Southeast ADA Center
2012
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In September 2003, Emily Kroll (“Kroll”) began working for White Lake Ambulance Authority (“WLAA”) as an Emergency Medical Technician (“EMT”). She was generally considered to be a good employee by her direct supervisor, Brian Binns (“Binns”). Following Kroll’s romantic involvement with a co-worker, however, Binns and the office manager, Jean Dresen (“Dresen”), received “reports of concerns” from WLAA employees about Kroll’s “well being.”
According to Kroll, these concerns prompted Dresen to ask that Kroll receive psychological counseling on April 21, 2008. With respect to the psychological counseling, Dresen informed Kroll that she should contact the Red Cross regarding financial assistance. Furthermore, Dresen also requested that Kroll authorize the release of her counseling records so that WLAA could monitor her attendance.
On April 28, 2008, Binns met with Kroll after a dispute between Kroll and another employee. The dispute concerned a matter where Kroll was “screaming at a male acquaintance on the phone while driving a vehicle loaded with a patient in emergency status….” After this incident, Binns notified Kroll that she had to attend counseling in order to continue working at WLAA. Kroll told Binns that she would not attend the counseling; she never returned to work at WLAA. Kroll claims that WLAA expected her to pay for this counseling, which she could not afford, but she would have been willing to attend counseling if it was provided to her free of charge.
https://adasoutheast.org/court-decisions/kroll-v-white-lake-ambulance-authority
Keywords: employment, legal concepts, medical and health care, medical examination