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  • About Us
    • Matt Ruggles
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    • Wrongful Termination
    • Workplace Discrimination
    • Disability Discrimination
    • Workplace Harassment
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Executive Severance Negotiation Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Executive Severance Negotiation Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

by Matthew Ruggles | Oct 23, 2025 | Severance Agreements, Workplace Retaliation, Wrongful Termination

Executives often underestimate how costly executive severance negotiation mistakes can be when exiting a California company. Understanding where these mistakes occur, and how to avoid them, is critical to protecting compensation, equity, reputation, and long-term...
Non-Negotiable Severance in California: 5 Myths Dispelled by a Lawyer

Non-Negotiable Severance in California: 5 Myths Dispelled by a Lawyer

by Matthew Ruggles | Oct 22, 2025 | Severance Agreements, Workplace Discrimination, Workplace Retaliation, Wrongful Termination

If you’ve just been handed a severance agreement, there’s a good chance HR made it sound like you need to sign quickly or risk losing everything. Maybe they called it “standard.” Maybe they warned you there’s a deadline. Maybe they even told you it’s a non-negotiable...
How To Prove Age Discrimination in California

How To Prove Age Discrimination in California

by Matthew Ruggles | Oct 20, 2025 | Workplace Discrimination, Wrongful Termination

If you’ve worked hard for decades only to be passed over for someone younger, you’re not imagining things. Learning how to prove age discrimination in California is critical because employers rarely admit bias openly. They hide it behind so-called “business decisions”...
How to Maximize Your Severance Offer in California: Tips from a Lawyer

How to Maximize Your Severance Offer in California: Tips from a Lawyer

by Matthew Ruggles | Oct 17, 2025 | Severance Agreements, Workplace Discrimination, Workplace Retaliation, Wrongful Termination

The moment you are handed a severance package can stop you in your tracks. One minute you are processing the shock of losing your job, the next you are staring at a dense legal document full of deadlines, waivers, and promises that sound official but are written to...
How to Document and Prove Sexual Harassment in California

How to Document and Prove Sexual Harassment in California

by Matthew Ruggles | Oct 9, 2025 | Hostile Work Environment, Sexual Harassment, Workplace Harassment, Workplace Retaliation, Wrongful Termination

If you are being sexually harassed at work, it is not enough to know that what is happening is wrong. You need to know how to document and prove sexual harassment at work in California so that your case can stand up to scrutiny. The difference between having a valid...
Mistakes Employees Make When Reporting Sexual Harassment in California

Mistakes Employees Make When Reporting Sexual Harassment in California

by Matthew Ruggles | Oct 7, 2025 | Hostile Work Environment, Sexual Harassment, Workplace Harassment, Wrongful Termination

If you’re reporting sexual harassment in California, it’s critical to understand how that the way you report it can affect your case. Many employees think filing an internal complaint is simple i.e. just tell HR what happened and expect the company to handle it. In...
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