Allergies are the result of a hypersensitive immune system. The allergic immune system misidentifies an otherwise innocuous substance as harmful, and then attacks the substance with a ferocity far greater than required.
Laying off an employee is different from firing an employee. Firing means letting a worker go for any reason, whereas a layoff refers to an employment termination based on economics, usually involving more than one worker.
Updated August 10, 2016. If you have been laid off from your job you should be able to file for unemployment online without visiting an unemployment office. In most states, unemployed workers can apply for unemployment benefits online, over the phone or, in some cases, by mailing a form.