Wrongful Termination Archives

How We Tripled a California Enterprise Sales Executive’s Severance

by Matthew Ruggles | Jan 6, 2026 | Severance Agreements, Wrongful Termination

California severance negotiation is rarely straightforward for high-earning enterprise sales executives. When compensation is driven by commissions tied to large, long-cycle deals, severance discussions often intersect with disputes over earned commissions, clawback...

What Is and Is Not Workplace Harassment Under California Law

by Matthew Ruggles | Jan 3, 2026 | Hostile Work Environment, Sexual Harassment, Workplace Harassment, Wrongful Termination

What is (and what is not) workplace harassment under California law is a question many employees struggle with when work becomes tense or uncomfortable. Workplaces are full of friction. Deadlines, office politics, pressure, personalities, power dynamics, and stress...

Fired While on Medical Leave in California? What to Know About Return to Work Dates

by Matthew Ruggles | Dec 31, 2025 | Disability Discrimination, Interactive Process, Reasonable Accommodation, Workplace Retaliation, Wrongful Termination

How Indefinite Return-to-Work Dates Can Make or Break a California Disability Discrimination Claim If you were fired while on medical leave in California, you may be wondering whether what happened to you was disability discrimination under state law. That is a fair...

Will My Employer Revoke a Severance Offer If I Try to Negotiate in California?

by Matthew Ruggles | Dec 27, 2025 | Severance Agreements, Wrongful Termination

You’ve been offered severance. You read it once. Then again. And the same thought keeps coming back: this feels low. It is not generous. It does not reflect your time, your role, or the way things actually ended. You suspect you may have leverage to ask for more, but...

Large Unpaid Wage Claims in California: How to Recover When Your Employer Won’t Pay

by Matthew Ruggles | Dec 19, 2025 | Advanced Commissions, Commission Chargebacks, Compensation Plans, Earned Wages, Misclassification, Missed Meal Periods, Unpaid Wages, Wrongful Termination

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 dollars or more). This is not about a small payroll mistake or a missed hour of overtime. It...

Negotiating Severance for California Finance and Fintech Employees

by Matthew Ruggles | Dec 16, 2025 | Severance Agreements, Wrongful Termination

If you work in finance, fintech, or financial technology and were just laid off in California, you are probably staring at a severance agreement and wondering what happens next. Questions about bonuses, RSUs, and equity come up immediately, especially when your...