Epic Games hit by NLRB discrimination complaint by former job applicant
The National Labor Relations Board is taking a look into Epic Games after tech labor activist Cher Scarlett filed a complaint against the company following her rejection in the hiring process.
Scarlett shared information about her complaint with The Washington Post, which reviewed e-mails and documents related to the case. At the core of her complaint is the allegation that after she provided Epic Games with a filled-out "request for activity" form documenting her continued activism with Apple employees Scarlett has become an active voice for employees at Apple and Blizzard Entertainment in speaking out about poor working conditions.
She'd been given the form after completing four rounds of interviews, with her recruiter stating that they wanted to "get a head start on the process." Two days after supplying the it, Scarlett said the recruiter from Epic Games let her know the company was going forward with hiring another candidate.
On Twitter, Scarlett wrote that in a follow-up e-mail to Epic Games (after she said she spotted the job posting re-listed in January), her request for activity form "[was] explicitly mentioned" in the company's response.
In a statement to Game Developer (also sent to The Washington Post), Epic Games spokesperson Elka Looks disputed this description of events, saying that by the time Scarlett had returned the form, it had decided to hire a candidate who "scored higher in their interviews."
"The form did not play any role in our decision," she stated. "Candidates are asked to fill out an outside activity form over the course of the recruitment process, and providing the form to a candidate is not a confirmation that an offer is forthcoming." She stated that Epic's recruiters were already aware of
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