Activision Blizzard, which has faced various harassment accusations for nearly a year, will pay the $18 million compensation to the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Activision Blizzard has agreed to pay $18 million in compensation to the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Thus, most of the accusations against the company – sexual harassment, discrimination – were concluded. The indictment file filled by the EEOC contained various sexual harassment, discrimination allegations and detailed explanations. However, the issue will be closed with these payments.
Activision Blizzard to pay $18 million in compensation
The EEOC’s indictment was originally filed in September 2021, but the California Fair Employment Agency (DFEH), which filed the first lawsuit against Blizzard, had forced the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to cease on the grounds that it could harm its own pending lawsuits. In the conflict between the two institutions, the EEOC determined that the two prosecutors who made up the DFEH’s indictment had violated the code of ethics.
“The court is convinced that both monetary and non-monetary issues have been resolved fairly and reasonably,” said judge Dale Fischer, who presided over the case on Tuesday. Activision Blizzard will use the $18 million to support programs created under the auspices of the EEOC against harassment and discrimination within the firm. The rest of the money will be donated to aid programs and foundations determined by the EEOC.
Microsoft stated that Activision Blizzard would closely monitor the litigation process.