Focuses on wage theft and the failure of employers to pay California employees what they are owed, including unpaid regular wages, overtime, commissions, and final paychecks.
July 3, 2026
What California Employees Should Know About Unpaid Commission Disputes By Matthew J Ruggles Why Commission Disputes Matter in California A California commission dispute usually begins with a simple sentence: “This…
June 24, 2026
What California Sales Professionals Should Know About Commission Caps, Windfall Adjustments, and Earned Wage Protections By Matthew J Ruggles What Is a Windfall Provision in a Commission Plan? If you…
January 20, 2026
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…
January 15, 2026
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,…
December 19, 2025
Large unpaid wage claims in California arise when an employer fails to pay an employee what they have already earned and the amount owed is significant (tens of thousands of…
November 30, 2025
If you are a California healthcare executive and you were just handed a severance agreement, you already know how fast the ground can shift under you. One day you are…
November 26, 2025
If you are a sales executive in California and your company just terminated your employment and handed you a severance agreement, you are already in the middle of the fight.…
November 24, 2025
The status of RSUs after a layoff in California raise immediate questions for employees in the technology, startup, fintech, and enterprise sales sectors. Restricted stock units have become a major…
November 21, 2025
If you recently won a wage dispute in front of the California Labor Commissioner and your employer is now threatening to appeal, the next step is understanding how appeal deadlines…
November 14, 2025
Many employees driving a company vehicle in California are underpaid without realizing it. If your workday begins the moment you leave home in a company truck or van, whether you…