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\nFormer PlayStation employee Emma Majo has launched a new gender discrimination lawsuit against PlayStation after an initial attempt was dismissed by a federal judge in April.\n<\/p>\n

\nMajo, an ex-PlayStation IT analyst, initially filed a suit against the company last November<\/a>, claiming, among other things, that PlayStation paid women less than men in similar jobs, that women were denied promotions, and that she was wrongfully fired “soon after” submitting a signed statement to Sony in 2021 detailing the alleged gender bias she had experienced.\n<\/p>\n

\nThose initial claims were supported by a raft of new allegations in March<\/a>, when eight more PlayStation employees, past and present, submitted statements alleging sexual harassment, bullying, gender bias, and an inability to properly investigate these issues at the company. <\/p>\n

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Former PlayStation employee Emma Majo has launched a new gender discrimination lawsuit against PlayStation after an initial attempt was dismissed by a federal judge in April. Majo, an ex-PlayStation IT analyst, initially filed a suit against the company last November, claiming, among other things, that PlayStation paid women less than men in similar jobs, that women were denied promotions, and that she was wrongfully fired “soon after” submitting a signed statement to Sony in 2021 detailing the alleged gender bias she had experienced. Those initial claims were supported by a raft of new allegations in March, when eight more PlayStation employees, past and present, submitted statements alleging sexual harassment, bullying, gender bias, and an inability to properly investigate these issues at the company. Read more…<\/p>\n

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