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Reduction of benefits while on short term disability / paid family leave

My wife and I live in New York. She gave birth to our son in December. The way her maternity leave is set up is that she takes 8 weeks of short term disability followed by 12 weeks of PFL. Her empl...

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I know how to deal with bad neighbors, but what do you do when the bad neighbor is a cop?

So here’s my deal and I’d appreciate any advice, I live next to a guy who is gods gift to stereotype. He tells his friends they should buy our house, he comes on our property without asking he has ...

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Louisiana state police refuse to issue a vin number for my boat trailer

I picked up a small boat and trailer in Kentucky off of a man who could show he has owned the boat and the trailer for a few decades before selling them to me. The previous owner of the boat and tr...

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Sallie Mae taking my 3rd party payments but it is not reflecting on my statements

Hey guys, so my job offers tuition forgiveness. My due date is on the 22nd every month. My payment that was due on 2-22-25 was wrong. I was overcharged by roughly $150. I called Sallie Mae on my wa...

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Voyeurism? Nonconsentual pornography?

A month ago, I (32yo F) was fired from my tattoo apprenticeship. I'm in TX. Here's the story: After leaving late one night (1145p, shop closed at midnight) and not eating all day, another artist (o...

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Debt agency / phone purchase

Hello everyone, I have a question for you. I feel a bit ashamed, and it weighs on my morale from time to time. In 2016, I accepted a job offer in Montreal (I’m French). I had to get a visa urgently...

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Company accidentally allowed contractor to work on contract w/o proper authorization

My brother is employed by a company that provides contractor support to government agencies. Fall 2024 he unfortunately had some financial troubles due to the change in his family income when his w...

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Age restriction in my salon

I own my own salon and currently have no renters at the moment. It’s just me and I’ve owned my buisness for two years, but have been a licensed cosmetologist working behind the chair for ten years....

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Is it okay to sell digital products that contain song names?

Is it legal to sell digital products (e.g. a trivia, bingo games) that have song titles on the game cards? Calling cards would include the song title and artist name. Would it be better to only inc...

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Cleaners ruined our marble countertops

While I realize that with everything going on in the world, this is a privileged problem to have but am really just curious about our options. We hired new cleaners and in my initial request, I sp...

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Hi!! Quick question.

My mom has dementia and is not in the best health. Obviously, she has trouble remembering things and she CAN NOT remember that I didn't change my last name when I got married. . She does remember m...

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Manager asked me to change employees performance review “so it will be easier” when they lay him off

It has been a long week to say the least. I never thought I would ever have to make a post on this subreddit, yet here I am. While it's been building for a while, the real issues to talk about came...

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Former shop owner won’t return $2500 chair.

I live in part of Florida affected by the two major hurricanes in two weeks in October. We’re still recovering, and will be for a long time. I’ve been struggling to pay my shop rent and by the end ...

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Kroger won’t fix car or report

I had an employee hit my car with a train of carts that damaged my back end pretty decently, the employee didn’t say anything until manager came out, then employee said I’m sorry etc. We did a repo...

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Brother Left Me Everything in His Will, But His Estranged Son Took His Truck—What Can I Do?

My brother recently passed away, and he left a will stating that everything was to be left to me. He didn’t list out specific assets—just wrote “everything.” One of his assets was a truck. When he...

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Any possible bad outcome pursuing unpaid final paycheck after quitting?

Massachusetts In short, I just quit a sales job after 6 months. My boss demonstrated early and often that I would not be supported. Integrating with the cliquey work culture proved impossible and I...

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Looking for legal advice for a dog that’s crated day and night

Hello. I’ve recently discovered that a German Shepard puppy is being crated in the bed of a truck by my work. The owner lives in a place that doesn’t allow animals. The dog is maybe three or four m...

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Can a bus driver deny you a ride home from school because of an instrument?

Context: I play cello. I’ve been playing it for 4 and a half years now and have ridden the bus home from school with my cello every week those past 4 and a half years. The cello case fits in the se...

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Living in SC HOA - Non-Annexed Section

Hello! Looking for a bit of advice (I understand it may require an attorney deep dive) so I understand what I may be looking at moving forward. I built a house in a gated subdivision back in 2016 i...

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My dad stuck me with HIS tax bill I can’t afford

Hi, this is my first Reddit post so I apologize if I’m a bit off lol. The last 12 hours have been very confusing & blindsiding. For background I’m a 20yr old male university student at a Canadi...

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Someone put cleaning chemicals in my water bottle at work

I work in a restaurant as part of the bar staff. We have a designated place for water bottles under the bar. I left my water bottle in that space overnight, knowing I would be back the next day. Th...

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