family, but we’re not close if that m...

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Is this enough evidence to report sexual assault?

Location: Ohio Hello, I am 22F and this past weekend I invited what I thought was my best friend from Georgia to my apartment for a nice weekend. He proceeded to take advantage of me, constantly to...

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Do I have to dissolve adoption to be qualified for FASFA?

For background I am living in Iowa but lived in Missouri for most of my life. I was sexually abused by my biological father when I was younger. I was in foster care from age 10-11 ish. My biologica...

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Guidance for Contractor dispute. Small claims vs bond vs CSLB

Location: Southern California We had a contractor complete our bathroom remodel back in 2022 and had a very slow leak (over the course of 3 years) from failed shower waterproofing from the shower c...

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NC, USA - Doctrine of Necessaries

My wife passed earlier this year. In NC, there is a law (doctrine of necessaries) that makes her medical debt my responsibility. I got a letter from a hospital system the other day stating that the...

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I received a phone call from the “Settlement Claims Department” and the caller turned hostile - worried about repercussions.

Location: Pennsylvania, USA I was recently in a car accident (while in a loaner vehicle). I filed a police report at the police department after the incident, called my insurance and filed a claim,...

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(Texas) Judge sentenced and released DWI driver who hit me before I even received a court notice/victim impact statement in the mail

Location: Texas I was struck in my car by a drunk driver on a motorbike on 9/3. I am physically fine, but my car suffered 6k in damages, of which I will pay 1k in my insurance deductible and around...

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Secretly Recorded Threatening Phone Call in California

Location: California A couple of months ago I got a no caller ID voicemail of a corny TikTok audio. Within the first 10 seconds of the voicemail I could hear faint laughing in the background, and I...

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