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National Federation of Independent Business. (2015). Understanding Employment at Will | NFIB Legal Ease. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/rryJ9gJq7s0
Case Study:
Patti recently started working for Empire Hospital in the claims/billing department. Her duties included preparing and submitting Medicare/Medicaid claims for payment. Shortly after being hired Patti noticed there were numerous irregularities which were potentially illegal billings to Medicare. When she raised the issue to her supervisor Eric, she was terminated. Patti inquired as to the reason and was told that according to the staff handbook all employees are hired “At Will”; thus, no reason or notice was needed for her termination.
In a 3- to 4-page paper respond to the following:
How would you handle the situation with her supervisor, Eric?
Required Reading
Bruno, T., & Editor, O. (2016). Labor & employment – restrictive covenants – at-will employment – tort/negligence – trade secret misappropriation – conversion – unfair trade practices – contract. North Carolina Lawyers Weekly. Retrieved from ProQuest
DeNicco, J. P. (2015). Employment-at-will exceptions and jobless recovery. Journal of Macroeconomics. 45, 245-257. doi:10.1016/j.jmacro.2015.05.003
DiLorenzo, L. P. (2015). The mailbag. HR Specialist: New York Employment Law, 10(1), 8.
Dove, L. R., Findley, H., Edwards, T., & Jones, G. (2016). An overview of recent appellate court decisions on the Family and Medical Leave Act: Guidance for employers. Labor Law Journal, 67(1), 298-316. Retrieved from ProQuest
Smith, A. (2016). Kesha’s lawsuit shows the upside of at-will employment. HRNews, Retrieved from ProQuest
Verkuil, P. R. (2015). Deprofessionalizing state governments: The rise of public at-will employment. Public Administration Review, 75(2), 188-189. doi:10.1111/puar.12334
Kabrene, S. M., Ochard, C., Howard, J. M., Soriano, M. A., & Leduc, R. (2006). The importance of human resources management in health care: a global context. Retrieved from https://human-resources-health.biomedcentral.com/a…
Muller, D. (2015). 5 Employee relations challenges confronting healthcare. Retrieved from https://hracuity.com/5-employee-relations-challeng…
Videos
National Federation of Independent Business. (2015). Understanding Employment at Will | NFIB Legal Ease. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/rryJ9gJq7s0
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