Sport Waiver Risk Fitness Law

This timely article is 1 of 5 being re-run in light of the Penn State sex scandal!
By
John Sadler, Sadler & Company, Inc.

Part II – Local Law Enforcement
Criminal Background Checks

This is Part II of a 4 part series about the types of background checks and their importance when using volunteers. An authority in the field of sport insurance, John discusses four types of background checks: 1) sexual offender registry checks, 2) local law enforcement criminal background checks, 3) 3rd party vendor checks, and 4) FBI checks.
Local Law Enforcement
Local law …

This timely article is 1 of 5 being re-run in light of the Penn State sex scandal!
By John Sadler
Part I – Sexual Offender Registry Checks
This is Part I of a 4 part series about the types of background checks and their importance when using volunteers. An authority in the field of sport insurance, John discusses four types of background checks: 1) sexual offender registry checks, 2) local law enforcement criminal background checks, 3) 3rd party vendor checks, and 4) FBI checks.

Every reasonable effort should be made to protect …

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This timely article is 1 of 5 being re-run in light of the Penn State sex scandal!
D. Michael Pfahl,
President, DMP Consulting, Inc.
This article first appeared in Sadlersports.com and serves as an excellent concluding article for the John Sadler series on background testing.

Call it “sixth-sense”, “gut-feeling” or that “little voice” we all have it and make the conscious choice to listen or ignore it whenever it makes itself known.  Have you ever wondered if every person who was willing to say yes and step up to …

By  Alexander “Sandie” Pendleton
Waivers have failed, at least in part, due to the failure of the signer to have an opportunity to bargain over the terms of the contract. (Atkins v. Swimwest Family Fitness, 2005) Several tactics have been suggested to prevent a waiver from being adhesionary or unconscionable due to the lack of opportunity to bargain.
On the issue of bargaining, importantly, the Atkins decision talks in terms of “the form itself must offer the opportunity for bargaining” (para.25). Unfortunately, the Wisconsin courts have yet to explain exactly what that …

by Charles R. Gregg
Readers will find that this to be an informative legal liability article. “Reb” Gregg is one of the nation’s top adventure law attorneys. This article originally appeared on Reb’s website.
Q. How do I run a good program without being sued?                                                                             
A. You can’t. People can and may sue you, with or without justification. And even the best program can make mistakes which might provoke the lawsuit.
Q. So how do I reduce my exposure to possible liability?
A. The ultimate and best solution, of course, is a quality …