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The American Ambulance Association is partnering with Newton 360, an ambulance industry partner and Human Resource support firm, to conduct our sixth annual industry turnover study. Our intent is to […]

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]]> 419982 OHSA Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) Emergency Response Standard https://ambulance.org/2024/02/08/ohsa-notice-of-proposed-rule-making-nprm-emergency-response-standard/ Thu, 08 Feb 2024 18:27:03 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=418127

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]]> 418127 Final Rule Governing the Classification of Independent Contractors https://ambulance.org/2024/01/12/independent-contractors/ Fri, 12 Jan 2024 14:22:51 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=417440

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]]> 417440 Illinois & Chicago Employment Law Updates https://ambulance.org/2023/11/22/illinois-chicago-employment-law-updates/ Wed, 22 Nov 2023 14:08:05 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=416229

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]]> 416229 California Human Resources | Changes to CA Paid Sick Leave Law https://ambulance.org/2023/11/22/cali-sick-leave/ Wed, 22 Nov 2023 14:05:38 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=416224

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]]> 416224 New NLRB Framework for Union Negotiations https://ambulance.org/2023/09/05/new-nlrb-framework/ Tue, 05 Sep 2023 18:52:13 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=411156 This content is for AAA members only. Please either Log In or Join!

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]]> 411156 Proposed Changes to the FLSA Overtime Exemption Salary Level https://ambulance.org/2023/08/30/u-s-dol-issues-notice-of-proposed-rule-making-to-update-the-flsa-overtime-exemption-salary-level/ Wed, 30 Aug 2023 17:24:29 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=411004

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]]> 411004 Rule Expanding Electronic Submission Requirements for Injury & Illness Data for High Hazard Employers https://ambulance.org/2023/07/18/dol-rule/ Tue, 18 Jul 2023 16:08:07 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=409657 This content is for AAA members only. Please either Log In or Join!

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]]> 409657 2023 EMS Employee Turnover Study Released! https://ambulance.org/2023/07/10/2023-ems-employee-turnover-study-released/ Mon, 10 Jul 2023 12:44:09 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=409352

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]]> 409352 SCOTUS Decision Changes Religious Accommodation Standard https://ambulance.org/2023/07/06/scotus-decision-changes-religious-accommodation-standard/ Thu, 06 Jul 2023 10:20:10 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=409266

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]]> 409266 EEOC Weighs in on SCOTUS Decision On Affirmative Action Programs in Education https://ambulance.org/2023/07/05/eeoc-weighs-in-on-scotus-decision-on-affirmative-action-programs-in-education/ Wed, 05 Jul 2023 15:56:03 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=409242

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]]> 409242 CMS Publishes Final Rule COVID-19 Vaccination & Testing for Long Term Care Facilities https://ambulance.org/2023/05/31/cms-publishes-final-rule-covid-19-vaccination-testing-for-long-term-care-facilities/ Wed, 31 May 2023 19:00:31 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=405705

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]]> 405705 EEOC Issues Guidance on the Use of Artificial Intelligence an Employer’s Selection Process https://ambulance.org/2023/05/25/eeoc-issues-guidance-on-the-use-of-artificial-intelligence-an-employers-selection-process/ Thu, 25 May 2023 12:45:23 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=404859

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]]> 404859 U.S. DOL Provides Updated Guidance on Break Time for Breastfeeding Employees https://ambulance.org/2023/05/23/u-s-dol-provides-updated-guidance-on-break-time-for-breastfeeding-employees/ Tue, 23 May 2023 19:22:36 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=404575

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]]> 404575 HHS OCR Settlement in FL to Improve Access to Care for Communities of Color https://ambulance.org/2023/03/10/hhs-ocr-fl/ Fri, 10 Mar 2023 16:47:32 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=395507

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]]> 395507 NLRB Decision Impacting Severance Agreements https://ambulance.org/2023/02/24/nlrb/ Fri, 24 Feb 2023 16:34:07 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=394540

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]]> 394540 OSHA Form 300A Electronic Reporting Change https://ambulance.org/2022/12/27/osha300a/ Tue, 27 Dec 2022 13:19:38 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=385105

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]]> 385105 OSHA Publishes Mental Health Resources https://ambulance.org/2022/11/16/osha-publishes-mental-health-resources/ Wed, 16 Nov 2022 16:21:09 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=380288

OSHA Publishes Resources to Assist Employers with Mental Health & Wellness The United States Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration has posted numerous resources and tools for employers […]

