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Litigation

Mar. 4, 2016

Former worker accuses Activision of misclassification

The company responsible for video game franchises World of Warcraft and Diablo has been accused by a former employee of misclassifying some of its workers as artists, which disqualified them from collecting overtime.

By Steven Crighton
Daily Journal Staff Writer

The company responsible for video game franchises "World of Warcraft" and "Diablo" is accused by a former employee of misclassifying some of its workers as artists, which disqualified them from collecting overtime.

Plaintiff John Lee worked for Activision Blizzard Inc. as a "senior artist" from October 2010 to January 2014, and was responsible for creating and insertin...

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