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Riot Games Settles Gender Discrimination Lawsuit at $100 Million

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Entertainment company Riot Games recently settled a multi-year-long gender discrimination class-action lawsuit with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH). In an official statement released by the company, Riot said “While we’re proud of how far we’ve come since 2018, we must also take responsibility for the past.

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Law Firm Subject of Gender Pay Discrimination Lawsuit

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Six lawyers from Jones Day have filed a class-action lawsuit alleging an array of gender discrimination claims against the law firm, including pay discrimination, sexual harassment, and stifled advancement. The most recent lawsuit alleges that evaluations of law associates and their compensation are “entirely subjective.”.

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Canada Pay Equity Act Takes Effect Today

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The Act has been highly anticipated since its original passage in 2018. Now that the law is in full force, affected employers must develop and implement pay equity plans that address systemic gender-based discrimination in their workplaces. We’ve previously taken a deeper dive into examining the Act and its requirements.

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Pay Equity in Canada: Closing the Pay Gap in Ontario and BC

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The remaining 70% may be the result of gender-based discrimination, and societal factors. If passed, Bill 149 would include the following requirements: Pay transparency: Employers will be required to include compensation, or an expected compensation range, in any publicly advertised job posting.

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“Just Pay It”: The Nike Lawsuit, Gender Pay Gap & Pay Equity

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In 2018, a Nike lawsuit was filed by two former Nike employees on behalf of more than 500 women who worked for the company, alleging systematic pay inequality. In the wake of the initial survey back in 2018, at least 11 executives left their positions at Nike. Their goal is 45% within three years.

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New Jersey’s Equal Pay Act Ruled Not to be Retroactive

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Plaintiff Perrotto was terminated from the company on April 5, 2018, roughly 3 weeks before what is more commonly known as the New Jersey Equal Pay Act (NJ EPA) was signed into law and three months before it went into effect in July 2018. In its ruling , the court found application of the NJ EPA was prospective and not retroactive.

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Reaches $8.5 Million Pay Gap Settlement

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Computer information technology company, Hewlett Packard Enterprise reached a settlement regarding allegations of pay discrimination late last week. 1,735 female employees who worked at the company’s California offices from 2015 onward will be awarded compensation ranging from $500 to $17,000 each. agreed to pay $1.45