Nintendo and former game tester reach settlement

The parties have reached a nearly $26,000 settlement

A former Nintendo gaꦜme tester has agreed to👍 a settlement with Nintendo and contracting agency Aston Carter.

Via , A🌸ston Carter will take liability and pa๊y $25,910 in back pay, damages, and interest, according to the .

The bilateral settlement agreement also entails an additional action. Nintendo must post notice, in email and on-site at its office, i꧑nforming workers of their rights under the National Labo🌼r Relations Act.

This is the notice that Nintendo will have to post,🦋 redacted by the NLRB. Needs to be emailed to all Nintendo of America testers (contractors or otherwise), too

Reda🌃ctions by the NLRB for the sake of this FOIA filing

— Stephen Totilo (@stephentotilo)

It specifically𒅌 highlights that workers will not be𒁃 stopped from discussing a union, exercising the right to raise issues or complaints, and that they will not be fired for union support.

Putting up notice

The worker, Mackenzie Clifton, was employed through Aston Carter to test Nᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚintendo games.

Clifton filed a complaint in April with the National Labor Relations Board, alleging that they were fired for supporting a labor union. In August, a detailed that an employee ( to be Clifton) ha𝕴d asked a question about industry unionization in a company meeting. They were later fired, allegedly over a violation of a non-disclosure agreement.

Nintend🌜o Clifton was let go due to divulging confidential information. Clifton disputed this a💛nd called it a misdirection. Speaking , they said the tweet they were shown by supervisors as proof of a violation was vague and did not clearly identify what they were working on.

A Nintendo spokesperson told Polygon the company is “thankful” a settlement was reached. Here’s the full statement:

“Nintendo is thankful that a resolution was reached in the NLRB matter so that we can continue to focus on ensuring that our working environment remains welcoming and supportive for all our employees and associates. That approach is fundamental to our company values. As part of the public settlement all parties remain obligated not to disclose Nintendo’s confidential business information and trade secrets, which are paramount to our development process and product offerings.”

Clifton also gave a statement:

Fired Nintendo (NOA) tester Mackenzie C𝓀lifton tells me: "My original goal behind filing the charge was to show my coworkers at NOA wha🐼t their rights are and what happens when they choose to exercise them. In that sense,the terms of this settlement are exactly what I hoped to see"

— Stephen Totilo (@stephentotilo)