Legal Questions: do not communicate with the demon at all except through your genie

The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Ask/Tell > Legal Questions: do not communicate with the demon at all except through your genie

Chicken Doodle: May 16, 2007

edit: I take it back. Do what he says. \/\/\/

Chicken Doodle fucked around with this message at 03:30 on Jul 15, 2014

# ¿ Jul 15, 2014 02:56

Adbot: ADBOT LOVES YOU

# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 16:15

Chicken Doodle: May 16, 2007

Thanatosian posted:

How do you get hit with overdraft fees and a passing a bad check charge?

Isn't the whole point of overdraft fees that they prevent you from writing a bad check?

You get the fee for a bounced cheque, then you get a fee for that fee putting you in overdraft.

# ¿ Aug 10, 2014 01:45

Chicken Doodle: May 16, 2007

Italy is also a member of the EU which makes it easier to work in any EU country. That's why I got my English passport (that and the shorter lines at Heathrow :ssh:

)

E. Damnit

# ¿ Aug 15, 2014 01:25

Chicken Doodle: May 16, 2007

posh spaz posted:

Oh ok, I assumed by dash cam he meant one of those deals that just points out the window. I didn't realize they record audio inside the car as well.

Some have the ability to turn off that function - I can have just running video in mine.

# ¿ Jan 4, 2015 21:41

Chicken Doodle: May 16, 2007

Rent-A-Cop posted:

I'm in Florida.

My employer (local government, via a staffing agency) has required I complete a 6 hour unpaid crowd management training program in order to keep my job. They've made it very clear that this training is mandatory and that if I don't successfully complete it I will no longer be scheduled. I'm expected to do this on my own time, outside of work. If it makes a difference they claim that this is required as part of federal law.

My questions are whether this is legal and whether if it isn't I'd be better off just keeping my mouth shut anyway.

Google says Florida is an at-will state, so it's probably "put up or shut up" time.

Edit: Oh this is neat, there's an exception... "Prohibitions.�An employer may not take any retaliatory personnel action against an employee because the employee has: (3) Objected to, or refused to participate in, any activity, policy, or practice of the employer which is in violation of a law, rule, or regulation."

# ¿ Feb 25, 2015 04:03

Chicken Doodle: May 16, 2007

Busy Bee posted:

WA State

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=46.61.070

There are three lanes on where you can merge onto the highway. The left two lanes are controlled by the red / green light while the lane on the right is carpool and there are no lights. Like I mentioned before, I did not notice that the lane on the right was carpool only so I merged onto the highway on that lane.

Wouldn't the lights constitute a lane control device that you failed to obey by being in the lane you weren't supposed to be? That's an interesting one.

# ¿ Mar 8, 2015 06:12

Chicken Doodle: May 16, 2007

Cowslips Warren posted:

My friend, lovely girl that she is, was stupid, met some dude on WoW, decided to date him via WoW, and then they got married (not on WoW for once) and because he's Canadian, she moved to Canada, SK, to be with him. They've been married about five years now and the marriage built on night elves and orcs is not good. She's working full time, is considered a part-citizen because she is married to a full citizen, but the marriage is over in everything but name. She's working full time, he has a job but calls out sick at least once or twice a week. She makes more money than he does, and his parents, who don't like her, have told her if she does leave, that's considered spousal abandonment and she will be deported.

Anyone got any handy Canadian legalese to tell me if that is bullshit or not? I know in the US, a green card is drat hard to get, and people who marry for those usually fall under harsh suspicion when they get divorced, but it seems odd she can't even have her own place to live (what if her husband beat her instead of just neglected her in every other way?) without losing what she has of citizenship.

I'd want to know what kind of residency she has up here. Is she a permanent resident? If so then she is a resident of Canada and that's that.

She should check with the CIC. other sources I see say to consult a lawyer about your particular situation.

# ¿ Mar 30, 2015 23:54

Chicken Doodle: May 16, 2007

sweetbeets posted:

Does anyone here know anything about labour law in Ontario, Canada?

