Labor/Employment,
Civil Rights
Dec. 14, 2021
Judge rebukes state, federal agencies for 'unseemly' dispute in Activision Blizzard case
Judge won't allow state civil rights agency to intervene in gaming case, but cites concerns with proposed consent decree between U.S. EEOC and Activision Blizzard.
A federal judge in Los Angeles on Monday refused to allow the state Department of Fair Employment and Housing to intervene in a proposed $18 million consent decree to resolve sexual harassment and discrimination claims the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought against Activision Blizzard Inc., but rebuked both sides over what has turned into a sour public dispute.
"This dispute quite frankly between the agencies is just a bi...
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