Published on 10 Oct 2013 • California, United States
This Law Firm Publication by Jackson Lewis LLP discusses a new California law prohibiting employers from barring employees from providing voluntary emergency medical services such as CPR. Employers may adopt policies authorizing only trained employees to provide emergency services but must permit other employees to provide these services if no authorized employee is available. Employers may also prohibit employees from providing emergency medical services on employees who have expressed their desire to forgo medical intervention through a legally recognized means such as a do-not-resuscitate order. The law does not require employers to train employees how to perform emergency medical services.