ScreenRant And Polygon Owner Valnet Agrees To $2 Million Settlement In Class Action Lawsuit

ScreenRant, Polygon Owner Valnet Settles Freelancer Lawsuit for $2 Million

ScreenRant and Polygon owner Valnet agrees to a $2 million settlement in a California class action lawsuit alleging it misclassified freelance content creators.

Valnet to pay $2 million to content makers after class-action lawsuit

Valnet, the litigious digital media company that owns Screen Rant, Collider, Game Rant, CBR, Polygon, and TheGamer, has agreed to a $2 million settlement to resolve a dispute over unpaid wages, according to Kotaku. The settlement follows a 2023 class-action suit against Valnet filed by former freelancer Daniel Quintiliano, who alleged that the company misclassified employees as independent contractors across its platforms to avoid paying wages, …

ScreenRant And Polygon Owner Valnet Agrees To $2 Million Settlement In Class Action Lawsuit

The settlement will pay out to contractors based in California

Valnet agrees to a $2M settlement to end a 2023 suit accusing it of misclassifying some workers as contractors rather than full-time employees to deny them pay (Ethan Gach/Kotaku)

Ethan Gach / Kotaku: Valnet agrees to a $2M settlement to end a 2023 suit accusing it of misclassifying some workers as contractors rather than full-time employees to deny them pay  —  The settlement will pay out to contractors based in California  —  A few years back, former Valnet freelancer Daniel Quintiliano filed …