$18 million dollars that's million bucks.
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The skinny:
EEOC spokeswoman Nicole St Germain said the agency was pleased that Fischer said she would approve the settlement. She said that in addition to the payout, the deal requires Activision to take steps to prevent and address discrimination, harassment and retaliation.
In a 2021 complaint, the EEOC had accused Activision of failing to take corrective and preventive measures on sexual harassment complaints, discriminating against women in pay and promotions, and discriminating against pregnant workers. Activision denied violating anti-bias laws, but has said it will make changes to how it addresses workplace complaints.
Worth noting this is only one of several ongoing lawsuits revolving around sexual harassment cases at Activision Blizzard.
It's unfortunate that it took a lawsuit to get us here, but I imagine/hope developers will pay much more attention to how this shit is handled moving forward, out of financial paranoia if nothing else.
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