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]]> 380288 Updated Required EEOC Posting https://ambulance.org/2022/10/31/updated-required-eeoc-posting/ Mon, 31 Oct 2022 13:04:13 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=379743

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]]> 379743 4th Annual Study Shows Worsening EMS Turnover https://ambulance.org/2022/10/17/4th-annual-study-shows-worsening-ems-turnover/ Mon, 17 Oct 2022 13:32:31 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=378084

Results from AAA/Newton 360 Fourth Annual EMS Industry Turnover Study Shows Worsening Employee Turnover The American Ambulance Association (AAA) and Newton 360, an Emergency Medical Services (EMS)-based workforce management software […]

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]]> 378084 New EEOC Guidance on COVID-19 Testing https://ambulance.org/2022/07/22/new-eeoc-guidance-on-covid-19-testing/ Fri, 22 Jul 2022 23:14:06 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=373529

EEOC Issued New Guidance on Employer Mandatory COVID-19 Testing Policies On July 12, 2022, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its guidance, What You Should Know About COVID-19 and […]

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]]> 373529 SURVEY | Ambulance Industry Employee Turnover Study https://ambulance.org/2022/07/05/survey-ambulance-industry-employee-turnover-study/ Tue, 05 Jul 2022 15:55:26 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=371907 The American Ambulance Association is partnering with Newton 360, an ambulance industry partner and Human Resource support firm, to conduct our fourth annual industry turnover study. Our intent is to […]

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]]> 371907 Organized Labor is Making a Comeback https://ambulance.org/2022/06/29/organized-labor-is-making-a-comeback/ Wed, 29 Jun 2022 18:16:14 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=371715 In my early EMS leadership career, I worked for an organization that was swallowed up by a large national EMS consolidator. The unsettled times that occurred during, and immediately following […]

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]]> 371715 DOL Electronic Injury & Illness Reporting https://ambulance.org/2022/03/29/dol-electronic-injury-illness-reporting/ Tue, 29 Mar 2022 17:45:51 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=359922

Proposed Changes to the OSHA Electronic Injury & Illness Reporting Requirements The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is proposing amendments to its occupational injury and […]

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]]> 359922 DOL COVID-19 Exposure Rule-Making https://ambulance.org/2022/03/25/dol-exposure/ Fri, 25 Mar 2022 13:53:19 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=359667 The United States Department of Labor (US DOL) has published a notice of intent to partially reopen the rule-making process to permit additional comment and a public hearing on certain […]

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]]> 359667 Reminder for EMS Employers to Electronically Report 2021 Injury & Illness Data https://ambulance.org/2022/02/28/21osha/ Mon, 28 Feb 2022 15:29:22 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=356928 This content is for AAA members only. Please either Log In or Join!

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]]> 356928 New for Members | 2022 Human Resources Manual! https://ambulance.org/2022/02/01/2022hr/ Tue, 01 Feb 2022 18:38:46 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=353693

The 2022 Human Resources Toolkit includes the addition of numerous practice notes intended to provide EMS leaders with a more practical understanding of the legal principles that necessitate much of […]

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]]> 353693 OSHA Withdraws the Mandatory Vaccination & Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) https://ambulance.org/2022/01/25/ets-withdrawn/ Tue, 25 Jan 2022 22:25:33 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=353270

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]]> 353270 Annual OSHA Workplace Illness and Injury Reporting https://ambulance.org/2022/01/19/osha-ita-2021/ Wed, 19 Jan 2022 16:03:52 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=352536 This content is for AAA members only. Please either Log In or Join!

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]]> 352536 Supreme Court Decision on OSHA and CMS Mandatory Vaccination ETS https://ambulance.org/2022/01/17/scotus-vax/ Mon, 17 Jan 2022 14:04:57 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=351538

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]]> 351538 OSHA and CDC Updates https://ambulance.org/2021/12/29/osha-and-cdc-updates/ Wed, 29 Dec 2021 16:00:30 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=348310

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]]> 348310 6th Circuit Lifts the Injunction on the OSHA Vax & Testing Rules https://ambulance.org/2021/12/20/6th-circuit-vax/ Mon, 20 Dec 2021 12:27:45 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=348072

