Enlarge (credit: Chris Delmas | Getty Images) Riot Games has settled a class-action lawsuit for $100 mil. Filed in 2018 by two female employees and later certified as a class-action, the lawsuit accused the studio of discrimination, sexual harassment, and unequal pay. Under the terms of the settlement, Riot Games will pay $80 million directly […]
Enlarge / The friendly look of Rivian’s electric truck is at odds with allegations of a toxic bro culture at the startup. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) On Thursday afternoon, former Rivian VP of Sales and Marketing Laura Schwab published a blistering account of her experience at electric vehicle-maker Rivian. Schwab moved to the startup in November […]
Enlarge / Sunset, over the Google empire. (credit: 400tmax | Getty Images) A new report alleges that Google employees who report experiencing gender or racial harassment or discrimination routinely get told to take “medical leave” and seek mental health treatment—only to be shoved aside when they try to come back. Nearly a dozen current and […]
Expand / / A Pinterest emblem seen exhibited on a smartphone. (charge: Mateusz Slodkowski | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images) Pinterest has gotten to a significant settlement with a former executive that filed a lawsuit against uncontrolled sex discrimination after she had been pushed from her job at the company, the business revealed […]
Expand / The suit stated that Pinterest does really have a darker aspect. (charge: Thomas Trutschel | Photothek | Getty Images) A team of shareholders would be suing Pinterest and its own board of directors, said the firm violated its fiduciary responsibility, wasted corporate resources, and mistreated its management by boosting a systematic culture of […]