October 8, 2026
Severance Agreements
Provides guidance for California employees reviewing or negotiating severance agreements, including key legal terms, employee rights, and risks of signing without legal advice.
August 11, 2026
Executive Severance in California: 12 Questions Every Executive Should Ask
How to Evaluate, Negotiate, and Protect Your Pay, Equity, Benefits, and Career Before You Sign By Matthew J. Ruggles Top 12 Questions California Executives Ask About Severance If you are…
July 10, 2026
California Severance Agreements: What Employees Should Know Before Signing
A Practical Guide to Reviewing and Negotiating Severance in California By Matthew J. Ruggles Executive Severance Is Not a Thank-You Card A severance agreement usually arrives at one of the…
July 6, 2026
Complete Guide to California Tech Layoff Severance, RSUs, and Executive Compensation
For executives, C-suite officers, managers, engineering leaders, sales leaders, and equity-compensated California tech employees facing layoffs By Matthew J. Ruggles If you are a California tech employee facing a…
June 29, 2026
How to Negotiate a Severance Package in California
Top 5 Opportunities, Top 5 Mistakes, and the Strategies Executives Use to Maximize Their Severance By Matthew J. Ruggles “The biggest mistake employees make during severance negotiations isn’t asking for…
June 26, 2026
Fired With a Severance Agreement? Here’s What Changes When a Lawyer Gets Involved
Why Severance Negotiations Change Once an Employment Lawyer Enters the Room By Matthew J Ruggles You’ve just been terminated. Maybe it was framed as a “restructuring.” Maybe it was called…
February 25, 2026
Protected Activity in California Retaliation Cases: What Counts?
If you were fired, demoted, written up, or suddenly treated differently after speaking up at work, you are probably asking whether you were retaliated against. The answer often turns on…
February 14, 2026
How to Negotiate RSU Acceleration in California Severance Agreements
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,…
February 8, 2026
Laid Off With RSUs in California: When Lost Equity Creates Severance Leverage
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…