Manager Risk

Your Managers Are Your Biggest Legal Exposure.

A great manager follows policy, documents decisions, handles complaints appropriately, and treats employees consistently. An untrained one does the opposite, and every deviation is a potential employment claim waiting to happen.

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How manager mistakes turn into claims

The challenges we hear most

  • 1Strong performers get promoted with no training to lead.
  • 2Discipline differs from one employee to the next.
  • 3Terminations happen with little or no documentation.
  • 4A complaint gets handled by the manager it names.
  • 5Managers react to complaints in ways that look like retaliation.
  • 6Accommodation and leave requests never reach HR.
Catapult Solutions

How Catapult HR Helps

  • Train managers on harassment, investigations and coaching.
  • Give managers documentation templates for every step of discipline.
  • Answer manager questions through the HR Advice Helpline.
  • Guide you through workplace investigations, or run them for you.
  • Coach new and experienced managers one on one or in cohorts.
  • Review your handbook so policies match current law.
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By the numbers

Why it matters

61.6%
Retaliation was alleged in 61.6 percent of the 88,201 charges filed with the EEOC in fiscal year 2025.
15,809
The EEOC received 15,809 charges alleging sex-based harassment under Title VII in fiscal year 2025.
$528 million
The EEOC secured $528 million in monetary benefits through its administrative charge process in fiscal year 2025, not counting litigation.
What members say

“The services and support provided by Catapult have consistently been top tier! As a C-Suite HR Leader, the trusted feedback and resources readily available by Catapult has proven over several years to be incredibly valuable. Special shoutout to Linda Hunter for her consultation to me, my team, and the organization at-large!”

Joseph Johnson, Trustpilot review, May 2026

Give your managers the tools to get it right.

Talk with a Catapult HR advisor about manager training, documentation and the situations your team faces most.