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  • About Us
    • Matt Ruggles
    • Our Team
    • Our Values
  • Practice Areas
    • Wrongful Termination
    • Workplace Discrimination
    • Disability Discrimination
    • Workplace Harassment
    • Workplace Retaliation
    • Unpaid Wages
    • Severance Agreements
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How to Negotiate Executive Severance Agreement Terms

How to Negotiate Executive Severance Agreement Terms

by Matthew Ruggles | Jul 21, 2025 | Severance Agreements, Wrongful Termination

One of the most common situations I encounter is the often abrupt departure of a senior executive, someone who’s spent years driving growth, leading teams, and delivering results. When that executive is handed a severance agreement, the message is clear: the...
How to Negotiate Severance Like an Employment Lawyer

How to Negotiate Severance Like an Employment Lawyer

by Matthew Ruggles | Jul 13, 2025 | Severance Agreements, Workplace Retaliation

Most employees have no idea how to negotiate an increase in their severance offer. Like everything else in life, experience makes a big difference. And when you’re negotiating a severance offer with an employer, it’s no different. I’m Matt Ruggles. I...
Examples of Successful Severance Negotiation in California

Examples of Successful Severance Negotiation in California

by Matthew Ruggles | Jul 5, 2025 | Severance Agreements

Employees offered a severance package from their employer normally have the same reaction: the severance payment offered is not enough to realistically transition the terminated employee to comparable subsequent employment. The result? The very first question most...
7 Employee Mistakes That Ruin Severance Negotiations

7 Employee Mistakes That Ruin Severance Negotiations

by Matthew Ruggles | May 13, 2025 | Severance Agreements, Wrongful Termination

This blog was written by Matt Ruggles, a California employment attorney with over 30 years of experience representing employees in severance negotiations across industries like technology, healthcare, and finance. Matt has helped everyone from frontline workers to...
How to Use Leverage in Severance Negotiation

How to Use Leverage in Severance Negotiation

by Matthew Ruggles | Apr 13, 2025 | Severance Agreements, Wrongful Termination

When a California employee is presented with a severance agreement, understanding how to use leverage in severance negotiation is essential to improving the outcome. These agreements often feel like take-it-or-leave-it offers—decided without any input from the...
Performance Improvement Plan Insights: Tips from a Lawyer

Performance Improvement Plan Insights: Tips from a Lawyer

by Matthew Ruggles | Apr 4, 2025 | Severance Agreements, Wrongful Termination

A Performance Improvement Plan—commonly referred to as a PIP—has become a standard tool in modern workplace management. While once associated primarily with hourly or lower-level employees, PIPs are now frequently used across a wide range of professions, including...
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