Another Unpaid Overtime Lawsuit – This Time Against Activision

Following the settlement of two recent class action suits brought against E.A. by its employees, ActiVision’s California-based computer graphics employees are now suing their employer alleging it too has failed to pay overtime compensation as required by California law. The complaint, brought on behalf of , alleges that Activision unlawfully classifies its computer graphics employees as “exempt” from California’s laws requiring overtime pay.

June 2008 Update: This case has subsequently settled.

Sources: Gamasutra | ars technica | Next Generation | 1Up.com | GameDaily.biz | GameIndustry.biz | Yahoo! News | PRNewsWire | Shapiro, Haber & Urmy (counsel for plaintiffs)

Activision (Canulti):

• Second Employee (Canulti) Unpaid Overtime Suit Brought Against Activision (July 20, 2006)

Activision (AE):

• Another Unpaid Overtime Lawsuit – This Time Against Activision (May 2, 2006)

EA (Lender Hasty): EA programers

• EA Settles Leander Hasty Class Action Labor Lawsuit – Tam Su Suit Still Pending (April 26, 2006)
• “EA Spouse” Revealed to be Erin Hoffman (April 26, 2006)
• Electronic Arts to Institute Limited Overtime Policy (March 10, 2005)
• EA Hit by Second Employee (Leander Hasty) Lawsuit (February 21, 2005)
• The “EA Spouse” Post that Started it All (November 10, 2004)

EA (Tam Su):

• EA Faces a Third Employment-Related Class-Action Suit in Florida (Tam Su) (October 11, 2005)

EA (Kirschenbaum): EA animators, texture artists, and modelers

• EA Settles Kirschenbaum Labor Dispute Lawsuit – Hasty Suit Still Pending (October 5, 2005)
• Electronic Arts Faces (Kirschenbaum) Overtime Lawsuit (November 12, 2004)
• The “EA Spouse” Post that Started it All (November 10, 2004)

Sony:

• Sony Computer Entertainment Sued by its Animators and Graphic Artists. (February 11, 2005) – This case is still pending as far as I know.

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