From Barran Liebman on August 23, 2012:
“After reading the Sixth Circuit’s decision in Kroll v. White Lake Ambulance Authority, Case No. 10-2348 (6th Cir August 22, 2012), I’m reminded of the saying “no good deed goes unpunished.”
White Lake was worried about the well-being of one of its emergency medical technicians, Emily Kroll. Co-workers had reported concern about her well-being, to the extent that she may be suffering from depression and have suicidal ideation. Her supervisor had received a complaint that Kroll had been screaming into her phone while driving an ambulance in emergency status, with lights and sirens on and a patient inside.
As many employers may have done, her supervisor and the office manager wanted her to seek help, either through its Employee Assistance Program or some other organization. They instructed her to receive…”
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