This was for a 30 minute appointment to have a gloss applied during my lunch hour.

I showed up 5 minutes early hoping she was running on time and could see me then but no worries if she couldn’t. 5 minutes after the start of our appt she was no where to b e seen so I asked the other girls in the salon if they had seen her, they said text her. I texted her and she comes running out of the back telling me she’s running 10 minutes late.

20 minutes into our appt she texts me that she is ready, I was outfront waiting in my car, I come back in and she is still with the client talking and waiting for payment.

I tell her I will have to reschedule and she freaks out and says she will still charge me that I agreed to wait. I said no our appt was for 30 minutes and we are 25 minutes past the appt I have meetings and need to go.

i liked this stylist so the way she chose to handle this was disappointing because now I have to find another stylist. had she just been like sorry let’s get you something on the books I would have continued to see her.

I disputed the charge but expect her to fight it at which point I would like to take it to small claims court. The charge was only $45 but it is more the principle of the matter than anything.

I’m a busy working Mom, my time is valuable. I had a business trip that I needed to look nice for, I had to scramble and find another stylist which had Costs associated with it. But more than anything it is just that people working in the personal care service industry seem to think this kind of thing is okay.

If it had been a 2 hour appointment that I did t wait for I would see that she is out time and money.

bit of you are running 25 minutes late into a 30 minute appointment im just getting her back on schedule at that point.

Is this charge enough to take to small claims court? Should I add the difference for her service and the new service or gas and my time to the claim so it does meet the minimum threshold?

I do not need the money, I just want her to think twice before doing something like this again. She rents a chair so there is no one I can complain about to in the salon.

im willing to lose money with the filing and court costs. And im willing g to spend the time and pursuing this because it is a matter that of principle.

I have my text to her and asking where she was and her text back saying she was ready 20 minutes into the appointment, is this enough to prove my case? And can also get my car data showing I was there.

Areas USA (the 95 travel plazas) have given themselves a $5 tip and no receipt three times now. So when we caught that we were charged wrong it was way too late. After the 2nd time we started demanding a receipt and lo and behold another $5 tip on a lemonade. If she does that to everyone she's making some bank. It's happened at Wendys (guy cashier) and Auntie Annies (twice, both female) who knows how many more.

LOCATION - I95 Maryland (two different travel plazas)

So today I was caught changing an electronic road sign in New Jersey, I briefly changed it and as I was changing it back an old man pulled up on the phone with 911. I got back into my vehicle and started driving away and he started following me all throughout town while he was on the phone with the police, eventually the police pulled up and started asking me about what had happened, at this point me in my scared mind because I was on the ground on my stomach admitted to messing with the sign and changing it back. They lectured me but did not arrest me, they said they’d “investigate it” but didn’t arrest me. They also said they’d check to see if it was damaged (I didn’t damage it at all). Where should I go from here? I’ve already started calling lawyers and trying to get legal advice.

Location: Northeast. My personal information has been accessed by a former employee, which includes personal health data, address, phone number, medication etc, and I am being harassed through text. I have gathered a year worth of text messages from spoof numbers. How do I go about navigating this?

LOCATION: OHIO

Hello. Thanks for any advice or experience ahead of time. The body shop repairing my daughter's mobility van after neighbors tree fell on it, has "lost" the VIN plate on the dashboard.

Two questions please if anyone has any insight.

Question is do I file a police report to report it missing in case someone may use it for nefarious intent?

Concern is because of a previous issue in past:

She had an officer pull her over at gunpoint many years ago before becoming disabled because someone used her plate number illegally. Luckily the person was a man and different race. We were lucky to have an officer in Cleveland where the individual lived to report on his record the plate was hers not his.

Question also below on the salvage.

To replace the VIN plate:

I have to go to BMV pay for a salvage report.

Take salvage report and car to Ohio State Highway Patrol

They order a new plate.

They make appointment to bring it back in 4 wks or so

They mount the new plate.

Question is does her title get flagged as having been a salvage? The car is far from salvage. Repairs were made albeit I have to take it back for things missed.

The body shop subbed the work for the dashboard, instrument panel etc

Thanks for any insight.

I am asking for some advice on how I should go about this. I was pulled over by a police officer in Louisiana for driving half on the shoulder and half on road, trying to find a place to turn around. I had a small amount of medical marijuana on me, in its prescription container. The officer asked me if I had anything illegal in the vehicle. I told him that I had marijuana but that I have a medical marijuana card.

