Epic Games layoffs: CEO responds to backlash over impact on cancer-stricken employee

Epic Games, the company behind Fortnite, recently laid off around 1,000 employees as part of wider cost-cutting efforts.

Among those affected was programmer and writer Michael Prinke, who is currently battling terminal brain cancer. His situation drew attention due to a post by his wife, Jenni Griffin, on Facebook. In the post, she said her ailing husband was among those laid off, and that the job loss meant losing his life insurance coverage.

Life insurance was part of Prinke’s employee benefits at Epic. Following his termination, that cover has ended.