Tencent’s Riot initially agreed to pay $10 million to settle the 2018 lawsuit (File)
Los Angeles:
Riot Games, the makers of “League of Legends,” announced Monday that it has agreed to pay $100 million to settle a gender discrimination lawsuit.
The lawsuit was originally filed by two former employees in 2018 alleging sexism, sexual harassment and misconduct at the US-based company.
Riot is the latest game developer to face a reckoning, as the companies grapple with a flood of complaints about harassment and gender-based discrimination in recent years.
Riot said in a statement it would pay $80 million to members of the 2018 class action, including hundreds of current and former California employees, under agreements reached with state agencies. country and a number of private plaintiffs.
It added that another $20 million would be paid towards the plaintiffs’ legal fees.
According to Riot, the deal still needs final court approval, with a hearing expected in the coming months.
In a statement, the tech giant said this is “at the heart of what has become computing in our industry” and that it has chosen to “adjust the direction and build a better Riot. “
“While we are proud of how far we have come since 2018, we must also take responsibility for the past,” the statement added.
The company will have internal reporting processes and equity payments overseen by a third party – overseen by Riot and the California Department of Fair Housing and Employment (DFEH) – for three years.
Riot initially agreed to pay $10 million to settle the 2018 lawsuit, but that deal was blocked after state regulators DFEH and the Department of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) intervened, alleging that Victims may be entitled to up to $400 million.
Earlier this year, Riot faced allegations of sexual misconduct against chief executive Nicolo Laurent and released an independent review in March that concluded there was no evidence to support it. for these allegations.
The settlement comes as video game giant Activision Blizzard faces employee objections, as well as a lawsuit in California, alleging the company has enabled harmful and harassing working conditions female sex.
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