Arizona must reform its employment and unemployment insurance laws

Dear Governor Hobbs and members of the Arizona State Legislature, I am writing as a concerned Arizonan to address our state’s at-will employment laws, which I have seen cause profound damage. These laws erode trust between employees and employers, creating a system where a person’s livelihood can be tied to a manager’s personal whims rather than their professional merit.

My personal experience with abrupt termination without cause or notice is a painful example of this failure, but I am not alone. This constant fear of arbitrary firing creates a culture of silence where employees cannot speak up against wrongdoing, which harms both companies and the state’s economy.

A better model already exists. Montana is the only state to have moved away from the at-will model with its Wrongful Discha