Activision Blizzard is being investigated for sexist workplace practices
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What you need to know Activision Blizzard builds games like World of Warcraft, Overwatch, and Call of Duty. California`s Department of Fair Employment and Housing filed a lawsuit against the company, alleging serious workplace malpractice on behalf of male staff towards female employees. Activision Blizzard acknowledged that action had been taken, but called some of the allegations `distorted` in a statement to press. The state of California conducted a two-year investigation. California`s department of fair employment and housing (DFEH) has filed a wide-reaching lawsuit against Activision Blizzard of World of Warcraft and Call of Duty fame (via Bloomberg Law), alleging sexist workplace practices, harassment, unequal pay and opportunities, and various other egregious abuses in a lengthy description of `frat-boy culture` across the company. The lengthy investigation describes harrowing problems within the company, going as far to suggest an employee`s suicide was the result of s...