He then told me to turn the car off and exit. He then started accusing me of DUI and gave me the eye test with the pen. He said that confirmed that I was under the influence, even though I had not smoked that day. He placed me in handcuffs and searched my car. Found the marijuana in the prescription bag, my vape, and a bong that had not been used in the trunk.

I did not end up being charged with DUI, but with reckless operation. Was also charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, despite having the prescription bag on me. The officers acted as if they were doing me a favor by not giving me a DUI, even though I was not under the influence. I also have dash camera footage leading up to the stop. Not sure if that would be a good defense in court against the reckless operation.

Should I get a lawyer to try and fight these charges? I don’t want them to come back and bite me when looking for jobs. I also have a previous possession of marijuana in another parish in Louisiana from 5 years ago, which was apparently expunged because I went through a pre trial intervention, so I’m not sure how the second offense rule would affect this.

Good evening everyone, at this point I don’t know what else to do but ask for help. I recently got a job doing 10-99 work and had to get insurance through a broker. I did my due diligence before and made sure I went with a company and agent that had all the correct documents so I wasn’t getting scammed but here I am. Going through the process he gave me 20 different plans to choice from. We narrowed it down to a plan that works for me and my pregnant wife and 2 other kids. We got the Summary of benefits and coverage and absolutely loved the plan so we paid for it. The insurance started today and the card we got is completely different than what we signed up for. I went back through to see if I missed anything and I didn’t. Is there anything I can do? My wife is due in December and the plan we chose had $0 OOP, deductible and specialist visit, hospital cost but higher premiums $2,500. Now it is $100 per specialty visit, $500 copay for hospital visit with the same premiums. My wife is going every week to her obgyn for the rest of the year. I messaged the broker and his response was “yes, unfortunately, last minute they did decide to add co pays to the doctors but everything else is still the same “. I was never notified of any of these changes and not what I signed. If anyone has any advice at all on what i can do i would appreciate it. Thank you all in advance if you read this and have any advice

LOCATION: Tucson, Arizona, United States

I am trying to lease an apartment in Tucson AZ, I went through the whole process and signed the lease (and the property manager signed their part of the agreement as well). Today, on the day I'm supposed to move in, they call me this morning and say that the lease wasn't supposed to be signed because the property manager should have waited for approval from higher up in the company. Apparently they wanted to reject me because they didn't like my source of income (independent contractor software developer), because they couldn't confirm how many hours a month I will work with my current contract's pay rate. Mf I choose the hours I'm self employed. They apparently don't understand that. And the property manager told me the lease isn't technically legally binding yet because I haven't picked up the keys yet. What?

So I've spent all day escalating the situation through the company. Yesterday everything was fine, I had submitted a request to change my mail address, contacted TEP, and even had internet set up for the apartment and had a router shipped there, because I was led to believe my application was finally accepted.

I guess everyone in the company went home, because it is 7pm and I've received no more correspondence. Luckily I have somewhere to stay tonight, but if I was between places then I would literally be homeless.

I don't know what to do. I'm really stressed out, so I apologize if this was rambly. This property firm seems really big, and everyone is gaslighting tf out of me. I just want this nightmare to be over. I feel like they are bullying me and know that I don't have any resources to pursue anything legally.

Has anybody here been through anything similar? Any advice on what to do? Thank you

location : ALABAMA

I received a citation for resisting arrest. On the information my SS # is definitely not mine. Can I fight this and where do I start?

Location: Texas

I had a court hearing scheduled for this morning for non payment from a misdemeanor charge. I called the court clerk yesterday to find out my options because it was literally impossible for me to attend the hearing.

I am a 24/7 caregiver for my significant other who is bed bound and unable to do anything herself. She has a tracheotomy tube, feeding tube, and catheter. I am the only person who has been medically trained in her care. The clerk told me my only two options were to attend the hearing or pay the fine in full before the hearing which I also could not afford.

I have been doing a lot of research and I have decided to send the court clerk/judge an email explaining my circumstances along an official request for an emergency recall on the warrant as well as an official request for community service or a payment plan or reduced fine along with hopefully allowing me to speak with the judge remotely either by video chat or phone. From what I read online if I can get her home health agency to write a letter stating that I am her sole caregiver and she is fully dependent on me and if I were to leave her alone or with someone else it would not be safe I am just praying the judge will work with me on this.

I have never been in trouble before and I have been panicking all day about this. Has anyone ever had the cops physically come to their home to arrest you for a capias pro fine warrant? I know the chances are extremely low but even a low percentage has me losing my mind.

