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Copy Activision Blizzard on Tuesday announced new leadership for Blizzard Entertainment group following a recent sex discrimination and harassment lawsuit filed by California s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) and an employee walkout demanding better working conditions. Starting today, J. Allen Brack will be stepping down as the leader of the studio, and Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra will co-lead Blizzard moving forward, the video games goliath said in a letter to the Blizzard community. An Activision Blizzard spokesperson confirmed to The Register that Jessie Meschuk, the company s head of global human resources – a department accused in the aforementioned lawsuit of failing to take harassment complaints seriously – has also stepped down. ....
Activision Blizzard Says People Will Be Held Accountable In Wake Of Harassment Lawsuit The state of California lawsuit alleging a frat boy culture of sexual harassment at Activision Blizzard was a key topic during the company s second quarter earnings call. Activision Blizzard s second quarter earnings call began with CEO Bobby Kotick addressing the elephant in the room: what the company is doing in light of a recent state of California lawsuit that alleges the company is rife with harassment and discrimination directed at women employees. At the top of the call, Kotick issued the following statement addressing the lawsuit. I want to start by making clear to everyone that there is no place at our company where discrimination, harassment, or unequal treatment of any kind will be tolerated nowhere, Kotick said. We so appreciate the current and former employees who have come forward in past and recent days with courage, and I want to reiterate the commitments w ....
Published Tuesday, August 3, 2021 4:11PM EDT Last Updated Tuesday, August 3, 2021 4:11PM EDT The president of Activision s Blizzard Entertainment is stepping down weeks after the maker of video games like “World of Warcraft” and “Call of Duty,” was hit with a discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuit in California as well as backlash from employees over their work environment. The state sued Activision Blizzard Inc. last month citing a “frat boy” culture that has become “a breeding ground for harassment and discrimination against women.” The lawsuit alleges that female employees face constant sexual harassment, that few women are named to leadership roles and when they are, they earn less salary, incentive pay and total compensation than male peers. ....
As employees continue to condemn lawsuit response. Updated on 4 August 2021 Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick, along with a number of other senior executives, has spoken again as the company remains embroiled in controversy following the recent California Department of Fair Employment and Housing lawsuit alleging sexual harassment, discrimination, and a frat boy work culture at Blizzard. Addressing investors during Activision Blizzard s Q2 2021 results call this evening, Kotick said, I want to start by making clear to everyone that there s no place in our company where discrimination, harassment, or unequal treatment of any kind will be tolerated. Nowhere. We so appreciate the current and former employees who ve come forward in past recent days with courage and I want to reiterate the commitments we ve made to you. Our work environment, everywhere we operate, will not permit discrimination, harassment, or unequal treatm ....
Hit with #MeToo revolt, Blizzard Entertainment chief is out The state of California sued Activision Blizzard Inc. last month, claiming the company was a “breeding ground for harassment and discrimination against women.” Author: MICHELLE CHAPMAN (AP) Updated: 9:54 PM EDT August 3, 2021 CALIFORNIA, USA The president of Activision s Blizzard Entertainment is stepping down weeks after the maker of video games like “World of Warcraft” and “Call of Duty,” was hit with a discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuit in California as well as backlash from employees over their work environment. The state sued Activision Blizzard Inc. last month citing a “frat boy culture that has become “a breeding ground for harassment and discrimination against women. ....