Activision Blizzard face another lawsuit over \u201crampant sexism\u201d in the company Activision Blizzard\/Flickr: Gordon TarpleyActivision Blizzard are facing yet another lawsuit over alleged \u201crampant sexism\u201d within the company, following a string of legal disputes throughout 2021 In July 2021, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing filed a lawsuit against Activision Blizzard after a lengthy two-year investigation into what was described as a \u201cpervasive frat-boy culture.\u201d In October 2021, the company revealed that over 40 employees had been disciplined and more than 20 fired, as internal investigations continued. On Wednesday, March 23, Activision Blizzard was hit with a new lawsuit alleging that a current employee experienced sexual harassment and discrimination and was retaliated against for speaking out about her experiences. I represent a Blizzard employee who alleges she’s a victim of sexual harassment. Our press release for our press conference tomorrow at the Irvine headquarters where we will demand accountability for the victims who have been subjected to harassment at the video game company: pic.twitter.com\/0PisZ1Zomr \u2014 Lisa Bloom (@LisaBloom) December 7, 2021 The reports from Bloomberg describe the employee, referred to as Jane Doe, detailing what she called an \u201calcohol-soaked culture of sexual harassment.\u201d On her first day with the company, at an \u201cinitiation lunch,\u201d Doe was reportedly pressured to do shots of tequila and was told that as part of her initiation she needed to share \u201can embarrassing secret\u201d to everyone. Doe alleges she was often pressured to drink alcohol and participate in \u201ccube crawls\u201d where women were groped and faced sexual comments from male co-workers. These cube crawls were also part of the complaint from July 2021. The new lawsuit also says that she complained about the excessive drinking and sexual advances made by supervisors, but was told that \u201cit was just her leadership being nice and trying to be friends with her.\u201d Doe reportedly attempted multiple times to get new roles at open positions in other departments of the company, and was only offered one \u2014 with a significant salary decrease \u2014 after complaining to then-president Allen J. Brack. The lawsuit seeks various court orders including requiring Activision to implement a rotating HR department to avoid conflicts of interest with management, to retain a neutral investigation firm, and to fire CEO Bobby Kotick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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