According to the Washington Post, Fist Games (League of Legends, Intrepid Covenant) announced today that it has reached a settlement in respect of the 2018 sexist class action lawsuit.
Riot Agreed to pay $100 million to current female employees and former female employees, of which $80 million was delivered to those involved in the class action, and $20 million was the plaintiff's legal expenses.
In 2018, Then-Riot employees Melanie McCracken and Jess Negrón accused the company of sexism, sexual harassment and misconduct. The allegation was accepted by the California legal authorities and two investigations were conducted into Fist Games.
The following year, in 2019, Riot State offered to pay $10 million to reach a settlement in the case, but the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) stepped in and terminated the settlement, which DFEH claimed victims should be compensated at least $400 million.
After two years of negotiation and negotiation, Riot, DFEH and specific claimants finally reached an agreement that Riot would pay a certain amount to all female regular employees and contractors who had worked with the company since November 2014. At least 2,300 employees are eligible for a portion of the $80 million. Employees who join earlier or have been in office longer can receive more compensation.
In the settlement statement, Riot also said it would improve workplace policies, such as increasing the transparency of recruitment and not relying on the employee's past salary to finalize the employee's new salary.
Although not directly related to the class action lawsuit, the Washington Post noted in the original report that several government agencies, including DFEH, have also recently investigated Activision Blizzard's sexual assault and sex discrimination cases, and DFEH questioned Blizzard's offer to pay $18 million to settle with the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. However, the challenge was eventually rejected by a federal judge.