Judge Approves Activision Blizzard's $18 Million Settlement In Gender Discrimination And Harassment Case
In September 2021, Activision Blizzard agreed to terms to settle one of its high-profile gender discrimination lawsuits, and that settlement has now been approved. A federal court on Tuesday announced that it would approve Activision Blizzard's proposed settlement with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which is the next step toward creating an $18 million fund to compensate and make amends to workers affected by gender discrimination and harassments claims within the company.
Under the terms of the agreement, Activision will create an $18 million fund for eligible claimants and take steps to enhance its «policies, practices, and training» to help prevent harassment and discrimination in the future. Additionally, Activision Blizzard said it will work with a «neutral, third-party equal employment opportunity consultant» to provide oversight on Activision Blizzard's compliance. This person will be a non-Activision Blizzard employee approved by the EEOC. This individual will report their findings directly to the EEOC and Activision Blizzard's board of directors.
What's more, Activision said it hired Stacy Jackson on March 16 to become the company's new EEO coordinator. The company went on to say that it also has a new zero-tolerance policy for harassment and retaliation across the company, while the size of its Ethics & Compliance team has «quadrupled» in size.
Activision Blizzard also said it «significantly increased» its investment in ethics and compliance training, while it now does better with transparency regarding pay equity and diversity representation, the company said. The Call of Duty giant donated $1 million to Women in Games International and waived forced arbitration for individual sexual
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