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I wasn’t given any warnings. I fulfilled my check list and was asked to leave. I have my schedule and clock out time showing I wasn’t even scheduled to stay as long as I was there. My schedule said 6:30 but I clocked out at 6:45 and didn’t leave the store until 7:00. I also have hourly sales showing that I wasn’t needed. They lied
to the unemployment office stating I was asked to stay and my shift wasn’t fulfilled even as I have proof against this. Do I have a claim or not?
Asked on January 18, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, Arizona
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
Yes, you can be terminated for "shift abandonment" even after your shift was over, since (unless you had a written employment contract protecting or guarantying your job) you were an employee at will (employment at will is the law of this country) and employees at will may be terminated at any time, for any reason whatsoever--even incorrect or false ones--or for no reason at all--i.e. if your employer simply wanted to fire you. There is no right to a job unless you had an employment contract, and so you can be terminated whenever the employer wants, and the employer does not need justification to do so.
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