Can a company restrict an employee where to perform cpr and first aid?

I work in Loss Prevention at a local mall. One of the other stores had an incident where cpr and first aid had to be rendered to a customer. The customer passed away. After our store learned that we assisted another store with the incident, they in turn wrote a policy that we are not allowed to leave property to assist another store. We are no longer allowed to render cpr and first aid help to other stores. Can a company do this?

no that is illegal you can not restrict where you can save lives what if someone in that store didn't know CPR? but you did you would have to be like nope can't leave to save you misterthat is all bull crap little advice if you ever see anyone who needs it NO MATTER where they are DO IT screw what they tell you you will be hailed as a hero

A company can make a policy, but you do not have to abide by it. They would not likely take any disciplinary actions against you for doing so because they wouldn't want the ensuing negative pubicity.

But the reason they made the policy to to insulate them against lawsuits filed by the estate of someone who expires despite assistance from their employees. You as a volunteer first responder are insulated from lawsuits, your employer is not in all states. The policy helps protect them.

I would say no and you should join a union.

they can not tell you not to save someones life, they can how ever tell you you cannot leave the store while on duty. so if you do it again, they can terminate you for breaking store policy ... Leaving a retail store unmanned leaves it open to theft and the company has the right to tell employees to man their post.