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If you are trying to negotiate RSU acceleration in California, the first thing you will usually hear is that forfeiture is automatic and non-negotiable. That statement is often delivered confidently, usually by HR, and often right before a severance agreement is...
If you reported a safety complaint at work in California and were then written up, disciplined, or fired, you are not alone. This sequence shows up in real workplaces far more often than most employees expect. Someone raises concerns about unsafe conditions....
If you were laid off with RSUs in California, the first thing you probably heard was some version of this: “Unvested equity is forfeited. There’s nothing we can do.” For many employees, that statement comes right before a severance agreement lands in their inbox and a...
Most California employees hear the same script when they are laid off or terminated: “This is our standard severance.” “It’s not negotiable.” “This is the best we can do.” Sometimes that is true. More often, it is positioning. In California, there is generally no...
If you were fired after reporting a work injury in California, there is a real possibility what happened to you was illegal retaliation. This scenario shows up over and over again. An employee gets hurt on the job, reports the injury as the law requires, and suddenly...
Fired after being injured on the job is something no California employee expects to happen, but it happens every day. You get hurt doing your job. You report the injury. You need medical treatment or time off to recover. And instead of support, things change. The...
You closed the deal. The customer signed. The revenue hit the books. Then your employer changed your commission after the sale and acted as if that was perfectly normal. Maybe they said the deal was “too big,” maybe they suddenly discovered “discretion” in the plan,...
You did everything right. You sourced the lead, ran the process, dealt with the demos, the internal approvals, the legal reviews, and the procurement delays. You closed the deal. Then, after the fact, the commission you expected to be paid either vanished or was...
When an employee refuses unsafe work and is then terminated, California law takes that seriously. When the employer responds by offering an explanation that does not hold up under basic scrutiny, the law tends to respond even more seriously. I’m Matt Ruggles and I’ve...
How executives negotiate severance after a merger or layoff is rarely discussed openly, even though mergers are routinely sold as exercises in efficiency, synergy, and strategic alignment. For corporate executives, however, mergers often carry a quieter subtext:...
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