Do yall think I have any chance in hell of the judge recalling the warrant and granting me alternative payment options? I really want to safely resolve this entire thing I just cannot pay the fine in full because I am unemployed currently because I’m restricted to being home to care for my girlfriend.
Any advice/input/experience would be greatly appreciated!

LOCATION: Milwaukee, WI (US). Last year in the fall I participated in an art auction event which raised money for a charity. During the event visitors placed bids on artists’ work so they could win it by the end of the night. A couple months had passed and the bid winner emailed me saying she hadn’t received the painting that she won (which I had made). It was left on my easel at the event as instructed by the organization so they could collect all the work at the end of the night. Earlier this year both I and the winner have reached out various times to the lead organizer and her team, as well as the owner of the studio space but no response. Do I and the bid winner have legal action against these people for the lost money and work?

LOCATION: Arizona

I own my home but it’s getting too small. My parents are looking to downsize. A house across the street for me is for sale.

I’d like them to buy the house outright. I go live in it. They live in my house, while I keep and pay the original mortgage on my house.

They have said I’m to inherit the house/estate, and a low contact sibling will get X dollars.

How do I do this in a way there is zero chance for sibling to contest and chance kicking me out of the new house. Could they put it in my name at sale so it’s not part of their estate at all? What’s the best way to navigate inheritance or gift taxes if they do?

Hello All,

Location: Georgia. I was notified that someone I had an affair with filed for an order of protection against me. The judge denied the temporary order of protection but we have the court hearing in two weeks. I read the statement that the person gave in the order of protection and it is completely FALSE. Everything stated in their statement is false with the exception of them stating that we both agreed not to contact each other going forward which was true. Three weeks after we agreed to that, the person sent me a random message on Instagram and I replied and asked them why did they send it. Simple. They replied that they didn't mean to send it which I highly doubt is true. Even with them contacting me, I never made a report because I felt no reason to do so. Fast forward to two weeks ago, I started getting text messages from random numbers and I just knew it was the person I had the affair with so I text and told them to please stop sending me text messages. WELL, that day the person went and filed an order of protection against me. I was shocked. In the statement they accused me of knowing where they live which is false because we always met at hotels, they accused me of knowing where their family works which is also false because I have no reason to know that and more.

I went to the court today to file my own order of protection against the person because they filed a false report against me and I also told them how the person threatened me a few months ago stating if I left them alone they would hurt me. I included more details as well. My PO was denied as well.

The sergeant told me that I don't have to show up for the court hearing and the worst that could happen is they grant the PO against me but I am worried about this. The statement they made is completely false and honestly it seems like their spouse wrote it for them.

What should I do?? Why were they able to file for a PO when the statement is false? The judge denied the temporary one but why would we still have the court hearing? Should I hire a lawyer to bring with me on the court hearing date for the permanent PO or should I show up alone? I hate to spend money on something like this but I don't want anything affecting my record. Please give advice.

LOCATION: MA How are dismissed criminal cases handled with custody? My child’s father has numerous domestic violence criminal charges that get dismissed due to prosecution issues/administrative issues etc. He is getting away with serious crimes. We have trial for custody coming soon…. Can the judge consider the cases if dismissed? My understanding is dismissed ≠ not guilty

LOCATION:based out of Illinois but has branches in California, and Alabama. California is essentially the business office.

So my company mistakenly posted a clients unpaid invoice letter on their website (company name, address, person it was supposed to address and amount due) the letter was basically a suspension warning. Is that legal?

​Location: Columbia, MO ​On May 27, I signed an electronic housing agreement for a 2-month summer lease running from June 1 to July 31 (I was extremely dumb and didn't really understand what signing that meant). I never moved in, never picked up keys, and never paid any money. ​The agreement explicitly states on page 1 that it is "binding only when signed by Owner's agent". According to the electronic signature audit log at the back of the packet, the landlord's agent did not countersign the document until July 14 at 4:39 PM six weeks into a eight-week lease. ​Management just sent a notice demanding $1,764.00 by September 15, stating the account will be sent to third-party collections if unpaid. ​Under Missouri contract law, did my offer to lease lapse when the June 1 start date passed without their acceptance, and can they legally countersign mid-July to create retroactive liability for June and July rent? How should I formally dispute this before September 15 to stop them from sending it to collections?

I parked at Houston Bayou Park, and the parking meter had no paper, so I absolutely could not pay for parking. There was nothing like a “pay to park” option, just the parking meter. I left and came back after around 2 hours, and I got a ticket. The ticket was issued about one hour after I parked. By the way, I tried three different parking meters, and I was at the park around 9 AM.

