Country Club Fires Employee Who Raised COVID-19 Safety Concerns

Emily Ball was a valued employee in an Oklahoma country club. She loved her job, taking care of members, most of whom are elderly. In March, she learned that several members had been exposed to COVID-19.

Concerned, she asked management to take steps to protect her beloved members, and to warn them of their possible exposure. Management brushed her off, telling her that coronavirus was a “Democratic hoax.” She then called the state health department, which told her to go home and self-quarantine due to her workplace exposure. She did.

The National Day of Prayer was March __, 2020. Emily posted on her private Facebook page that she had been exposed, she was unable to get a test, and that she was anxious. She asked her friends to pray for her, and to send cookies. She did not mention the country club.

The country club demanded that she take down the post. She did. Nevertheless, the club fired her.

Recently, a member of the country club died of COVID-19.