The State of California intervenes for Activision

Activision-Blizzard returns to the center of the legal look, and this return could cost you an image even worse for government agencies. And is that the Department of Housing and Justice Justice (DFEH) of California, who had already suspected the level of collaboration of the developer, has carried out a motion with which it officially intervenes in the judicial process for Avoid the destruction of tests .

Activision-Blizzard could have an agreement with the EEOC that allowed him to destroy tests This has been collected by Kotaku by posting the already commented motion, with which it is insisted that Activision-Blizzard could be eliminating evidence fundamental For the trial and, therefore, interfereing in the investigation. In this sense, the DFEH considers that the developer could have an agreement with the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) in which a clause is included that allows Activision-Blizzard can Get rid of any argument of sexual harassment of the archives of your employees, so I would have the opportunity to destroy evidence against you .

The DFEH considers that Activision-Blizzard and EEOC did not provide complete information about the judicial process an accusation observed in the agreement mentioned between Activision-Blizzard and the EEOC, since it is specified that the study can alter the Records of your employees , Except insofar as the defendants [Activision-Blizzard] must maintain records of the allegations or participation of any eligible claimant in this position to make this decree cash.

On the other hand, DFEH has also decided to intervene in a clause that allowed Activision-Blizzard to reinvest non-distributed agreement funds in their own programs . A set of aspects that, according to the DFEH, are perceived as the EEOC and the defendants did not provide complete information in the proposed consent decree now presented before the Court .

Of course, this is another Activision-Blizzard attempt to avoid the consequences of the complaints for harassment, something that has led them to a sanction of 18 million dollars and the possibility that the managers of the company They do not receive their annual bonuses. For its part, Blizzard goes ahead with your projects , which has led to the election of a new director for Diablo IV after the dismissal of Luis Barriga and that eliminates hurtful dialogues at World of Warcraft.