Riot walkout sees over 150 employees protest forced arbitration and systemic sexism

Following Riot Games' attempts to block several gender discrimination lawsuits, employees have staged a walkout to protest the company's sexist culture and forced arbitration.

Talk of the walkout began last week, and over 150 employees joined yesterday's demonstration at Riot's Los Angeles studio. Participants held picket signs and gave speeches in a parking area on the company campus (via Kotaku).

The push to stage a walkout stemmed from Riot's efforts to squash two of five gender discrimination lawsuits, which came in the wake of a Kotaku investigation into systemic sexism at the company. Riot insisted the women had waived their right to sue when they were hired, but public outcry meant the company subsequently agreed to scrap its policy of mandatory arbitration. This will only apply for new hires, however, and not existing staff or the current gender discrimination lawsuits.

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