Legal Issues
The legal issues topic contains news and information about legal issues affecting EMS personnel, agencies or departments. Find the latest news from personnel misconduct, to disciplinary and harassment cases, to malpractice lawsuits, as well as advice to prevent legal action with EMS training, documentation and management.
Moore and Rob Lawrence break down employer mandates and exemptions for mask wearing and vaccination
A 3-step guide to disciplinary action that demonstrates good faith, while putting the responsibility for their actions on employees
An EMS Week thank you to the dreamers and disrupters who have and will continue to improve our profession
Managers are not change agents, and the absence of leadership shows up when something needs to change, improve or be created
Conflict is good and necessary, and how we handle conflict determines whether it’s positive or destructive
Agile organizations welcome and reward critical analysis and take action to integrate new and different ideas into planning and employee engagement processes
Read a Q & A with Lundy about EMS on the Hill, leadership and his long career in EMS
An effort to bring together the leaders of national EMS membership organizations to build communication, trust and collaboration on issues aims to allow EMS to “speak with one voice”
These leadership touchstones are integral to creating a performance-based culture, where success is determined by measurable objectives as a reflection of the organization’s values and priorities
Vision is only a powerful daydream until it matches what really matters to personnel in an organization, community or country
Learn the surprising discoveries of a mono-tasking challenge
A field training officer protects current workers by making sure new paramedic partners have the skills and knowledge to do the job safely and effectively
The role of listening is humbling and demanding; it is also transforming what I thought I knew
Being a “good listener” is one of the best compliments a supervisor, chief or educator can receive
Conflict is a natural, expected part of human relationships and can be expected in EMS organizations
Your answer to “What is the greatest EMS need?” depends on the vantage from which you view EMS
EMS managers often fear that they will look over their shoulder and no one will be following
Leaders set a high standard for the members of high-performing volunteer EMS agencies
Imagine an EMS future that solve real problems, reflect our passions and welcomes the input of those who will make the future
Thom Dick, a paramedic, caregiver and advocate for patients and providers, discusses his more than 40 years in EMS
Most effective leaders acknowledge their weaknesses, take ownership of their failings and ask for help
Follow a two-pronged approach to developing a social media policy for your EMS agency
Exceptional, effective communication is essential to successful EMS leadership
The husband and wife stole money and neglected bills bankrupting the company; they face charges for misconduct in public office, identity theft and fraud
A paramedic, pilot, nurse and patient all died when the plane crashed and burst into flames on the way to Phoenix; the cause is under investigation
Applicants got advice on failing memory tests, feigning symptoms and described fears of planes and tall buildings to support PTSD claims
Residents, concerned over noise and traffic, threatened legal action if the city sold land to the company for a new headquarters
The service is under further scrutiny after an ambulance lost a tire while transporting a sick infant, days after the state took 30 ambulances off the road
Neighbors are concerned about noise, speeding ambulances, and added traffic; they claim the sale would violate voter-approved conditions for the land
Leatha Kaye Slauson, 30, is accused of giving her 5-year-old daughter cannabis oil as an effort to convince the community she had terminal cancer
