Legal Considerations for Fire & Emergency Services

ISBN-13: 9781593705763 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022

J. Curtis Varone

Spis treści

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) Correlations Grid 
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: TYPES AND SOURCES OF LAWS
• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 What Is “The Law”?
• 1.3 Where Do Laws Come From?
• 1.4 Standards and Codes
• 1.5 Civil versus Criminal
• 1.6 Jurisdiction
• Summary
• Review Questions
• Discussion Questions
• Chapter 2: COURTS AND COURT SYSTEMS
• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Courts in General
• 2.3 Jurisdiction
• 2.4 Trial Courts and Appellate Courts
• 2.5 Evidence
• 2.6 Anatomy of a Civil Lawsuit
• 2.7 Federal Court System
• 2.8 State Courts
• 2.9 Stare Decisis and Precedence
• 2.10 How “Decisis” Is “Decisis”?
• 2.11 Lawsuits and the Media
• 2.12 Legal Research
• 2.13 Legal Arguments  
• Summary
• Review Questions
• Discussion Questions  
• Chapter 3: TYPES OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS
• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 What Is a Fire Department?
• 3.3 The Role of a Fire Department  
• 3.4 Public Sector versus Private Sector
• 3.5 Types of Entities  
• 3.6 Public Sector Fire Organizations
• 3.7 Private Sector Fire Organizations
• 3.8 Conclusions on Fire Department Authority
• 3.9 Volunteer Fire Company Authority
• Summary
• Review Questions
• Discussion Questions
• Chapter 4: ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES
• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 Administrative Agencies
• 4.3 Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• 4.4 Getting the Job Done
• 4.5 OSHA Inspections
• 4.6 Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
• 4.7 OSHRC and OSHA
• 4.8 OSHA Violations and Sanctions  
• 4.9 Administrative Agencies and Separation of Powers
• 4.10 Exhaustion of Remedies
• 4.11 Jurisdiction and the Term “OSHA State”  
• 4.12 State and Local Agencies
• 4.13 Administrative Law Making
• 4.14 OSHA and the NFPA Standards
• 4.15 Application of OSHA to Volunteers and Part-Time Personnel
• Summary
• Review Questions
• Discussion Questions
• Chapter 5: CRIMINAL LAW
• 5.1 Introduction
• 5.2 Statutory and Common-Law Crimes
• 5.3 Federal versus State Jurisdiction
• 5.4 Crimes Must Be Specifically Declared to Be Criminal
• 5.5 Felonies and Misdemeanors
• 5.6 Elements
• 5.7 Criminal Offenses
• Summary
• Review Questions
• Discussion Questions  
• Chapter 6: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
• 6.1 Introduction
• 6.2 What Is an Arrest?
• 6.3 Authority to Make an Arrest
• 6.4 Asserting the Authority
• 6.5 False Arrest  
• 6.6 Firefighters and Arrest Powers
• 6.7 Arrest Warrants
• 6.8 Criminal Procedure
• 6.9 Search and Seizure
• 6.10 Chain of Custody
• 6.11 Custodial Interrogations and Miranda Warnings
• 6.12 Accomplice Liability: Parties to a Crime
• 6.13 Conspiracy
• 6.14 Attempts
• 6.15 Criminal Defenses
• Summary
• Review Questions
• Discussion Questions
• Chapter 7: CIVIL LIABILITY ISSUES
• 7.1 Introduction
• 7.2 Intentional Torts
• 7.3 Battery
• 7.4 Assault
• 7.5 False Imprisonment
• 7.6 Intentional Infliction of Severe Emotional Distress
• 7.7 Trespass to Land
• 7.8 Trespass to Chattels
• 7.9 Conversion
• 7.10 Misrepresentation
• 7.11 Bad Faith
• 7.12 Defamation
• 7.13 Invasion of Privacy
• Summary
• Review Questions
• Discussion Questions
• Chapter 8: NEGLIGENCE
• 8.1 Introduction
• 8.2 Elements of Negligence
• 8.3 Fire Service Negligence Cases  
• 8.4 Emergency Medical Care and Negligence
• 8.5 Beyond Negligence
• 8.6 Defenses to Negligence
• 8.7 Strict Liability
• 8.8 Respondeat Superior  
