🚨 Employers Beware: AI and Online Precedents Can Put Your Business at Risk

In today’s fast-paced digital world, more employers are turning to AI tools and free web-based templates to create contracts, policies, and HR documents. While these shortcuts may seem efficient and cost-effective, a recent Ontario Superior Court case serves as a powerful warning: if a trained lawyer can get it wrong, so can you—with far more serious consequences for your business.

In Ko v. Li, 2025 ONSC 2766, the Court dealt with a troubling situation: a lawyer submitted legal documents containing entirely fabricated case law—citations created by artificial intelligence, which looked real but simply didn’t exist.

Justice Myers flagged this as a product of AI “hallucinations” and reminded the legal profession that even when using advanced tools, it is the professional’s duty to verify every citation, clause, and legal concept.

Now imagine that same kind of error—but in your employment contracts, termination clauses, or workplace policies. If those documents are based on AI-generated content or generic online precedents, and they’re not verified by a qualified professional, they could:

🔴 Be thrown out by the courts

🔴 Expose you to wrongful dismissal claims

🔴 Breach employment standards legislation

🔴 Lead to costly lawsuits or government penalties

What’s at stake?

Your reputation. Your hard-earned profits. Your business’s future.

You didn’t build your company just to lose it to an AI-generated mistake. Legal compliance isn’t a checkbox—it’s a safeguard. That’s why working with a trained Human Resources professional and employment law expert is critical.

At D&DCPD Human Resources Consulting, we help employers like you navigate employment law safely and strategically. We don’t use generic templates or AI shortcuts—we use real expertise to protect what you’ve worked so hard to build.

✔️ Tailored, compliant contracts

✔️ Defensible HR policies

✔️ Up-to-date legal knowledge

✔️ Transparent, budget-friendly pricing

📞 Book a free consultation today through the website and let’s make sure your business is built on a solid legal foundation—not on digital quicksand.