Activision Blizzard Sued by California for Alleged Widespread Discrimination and Harassment
https://wccftech.com/activision-blizzard-california-lawsuit-discrimination-harassment/
In recent years, allegations of workplace harassment, discrimination, and toxic management have rocked numerous video game companies, and now massive Call of Duty and World of Warcraft publisher Activision Blizzard is being sued by California for alleged widespread sexual harassment and gender-based discrimination. Note, Activision Blizzard is not merely being sued in California – it’s being sued by the actual State of California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) after an in-depth two-year investigation. To my knowledge, this is the highest-level investigation of this type into a video game company we've even seen.
According to the DFEH’s lawsuit (warning to those sensitive to subjects such as sexual harassment and suicide -- the lawsuit and article below contain some graphic details), Activision Blizzard has fostered a “frat boy” culture in which female employees face discrimination when it comes to “compensation, assignment, promotion, [and] termination” and “constant sexual harassment.”