I contested it and was told that YOU SHOULD NOT PARK WHEN YOU CANNOT PAY. PARK SOMEWHERE ELSE. Is this how Houston collects extra taxes: by not doing its job with taxpayers’ money and then fining the taxpayers? The sign there only showed 7:00-:7:00 charge for parking and max 3 hours. No further indication was there. I saw a couple of cars received tickets there.

Also, besides being super angry, what else can I do? What will happen if I just never pay the citation...

Response from government attached below.

Houston-Texas

I'll try and keep this as brief as possible. I apologize for the wall of text below. Looking for advice on next steps to recoup the ~$11,500 I am owed in back wages that my ex-employer is refusing to pay me.

I live and work in Texas. Until just recently, I worked as a medical director for a hospice agency as a side hustle so to speak. During my < 1 year working there, I realized just how shady and immoral the administrators were who hired and employed me. I eventually gave them my (contractually obligated) 60 days notice on July 1st, with my employment technically finishing at the end of August (though no further work was assigned to me after I gave them notice).

My work in June should have netted me ~$4,500. When mid July came and went without pay, they said I'd get it at the end of July (which was technically still Kosher as my contract read "Payment will be made by Hospice within 30 days after the end of each month during the term of this agreement"). But when that came and went, they claimed "we're in a financial situation" and said they'd get me whatever they could (not the full amount) by mid August.

In addition, they tried to pull a shady move and avoid paying me for 2 months of work ($3,500 x 2 = $7,000) at the end of last year. At the time I made a big stink saying if this wasn't rectified I'd quit immediately. They responded by adding a signed addendum to my contract that reads: "Two payments of 3500 equal to $7000.00 at the end of the contract timeline the agency reserves the right to pay this amount prior to the end of the contract, providing the medical director is made aware of payment prior to payment made."

So in sum, they owed me $4,500 by the end of July, and $11,500 by the end of August. When they told me they were in a "financial" situation in early August, I responded that I planned to file a "Wage Claim" with the "Texas Workforce Commission" if they did not actually pay up. At this point, they stopped responding to my messages. Then I saw one of these administrators in my regular hospital, and upon confronting him, he said "We got your message. Do what you have to do." Essentially saying tough shit, we aren't paying you, you'll have to take it from us.

In reviewing my contract, there is a clause that states matters would need to be dealt with via arbitration. Specifically:

"Arbitration. Any dispute relating to this Agreement will be settled by binding arbitration conducted in accordance with the Health Care Arbitration Rules of the NHLA Alternative Dispute Resolution Service (c/o National Health Lawyers Association, 1620 Eye Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006). THE PARTIES UNDERSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, BY AGREEING TO BINDING ARBITRATION, THE PARTIES WAIVE THE RIGHT TO SUBMIT THE DISPUTE FOR DETERMINATION BY A COURT AND THEREBY ALSO WAIVE THE RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL. THE PARTIES UNDERSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE GROUNDS FOR APPEAL OF AN ARBITRATION AWARD ARE VERY LIMITED COMPARED TO A COURT JUDGMENT OR JURY VERDICT. THE PARTIES FURTHER UNDERSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THEIR RIGHTS TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY REGARDING THIS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT PRIOR TO EXECUTING THIS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT, AND BY EACH PARTY'S SIGNATURE BELOW, EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS EITHER CONSULTED WITH AN ATTORNEY, OR HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY WITH REGARD TO THIS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT BUT HAS ELECTED NOT TO DO SO."

So my understanding is, because of this clause, I can't outright sue them in court, and would need to take them to arbitration.

So, my first step is to file a wage claim with the Texas workforce commission (which I intend to do today). But, being the cynic that I am, I can't imagine this will do much of anything. I'm wondering what my next steps should be.

I can be a petty and vindictive asshole, and so far I've already lobbied the administration at my hospital to cut ties with this agency and to stop referring patients to them. In addition, I plan to review bomb them online. But that's just for me, and it won't do anything to recoup my money.

After the Texas Workforce Commission, what steps do I take? How do I even bring a company like this to arbitration? Are there any other steps I can take to get my money back? To be honest, I'm already assuming I'll never see this money, but I'm also stubborn and refuse to give up so easily.

Looking for advice from an anonymous Reddit lawyer! Thanks!

I had a vehicle towed to an impound lot after an accident, that i was not able to reclaim. I tried multiple times to retrieve property that was still inside the vehicle, but could not access that part of the vehicle. It was the trunk, which was damaged such that there was no way to manually open it. The status of the vehicle seems to have been changed to "sold." Am i still entitled to my property that is trapped within the vehicle?

