PlayStation Wants Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Dismissed
Recent years have seen a marked rise in major allegations being levied against companies on the grounds of gender discrimination in the workplace, and the gaming industry has been no stranger to high-profile lawsuits and cases. Between major CEOs like Activision Blizzard's Bobby Kotick being accused of mistreating women and the sweeping claims levied against Riot Games staff, the entertainment world as a whole has seen sweeping allegations across many fronts. Now, with Sony previously seeing similar claims levied against the PlayStation developer, it is continuing to push for the lawsuit to be dismissed
Former Sony employee Emma Majo first filed a lawsuit against the PlayStation developer in late 2021, citing gender discrimination within Sony's workplace as well as her wrongful termination after speaking up about the issues. The bombshell lawsuit has only grown in intensity since then with several more women, including PlayStation veteran Marie Harrington, joining in to share their own stories of discrimination. Despite the growing arguments against the gaming juggernaut, however, Sony's lawyers are still lobbying for the case to be dismissed.
PlayStation Criticizes Activision Response to Latest Allegations
In a report from tech website Axios, Sony's lawyers recognize the seriousness of the allegations being levied against the massive video game company, but will continue to seek the dismissal of the lawsuit against Sony. According to the team of lawyers representing Sony in the lawsuit, Sony claims to have either «addressed the issue» in the time following many of the former employees' terminations or already has plans to address other issues raised in the lawsuit. The statement also reinforces that Sony «values its female
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