State civil rights agency and federal employment regulators have different interpretations of divided responsibilities in Activision Blizzard investigations.

The state's fair employment agency lobbed another volley at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in the agencies' rift over who is best positioned to police the game creator industry that some employees have said is rife with sexism and discrimination.

In a motion filed Monday to intervene in the EEOC's proposed $18 million settlement with Activision Blizzard, lawyers for the Department of Fair Employment and Housing said it wo...

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Oct. 27, 2021

State won’t take back seat to EEOC in gaming industry suits

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