When economic difficulties arise, employee layoffs are sometimes necessity. These layoffs must be based on the good of the company. Other times layoffs are made without good reason. In either case, the federal government specifies situations that considered a wrongful termination. In recent years, situations of discrimination have undergone change because wrongful termination and discrimination often go hand in hand. The federal government does not specifically state sexual orientation as a form of discrimination, however most states have made the addition of sexual orientation specifically within the bounds of discrimination. Other forms are based on age, gender, sex, race or ethnicity.