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When AI gets it wrong, employers could pay the price

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Content, T. C. (2026, November 13). When AI gets it wrong, employers could pay the price. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sponsored-sections/when-ai-gets-it-wrong-employers-could-pay-the-price/article_dcadc3e3-efdf-4ce6-8bd6-3e5d6d4f5ebb.html

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Hyde HR Law in Toronto reports an increasing trend of Canadian companies using AI for HR tasks, including drafting contracts and communicating with lawyers. John Hyde, the firm's founder, warns that relying on AI can lead to legal mistakes, such as improperly worded documents or actions that ignore ethical considerations. He highlights risks including confidentiality breaches and the potential for AI to generate misleading or irrelevant legal arguments, which could escalate legal disputes and increase costs.
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Hyde HR Law, a Toronto-based employment and labour law firm, has observed an increase in companies overly relying on AI for HR tasks, such as drafting contracts and termination letters. John Hyde, the founder and a certified specialist in labour and employment law, warns that AI's convenience can lead to costly mistakes. For instance, improper wording in termination letters or contracts can make them legally unenforceable or open to litigation. Hyde notes that AI might produce outdated or contextually inappropriate clauses, highlighting the risks of over-reliance on AI in HR.

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Hyde HR Law, a Toronto-based employment and labour law firm, has seen a noticeable rise in companies that rely too heavily on generative AI for help with everything from drafting contracts, workplace policies and termination letters, to answering sensitive employee questions, responding to demand letters and even communicating with lawyers.
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John Hyde, founder of Hyde HR Law, and a certified specialist in labour and employment law, says while AI may offer a convenient shortcut, it could lead to some potentially costly mistakes, starting with something as simple as the wording.
2026-11-14 · Toronto Star
When AI gets it wrong, employers could pay the price · mixed framing

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As artificial intelligence becomes more integrated in workplaces across Canada, its growing use when it comes to human resources matters is starting to raise some red flags. asserted
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Hyde HR Law, a Toronto-based employment and labour law firm, has seen a noticeable rise in companies that rely too heavily on generative AI for help with everything from drafting contracts, workplace policies and termination letters, to answering sensitive employee questions, responding to demand letters and even communicating with lawyers. asserted
that → base → lawyers
John Hyde, founder of Hyde HR Law, and a certified specialist in labour and employment law, says while AI may offer a convenient shortcut, it could lead to some potentially costly mistakes, starting with something as simple as the wording. uncertain
it → certify → wording
“An employer may have a legitimate objective — for example, limiting termination entitlements to what the law permits — but if the language is not drafted properly, it may be unenforceable or open to challenge. uncertain
it → have → challenge
You may fail to achieve your objective and invite litigation instead,” he said. uncertain
he → fail → litigation
Hyde also points out that AI can draw on information from different places and periods, so it may be able to produce a clause that worked somewhere, at some point, but may not show a user something that fits their specific scenario. uncertain
that → point → scenario
“Determining whether the wording is legally effective as of today, at your location and in your circumstance, requires professional judgment,” he said. asserted
he → determine → judgment
“Without that, you are taking a chance with a document that may have significant consequences.” uncertain
that → take → consequences
Another concern is that AI may follow an employer’s instructions without ever questioning whether the proposed action is even appropriate. uncertain
action → follow → instructions
But an employment lawyer, Hyde said, would first want to know the circumstances and whether there are other legal risks or alternatives to consider. asserted
Hyde → say → circumstances
“A lawyer’s value is not just to blindly carry out what you request — it is to identify problems you may not know exist, explain the risks and help you avoid a mistake before it happens,” he explained. uncertain
he → carry → mistake
Hyde cautions that using AI to handle legal matters can put solicitor-client privilege at risk, particularly when confidential information or privileged legal advice is uploaded to an AI platform. asserted
information → caution → platform
It can also create the very legal problems employers are trying to avoid and could even increase the intensity of a dispute. uncertain
employers → create → dispute
Hyde points to a case heard in British Columbia earlier this year, in which the Court of Appeal raised concerns about AI-generated legal arguments, including fabricated legal authorities and irrelevant citations. asserted
Court → point → authorities
It observed that AI has “no moral code: no sense of ethics or honesty” and warned that AI-driven litigation conduct can increase expense, undermine credibility and contribute to adverse findings and high costs awards. asserted
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“That is the practical concern,” he said. asserted
he → say → ?
“Instead of saving money or resolving a disagreement, AI may escalate the conflict, consume more resources and make an amicable resolution harder to achieve.” uncertain
resolution → save → resources
Hyde says employers should be especially cautious about using AI when dealing with sensitive or high-risk HR matters, including layoffs and terminations, accommodation requests, workplace investigations, health and safety concerns and responding to legal demand letters. asserted
employers → say → letters
It does not have any expertise, nor does it have any accountability. asserted
it → have → accountability
After all, if AI gets it wrong, you cannot sue it for professional negligence,” he noted. asserted
he → get → negligence
“Used properly, AI may save time. uncertain
AI → use → time
Used without informed judgment, it may turn a small saving today into a much more costly legal problem tomorrow.” uncertain
it → use → problem
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