Riot Games Receives Final Approval of $100 Million Gender Discrimination Settlement

Riot Games announced today that it received final approval from the courts for its settlement in the 2018 gender discrimination case. The games publisher originally announced the $100 million settlement in 2021, pending said final approval. The publisher will pay over 1,500 women who worked with the company between 2014 and 2021.

Under the terms of the settlement, Riot will pay out $80 million to all current and former full-time employees and temporary agency contractors who worked with Riot between November 2014 and the time of the settlement. This comes out to 1,548 women who will receive part of the settlement. The remaining $20 million goes to attorney fees and other expenses.

Gaude Paez, Riot’s SVP of corporate affairs, said in a statement, “Today, the Court stated that it is granting final approval of Riot’s global class action settlement, bringing to a close our litigation with the class action plaintiffs, the California Civil Rights Department, and the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement. This has been a long road for everyone involved, and we’re grateful to Rioters for their patience and support throughout this process.”

Read the source article at venturebeat.com