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S01E27 - How Defective Workplace Investigations Cost Employers Millions 2026 Update
Ontario employment lawyer reviewing the 2026 Workplace Investigation Update on defective HR investigations, harassment, reprisal, and $2.5M+ employer liability.
Imagine holding a job for over a decade and building a $150 million client portfolio—only to be fired and blacklisted across your entire industry after a rigged internal HR investigation. In 2026, Ontario courts and labour tribunals are hitting back hard against weaponized, biased, and defective workplace investigations. In this episode of Employment Law Insights by HTW Law, we unpack the landmark 2025–2026 Ontario case law reshaping workplace harassment, discrimination, reprisal, and wrongful dismissal—and break down the 6 legal pillars every workplace investigation must follow to avoid seven-figure damages.
Proudly endorsed by David Q. Harris, author of the definitive legal treatise Wrongful Dismissal. As Canada’s leading authority on employment law, his work is the gold standard relied upon by the Supreme Court of Canada and appellate courts nationwide.