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IAEP Member Returns to Job with Full Back Pay Following Unjust Termination
September 26, 2008
AMR has been ordered to return Paramedic Jeff O'Dell, Local 191, to his position with AMR in Thurston Lewis, Washington. According to Arbitrator Thomas Levak, Mr. O'Dell, a senior paramedic in Thurston Lewis, was terminated without just cause for a minor protocol violation.
During a response to a medical emergency in October of 2007, O’Dell was required to administer ‘ALS’ treatment to the patient, which, according to company protocol, immediately classified the situation as an ‘ALS’ call moving forward. O’Dell, however, believing his treatment had reduced seriousness of the situation back to a ‘BLS’ level.
After the violation, Mr. O'Dell met with AMR management and AMR's training physician to discuss the incident. Mr. O'Dell was informed that the meeting would conclude the incident. However, about 10 days later, AMR terminated him. Read More
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