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U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Activision Blizzard, Inc. et al

  1. May 11, 2023

    Activision Can't Get Calif. Civil Rights Watchdog Sanctioned

    A federal judge rejected Activision Blizzard's bid for sanctions on California's civil rights agency for what the company called improper efforts to interfere with its $18 million sex bias settlement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, saying the state enforcer isn't bound by that deal.

  2. March 22, 2023

    Calif. Agency Impeding $18M EEOC Deal, Activision Says

    California's civil rights watchdog is interfering with an $18 million deal Activision Blizzard struck with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to end the agency's probe into workplace sexism allegations, the company told a federal judge.

  3. June 01, 2022

    Workers Can Now Seek Cut Of EEOC's $18M Activision Deal

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in a press release Wednesday that Activision Blizzard employees who faced workplace sexism and retaliation can claim some of the $18 million the video game maker agreed to pay to end the agency's harassment suit.

  4. May 18, 2022

    Inside California's Heated Turf War With The EEOC

    A contentious battle between the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and California's civil rights watchdog over their parallel bias investigations into Activision Blizzard marks a breakdown in the two agencies' typically harmonious relationship.

  5. March 29, 2022

    Calif. Agency Can't Halt Activision's $18M Deal With EEOC

    A California federal judge said Tuesday she'll sign off on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's $18 million settlement with Activision Blizzard over alleged workplace sexism, denying a last-ditch attempt by the state's civil rights watchdog to delay the deal a day after the Ninth Circuit declined to intervene.

  6. March 22, 2022

    Activision's $18M Bias Deal With EEOC Near Approval

    An $18 million settlement that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission cut with Activision Blizzard over alleged sexism in the workplace edged toward approval Tuesday after a California federal judge said she's inclined to greenlight the agreement with tweaks.

  7. February 24, 2022

    Calif. Agency Can't Stop EEOC's Activision Settlement

    A California federal judge refused Wednesday to delay a proposed $18 million settlement the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently struck with Activision Blizzard over alleged sexism in its workplace, saying hardship to California's Department of Fair Employment and Housing is "minimal, if any at all."

  8. December 13, 2021

    'Unlikely' Calif. Can Intervene In $18M Activision EEOC Deal

    A California federal judge said Monday it is "high unlikely" she will allow California's Department of Fair Employment and Housing to intervene and oppose an $18 million settlement that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently struck with Activision Blizzard over alleged sexism in its workplace.

  9. November 09, 2021

    EEOC Says Calif. Lacks Basis To Fight $18M Activision Deal

    California's Department of Fair Employment and Housing lacks any legal justification to oppose an $18 million settlement that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently struck with Activision Blizzard over claims that the gaming giant fostered a sexist workplace culture, the federal civil rights agency told a federal judge.

  10. October 26, 2021

    Calif. Says EEOC Is 'Overreaching' With $18M Activision Deal

    California's Department of Fair Employment and Housing has officially asked a federal judge for permission to challenge a proposed $18 million settlement between the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Activision Blizzard, saying the deal's scope improperly invades the state's legal turf.  

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