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MERIDIAN ATHLETIC CLUB — MEMBER SERVICES AND INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION AGREEMENT
4. You agree to observe the rules posted at each location and in the Meridian mobile application (the “Club Rules”), which cover equipment use, reservation and cancellation of studio sessions, conduct towards staff and other members, and the sessions the timetable marks ‘members only’. Meridian may amend the Club Rules, the Schedule of Fees, the hours of operation, the class timetable and the terms of this Agreement at any time by posting the amended version at the club or on the Meridian website, and the amended version applies to you from the date it is posted. Your continued use of any facility after an amended version is posted is your acceptance of it.
9. For twelve (12) months after your Program candidacy ends for any reason, you will not teach, coach or deliver group fitness instruction or personal training, whether as an employee, as a contractor or on your own account, at any facility within fifteen (15) miles of a Meridian location at which you taught or trained. You will not, during that period, solicit any Meridian member or candidate for instruction outside a Meridian location. You will return the coaching manual and any Meridian teaching materials in your possession within fourteen (14) days of the end of your candidacy.
12. Any dispute, claim or controversy between you and Meridian arising out of or relating to this Agreement, your membership or the Program will be resolved by final and binding arbitration administered by a nationally recognised arbitration provider under its consumer arbitration rules, and you and Meridian each waive any right to a trial by jury and any right to bring or participate in a class, collective or representative action. You may opt out of this Section 12 by delivering written notice to the address in Section 11 within thirty (30) days after you first accept this Agreement, and opting out will not affect your membership or your standing in the Program. Arbitration is conducted by a single arbitrator, the arbitrator decides the scope of this Section, and the award is final and may be entered as a judgment.
The three worst of the eight flags, ranked by what they take away. Select one to see the sentence it came from.
Meridian can change the rules, fees, hours, timetable and the terms of this Agreement at any time by posting the amended version at the club or on its website. The amended version applies to you from the date it is posted, and your continued use of any facility after that counts as your acceptance of it.
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For twelve months after your Program candidacy ends for any reason, you cannot teach, coach or deliver group fitness instruction or personal training, as an employee, contractor or on your own account, within fifteen miles of a Meridian location where you taught or trained. You also cannot solicit any Meridian member or candidate for instruction outside a Meridian location during that period.
Outside this documentThe Federal Trade Commission estimated that its 2024 rule on non-competes would have covered roughly 30 million workers, about 18% of everyone working in the United States. Federal Trade Commission
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F‑03
Disputes between you and Meridian are resolved by binding arbitration rather than a court, and you give up any right to a jury trial. You also give up the right to bring or take part in a class, collective or representative action. The arbitrator's decision is final and can be entered as a judgment.
Outside this documentConsumers win 9% of the disputes they bring to arbitration. When the company counterclaims it wins relief 93% of the time, and the consumer ends up owing an average of $7,725. Center for Justice & Democracy
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F‑01
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