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.

9 Steps to Finding the Best Lawyer for Your Northern Virginia Employment Case

If you’ve recently suffered a setback on the job, you’re probably feeling stressed out. Maybe you’ve researched your legal problem well enough to realize that you need the guidance of an experienced attorney. But when you Google for lawyers, you might find the options overwhelming. It can seem impossible to find the right lawyer to […]

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EEOC Decides “Voluntary” Wellness Programs Can Include Financial Incentives and Penalties

Wellness programs sponsored by employers are supposed to encourage workers to lose weight, quit smoking, and become more active to be more “well” and healthy to reduce health-care costs and lost days from work. Until April, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) warned employers that plans involving financial incentives wouldn’t be “voluntary” or comply with the

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How to Protect Yourself If Chronic Sleep Deprivation Is Affecting Your Job – Part 2

I’m exhausted at work and reaching my limit. Should I quit? Are you operating in the red zone at work because you are always exhausted? Unable to continue, should you quit or risk being fired? Your choices may not be that drastic. You may be protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). For background,

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Three Ways to Protect Yourself If Chronic Sleep Deprivation Is Affecting Your Job

Are you chronically sleep deprived because of a new baby, stress, or other medical condition? Is it hurting you at work? Performance problems at work could result in your termination unless you take action. Read on to learn about what you can do. What Is Sleep Deprivation? Sleep disorders and chronic sleep deprivation—the phenomenon of

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When You May NOT Want to Report Pregnancy Discrimination

Fortunately, there are federal laws to provide protection for pregnant workers against discrimination in the workplace. And while it is significant that the law empowers women with the right not to be discriminated against because of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, this does not mean that the practice has ended in the workplace. Indeed,

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Employers’ Social Media Use Policies and Their Enforcement May Violate Federal Law

Bad news travels fast, especially on social media. Posts can easily and quickly spread across the globe and be seen by millions of people. This is one reason why employers seek to control what employees write publicly about their businesses on the Internet. There are legal limits on what employers can try to suppress, but

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Why Timing Is Almost Everything in Pregnancy Discrimination Cases

Discrimination cases are based on allegations that some negative action by an employer was motivated by an illegal, discriminatory bias against the worker because of some protected basis (sex, race, color, etc.). In cases where the protected basis is something the person is not born with (such as a disability due to an accident or

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