Workplace Discrimination/Abuse

Activision Blizzard and a California regulator filed a legal settlement in which the videogame company agreed to pay to resolve gender discrimination charges while the state withdrew sexual-harassment claims.The settlement between Activision and the California Civil Rights Department, if approved by a judge, would end a legal battle that helped lead to the videogame company’s sale to Microsoft. Settlement documents that both sides said were filed in California Superior Court confirm an agreement from last week.Copyright ©…

Updated Dec. 15, 2023 5:41 pm ETActivision Blizzard has agreed to pay about $50 million to settle a high-profile lawsuit by a California regulator that helped spur Microsoft’s October takeover of the videogame company, according to people familiar with the matter.California’s Civil Rights Department sued Activision in mid-2021, alleging its leadership ignored numerous employee complaints of sexual harassment, discrimination and pay disparity. Copyright ©2023Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.…

Updated Nov. 9, 2023 5:03 pm ETApple must pay up to $25 million under an agreement with the Justice Department to settle charges of hiring and recruitment discrimination.The Justice Department alleged on Thursday that Apple violated anti-discrimination requirements while recruiting for positions under the permanent labor certification program.Copyright ©2023Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Updated Nov. 9, 2023 5:03 pm ETApple must pay up to $25 million under an…

Citing the affirmative action ruling, top state law officials put Fortune 100 companies on notice for racial quotas, preferences Citing the affirmative action ruling, top state law officials put Fortune 100 companies on notice for racial quotas, preferences FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful…

Filing is part of a continuing pay-equity dispute; Disney says pay-gap allegation is false. Filing is part of a continuing pay-equity dispute; Disney says pay-gap allegation is false. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you are the owner of the content…

A federal appeals court said it would allow to proceed a lawsuit brought by warehouse workers who claimed that music from Eminem and others turned their workplace hostile A federal appeals court said it would allow to proceed a lawsuit brought by warehouse workers who claimed that music from Eminem and others turned their workplace hostile FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the…

CNBC International anchor Hadley Gamble accused former NBCUniversal Chief Executive Jeff Shell of sexual harassment and sex discrimination in a complaint to the company, a lawyer for Ms. Gamble said Monday.  NBCUniversal parent Comcast Corp. said Sunday that Mr. Shell was exiting after an investigation into a complaint that he engaged in inappropriate conduct. CNBC International anchor Hadley Gamble accused former NBCUniversal Chief Executive Jeff Shell of sexual harassment and sex…

America’s potential workers are aging. The government says that by 2031 there will be an estimated 4.8 million more men and women who are at least 65 years old in the U.S. workforce, with the growth rate of workers in that age group far exceeding all others. But many companies don’t want to hire older workers, and some may subtly communicate through their wording in online help-wanted ads that older workers ought not apply. America’s potential workers are aging. The government says that…

Federal authorities sued Exxon XOM 0.89% Mobil Corp. over five nooses they said were found at the oil company’s refinery in Baton Rouge, La., which they said had created a hostile work environment and subjected employees to racial discrimination.The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in the lawsuit filed last week that between April 2016 and December 2020, employees and contractors reported finding the nooses throughout the refinery. The EEOC said Exxon had…

Activision Blizzard has settled an investigation without admitting or denying SEC allegations. Photo: Jae C. Hong/Associated Press…