A California judge has approved an $18 million settlement between Activision Blizzard Inc. and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, marking a win over objections from a state department that sought to intervene.
Activision previously agreed in September to settle with the EEOC, which had been investigating the videogame giant for allegations of sexual harassment and retaliation. But the company and the federal agency became locked in a monthslong legal battle with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing after the state agency sought to block the settlement, saying it could ruin the department’s lawsuit against Activision.
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