Add Comment Question: I am a hospital security guard and have been fired after 13 years of service for breaching a patients confidentiality by filming the patient dancing at the patient’s request and with my obtaining verbal consent from her,. Consent and incident was witnessed by another staff member. I had no intention of posting the video to social media and I used Snapchat as it was my understanding that the video would not be stored. However I was mistaken and my friends on Snapchat, many of them my co-workers could see the video. A coworker informed me of this fact and I immediately deleted the video. The coworker also reported me which is standard practice. The patient has not complained nor been made aware of any breach to the best of my knowledge. Do I have any recourse. I did not intend to breach the patients confidentiality. At best, it was poor a lack of knowledge as to how the app worked. Answer: Thank you for your question. The answer to your question will require further discussion and investigation. While breach of patient confidentiality can be just cause in some circumstances, depending on the nature of your actions, your position, training history, the company policies (particularly written policies), and your disciplinary history, it very well may not be just cause for dismissal. In that case your entitlements could be significant. I would strongly recommend that you contact us at the number below for an in depth consultation at your earliest convenience. Kindly note that your entitlements in civil court for wrongful dismissal expire two years from your notice of termination. Your Comment * Your Email * Your Name * Your City Note, your name, city and email is not displayed on the website. It is used to notify you that we have approved your comment.