Tom Spiggle

Tom founded Spiggle Law to help individuals facing difficult workplace issues. Although Spiggle Law represents employees in many different matters, Tom has a soft spot for those who suffer from discrimination. As a former prosecutor with significant experience in high-level criminal cases, Tom is also uniquely qualified to represent individuals subject to workplace investigations and criminal prosecutions.

How a Sexual Harassment Lawyer Would Try to Fix Uber

Tech companies like Uber attract bright, young, and energetic talent, especially when these companies enter into traditionally-run industries. The management of such companies establish forward-thinking organizational strategies and assume those strategies will illuminate all management problems of the past. Unfortunately, issues such as sexual harassment and discrimination are still prominent in the workplace today. On […]

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Getting a New Job? Watch Out for These Red Flags of Possible Sexual Harassment

With all the talk surrounding sexual harassment in the workplace, many people are realizing that it is more deeply engrained into our culture than we might want to admit. Therefore, it is important to understand a company’s culture before committing to an employment offer. Here are some warning signs a prospective employee should look for:

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Pregnancy Discrimination Can Still Occur Even After a Child Is Born

Even with the right to maternity leave granted by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), many women find it difficult to balance family and work, especially when they are expected to return to work soon after giving birth. While the act thankfully protects women from pregnancy-based discrimination throughout their pregnancy, it fails to explicitly require employers

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How Harvey Weinstein Used NDAs to Keep His Victims Silent

Serial sexual harassers, like Harvey Weinstein, often used non-disclosure agreements to silence their victims. But how do they get away with such inappropriate conduct, and why are victims only speaking up now? A non-disclosure agreement (NDA) is a legal agreement made between parties involved in the settlement of a sexual harassment case. The agreement is

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Why Following the ‘Pence Rule’ in the Workplace Is a Bad Idea

In light of recent sexual misconduct allegations in Hollywood and beyond, male managers are considering practicing the ‘Pence Rule’ in their workplaces. This misconception could land these men in legal trouble. A variation of the so-known ‘Pence Rule’ was originally used by the Southern Baptist minister, Billy Graham. The rule is that a man should

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Advice from a Sexual Harassment Lawyer to Men in the Workplace

In recent months, the media has shone a spotlight on sexual harassment in the workplace, especially in the film and media industry and even in Congress. Consequently, working men throughout the country have been feeling uneasy, trying to remember if they ever crossed a professional boundary in this regard. Others claim that sexual harassment laws

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How Sharing a List of Sexual Harassers Could Get You in Legal Trouble

As the media has recently highlighted, many victims of sexual harassment have come forth with compiled lists of perpetrators. Unfortunately, these victims may face legal trouble for this act, including accusations of defamation, tortious interference, breach of a non-disclosure agreement, and unauthorized access of information via an anti-doxxing law violation. It is essential for victims

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Spiggle Law Named One of the Fastest-Growing Firms in the Country

D.C. metro-based employment law group supporting workers receives Law Firm 500 award The Spiggle Law Firm was recently named one of the fastest-growing law firms in the country by the 2018 Law Firm 500. This award recognizes small law firms across the nation for their accelerated growth, commitment to their clients, and unwavering vision for

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