My work is moving locations (within the same city), and it took them a long time (after giving notice to our current landlords) to get all of the paperwork and 'okays' needed to green light the new location. This was not entirely their fault (though they jumped the gun a little bit), but now we have 2 weeks before we are moving out of our current location, and the new location hasn't even had the extensive renovations started yet. We have been told that we may be off work for up to two weeks as a result of all of the delays. As employees we weren't even aware of the move until about a month ago, and I'm not prepared to be without pay for that long. There are only 5 employees, 3 of which are extremely part time, so this doesn't seem to have any bearing on them. The other full-time employee is salary, so she isn't concerned either. I, on the other hand, am paid hourly. Since this is all happening 2 weeks from now, I have no time to prepare for this.

Are they obligated in any way to compensate me in any way? They had mentioned to my coworker that we may have to take some "vacation time", which I have already booked for later in the year and can't be changed. Short-term notice of forced vacation (and not extra paid vacation time) can't be legal, can it?

I think you should contact EI to see if you qualify for benefits as they've drastically reduced your hours. Also try here: http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/feedback/

# ¿ Jun 16, 2015 04:41

Chicken Doodle: May 16, 2007

This actually happened in BC. Here is a news story on the legislation for having more than two people on a certificate of birth: http://www.cbc.ca/m/news/canada/british-columbia/della-wolf-is-b-c-s-1st-child-with-3-parents-on-birth-certificate-1.2526584

Edit: hah, didn't even notice the part about the lawyer's name the first time I read it.

Chicken Doodle fucked around with this message at 18:08 on Aug 30, 2015

# ¿ Aug 30, 2015 18:05

Chicken Doodle: May 16, 2007

Wanna read this judge's full decision if it contains more like this:

quote:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/dog-custody-dispute-saskatoon-1.3889188

The wife wanted the case treated as a child custody dispute. She argued she should keep Kenya and Willow and offer visitation rights to her estranged husband.

Danyliuk rejected that request.

The judge ruled that dogs are property and should not be treated as children. He said that should be obvious to all based on a bit of logical, dispassionate thought:

- "In Canada, we tend not to purchase our children from breeders.
- "We tend not to breed our children with other humans to ensure good bloodlines, nor do we charge for such services.
- "When our children are seriously ill, we generally do not engage in an economic cost/benefit analysis to see whether the children are to receive medical treatment, receive nothing or even have their lives ended to prevent suffering.
- "When our children act improperly, even seriously and violently so, we generally do not muzzle them or even put them to death for repeated transgressions."

# ¿ Dec 18, 2016 17:53

Chicken Doodle: May 16, 2007

IANAL nor a chargeback specialist but I do work with them. Basically they always recommend to refuse a partial refund, if you accept it you would lose your dispute rights with the credit card company. Your best advice would be to contact your financial institution and ask them about the likelihood of success.

# ¿ Dec 8, 2017 00:15

Chicken Doodle: May 16, 2007

A bit of a local article but still in the realm of "Canadian judges write the best judgments" that made me smile this morning: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-lawyers-abbotsford-judge-1.4542233

quote:

Skilnick took a rare off-topic moment in the middle of a court proceeding "to clear up any confusion that may exist among those members of the bar."

"Abbotsford is a city located within the province of British Columbia, coincidentally the same province that Vancouver is located in," he wrote in his formal ruling. "It is not in a foreign country."

"One may access Abbotsford by motor vehicle without having to clear customs, ride a ferry or proceed through any sort of checkpoints. No one is asked to present their 'paper' when entering this city. Persons visiting Abbotsford from Vancouver do not require a passport or any type of inoculation or shots before coming here."

# ¿ Feb 20, 2018 16:02

Chicken Doodle: May 16, 2007

Black Cat posted:

What kind of nation-wide credit card scamming situation is going on? Is there a website to exchange stolen credit cards? Does she just know people in multiple states? How is it profitable to repeatedly order stuff and get the payment cancelled in process? Is she telling her friends "Here's a card number, order a ton of food and maybe the feds won't deliver it?"

My go-to for information on credit card (and other) scams is https://krebsonsecurity.com . Warning - rabbit hole of information. Look at his past articles too especially the Target ones and the Equifax breaches.

