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Civil Rights Department scores a historic settlement

BY ANDREW SHEELER

MAY 17, 2023 4:55 AM

CA CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT SECURES HISTORIC SETTLEMENT WITH RIOT GAMES Riot Games, maker of the game “League of Legends,” will pay $100 million to settle a case alleging systemic sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation, the California Department of Civil Rights announced Tuesday. Under the consent decree, the company will be ordered to take a range of corrective actions to prevent future civil rights violations. The money will go into a fund to remedy violations against approximately 1,600 female employees, according to the statement. It’s the largest settlement of its kind in department history.

“The court’s final approval of this consent decree ensures that women workers who suffered serious and pervasive violations of their right to a workplace free from discrimination will be entitled to relief,” said Civil Rights Director Kevin Kish. The department first notified Riot Games about the complaint against it in October 2018. The agreement calls for the company to spend a total of $18 million over three years to fund diversity, equity and inclusion programs. It must fill 40 full-time engineer, quality assurance or art design positions with class members who worked as temporary contractors in a competitive process, and will also pay a third party expert for three years to conduct gender-equity analysis of employee pay, job assignments and promotions.

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