Government,
Entertainment & Sports
Sep. 30, 2021
State civil rights agency may derail game company settlement, plaintiffs say
The dispute highlights the gap between women and their lawyers who want to be made financially whole for the discrimination they say they endured and officials at the Department of Fair Employment and Housing who are trying to bring about systemic changes to an industry that they say is riddled with sexism and bias.
A growing tension between plaintiffs and their lawyers and California's civil rights enforcement agency is threatening to derail settlement negotiations in workplace discrimination cases against some of the world's biggest game makers, several plaintiffs' lawyers said.
At its core, the dispute highlights the gap between women and their lawyers who want to be made financially whole for discrimination they say they endured and officials at th...
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