Law & Ethics - August 2007

I called Blue Cross today to ask them a question about getting reimbursed for my daughters eyeglasses. She is 4 yrs old. They told me they couldn't give me info on her becuase she needs to sign and authorization form!
I told them that she is 4 and just out of preschool. I said does that make sence that you need her to sign anything??? She could barely write t her name !! The lady said, I understand that , but its the Hippa law and we need her authorization.!! OMG! How dumb was she???? Then she got on the pnone and said shes sorry she missinformed me and they don't need her signature she asked her manager. . Scary that this who is working for the insurance compaines isn't it??

2007-08-28 04:30:23 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I had been using all of my vacation and personal days to get my home rebuilt, we lost three rooms and had smoke and water damage in the rest of the home.After using all paid time due to me I had to take a leave of absence, we started of with a month, but the contractors had not even begun to finish the job, so had to extend leave, my employer said to take the time and we would fill out the form for leave upon my return, as I did not know an exact date the work would be done. Unknown to me they had started giving me points after the first leave, I got a letter in the mail that I had been terminated for violation of the attendance policy. I had been calling in everyday to let them know what was going on, and had no clue I was getting points, now they say I voluntarily quit! I have been with them for over 14 years. To complicate matters a bit, my husband is a manager with same company. Why did they not say something about giving me points, when I had the understanding I was on leave! HELP

2007-08-28 04:28:49 · 6 answers · asked by karen 4

We have had no phone for 6 days now and the phone company tells us to CALL their repair service to fix, how do you call when you have no phone, hummmm?
So If I am choking and need to call 911, what do i do, I have to call 611 first but cant call anyone period as I have no phone, now if my husband was the one choking me he would be in trouble if he caused us to have no phone but since its the phone company that casued this and will not repair it in a timely manner, why is it not illegal?
plus they have us jumping threw hoops to fix and we PAY for the darn phone line wiring coverage.
they came out yesterday but that was to fix a neighbors phone that went out the day before, and not ours (6 days, 6 DAYS! NO 7 DAYS!!)
Does this make sence?
It would if you lived under my roof, trust me!
Because everything and nothing makes sence when you dine on lead paint chips everyday.
thanks!

2007-08-28 04:22:50 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

iv got bt and im in the uk. im trying to learn how to hold my number when calling but i dont now how

2007-08-28 03:55:23 · 9 answers · asked by KK 2

2007-08-28 03:51:20 · 5 answers · asked by s56luca 1

I personally feel that women who are NOT married, get pregnant, and have no intention of staying with the guy should NOT EVEN be entitled to support payments...I find it disgusting that so many single women here are asking how to get support payments when they had no plans on being with the guy
- I feel if you get pregant you should be able to support the kid on your own - or DO NOT GET PREGNANT...

Its different if you are married and the guy then leaves you - but I am talking about those who get pregnant with no intent on a relationship...

who agrees - and if not.. why not??? (wondering about lawyers opinions too)

2007-08-28 03:48:39 · 22 answers · asked by CF_ 7

I am doing a project on legal driving age changes.. Does any one know what state was the first to make changes in the legal driving age?

2007-08-28 03:47:05 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-28 03:37:17 · 3 answers · asked by hasfan 1

as the act of "no smoking" ever been defined in english law if the answer is NO then the actual law becomes unenforceable I await comments and confirmation

2007-08-28 03:35:49 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

It said that i have won 1 Million pounds and they r asking me to pay for shipping which is 485pounds. If this is fake, whom do i report this to, so that others wont me mis leaded.
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Payal.

2007-08-28 03:20:08 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

The media keeps blaming banks for offering these loans (rightly so), but I have yet to hear ONE liberal question the individuals who were dumb enough to get themselves into a situation they could have predicted. I advised a friend not to take out an ARM (then he borrowed 100K for improvements!!!), and now that he is losing his house, he wants to blame everyone else. This is a man who graduated from college.

2007-08-28 03:16:11 · 6 answers · asked by Stereotypemebecauseyouknow 7

2007-08-28 02:53:10 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

My friend got sacked from her job. She is due to have some interviews next week. Obviously she is able to start as soon as possible (and she needs the money), but if she is to make the new employers believe she is still in employment, then she would have to say that she would have to give her employer's a months notice of her departuture. What should she do? Is there anyway around this?

2007-08-28 02:51:53 · 17 answers · asked by ezmarelda 3

This, of course, assumes he might get stopped. I am looking for legal, not ethical, ramifications. Thanks.

