Just Cause Protection for Employees

This November Coloradans will have a chance to vote on a simple proposition:  Should employers have to provide a legitimate reason before they fire an employee? 

Virtually all states already prohibit firings on the basis of race, gender, age or religion and many other criteria; Colorado's Ballot Amendment 55 would merely boil employer responsibility down to a simple requirement that they provide a "just cause" reason for terminating any employee.

In the last week, both Iowa's and Colorado's legislatures have moved to modify anti-union laws that undermine the freedom to form unions in those states.