Two - Workplace Harassment and the $100M settlement

Tough Call: A Mediation Podcast

Today CT and Dale explore Workplace Harassment through the landmark case of Riot Games $100 million dollar settlement. CT offers some resources and opportunities for conflict resolution. Dale and CT share some workplace horror stories.

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This podcast was produced and sponsored by Ehler Ryshpan Bhatti Mediation & Legal Services: serving Ontario and New York, with French bilingual services in Civil Litigation matters. Translation in Spanish, Mandarin and Arabic also available.

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Cover Art credits: “Tough Call” by Norman Rockwell. For more information, visit the Norman Rockwell Foundation at https://www.nrm.org

Music track: “Intermediary thoughts” by Tyrai Laughton.

Show links -

Gananoque & District Humane Society: https://www.ganhumanesociety.ca

Main Riot game article published by Kotaku, author Cecilia D’Anastasio

https://kotaku.com/inside-the-culture-of-sexism-at-riot-games-1828165483

Follow up article:

https://kotaku.com/riot-games-and-sexism-one-year-later-1837041215

Riot games lawsuit articles:

https://www.shrm.org/topics-tools/employment-law-compliance/riot-games-settles-sex-discrimination-lawsuit-100-million

https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2021/12/27/riot-discrimination-100-million-settlement/

https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2023/05/2023.05.16-Riot-Games-Press-Release.pdf

https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/2023/05/16/civil-rights-department-secures-court-approval-of-100-million-settlement-against-riot-games-over-alleged-discrimination/

https://www.axios.com/2023/05/04/activision-riot-settlement-payments

https://riotsettlement.com/Home/portalid/0

Google walkout articles:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/01/technology/google-walkout-sexual-harassment.html

Ulku Rowe $1.15M award against Google: https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/21/23926501/google-cloud-lawsuit-ulku-rowe-verdict

Activision/ Blizzard lawsuit payout:

https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/activision-blizzard-settlement-lawsuit-california-sexual-harassment-pay-discrimination-1235841843/

https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/2023/12/15/civil-rights-department-announces-settlement-agreement-to-resolve-employment-discrimination-and-equal-pay-lawsuit-against-activision-blizzard/

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