What To Do If You Get Laid Off: Employment Attorney Ryan Stygar on Keyboard Tracking, Return to Office and Negotiating Severance

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**Ryan Stygar** (3:25)
Do not let your boss or a toxic workplace dictate your self-worth. You deserve good things, and if the workplace can't recognize that, I hope you find the courage to leave it.

**Nicole Lapin** (3:35)
So I'll tell it to you straight. There are some big challenges in the workforce right now. Playoffs in the beginning of this year were 118 percent higher than in 2025 Return to office mandates are accelerating, and despite legal protections, workplace discrimination against new mothers is still very much a thing. That sounds really bad, but there is some good news. You have more protections than you think. And today I'm joined by Employment Attorney Ryan Stygar to tell you what they are and how to use them. Ryan's core thesis in his new book Get It In Writing is that most workers lose money and rights not because the law fails them, but because they didn't even know the law existed and they didn't document anything. So today Ryan unpacks how to negotiate severance.