Riot Games to compensate 1,548 women in gender discrimination case
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New details have emerged from the Riot Games gender discrimination case, with a report saying that 1,548 women will receive compensation.
Axios reports a court filing by Rust Consulting, which has been managing the process, confirmed the number of women who were wither staff at Riot or contractors that will be receiving payments.
The payments are part of the $100 million settlement from a 2018 class action lawsuit over allegations of gender discrimination, sexual harassment and a toxic work culture at the League of Legends firm.
The settlement was announced in December 2021, and approved by a California huge in July 2022.
Under terms of the agreement, any of the 1,548 women who worked for the company will receive an initial payment of between $2,500 to $5,000.
Additional payments could extend up to $40,000 depending on the recipient's employment status and tenure.
The filing also shows seven women chose to opt out of the settlement.
Riot Games has since been working on improving its work culture, and releasing annual diversity and inclusion reports to show its progress.
In the 2021 report, published in August 2022, the company reported women accounted for more than a quarter of all staff, and more than 20% of its global leadership.
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