Contractual Issues in Healthcare - Essay Example

The legal issue, in this case, is that AnMed (hospital) dismissed Pamela Crowe since she declined to comply with its policy that needed her to go for a flu shot. Her employer refused to provide her unemployment benefits arguing that Crowe was dismissed for cause. Consequently, she was disqualified from obtaining benefits. Based on the findings of the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce, she was not fired for cause. Crowe was entitled to obtain her benefits without disqualification. Based on clause 41–35–120 (2) of the South Carolina Code, an employee is entitled to unemployment benefits that should run between one to six months after being dismissed for cause (South Carolina Legislature, 2014). The case ended with the judge affirming that Crowe was entitled to unemployment benefits because she was not dismissed for cause.

The ethical dimension, in this case, is that AnMed did not consider Crowe’s claims that taking a flu shot could make her go through the pain and die from a debilitating infection. Though her actions were sensible, AnMed did not establish an appropriate way of engaging Crowe to understand her problem (American College of Healthcare Executives, 2012). An administrator should first consider the situation that led to the dismissal. After the determination that she was not dismissed for cause, it would be necessary to give her employment benefits. Read More