Thomas H. Kiggans
Partner
Tom Kiggans practices in the area of employment law, which he has done almost exclusively since 1984. He represents primarily employers in both litigation and counseling in all areas of labor and employment, including discrimination, ERISA, sexual harassment, employee defamation, and other employment‑related tort claims, employment contracts, OSHA, union matters, wage and hour, drug testing, and drafting and implementing employment policies.
Tom represents employers in a variety of industries, including construction, equipment rental, banks, maritime, petrochemical, oil and gas exploration and production, insurance, gaming, governmental entities, educational institutions and restaurants, and has extensive trial experience in both federal and state courts. He has been admitted to practice by special admission before courts in Alabama, Florida, Utah, Tennessee, Kansas, Oregon, Washington and South Carolina.
Experience
- Prevailed as lead trial attorney in a week long federal court jury trial representing an insurance company, the State of Louisiana, and several government officials in a case involving claims of race discrimination, racial harassment, retaliation, and related tort claims.
- Successfully represented a major chemical company in a labor arbitration in which the union was challenging the discharge of an operator.
- Litigated numerous ERISA claims, including claims involving ERISA plans incorporated in collective bargaining agreements.
- Handled numerous matters before various administrative agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, National Labor Relations Board, Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, Department of Labor, Office of Federal Contracts Compliance Program, Texas Commission on Human Rights, Louisiana Commission on Human Rights, and California Department of Industrial Relations.