2007-08-28 02:10:58 · 7 answers · asked by Yerrek 1

does it mean jail time that you served

2007-08-28 02:05:34 · 22 answers · asked by john h 1

2007-08-28 01:38:56 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

why is it that a man could pay to be licensed to hunt and kill innocent animals and a man who does it jiust the same as a sport and not gamble on it be procesecuted for animal cruelty under the U.S. LAW

2007-08-28 01:38:33 · 12 answers · asked by king_queen_priness 1

2007-08-28 01:30:02 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

i honestly believe its completely wrong and its a bunch of marketing strategies. what do you think ... tell me some reassons

i need some info or what people think cause were doin a debate about it in skool

2007-08-28 01:24:54 · 12 answers · asked by dextermatthew 1

The Kentucky senete voted upon amendment 16, but rejected it by a vote of 9 in favor and 22 opposed.

2007-08-28 01:06:07 · 4 answers · asked by johnsmom326 3

Yahoo is being sued by the World Organization for Human Rights for sharing information about its users with the Chinese government.

The information has led to the arrests of writers and dissidents.

One journalist cited in the case was tracked down and jailed for 10 years for subversion after Yahoo passed on his e-mail and IP address to officials.

Thank God Bush is not as bad as the libs claim, or yahoo would rat them out also.

2007-08-28 00:53:47 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

my stepson was told he could not attend a public school because he has a criminal charge. this charge is pending and there is no conviction. first time hes ever been in any trouble. its not a crime of pocession or assault. what gives the public school the right to deny education. Wheres the due process, no child left behind.

2007-08-28 00:48:42 · 4 answers · asked by michael n 1

I was involved in a property settlement back in the 90's.I told the truth.The exwife told 100% lies, but all the judges of the family court believed her and they gave me nothing, from all the years of my efforts.they even scorned me as if I was a criminal.I wonder how many years will go by before maybe I won't hate her.Life is good for me and I moved on but the hate for the ex is still there and also for those judges who never really tried to believe me.

2007-08-28 00:35:32 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi, my cousin's husband went to prison for molesting our daughter's. My grandparent's allowed him to store his belonging's in their garage. My grandfather has passed on and my husband and I have the task of removing all my grandfather's things from the garage. I did not know I was going to find the items of a child molester stored in there. My grandmother is in the hospital now. Does anyone know what my options are towards removing his crap? His out date is 2012 and it is a possibility my grandma may not still be with us. What can I do? It's bad enough I have to deal with getting rid of my grandpa's stuff, but why should I have to respect this convict's things. I do not speak with his wife or exwife, I don't know what their status is. Any info out there for me? I'm ready to burn it.

2007-08-27 23:52:46 · 7 answers · asked by ? 7

my friend was raped and has a 1 year old child now. the father was recently sentenced to up to 18 years in prison, but now his family wont stop bothering my friend. they keep calling her because they want to see the baby, and make non-physical threats, like that they're going to come to her house i think...and they wont stop calling her. they also use her cousin's to go on her myspace and take pictures of the baby (she doesn't want them to have any pictures of the baby...idk why but she feels very strongly about it). she's thinking about filing a restraining order. would she have a good basis for doing it?

2007-08-27 23:42:30 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am the deputy editor of a small magazine and last week I had a shoot with a photographer, my sister and her 3 year-old daughter who was modelling a little girl's cardi for the mag. Afterwards, we sat at a table with cups of tea to see the pics on the photographer's laptop. I went to the cafe to get another drink and when I came out, my niece had kicked up a fuss when my sister had tried to take her off her lap and knocked all the drinks over. The photographer's laptop was covered in tea and didn't seem to be working anymore once we'd sponged it off. Now he has rung me to say that it has completely stopped functioning and he has taken it to be fixed. Luckily it's insured but there will obviously be a premium. What I need to know is, who should pay for it? Should it be my company as we were shooting for the magazine, should it be my sister as it was her daughter who upset the tea or should it be the photographer as he took a risk using the laptop with drinks around? Help!

2007-08-27 23:41:34 · 21 answers · asked by Hotpink555 4

..going to do nothing to bail out the lenders (banks) and other financial institutions that have been hit hard by the problems in the housing market, while all the while he really knew that he would allow the Fed to bail them out, is this not an anti trust violation? If he knowingly manipulated the stock market, did he not just break the law?

2007-08-27 23:27:25 · 5 answers · asked by Sloan R 5

would"nt legalized euthanasia and assisted suicide make certain that patients can die peacefully soround by their families nad doctors, instead of being suffocated by plastic bags or gassed to death with carbon monoxide?

2007-08-27 22:57:10 · 7 answers · asked by lenie p 1

In the light of the recent surge in fatal gun crime, is it time the law was changed to allow us - in the interests of self-defence - to carry firearms?

2007-08-27 22:40:39 · 27 answers · asked by K.Rowley 3

I am concerned about identity theft and misuse of my personal deatils. My company wants to photocopy my passport is this legal. I know it is illegal to photocopy money and some legal documents.

2007-08-27 21:04:32 · 26 answers · asked by Andrew H 1