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Walk It Through: The Job That Ended

A firing called misconduct, a claim for unemployment, a denial, and twelve days to appeal.

A cashier is fired for being late twice. The employer calls it misconduct.

Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.

An unemployment claim after a firing. A quit for good cause, a labor dispute, and an overpayment demand are not worked through here.

A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.

Words this turns on

Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.