- You are the President of a private Medical Center. One of your employees is viciously attacked by a patient, requiring medical treatment and surgery. She accepts workers’ compensation but wants the Medical Center to pay for all medical costs and additional monies for the PTSD she has been diagnosed with. By law, once someone accepts workers’ compensation, they are only entitled to what workers’ compensation provides and can only dispute workers’ compensation in workers’ compensation court. Of course, you have the option to pay her what she’s asking for. Ethically, are you obligated to pay her the additional monies she is asking for?
- One of the tools available for employers is monitoring of social media posts by their employees and prospective employees. Usually, employees will state that employer monitoring of their private social media posts violates privacy or violates the First Amendment. Why it is ethical for employers to monitor the social media posts of their employees? Please answer this in at least 1-2 paragraphs and be as detailed as possible.
- Please read the following article about whistleblowing and post a reflection to the article. Based on the article, do you think it’s worth it to be a whistleblower if you know of misconduct and feel ethically compelled to blow the whistle? Please explain in 1-2 paragraphs.
https://www.financial-planning.com/news/jpmorgan-let-false-evidence-stand-in-finra-whistleblower-arbitration