quiz Flashcards
How to choose a lawyer?
- has to be knowledgeable
- A lawyer you can trust and be comfortable with
- Affordability - legal prices can range depending on area and law of case
Define legal services/ contingent fee/ fixed fee/ hourly rates
Legal services- preparing contracts, dealing with leases, licensing requirements,compliance requirements
Contingent fee - personal injury cases (accident/malpractice)don’t have to pay a lawyer, they take a% of
The recovery $
Hourly rate- have a retainers have the money upfront every interaction is billable hours (email/call/text)
Fixed fee - will tell how much they will charge you know what to expect in terms of time, only take cases
You win, if you lose you don’t get your money back
What is liability/tort/contracts/ personnel
Liability -being responsible for something (financial for causing someone injury or damage)
Types of liability - civil (pay someone for doing something wrong)
Personal liability -doctor (malpractice)
Premise liability– someone is hurt on your property, you are responsible and liable
Bicarious liability- someone is responsible for another’s wrongdoing
Tort-a civil wrong someone does the agreements
contract- it you sign on agreement for something, and you do not honor or fulfill the agreement then youcan be held liable
What is the health club act and bond?
Health Club Act - a law designed to determine the structure of clubs like longterm for example you would need a bond usually 10% AND helps to open clubs and gyms protection from lifetime memberships AND bonds.
Bond- if you sell memberships for more than a year, you would need a bond
What is a sale proprietor/partnership/corporation/LLC
.Sale proprietor - individual that operates their own business, taxed one time, the business paycheck is yours, but you are more liable
Partnership- 2 or more people forming a partnership for business
Corporation- another entity is created, operate as a corporation
LLC -limited liability company
Employment contracts
You can’t expect to see which side of the contract you will be presented with you can be an employer/employee
bonded to the words of the contract
Should see what the duties and responsibilities of the job entail in addition benefits as well.
Define negligence
Negligence- carelessness of responsibility held to the standard of the ordinary,prudent person
Civil/ criminal liability
Civil- more money affiliated owe or be owed money or gym related
Criminal- breaks the rules of the crime code, expect punishment
’ ADA
Ada= Americans disabilities act
Look up what the requirements are when opening up a gym like doors, handicapped parking, showers,
Especially with newer construction
Can’t discriminate
Different counties have different requirements
