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Whitestone: “Dashing through the cold with scant pay” (op-ed, Feb. 24) highlighted the struggle of food delivery drivers even after a law was passed to raise their wages.
EMT Arnaldo Rodriguez was sent home on paid leave in 2013 by FDNY Asst. Chief Michael Gala, ... FDNY EMT Who Earned $400K Sitting Home Says He's Owed $1.5M in Lost Wages.
But for many, low wages are forcing EMTs out of their jobs. Deniece Farnsworth told CBS News that after seven years she's not sure how much longer she can afford to keep doing her job as an EMT ...
The threat of more EMTs quitting in Mason County has far-reaching consequences, especially for those with medical conditions. "I have real bad asthma, yes especially in this heat it does worry me ...
By most accounts, wages have risen faster than inflation in the 2020s. Yet, for many Americans, it doesn’t feel that way. A closely watched Index of Consumer Sentiment, published by the ...
The undercover investigator saw the EMT remove his wallet while in the ambulance, which contained $1,100 in marked bills. Once the investigator was dropped off at the hospital, he discovered that ...
Pittsburgh EMS overcomes EMT shortage through new training programs 02:27. Emergency medical services are experiencing staffing shortages across the country, including in Pittsburgh, but the city ...
U.S. prices have risen 20% while wages struggled to keep up at 17.4% growth since 2021, Bankrate reports. And if macro indicators "nosedive," then more paychecks are "at risk." ...
There were more than 40,000 active EMS practitioners in New York State in 2018, according to a March report by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.. By 2022, that number fell more than 17% ...
A 24-year-old EMT in the Philadelphia area is facing assault charges after allegedly exposing a "semi-conscious" woman under his care in an ambulance and taking photos of her breasts.
Free EMT training by the Allegheny-Kiski Health Foundation will help stop the bleed for ambulance services hit hard by dwindling funding and worker shortages, local officials said. John Pastorek ...
In the past couple of weeks Mason County has lost a big chunk of their Emergency Medical Technicians, and they could possibly lose more.