Riot Games Gets Go-Ahead to Talk Settlement in Gender Bias Suit

Women suing Riot Games Inc., a unit of Tencent Holdings Ltd., for harassment and pay discrimination got the go-ahead on Friday to schedule settlement talks with the game maker in a Los Angeles court.

The women filed claims against Riot in 2018, alleging the company denied them equal pay and promotions, and subjected them to sexual harassment.

A proposed settlement in 2019 was taken off the table. California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing, which intervened in the suit following its own investigation into Riot Games, said the proposed agreement would have under-compensated female employees.

The agency later accused ...