<div dir="ltr">Local laws apply. Ask your corporate lawyer. If you don't have one, get one specifically for questions like this.<div><br></div><div>-Dave</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 10:49 AM, Pete Prodoehl <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:raster@gmail.com" target="_blank">raster@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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At our space we've been talking about teaching classes, which is something we want to encourage, but here's the tough part...<br>
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If I teach a class and charge money for it, I've been told that I will be liable if someone decides to sue because I am a "paid" instructor.<br>
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I believe we can get around this by not accepting any money, or by asking people to make a donation to the space, but as soon as an individual takes any monetary compensation, they are opening themselves up to some legal risk.<br>
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Our space has an insurance policy, and it covers things that happen at the space, but an individual charging for classes does not fall under our plan.<br>
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How do others deal with this?<br>
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(Note: We're based in the United States... land of the litigious!)<br>
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Pete<br>
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