Fired? Afraid You Might Be? With Tom Spiggle

Tom Spiggle of Spiggle Law Firm is back on the show to talk about his latest book, “ Fired? Afraid You Might Be? “ More about Tom: Tom Spiggle is a former prosecutor and former Assistant U.S. Attorney. His website also has a very informative blog regarding these topics at SpiggleLaw.com. He is regularly quoted in the media often in publications such as The Washington Post, Forbes, CNN, and Huffington Post. Episode highlights: You need to have a plan because it’s not a matter of if but when, and you may leave voluntarily. Layoffs in the last few years have adversely affected the employment status of pregnant women. “There are certainly cases where an employer takes action, and it’s unclear what their motives are, or they’re not clearly discriminatory. And those can be tough cases.” Even if they’re not coming right out and saying we don’t want you here because you are pregnant. And then we also have, there, we have the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which is fairly new that requires that employers give you accommodations. if you’re, undergoing a rift, negotiate the best deal that you can. A lot of people, maybe most people don’t want to, file a case in court and, haul their butt down to federal court and deal with all of that. if you’re, undergoing a rift, negotiate the best deal that you can. A lot of people, maybe most people don’t want to, file a case in court and, haul their butt down to federal court and deal with all of that. Some cases are worth that. But. A lot of times there are things that you can do to put yourself in a better situation. Buy yourself another six months, buy yourself another 50, 000, buy yourself some more health care while you’re working with, reading some of your good work or working with some of the career professionals that I list in the book or that are out there everywhere to help you get on in that next better job. So just because they offer you something doesn’t mean you can’t negotiate it. Without having to, file a lawsuit without even having to necessarily hire an attorney or even if you do have that attorney come forward and negotiate on your behalf, which sometimes is good, but it does up the temperature a little bit.Get your best deal that you can. Here are three ways you can join the conversation: – Call and leave a voicemail at 708-365-9822, or text your comments to the same number – Go to TheVoiceofJobSeekers.com , press the “Send Voicemail” button on the right side of your screen, and leave a message – Send email feedback to mark@thevoiceofjobseekers.com Join “The Job Scam Report community ! The post Fired? Afraid You Might Be? With Tom Spiggle first appeared on The Voice of Job Seekers .

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This episode was published on Jun 18, 2024.

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