Video game company Activision Blizzard has agreed to pay nearly $55 million to settle a 2021 complaint by the California Civil Rights Department.
The majority of the monetary settlement is accounted for by the establishment of a roughly $47 million fund for the treatment of pay disparity and discrimination accusations related to promotions for female workers.
The balance will go toward refunding the state’s legal expenses. The initial complaint alleged that the company had allowed a “frat boy” culture to develop, with women experiencing numerous instances of sexual harassment and abuse.
The settlement pertains to an amended version of the complaint, in which the state agreed to drop that aspect, narrowing the focus to pay disparity.
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