Activision Blizzard to pay $18 million to settle allegations of sexual harassment
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Activision Blizzard will pay $18 million to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed this week by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
The $18 million will be used for payments to employees who have experienced sexual harassment, sex discrimination or retaliation while working at the California video game publisher. Any remaining funds will be split "between charities that advance women in the video game industry or promote awareness around harassment and gender equality issues," Activision Blizzard said in a statement.
The EEOC settlement is separate from a lawsuit filed in July by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) against Activision. In their suit, DFEH officials accused the company of having a "frat boy" workplace culture where male employees "banter about their sexual encounters, talk openly about female bodies and joke about rape."
