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.

A Warning to Discriminatory Bosses: The Effects of Pregnancy Don’t End at Birth

Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination

A federal court just sent a warning shot to bosses: the effects of pregnancy don’t end at birth. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, which covers Alabama, Georgia, and Florida, affirmed a lower court holding that failing to accommodate an employee who was breastfeeding violated the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA). The police […]

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Washington Business Journal: Workplace Advances (or lack thereof) in Greater D.C.

In the News

Washington Business Journal | July 7, 2017 Uber, 500 Startups, Fox News, American Apparel, Binary, Sterling Jewelers — all companies, big and small, that made recent headlines for suffering the consequences of sexual harassment allegations and lawsuits. The problem is even more pervasive than these high-profile cases, and most companies still aren’t doing the right

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pregnancy

Job Applicant Wins $100,000 After Offer Rescinded Due to Pregnancy

Pregnancy Discrimination

Imagine going through the job search process. You send out dozens, if not hundreds, of applications and resumes to prospective employers. When you finally get a response, you’re rewarded with several grueling rounds of telephone and in-person interviews. Finally, you get the prize: the elusive job offer. But before you formally accept, you inquire about

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social media

Court Confirms That Profanity-Filled Social Media Rant Encouraging Unionization Is Protected Speech

Discrimination

Social media is now a part of society, but employers are still trying to figure out how to control what their employees post. We’ve discussed social media use protections that employees may enjoy in some of our earlier blog posts, such as “Can I Get Fired for What I Post on Facebook or Twitter?” and

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government contractor

What Rights Do Government Contractors and Employees Have Against Wrongful Termination?

Is It Worth It?, Litigation

If you’re a government contractor or a government employee, you may be wondering whether you are protected against employment discrimination under the same sorts of laws as private employees. In general, the answer is yes! In fact, most government workers enjoy even broader protections than employees of private companies. Read on to see what laws

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employment laws

A Table of Wrongful Termination and Other Employment Laws

Discrimination, Is It Worth It?, Online Damages Calculator

If you’ve been using our online damages calculator to assess the potential value of your employment discrimination case, you might be wondering whether you can really recover what it says you can. Remember that the calculator cannot tell you whether you have a case at all—your employer may have treated you terribly without actually doing

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dealing with the EEOC

Demand Letters, Part 4: Your Employer’s Not the Only One Talking Bad About You—Dealing With the EEOC

EEOC

This is the fourth post in a series about demand letters. My first post described what a demand letter is and just how demanding it should be. In the second post, I discussed how to prepare yourself for your company’s negative response to your demand letter. I warned that your employer would probably defend itself

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business secrets

5 Things You Need to Know About Business Secrets—Before You Quit Your Job

Termination

Many companies rely heavily on secret or exclusive information that they have accumulated. From trade secrets to customer lists, these business organizations would fail if a departing employee were allowed to take critical company information to a competitor or use that information to open a competing business. So when a key employee with access to

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