Legal Ramifications of Quitting With Only 1 Weeks’ Notice?

Location: Maine

Due to a general frustration with the company and concern for my own mental and physical health, I want to leave my current job ASAP. I gave my 2 weeks’ notice last Friday (7/18), but due to some disrespectful conversation with my director, I do not wish to return for my last 3 shifts this coming Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (7/25-7/27). I also worry that they will attempt to have me work my overnight shift on 8/1, even though that would have me working into 8/2, beyond my 2 weeks’ notice. I know that I can simply call-out those last 3/4 shifts, if I really needed to, but I’d much rather just resign effective immediately, instead. I’m worried about any potential legal ramifications if I do choose to go this route.

Things I already know for certain:

1. Maine is an at-will employment state with the Implied Contract Exception, hence my concern for possible legal ramifications. However, upon looking back through documents I signed upon hire, I noticed the following statement, copied verbatim:

I understand that nothing in the application form, operating manuals or any other representations made by a management representative, at the time of hire or subsequently, is to be interpreted as a contract between the Company and any of its employees.

I was curious if this wording would mean that the Implied Contract Exception no longer applies to this situation, as this statement appears to read that any documentation or communication I’ve been given does not equate to a contract, and thus, does not fall under the Implied Contract Exception.

1. Immediately following that, there is also this acknowledgment statement, copied verbatim:

I further understand that my employment is voluntarily entered into, that I am free to resign at any time and that the Company may terminate the employment relationship whenever it determines that it is in its best interest to do so, and do so with or without notice or cause.

As far as I can tell, that re-iterates that I am an at-will employee and may resign from my position at any time, with or without notice or cause. I have essentially given them 1 weeks’ notice as of this Friday, so it wouldn’t be entirely without notice, but you get the gist.

1. I do have a certification for my position, as I work in healthcare. One of my final fears is that my current employer could decide to report me to the certification board and have my certification blocked or marked negatively for leaving without my entire 2 weeks’ notice. The only way I could think they could even attempt this is if they claim I abandoned a patient, which I would not be doing if I put in my notice well before my shifts even begin (which I plan to), and I have not received/given official hand-off report on a patient before leaving a shift (which I have not and will not). Is there any possible legal reason they could report me? My certification is as a Certified Nursing Assistant for additional context.

2. I understand that leaving without notice is a huge way to burn a bridge. I have no intention of ever working with this company again, nor do I ever intend to work in this specific field again in this state. I also understand that the company has the right to communicate the way that I left to any other company I may attempt to work for the in future, and accept that risk. I have already accepted a job with another healthcare organization, and have not, in any way, shape, or form, informed anyone at my current employer of the company I will be working for, nor that I’ve accepted another job at all. I also do not utilize LinkedIn, nor have I posted anything to social media that would imply I have been accepted at my new place of employment beyond telling close family and friends who have no connection to my current employer.

Any help or information would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!