Free Guide from Latisha Newby, Esq. · SHRM-SCP · PHR
The No-Nonsense Guide for Employers
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The 5 employment lawsuits hitting employers right now and the practical steps you can take today to stay out of them.
- What's actually driving claims in 2026 (not 2019)
- The documentation gaps courts are punishing
- Plain-language fixes you can implement this quarter
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Why This Guide, Why Now
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The lawsuits employers face in 2026 don't look like the ones from five years ago.
The EEOC is enforcing with new urgency. State agencies are testing novel theories. And workers — armed with better information and faster networks — are pushing claims employers used to be able to quietly resolve.
The employers staying out of court aren't the ones with the biggest HR teams. They're the ones who understand where the risk is actually sitting right now, and who've tightened up the unglamorous pieces — classification, documentation, the investigation that happened before the termination.
This guide walks you through the 5 claims showing up most often on my desk, and exactly what you can do about each one.
The 5 lawsuits hitting employers right now
Wage & Hour + Misclassification
The quiet lawsuit draining employers in 2026 — and the three classification mistakes that trigger it.
Hiring & Discrimination Claims
Where good intentions meet disparate impact, and the hiring-stage gaps that become EEOC charges.
ADA & PWFA Accommodation Failures
Why "reasonable" has expanded, what the interactive process actually requires, and where employers keep dropping the ball.
Retaliation Claims
The fastest-growing EEOC charge category — and how managers create retaliation exposure without realizing it.
Wrongful Termination
The documentation standard courts are applying now, and why "at-will" isn't the shield employers think it is.
