Duty to Act in NJ

[Berkdaturk]

Pertaining to an EMT vehicle that is clearly marked with EMT plates. If you witness or drive by a MVA are you legally obligated to stop?
And if so, say you are running late to work because you had to stop and assume patient care, are you legally protected from being laid off since you did have a duty to act?

My manager at the cruise line I waiter at is strict with late arrivals and on multiple occasions has actually taken people off the schedule or fired them outright for arriving late and I was just wondering if a situation such as that arises, would my job be protected per NJ state law.

 

[Medic Tim]

off duty there is no duty to act. Best advise I could give you is to not have ems plates or stickers. It looks bad when you drive by and have all that stuff on your car or truck.......even though stopping would have virtually no positive or negative effect on the pts outcome.

 

[Arovetli]

No, specialized plates dont create any duty or obligation. Some states do have job protection for qualified volunteers, typically fire squad members, provided the incident is an emergency occuring prior to work start time and their presence is needed and authorized by their volunteer command staff. idk about NJ, but if you are affiliated with one of these organizations it is likely they can tell you.

 

[NomadicMedic]

I was just wondering if a situation such as that arises, would my job be protected per NJ state law.

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