I mean they bought a strip club just before COVID. Now they're starting a dispensary as the Mass cannabis market is hitting critical mass. Good luck to them.

I imagine some old bags with burns all over their saggy titties from ashing joints in a cannabis bar. I'd probably check it out.

I lived in Arlington, Texas for a few years. It was awful. You've made a good choice. I'd help, but I'm old and xenophobic. Still, welcome to a better life.

Massachusetts Rules Regarding Mold in Rental Properties

I grew up in Methuen for about 30 years, spent a few more living in Andover.

The problem with Lawrence is the municipality. They had a really bad Mayor some time ago, and he really fucked the place up. He's gone, and some recovery has happened; but it's digging out of a deep hole. I remember fire and police departments from neighboring cities had to help out when their nightclubs were having all kinds of fights and closing late. Here's an older article about the nightclubs. Check out the Eagle Tribune, it's the local paper in Lawrence.

Neighboring Methuen also has huge issues with corrupt police.

Lawrence spent a lot on a highschool, but it's a nice new high school in what is essentially a demilitarized zone. They expanded their hospital, but mostly to serve victims of violence (domestic, gun, etc). They've repurposed old mill buildings to appeal to businesses, but those buildings were remodeled by a slumlord who doesn't maintain them. I know, I had to work in that building - the elevators never worked and the windows were filled with live bugs. Fucking gross.

I honestly don't feel comfortable eating at most restaurants in Lawrence. I'll go well into Andover for food. The Merrimack river has it's own reputation. Also you'll be downstream from the Lowell water treatment plant.

Exeter Street is near what is fondly referred to as "the stadium projects". Part of the Lawrence Housing authority. It is a State Family funded development. It is basically the demilitarized zone near the highschool I mentioned. It is low-income housing. Are you comfortable with that kind of neighbor? This is NOT the "good" part of Lawrence.

So it's a decay from corruption, crime, and poverty. You won't see much benefit for your taxes.

He wore a surgical mask and gloves, and paid cash. They traced his cellphone data.

Contact Maura Healey's office.

Report housing-related discrimination to the Civil Rights Division of the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office at https://www.mass.gov/how-to/file-a-consumer-complaint or 617-963-2917.

You may also file a complaint with the Massachusetts Commission against Discrimination (MCAD). More information is available at http://www.mass.gov/mcad or (617) 994-6000.

Office of Attorney General Maura Healey https://www.mass.gov/orgs/office-of-attorney-general-maura-healey

They are actively skipping federal regulations around medicinal product quality. That's why it's not federally legal. It's a giant grift. It's "medicinal", with no FDA oversight.

If you have even a mild curiosity - get some home grown. What's sold in dispensaries is manufactured with no quality oversight or enforcement. They have lobbied to raise limits on mold and bacteria. Even testing is just a marketing gimmick. The guy who smokes his own, puts a LOT more care into his product than a giant corporation growing thousands of plants at a time and whose annual profits depend on selling any contaminated or infected product.

It's just a matter of time before people start dying (again) because of lax regulatory oversight and enforcement.

>Upon his return, he was given a warning for each day missed.

This is called "retaliation".

(c) Earned sick time shall be provided by an employer for an employee to:

(2) care for the employee's own physical or mental illness, injury, or medical condition that requires home care, professional medical diagnosis or care, or preventative medical care; or

(h) It shall be unlawful for any employer to interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of, or the attempt to exercise, any right provided under or in connection with this section, including, but not limited to, by using the taking of earned sick time under this section as a negative factor in any employment action such as evaluation, promotion, disciplinary action or termination, or otherwise subjecting an employee to discipline for the use of earned sick time under this section.

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Get a lawyer. Do not take this issue directly with the employer - without having a lawyer to back you up first. Tell your father to try to avoid meetings with his bosses and HR - get everything in E-mail. If he has to go to a meeting, take notes and put them in an E-mail to the attendees and ask them to confirm your notes are correct. Don't sign anything without a lawyer present.

If your father has his most recent performance review prior to the injury, that would also help.

Get a red pillowcase or something. Much easier to just cover it. Or re-upholster the fabric.

Spray paint will chip and peel.