Judge Dale S. Fischer, who’s overseeing the case between Activision-Blizzard and the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, is prepared to approve the settlement proposed by the two parties last year. Fischer plans to have a final hearing where she expects to approve the proposal following “limited further argument” and court-requested revisions to the decree.
The settlement was first discussed back in September and followed the EEOC’s own investigation into workplace issues at the Call of Duty publisher. Under the terms of the proposed settlement, Activision-Blizzard promised to create an $18 million fund to “compensate and make amends to eligible claimants,” as determined by the EEOC.
Activision-Blizzard also pledged to improve training tools to improve workplace policies and practices, hire an internal equal employment opportunity coordinator, and bring in a neutral- third-party EEO consultant approved by the EEOC.
The State of California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) initially objected to this agreement, claiming it would harm its own case against Activision-Blizzard. One particular concern was that the settlement would release the publisher from further claims under California state law. The DFEH attempted to block the settlement, but Judge Fischer ruled against this. The Communications Workers of America union also objected, decrying the $18 million fund as “woefully inadequate.”
(All information was provided by GamesIndustry.biz)
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