Evaluating Your Liability Waiver

Can a good waiver actually save you money? Use these waiver evaluation questions to determine how well your waiver will hold up in a lawsuit - which can get quite costly!

Liabilty1 A liability waiver (often referred to as a "release") is a contract between the service provider (individual professional or fitness business) and the participant, signed prior to participation, by which the participant agrees to excuse or absolve the provider of any fault or liability for injuries resulting from the inherent risks of the activity and the ordinary negligence of the service provider, its employees or its agents. Most fitness professionals are familiar with waivers, and understand that they can provide protection from liability. Many, however, do not understand the requirements of a good waiver or the limitations of waivers. And, many fitness professionals don't realize how costly a lawsuit can be if their waiver doesn't hold up in a court of law.

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