Legal termination

Legal termination

I was terminated from my job on 8/31/18. A
coworker came into the shop office and said he
was light headed and had heart palpitations.
Two other workers sat him down and gave him
water while I called the safety coordinator. The
safety coordinator said to call an ambulance.
After I got of the phone with the safety
coordinator I proceeded to tell my coworker
that I was to call an ambulance for him and he
said he didnt want one and agreed we would
wait for our supervisors. One gal from the office
and another supervisor asked the individual
questions and asked if an ambulance was
called and I responded with no. I then called an
ambulance for the coworker and arrived 10
minuets after the first call to the safety
coordinator. Once the individual was taken
away, which he came back to work an hour
later, I was escorted up to the main office and
fired for not calling an ambulance. Is it grounds
for termination if the individual didnt want an
ambulance, it is his right to refuse one.

Asked on September 1, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, Iowa

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