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]]> 348072 5th Circuit Lifts Injunction on CMS Mandatory Vaccine Requirement for Half of U.S. https://ambulance.org/2021/12/17/5th-circuit-lifts-injunction-on-cms-mandatory-vaccine-requirement-for-half-of-u-s/ Fri, 17 Dec 2021 16:05:43 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=348025 On December 15, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a ruling which modifies an earlier court national injunction related to the CMS mandatory vaccination […]

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]]> 348025 More Court Injunctions Impacting the Federal Contractor & CMS Mandatory Vaccination Rules https://ambulance.org/2021/12/07/courtinj/ Tue, 07 Dec 2021 22:03:58 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=347629

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]]> 347463 Federal Court Enjoins the Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandates in KY, OH, TN https://ambulance.org/2021/12/01/vaxkyohtn/ Wed, 01 Dec 2021 14:18:27 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=347359

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]]> 347359 Federal Court Enjoins the CMS Mandatory Vaccine Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) https://ambulance.org/2021/11/29/federal-court-enjoins-the-cms-mandatory-vaccine-emergency-temporary-standard-ets/ Mon, 29 Nov 2021 23:06:49 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=346855

On Monday, November 29, 2021, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri – Eastern Division has issued a preliminary injunction staying the Centers for Medicare and […]

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]]> 346855 PRF Reporting Grace Period Ending November 30 https://ambulance.org/2021/11/22/prf-reporting-grace-period/ Mon, 22 Nov 2021 14:49:38 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=346292

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]]> 346292 Court Reaffirms the Stay on the OSHA Vaccination & Testing Rules https://ambulance.org/2021/11/15/osha-vax-stay/ Mon, 15 Nov 2021 12:33:54 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=343887

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]]> 343887 Federal Government Releases COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement Rules: CMS and OSHA Outline Requirements for Certain Health Care Providers and Certain Employers https://ambulance.org/2021/11/04/federal-government-releases-covid-19-vaccination-requirement-rules-cms-and-osha-outline-requirements-for-certain-health-care-providers-and-certain-employers/ Fri, 05 Nov 2021 01:00:14 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=341135

by Scott Moore, J.D. & Kathy Lester, J.D. M.P.H. Today, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), released the highly anticipated mandatory […]

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]]> 341135 OCR Issues Guidance on HIPAA, COVID-19 Vaccinations, and the Workplace https://ambulance.org/2021/09/30/ocr-issues-guidance-on-hipaa-covid-19-vaccinations-and-the-workplace/ Fri, 01 Oct 2021 02:55:16 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=337458

Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued guidance to help the public understand when the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act […]

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]]> 337458 New Guidance on COVID-19 Workplace Safety for Federal Contractors https://ambulance.org/2021/09/30/c19fedcontractors/ Thu, 30 Sep 2021 16:38:05 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=337344 This week, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force released new guidance on COVID-19 workplace safety protocols for Federal contractors and subcontractors.  On September 9, President Biden signed Executive Order 14042, […]

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]]> 337344 HHS PRF Tranche 4 | Important Funding Opportunity for EMS Providers https://ambulance.org/2021/09/29/prf4applynow/ Wed, 29 Sep 2021 12:27:46 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=335661

Speaker: Scott Moore, Esq. | Share on Facebook This funding opportunity will distribute $25.5 billion in additional Phase 4 General Distribution for EMS agencies and American Rescue Plan (ARP) payments […]

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]]> 335661 HHS: Availability of Add’l $25.5 Billion in COVID-19 Provider Funding https://ambulance.org/2021/09/10/hhsphase4/ Fri, 10 Sep 2021 20:17:11 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=329378

HHS Announces the Availability of $25.5 Billion in COVID-19 Provider Funding This morning the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it will be making $25.5 billion in […]

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]]> 329378 Biden Issues Exec Orders Requiring COVID-19 Vaccinations https://ambulance.org/2021/09/10/biden-c19-exec/ Fri, 10 Sep 2021 12:31:27 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=329330

The Biden Administration Issues Several Executive Orders Requiring Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination On September 9, 2021, the Biden Administration issued several Executive Orders which impact more than 100 million workers in […]

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]]> 329330 ACA Section 1557: Final Rule Published that Affect Healthcare Providers https://ambulance.org/2016/11/23/aca-section-1557-final-rule/ Wed, 23 Nov 2016 19:04:38 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=395369

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]]> 395369 ACA Section 1557 | Final Rule Published that Affect Healthcare Providers https://ambulance.org/2016/06/26/1557/ Sun, 26 Jun 2016 19:11:32 +0000 https://ambulance.org/?p=395371

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