Colorado’s at-will employment system allows workers to be fired without documented cause — even when they show strong work ethic, responsibility, punctuality, and respect.

This creates a workplace culture where favoritism, personal bias, and arbitrary decisions can override actual job performance. Employees may feel pressured to overshare their personal lives, socialize excessively, or “stay on management’s good side” just to keep their jobs. Those who are quiet, private, or simply focused on their work can be labeled as difficult or disconnected, despite doing their jobs well.

This system causes serious harm. It contributes to job instability, mental stress, financial hardship, housing insecurity, and homelessness. It removes accountability from employers and leaves hardworking people vulnerable to sudden termination without explanation.

Employment should be based on performance and conduct — not personality politics.

We are calling on Colorado lawmakers to require documented, legitimate reasons for termination and to protect workers from arbitrary or favoritism-based firings. Workers deserve stability, transparency, and dignity.

Great work ethic, respect, punctuality, and responsibility should be what matters.

Enough is enough.