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Riot Games resolves sex discrimination lawsuit

Riot Games resolves sex discrimination lawsuit

Game developers report Riot Games A $100 million settlement agreement has been reached for a class action lawsuit against the company, which is a significant increase from the previous $10 million settlement attempt, which was rejected because it was too easy to let Riot go. The class action lawsuit was initiated after heavy reports of ...

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Strike organizer at Activision Blizzard resigns, singles out Bobby Kotick for ignoring harassment and discrimination

Strike organizer at Activision Blizzard resigns, singles out Bobby Kotick for ignoring harassment and discrimination

While the pressure on Bobby Kotick is still intense from different angles in Activision Blizzard, the discontent among the workers has not ceased. The resignations and dismissals of high positions of the company have happened in the last months, but now there has been a really important march. Jessica Gonzalez, the company’s senior test analyst, ...

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PlayStation sued for alleged sex discrimination and improper termination

PlayStation sued for alleged sex discrimination and improper termination

Has been sued Game console Sony, the parent company and platform owner, is suspected of sex discrimination and improper termination. A former PlayStation employee filed a lawsuit on November 22, claiming that Sony “willfully, knowingly and/or deliberately pay women a much lower wage than men for substantially the same or similar work”, thereby “intentionally violated” ...

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Sony PlayStation: Discrimination: Former employee files a lawsuit

Sony PlayStation: Discrimination: Former employee files a lawsuit

Just recently, Sony’s Jim Ryan criticized the situation at Activision Blizzard, now Sony Interactive Entertainment itself has a lawsuit on its side and for similar reasons. The lawsuit against Sony was filed on November 22nd by Emma Majo, a former IT security analyst on the PlayStation team. Topic: gender discrimination, harassment and unjustified dismissal. In ...

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the court denies your request to stay the harassment and discrimination lawsuit

the court denies your request to stay the harassment and discrimination lawsuit

Throughout all the controversy that has surrounded Activision Blizzard In recent months, two main focuses have been created. On the one hand we have the DFEH, the Californian body that began the whirlwind of accusations after imposing a lawsuit for harassment and discrimination. In the other band is the EEOC, the American agency that arrived ...

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Paradox Interactive: Employee survey reveals discrimination

Paradox Interactive: Employee survey reveals discrimination

And the next developer / publisher to struggle with employee problems: a survey revealed that around half of the workforce complains of bad treatment, including discrimination. After Ubisoft and Activision Blizzard and a few others, Paradox is now crunching in the beams. A survey of employees by the Swedish trade unions SACO and Unionen produced ...

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Ubisoft Singapore investigated for workplace discrimination

Ubisoft Singapore investigated for workplace discrimination

Sharif SaidAugust 17, 2021 13:01 GMT Ubisoft’s troubled Singapore studio has been criticized by local regulators. Ubisoft SingaporeThe studio behind Skull & Bones, which is often postponed, is being investigated by the country’s regulators to seek fair employment practices for discrimination and sexual harassment claims. Watch on YouTube The Straits Times reported that the Tripartite ...

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Activision Blizzard: Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Charges

Activision Blizzard: Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Charges

Activision Blizzard has got something going on. The studio was sued by the state of California. As with Ubisoft or Riot Games, sexual harassment and discrimination against female employees are on the agenda. The State’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) is behind the lawsuit. The on Lawsuit filed Tuesday covers a range of ...

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Activision Blizzard charged with sexual harassment and discrimination

Activision Blizzard charged with sexual harassment and discrimination

The publisher Activision Blizzard is the subject of a lawsuit by a California authority. After two years of investigation, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing accuses the American giant of promoting a culture of harassment against the background of sexual discrimination against its employees. Worse still, the state agency claims that an employee’s suicide ...