On June 30, 2023, our law firm filed a lawsuit against American Medical Response, Inc. (“AMR”) alleging the company failed to pay its paramedics and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) overtime compensation in violation of federal overtime laws.

According to the Complaint, AMR contracts with FEMA and other smaller third-party companies to build rosters of paramedics and EMTs who can provide medical transportation on AMR’s deployment sites, which included sites for hurricanes, the COVID-19 pandemic, and other emergencies and disasters. The Complaint alleges that AMR, through its contracts with the third-party companies, paid the Plaintiff and other similarly situated paramedics and EMTs (who are alleged to have been misclassified as independent contractors when they should have been treated as employees) a flat daily rate only and no additional overtime premium for the overtime hours (over 40 per week) they worked.

The Complaint claims that AMR controlled various aspects of the Plaintiff’s and other paramedics and EMTs’ work, including dictating their work schedules, expectations, and details with respect to the work being performed. The Complaint also claims that AMR’s workforce includes W-2 employees who performed the same work and that AMR treats all paramedics and EMTs the same, regardless of their classification.

The case was filed as a putative collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and seeks to recover damages within the past three years, including unpaid overtime compensation and liquidated (double) damages.

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• Daniel S. Brome
• Caitlin L. Opperman

Staff

• Bridget Peterson
• Sam Pingree