The context is the 2 year investigation which means looking at payroll and HR records. That’s what an “investigation” means.
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In a perfect world every person would be aware of every law. We don’t live in such a place. I’m sure I could rattle of a number of laws and find several that you didn’t know about.
I’ve been very clear about how this would play out in the real world. It has worked in every job that I’ve ever held. I apply something when I learn it, but its difficult to do so before then.
But hey if you want to feel intellectually superior because you claim to have known a law I was ignorant of go for it. I’ve made my case and don’t feel the need to keep going over the same thing again and again.
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So? Doesn’t mean California is right or that their case will win.
Has to go through trial, all evidence/proof must be heard. Til then, it’s wise to withhold judgment.
Remember Michael Avenatti? He put the squeeze on Nike and lost but he wasn’t the 1st to do that.
Lots of people do it. Because it pays. The companies usually just settle quietly so they don’t lose business.
So withholding a confirmation of guilt is the right thing to do as we’ve only heard one side so far and just a little at that.
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Wisconsin (where he claims to live or work) doesn’t have a state law governing it. There is at least one county that has it as a law. But either way he should be aware of the Federal Law.
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I thought this was another one of these cheap trolling threads, but I just read about this on another forum and holy crap, this is bad.
Someone even committed suicide over continuous sexual arrestment, one of the employees of this company brought sexual toys and lubricant to a trip, where he also passed around naked photos of her, and he wasn’t fired right there. This degeneracy is just too much, way too damn disgusting, ridiculously over the top.
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you’re deep down hoping your precious blizzard is innocent. else all the time you spent defending them will have been for naught
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You are surprised coming from this company lol?
After reading about and talking to women in game design, this sadly seems to be very common. There are a lot of women who are as (or often more) passionate about game design as men, yet they don’t get nearly the same kind of recognition. From my experience, the women I’ve known in this category usually end up either working on their own private projects or start their own studios because mainstream gaming culture is just noxious.
Hell, I’m a man and I got sick of it. Working in video game marketing/PR is enough to really, really sour your perceptions of gaming communities in general (especially if you did it during the peak of the Gamergate nonsense like I did). It’s unfortunate, because the majority of people who play games are respectful people who want to chill. Those who want to create games genuinely want to make their vision a reality. But they get crowded out by the loud, smelly gamer types. And that’s what we associate with gaming.
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I think the difference here is that a class-action suit has to be certified by a judge, and it’s usually handled by a single set of attorneys rather than every single individual having their own attorneys. If damages are then awarded, they are divided equally after legal fees are satisfied and then distributed to the injured parties. A member of the class can opt out of the class, but then they are responsible for their own action against the defendant, and that includes paying attorneys’ fees if they are not successful, so it’s not something you tend to see, even though it lowers the potential payout.
A group action, it looks like to me, is when a government entity decides to take action on behalf of a group of people, as well as in the public interest. Likely, they did it because they knew that the employees alleging wrongdoing would have less than zero chance of even making it to trial against Blizzard, let alone win.
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The person I quoted said it was not a class action, which is what you also said. So I don’t think claiming they are wrong is right…
And as I was asking someone who has a law degree what then is the difference between group relief and class action. When it comes to legal language if there is a different term its done so with purpose so there is almost certainly a difference. I want to know what that is.
On the other hand if your saying that they are not asking for group relief then you would be wrong and can check with the section and line numbers provided.
Nope. I don’t have a dog in this fight.
All I know is that there’s been enough nuttiness going on in the last 5+ years or so to merit holding off on forming an opinion on something where we don’t have all the info.
I’d like it if people didn’t jump to conclusions about me. I assume you’d prefer that as well.
That’s how it should be. Innocent til proven guilty has merit and should be something we strive for. Always.
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Thank you that was exactly what I was looking for. I love learning new things like this.
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They are kind of like the dad of video games .
Do as i say not as i do
Here’s hoping you spend more time learning how women’s bodies work 
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Unfortunately for you this is where your whole argument falls apart. Hence why i asked if you even knew what the term meant. Talk about Ad hominem. But hey at least you attempted to troll, so there is that. Rollin rollin rollin keep that clown mobile rollin, rollin rollin rollin rawhide.
Thanks for more laughs AND proving you are a clown, disappointed you didn’t give me a number though, but hey i wasn’t really expecting one as you are too invested in trying hard to troll.
You are spot on. You can see it ever since i posted. Take note they never acknowledge their stupidity about them assuming things about me like i am some right wing yahoo and they can’t accept that what they would consider “sexual harassment” has happened to someone other than their ideal victim much less someone who isn’t onboard with the forever victim mentality and god forbid anyone not persecute people this “sexual harassment” for these things because that’s “weak” as another clown posted.
They are so far left they fall all over each other to be the leftest of left they can be without ever looking at anyone else. They want to save everyone and everything but if the story doesn’t fit their version “not credible” “lies” or to take a term from the “other side” it was the other way around “fake news”.
Unfortunately YES, the extreme exists on both sides. It’s pretty sad. As a Libertarian i believe in live and let live, i think the left and right have some good view points and try to line up with centrists (increasingly difficult) politically. Everyone just wants to have these extreme points of view and sit in boxes where that is all they hear and see and if anyone comes in that doesn’t line up with them they want to shout them out so they don’t have to see other points of view.
Which is pretty hilarious because the same people who want to control everything (books that can be read, words that can be said etc. etc. etc.) also want to get rid of law enforcement…but are the same people who call them at a moments notice for ANYTHING. Not that there aren’t bad police but those incidents need to be handled individually and not as a giant group lumped together as though they aren’t individuals and are all bad.
I hope you are right, I really do. I am tired of people who use feelings as a substitute for intellect and debate. I am tired of everyone’s need to be a victim for whatever little perceived slight might or might not have happened, it takes away from real victims in real situations and demeans actual real victims. I am tired of people that just discount real proof of things because it didn’t come from their chosen news outlet, when did everyone become so obstinate? Outrage “culture” is a joke. There are actual real world problems to be solved…being hit on at work is NOT one of them, if you don’t like it then express that and move on, if it continues then escalate but don’t hold onto it like “OMG HE HIT ONE ME AT WORK THE HORRORS”.
A private attorney basically blackmailing a company to get them to hire him as a consultant has zero percent similarity to the state suing a company for violating state anti-discrimination and employment law.
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Full disclosure here: I do not possess a law degree. However, I did successfully complete a program and licencing process to practice law in Ontario. I tried to make sure I didn’t claim to be an attorney, but I didn’t do as good of a job as I should have.
My apologies.
You are absolutely correct here. A very good example is “innocent” versus “not guilty.” In the same way that – legally speaking – it is impossible to prove absolute guilt, it is equally impossible to prove absolute innocence.
One must also consider the third option a person can plea: no contest. This is a defendant stating to the court that they don’t believe they are guilty of the charge(s) but also acknowledge that the government likely has the evidence to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
It’s essentially the same thing as a settlement in a civil action: “We agree to pay this sum of money in exchange for you dropping the action, but we admit no guilt. We also agree to a nondisclosure agreement/publication ban. We say nothing, you say nothing, we agree the matter has been resolved, that’s the end of it. But if you break the agreement, we will come at you with the full force of our billions of dollars. Choose wisely.”
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Why is it when you run out of arguments all you can do is attempt to insult people. If your going to insult someone make it fun and creative, this was just… well kind of sad.
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Not an insult, I genuinely hope you do some more research into that topic.
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Who flagged this post? Scummy as hell when it’s just throwing information out there.
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