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Company: Activision Blizzard, Inc.
Current Parent Company: Microsoft
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Penalty: $18,000,000
Year: 2022
Date: March 30, 2022
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: employment discrimination
Secondary Offense: gender discrimination
Violation Description: A federal court approved a consent decree reached by the EEOC and Activision Blizzard resolving a lawsuit alleging the company violated federal law by subjecting female employees to sexual harassment, pregnancy discrimination, and related retaliation.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Washington
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: information technology
Specific Industry of Current Parent: software
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.