cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/16013932

Linus Tech Tips (LTT) release investigation results on former accusations

There were a series of accusations about our company last August from a former employee. Immediately following these accusations, LMG hired Roper Greyell - a large Vancouver-based law firm specializing in labor and employment law, to conduct a third-party investigation. Their website describes them as “one of the largest employment and labour law firms in Western Canada.” They work with both private and public sector employers.

To ensure a fair investigation, LMG did not comment or publicly release any data and asked our team members to do the same. Now that the investigation is complete, we’re able to provide a summary of the findings.

The investigation found that:

  • Claims of bullying and harassment were not substantiated.

  • Allegations that sexual harassment were ignored or not addressed were false.

  • Any concerns that were raised were investigated. Furthermore, from reviewing our history, the investigator is confident that if any other concerns had been raised, we would have investigated them.

  • There was no evidence of “abuse of power” or retaliation. The individual involved may not have agreed with our decisions or performance feedback, but our actions were for legitimate work-related purposes, and our business reasons were valid.

  • Allegations of process errors and miscommunication while onboarding this individual were partially substantiated, but the investigator found ample documentary evidence of LMG working to rectify the errors and the individual being treated generously and respectfully. When they had questions, they were responded to and addressed.

In summary, as confirmed by the investigation, the allegations made against the team were largely unfounded, misleading, and unfair.

With all of that said, in the spirit of ongoing improvement, the investigator shared their general recommendation that fast-growing workplaces should invest in continuing professional development. The investigator encouraged us to provide further training to our team about how to raise concerns to reinforce our existing workplace policies.

Prior to receiving this report, LMG solicited anonymous feedback from the team in an effort to ensure there was no unreported bullying and harassment and hosted a training session which reiterated our workplace policies and reinforced our reporting structure. LMG will continue to assess ongoing continuing education for our team.

At this time, we feel our case for a defamation suit would be very strong; however, our deepest wish is to simply put all of this behind us. We hope that will be the case, given the investigator’s clear findings that the allegations made online were misrepresentations of what actually occurred. We will continue to assess if there is persistent reputational damage or further defamation.

This doesn’t mean our company is perfect and our journey is over. We are continuously learning and trying to do better. Thank you all for being part of our community.

  • FuckyWucky [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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    Ain’t no way they investigated themselves and found nothing wrong? Shocking.

    Scumbags are trying to sue Madison for defamation.

    I hope one day their stupid media empire implodes. Anyone remember Fine Brothers?

    Yes LTT has other revenue streams but those all are dependant on the content they produce, no one will buy LTT merch if they stopped making videos.

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      Ain’t no way they investigated themselves and found nothing wrong? Shocking.

      They hired a 3rd party company to investigate them. They did not investigate themselves. Its not perfect, but what else are they supposed to do?

      Scumbags are trying to sue Madison for defamation.

      They are not suing her, and have explicitly stated as such.

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        5 months ago

        I thought so too, but tbh it seems like the Defamation statement was actually geared at fanboys and anti fanboys.

        Otherwise it makes no sense to bring it up.

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      5 months ago

      That’s as much as they can do independently. There’s always been a question why the original complainer did not involve the labor board. That’s the next logical escalation

      Update: I see the above poster said Linus tech tips is trying to sue Madison, they are doing the exact opposite. The explicitly said they will not sue

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        And complaining to the labor board is about the only way to get a “truly impartial” investigation. Any other entity needs to be paid.

        Not saying the firm that did this investigation was biased, just saying there’s no way to not involve paying someone other than the labor board getting involved.

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      They did not say they will sue, or even that they want to sue. They explicitly sad they won’t sue.

      I think everybody just wants to move on with their lives.

      Sooouppp is making videos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05qtZ0FbC24

      LTT is making videos.

      The drama that happened last year on Twitter, just got a resolution today. And they explicitly say they don’t want to sue. So this is an end to it…

      If soup wants to escalate, the labor board is the next step.