The agency also criticized Snap for its ineffective sexual harassment policy and insufficient training for supervisors, managers, and executives on preventing and addressing sexual harassment. This led to male employees and supervisors making unwanted sexual advances and engaging in other inappropriate conduct. When women reported discrimination and harassment, Snap retaliated by denying them professional opportunities, giving negative performance reviews, forcing transfers, or terminating their employment.
Snapchat to pay $15M to settle discrimination lawsuit : Mediation and Agreement
The CRD’s investigation, spanning from October 2019 to June 2022, led to mediation with Snap to resolve the claims. If the court approves the consent decree, any woman employed by Snap between January 2014 and the present will receive at least $1,360, with tenure adjustments for those employed for more than six months.
A Snap spokesperson told Law360 that the company disagreed with the CRD’s claims but opted to settle based on the cost and impact of litigation and the scope of the CRD’s previous settlements. For example, in December, Activision Blizzard agreed to pay $54 million to resolve similar claims.
