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A new report has highlighted staff concerns at Riot Games, as the League of Legends developer has begun encouraging staff back into its Los Angeles-based office.\n<\/p>\n

\nEmployees told Vice<\/a> that Riot’s decision to drop its mask mandate and stop testing for unvaccinated employees put them at risk, as hybrid working with three days in the office per week was being encouraged as the new norm. <\/p>\n

\nToday’s report comes just a week after similar criticisms<\/a> and staff walkouts at Activision<\/a>, which also has studios in California. Both companies said the changes reflected their state’s recent relaxation in Covid safety rules – despite rising case numbers due to the Omicron BA2 subvariant.\n<\/p>\n

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A new report has highlighted staff concerns at Riot Games, as the League of Legends developer has begun encouraging staff back into its Los Angeles-based office. Employees told Vice that Riot’s decision to drop its mask mandate and stop testing for unvaccinated employees put them at risk, as hybrid working with three days in the office per week was being encouraged as the new norm. Today’s report comes just a week after similar criticisms and staff walkouts at Activision, which also has studios in California. Both companies said the changes reflected their state’s recent relaxation in Covid safety rules – despite rising case numbers due to the Omicron BA2 subvariant. 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