- EA Spouse
EA Spouse is the name commonly used to refer to a
blog post originally made onNovember 11 ,2004 toLiveJournal . It sharply criticized the labor practices ofElectronic Arts . [ [http://ea-spouse.livejournal.com/274.html Hoffman, Erin. Nov. 11, 2004. "EA: The Human Story." Retrieved Jan. 23, 2007.] ] The term may also refer to the author of the blog, who was initially anonymous. In2006 , Erin Hoffman — then fiancee of Leander Hasty, employed at the time by EA — was revealed to be behind the blog. [ [http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/2006/04/25/exclusive_nicol/ Takahashi, Dean. April 25, 2006. "Nicole Wong Reveals Identity Of EA Spouse." "The Mercury News". Retrieved Jan. 23, 2007.] ] Leander Hasty was the main plaintiff in the successful class action suit on behalf of software engineers at EA, which awarded the plaintiffs USD$14.9 million. [ [http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=9051 Programmers Win EA Overtime Settlement, EA_Spouse Revealed] ] [ [http://www.gamespot.com/news/6148369.html Surette, Tim. April 26, 2006. "EA settles OT dispute, disgruntled "spouse" outed." www.gamespot.com. Retrieved Jan. 23, 2007.] ]References
External links
* [http://ea-spouse.livejournal.com/ EA Spouse Live Journal]
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