What are my righst if I was fired without warning?
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What are my righst if I was fired without warning?
I was working at a national sandwhich chain and the owner of the store told me that I was fired – without any warning. I was always early and had no problems. He said that I had left them short-handed and it was unacceptible. He also stated that the woman he talked to was very upset. However, she said that I could leave to go to my doctor’s appointment and she knew about it hours in advance. I reminded her all day. Is this unlawful termiation?
Asked on July 28, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Arizona
Answers:
Anne Brady / Law Office of Anne Brady
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Unfortunately, Arizona is an "at will" employment state. That means that you can get fired for any reason, except an unlawful one. Unlawful termination would be a termination based upon a discriminatory reason (race, religion, etc...) or as retaliation for certain sorts of whistleblowing. Firing you because you went to a doctor's appointment is legal. The only way you could have a case is if the reason given was totally pretextual and the real reason was discriminatory.
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