When someone loses a job suddenly, under false pretenses, it can have serious and immediate consequences in their day-to-day lives. Most notably, the fired worker loses their income, which means their ability to support themselves and provide basic needs for themselves and their dependents. Additionally, when you are fired, it may affect the benefits available to you through the state as a newly unemployed person. If you are laid off, let go due to downsizing, determined not to be a good fit for your position, your employer goes out of business, or you leave your job for some other valid reason, you can collect unemployment benefits while you look for new work. If, however, your employer says they fired you due to misconduct, you cannot collect unemployment, further compounding the economic damage done by your wrongful termination.