Fascinating stuff, made me way more careful especially with checking the terminals at ATMs and stores for false covers.

# ¿ May 20, 2018 16:18

Chicken Doodle: May 16, 2007

Killingyouguy! posted:

Hi law goons, I hope asking a Canadian law question is OK here, otherwise please point me in the right direction!

I'm a Canadian citizen, and my boyfriend is American. Our goal is to live together in Canada with him as a Permanent Resident.

I reached out to my MP's office and got some basic guidelines: the best way to go about this would be to bring him up as a visitor for 6 months, apply to extend the visit for another 6 months, achieve common-law relationship status and apply to sponsor my new common-law partner to become a permanent resident. (Important to note: he works remotely for an American company, so at no point would he be ~stealing Canadian jobs~ or anything)

I want to firstly double check and make sure that's a legal thing to do, and also ask, are there any legal restrictions around him bringing his belongings across the border?

I am not a lawyer or an immigration expert but a very close friend of mine had to go through this. This is not meant to be advice on what you should do.

She kind of did it that way, however she was unable to work while she was waiting to become a permanent resident so the cost was VERY expensive for her partner to bear. Have you thought of what might happen if he requires medical assistance? If he's not Canadian I believe he'll have to pay for any treatment unless he has separate insurance. She had to go to hospital and it cost $$$. Plus, what about his work? Will he have to pay dual taxes?

Also your MP is like all MPs and may be a genius or may be a total bellend. Ours was Libby Davies who was able to go to bat for her when the government tried to gently caress her over lying about paperwork not being sent but only cause she was so long serving.

YMMV depending on where you actually ARE in Canada, but I agree with others who suggest contacting an immigration lawyer. It's a long and lovely process, and you want it to be watertight.

# ¿ Jul 25, 2018 02:41

Chicken Doodle: May 16, 2007

Xiahou Dun posted:

Can you not keep your maiden name in Canada outside Quebec?

I don�t know anything about anything but that was really specific.

You definitely can; in Quebec it's actually mandatory you keep your maiden name.

https://globalnews.ca/news/2404384/does-quebecs-ban-on-married-names-infringe-on-womens-rights/

e;fb but with a little more information.

# ¿ Jul 25, 2018 07:25

Chicken Doodle: May 16, 2007

IuniusBrutus posted:

Why is a Postal Inspector trying to contact me? I received a call from a local postal inspector asking to contact him so I can answer a few questions regarding a package I mailed - I didn't see the voicemail for a while, returned the call, and I'm freaking out a bit waiting for a return call. I DID mail something a couple days ago, but nothing even remotely illicit by any definition of the word...are there any non-terrible reasons I might be getting contacted?

Anytime something like that happens (government service trying to contact you, bank contacting you etc) I always wonder if it is a scam. Looks like it could be? This link has some examples.

https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/pressroom/schemealerts.aspx

It could also be totally harmless but idk how he would�ve gotten your phone # unless it was on the package.

# ¿ Sep 12, 2018 22:27

Chicken Doodle: May 16, 2007

homullus posted:

Ah, right. I drive to your house to steal one of your kidneys, but you're not home: factually impossible. I drive to your house to steal the moon: factually impossible, and possibly excused if the statute carves out "obviously" impossible. Driving to your house to steal one of your kidneys, but it turns out that it's my kidney: legally impossible.

This post written by John Locke.

# ¿ Oct 31, 2018 18:45

Chicken Doodle: May 16, 2007

On a totally related topic, do any of the lawyer goons have examples of times they advised clients to do one thing and that client said "thanks for the advice I'm going to completely ignore it and make my life more complicated than it could be"? :v:

# ¿ May 18, 2020 18:09

Adbot: ADBOT LOVES YOU

# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 16:15

Chicken Doodle: May 16, 2007

PHIZ KALIFA posted:

I have already spoken to the police. I am consulting with an attourney.

Another legal thread success story!

# ¿ May 21, 2020 23:50

The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Ask/Tell > Legal Questions: do not communicate with the demon at all except through your genie