A lawsuit filed in San Francisco Superior Court docket on June fifth accuses Unity of retaliating in opposition to a former worker after she alleged that CEO John Riccitiello sexually propositioned her and different feminine staff on a number of events.
The lawsuit filed by former Unity recruiting director Anne Evans seeks damages for retaliation, wrongful termination, and a failure to forestall discrimination within the office.
The grievance begins by recounting a number of cases in 2017 the place Riccitiello allegedly sexually propositioned a number of feminine staff and states that Riccitiello and different senior executives would make lewd sexual feedback within the office on frequent events. Evans expressed concern over this conduct in an organization survey filed in 2018 and says different staff made related complaints.
Evans’ swimsuit then states that she reported an alleged unethical entry of Unity survey knowledge for a separate survey Unity ran in 2019. Evans says after the investigation of her grievance, Unity terminated her for violating firm coverage by accepting presents from one other worker who Evans reported for improperly accessing the aforementioned survey outcomes.
The swimsuit argues that “there isn’t any coverage, written or in any other case, addressing the giving or accepting of presents amongst staff,” and concludes by stating that this termination was retaliatory in nature.
In a press release to Gamasutra, Unity mentioned it could combat the allegations:
You possibly can view the complete lawsuit beneath.
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