I am currently working in Manhattan, and I am highly confident that my tips are being improperly distributed to kitchen staff. I confirmed this by reviewing the pay stubs of my BOH coworkers and seeing that they are receiving distributions from the tip pool.

What legal action can I take without going to court?

My wife has a 9 year old boy with her ex husband, and he lives about 2 hours away. Currently the child stays with us, goes to school here and plays all sports here. Split is about 70/30 throughout the year.

Her ex is a really scummy person. Refuses to pay his share of any medical bills, sports, and is constantly crying on social media playing the victim (a ghetto scumbag/keyboard warrior). Recently he paid an attorney to address the parenting schedule because my wife asked him to pay his share of sports. Instead of paying to help his son, he paid an attorney to fight her over it. Keep in mind he doesn’t actually care for the best interests of the child.

A true narcissist. Now all that is gross and terrible, but on top of it, he’s been harassing her every single day. 20+ messages daily. His number is blocked so he’s constantly sending messages through this family app. He’s a horrible person.

Has 2 other kids younger with two additional baby mommas. But he’s basically torturing my wife and his own child by pretending to be this martyr. I know for a fact he deals heavy amounts of weed. I also know for a fact he hides income and reports he only makes a bare living on his taxes, which allow him to take advantage of several government programs. He uses this used car lot as a money laundering front.

He’s a fake person, and his day to day operations are illegal. He’s lying to the government, the judges, mediators, his attorney, and the world. And on top of that he has all the free time to harass my wife who does literally everything for her son. No one seems to care. But what can I actually do to put an end to this? Like how can he blatantly be breaking the law so much and no one seems to care?

We live in MN but happy to provide additional details. Location: Minnesota

Location: Illinois, USA
What should one do if one had explicitly expressed wanting one's tubes removed at the same day of their c-section procedure but they were informed that the hospital had "lost" the signed consent form and didn't go through with it. When they complained to their gyno, she allegedly told them that they didn't need it anyways because it would be a shame to stop having kids when their sons were so handsome (????).
Would they have the proper grounds to sue the gyno over this, because it seems to me that it could have been premeditated on gyno's behalf, which would be absolutely disgusting. Thanks in advance! (adjusted language and POV because the last post got removed for some reason?)

LOCATION: Washington state

I find it pretty annoying that random property management people can just come in unannounced within a 3 week timespan at anytime between 9am-6pm (9 hours). It makes me nervous because I don’t like strangers in my home snooping around when I could be in the middle of a shower or a nap or something and I also have a cat that is flighty with an open door (the property knows about him and he’s allowed so him being spotted isn’t a problem).

iv always heard that property management is supposed to give you 48 hr notice before entering your living space. i didn’t see anything about a 3 week 9 hr period in the lease.

im sure the property management figured out a work-around to make this legal because they suck like that, but im just wondering if this is normal?

to put into context: LOCATION: NY

I live in a homeless shelter in NYC, they have an internal data base for employees. Anything done within my stay is recorded. I have no access to this “system”. It is a computer program used by the agency to monitor and teach clients

I had an altercation with a staff member who then proceeded to ”willingly and knowingly” make a false report on this system.
She completed fabricated the discussion to suit her needs and justify her “assaulting me” and I use the term loosely because all she did was push me when trying to leave the elevator.
Thankfully, I had my phone on audio record (one-way party consent in NY) and the recording completely contradicts her written statement.
I did call the police and had them document the encounter. She did not stick around to tell her side to them. This is in my permanent file, accessible by any employee, doing harm to my reputation for anyone who reads it

Do I have any legal course of action to hold said employee accountable. would it be the individual or “company” I would hold accountable.
I can easily prove through an audio recording of the incident that I did not say or do half of what she stated.

I'm unsatisfied with the idea of this becoming a part of any or all job applications in the state of Connecticut and the rest of them. We could blame Indeed for offering the option, but I'm guessing that this is actually put in place to protect people who aren't straight. I don't know why else it would be on a job application. But, frankly, it seems like a wildly invasive (and impersonal) thing to ask a person on a job application.

UPDATE:

The verdict is in: it is legal (and voluntary).

(This does little to make me feel any better since now I guess whether or not I suck c*ck will be right there next to what race I am, whether I am hispanic or not, whether I'm a veteran or not, and whether I am disabled or not as part of the mandatory process of applying for a job on every single application. Sure, we can say "I choose not to answer" to every fucking one of these things but then we are silently checking the "I'm an ass hole" box, which is what I guess I am, and, frankly, I think that should be added to the list.)