Activision Blizzard has (rightly) come under fire from all corners since the State of California first brought its sexual harassment and discrimination complaint. But when everyone's searching for dirt, sometimes context falls by the wayside.
Such is the case with reporting around Activision's failure to meet the requirements of California's gender-based board quota law; a law which has its own set of...issues.
We can be harsh, but we also try to be fair...in Virtual Legality.
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#Activision #Quotas #California
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
01:58 Gender Quotas and Reporting
07:50 The Law and Legal Issues
26:02 Is the Fire Unfair?
29:43 The First Case
49:03 Conclusion
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Discussed in this episode:
"Activision Under Fire: A Legal View"
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REPORTING
https://www.axios.com/embattled-activision-facing-increased-attrition-18d74c45-d570-4a61-abcd-fed77be7243d.html
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2022-03-04-activision-blames-microsoft-acquistion-failure-to-hire-another-woman-for-its-board-by-the-end-of-2021
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-03-04-activision-blizzard-failed-to-meet-california-requirement-on-women-board-members
https://www.axios.com/california-boardroom-women-quota-ae9ab9ea-8c50-4b92-98e0-1148a08858bf.html
ACTIVISION DOCUMENTS
https://www.activisionblizzard.com/content/atvi/activisionblizzard/ab-touchui/ab/web/en/board-of-directors.html
https://investor.activision.com/node/35116/html
LAW AND LEGAL CHALLENGES
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB826
https://cooleypubco.com/2018/09/30/california-mandates-quotas-for-board-gender-diversity/
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/another-complaint-filed-against-5919670/
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trial-begins-challenge-california-women-boards-law-2021-12-01/
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/with-the-court-decision-still-to-come-6555336/
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