Before Activision, California's Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) successfully stopped a private class action brought against Riot Games (League of Legends), from settling for a "mere" $10M.

Now, the DFEH and California's Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) have realized a great victory from such efforts, as the game maker has agreed to settle instead for 10x that amount (as well as three years of additional agency scrutiny).

But what may be even more interesting is that it all takes place in the shadow of a pending federal settlement for Activision Blizzard.

They may be different cases, but they are not "leagues" apart...in Virtual Legality.

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#Riot #California #Activision

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction

02:22 The Kotaku Article

06:53 A Private Action

09:11 California Intervenes

15:24 Riot's $100M Settlement (Washington Post)

24:10 Settlement Terms (Echoes of Activision)

31:53 Conclusion

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Discussed in this episode:

"BREAKING NEWS..."

Twitter Thread - December 27, 2021 - Shannon Liao

https://twitter.com/Shannon_Liao/status/1475663471530455044

"Activision Under Fire: A Legal View"

YouTube Playlist - Hoeg Law

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy9PBxr5dNcoQLh2erIt2XrZ

"Inside The Culture Of Sexism At Riot Games"

Kotaku - August 7, 2018

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

"THE LABOR CODE PRIVATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL ACT OF 2004"

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=LAB&division=2.&title=&part=13.&chapter=&article=

"Women suing Riot Games may deserve $400 million, not $10 million, state regulator says"

LA Times - January 21, 2020

https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-01-21/riot-games-gender-discrimination-settlement

"DFEH Files Request for Enforcement of Court Order Compelling Riot Games, Inc. to Send Notice to Workers about their Right to Speak with the Government"

https://www.dfeh.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2021/08/Riot_PR2021-08-16.pdf

DFEH Notices

https://www.dfeh.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2021/08/Notice-of-Worker-Rights-DFEH-v.-Riot-Games-Inc..pdf

https://www.dfeh.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2021/02/RIOTGamesNotice.pdf

"Riot Games Gets Go-Ahead to Talk Settlement in Gender Bias Suit"

Bloomberg Law - October 1, 2021

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/riot-games-gets-go-ahead-to-talk-settlement-in-gender-bias-suit

"Riot Games agrees to pay $100 million in settlement of class-action gender discrimination lawsuit"

Washington Post - December 27, 2021

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

"Riot Games, Inc. Agrees to $100 Million Settlement and Systemic Reforms to Resolve Allegations of Workplace Sex Discrimination and Harassment"

DFEH Press Release - December 27. 2021

https://www.dfeh.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2021/12/RiotGamesPR12.27.21.pdf

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"Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law).

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