AnMed Health v. South Carolina Department of Employment & Workforce

AnMed Health fired Pamela Crowe because she refused to comply with its policy requiring her to get a flu shot. When Crowe applied for unemployment benefits, AnMed claimed it fired her for cause and she was disqualified from receiving benefits. The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce found Crowe was not discharged for cause and therefore was eligible to receive benefits without disqualification. We affirm.

*226I. Facts and Procedural History

AnMed is a hospital in Anderson. Crowe began working for AnMed in 1984. As a benefits coordinator, she had no direct contact with patients.…