Riot Games is in hot water as the State of California investigates its alleged workplace culture of sexism and gender discrimination.
, has been facing a slew of allegations and lawsuits rooted in an alleged workplace culture of sexism and harassment. The allegations reached a fever pitch last month with a mass walkout, but now the State of California has announced that it’s been quietly investigating Riot Games over gender discrimination and sexual harassment allegations.The state Department of Fair Employment and Housing filed a court action Wednesday demanding that Riot Games fork over employee pay data for investigation.
The move is part of a larger investigation of alleged unequal pay, sexual harassment, sexual assault and gender discrimination at the tech giant, which is a division of the Chinese web giant Tencent Holdings Ltd. For months, Riot Games, which raked in $2.1 billion revenue in 2017, has been entangled in accusations by current and former employees that the company has created a culture of sexism and mishandled sexual discrimination lawsuits.
After media outlets last year reported on a culture of sexism at the company, Riot Games pledged to bring consultants on board to help combat sexism and restructure its HR system.
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