• 8.9 Joint Liability
• Summary
• Review Questions
• Discussion Questions
• Chapter 9: IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY  
• 9.1 Introduction
• 9.2 Tort Claims Acts
• 9.3 Discretionary versus Functionary Acts
• 9.4 What Is Discretion?
• 9.5 The Other Distinction: Governmental Versus Proprietary
• 9.6 Statutory Immunity
• 9.7 Volunteer Protection Act
• 9.8 Private Nonprofit Volunteer Fire Companies
• 9.9 Limitations on Immunity
• 9.10 The Flip Side of the Special Duty
• Exception: The Public Duty Doctrine  
• Summary
• Review Questions
• Discussion Questions
• Chapter 10: CONTRACT LAW AND EMPLOYMENT ISSUES
• 10.1 Introduction
• 10.2 Offer and Acceptance
• 10.3 Contract Formality
• 10.4 Breach and Damages
• 10.5 Authority to Contract
• 10.6 Void or Voidable Agreements
• 10.7 Promissory Estoppel
• 10.8 Fire Service Contracts
• 10.9 Mutual Aid Agreements
• 10.10 Insurance Policies
• 10.11 Purchasing
• 10.12 Employment Agreements
• 10.13 Workers’ Compensation
• Summary
• Review Questions
• Discussion Questions
• Chapter 11: LABOR LAW AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
• 11.1 Introduction
• 11.2 Collective Bargaining
• 11.3 Private Sector versus Public Sector
• 11.4 Labor Relations Acts
• 11.5 Good-Faith Bargaining
• 11.6 Impasse Disputes
• 11.7 Scope of Bargaining
• 11.8 Impact Bargaining
• 11.9 Unilateral Changes to Mandatory Subjects
• 11.10 Past Practices
• 11.11 Union Security Provisions
• 11.12 Duty of Fair Representation
• 11.13 Strikes, Slowdowns, Picketing, and Concerted Job Actions
• 11.14 Weingarten Rights
• 11.15 Garrity Rights
• Summary
• Review Questions
• Discussion Questions
• Chapter 12: EMPLOYEE RIGHTS AND DISCRIMINATION
• 12.1 Introduction
• 12.2 Constitutional Rights
• 12.3 Civil Rights Laws
• 12.4 What Is Discrimination?
• 12.5 Proof of Discrimination
• 12.6 Procedural Issues in Employment Discrimination
• 12.7 Affirmative Action—Equal Opportunity
• 12.8 Standard of Review for Constitutional Claims of Discrimination
• 12.9 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)
• 12.10 State Law Disability Discrimination
• 12.11 Age Discrimination
• Summary
• Review Questions
• Discussion Questions  
• Chapter 13: SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND OTHER FORMS OF EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION
• 13.1 Introduction
• 13.2 Sexual Harassment
• 13.3 Pregnancy Discrimination
• 13.4 Religious Accommodation
• 13.5 Clothing, Uniforms, and Grooming Issues
• 13.6 Tattoos, Body Piercings, and Related Issues
• Summary
• Review Questions
• Discussion Questions
• Chapter 14: FAIR LABOR, FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE, RESIDENCY, DRUG TESTING, ELECTRONIC MONITORING, DIGITAL IMAGERY, AND SOCIAL NETWORKING
• 14.1 Introduction
• 14.2 Fair Labor Standards Act
• 14.3 Family Medical Leave
• 14.4 Residency Requirements
• 14.5 Drug Testing
• 14.6 Electronic Monitoring in the Workplace
• 14.7 Digital Imagery and Social Networking
• Review Questions
• Discussion Questions
• Summary
• Chapter 15: PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY LAWS
• 15.1 Introduction
• 15.2 Conflicts of Interest and Ethical Codes
• 15.3 Open Government Laws
• 15.4 Whistleblower Acts and Provisions
• Summary
• Review Questions
• Discussion Questions
• Chapter 16: EMS LAW
• 16.1 Introduction
• 16.2 Law Governing EMS
• 16.3 Assault—Battery—Consent— Capacity
• 16.4 Negligence and the Standard of Care for EMS
• 16.5 Immunity
• 16.6 Confidentiality of Medical Information
• Summary
• Review Questions
• Discussion Questions
• Appendix A: CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
• Appendix B: FOR FURTHER REFERENCE
• Glossary
• Index