When the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) both sued and settled with Activision Blizzard on September 27, 2021, it was unclear how the State of California would take it.
Now we know that the answer to that question was "not very well", as California's Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) has moved to challenged the proposed consent decree (settlement).
What California may not have been prepared for, however, is just how the EEOC would react to such a request, and now their entire case may well be in jeopardy.
We can't really recommend pissing off a federal agency...in Virtual Legality.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
01:35 California Challenges the EEOC Settlement (Consent Decree)
10:32 EEOC Standards and Misreporting
24:11 EEOC Fights Back (Merits Objection)
42:14 Understanding Conflicts of Interest
58:27 EEOC Brings the Thunder (Conflict, Ethics Violations)
1:15:50 Conclusion
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Discussed in this episode:
"Everybody vs Activision Blizzard: A Legal View"
YouTube Playlist - Hoeg Law
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy9PBxr5dNcoQLh2erIt2XrZ
"Activision Blizzard: Sued By EEOC, Settles about an Hour Later (VL549)"
YouTube Video - September 27, 2021 - Hoeg Law
https://youtu.be/73rAxOukWWk
EEOC v Activision Blizzard
Proposed Consent Decree
https://investor.activision.com/consent-decree-with-EEOC
EEOC v Activision Blizzard
Motion to Intervene (DFEH/California)
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.832570/gov.uscourts.cacd.832570.13.1.pdf
EEOC Website
https://www.eeoc.gov/settlement-standards-and-procedures#section2d
https://www.eeoc.gov/d-notice-and-claims-procedures-settlement-class-cases
https://www.eeoc.gov/c-considerations-requesting-fairness-hearing
https://www.eeoc.gov/federal-sector/settlement-agreement
EEOC v Activision Blizzard
Declaration of Games Journalism Articles (DFEH/California)
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.832570/gov.uscourts.cacd.832570.13.8.pdf
"California Steps In To Prevent Activision Blizzard Destroying Sexual Harassment Evidence"
Kotaku - October 7, 2021
https://kotaku.com/california-steps-in-to-prevent-activision-blizzard-dest-1847821066
"Sort of feels like..."
Twitter Thread - October 8, 2021 - Alanah Pearce
https://twitter.com/Charalanahzard/status/1446548326241882112
EEOC v Activision Blizzard
Opposition to Intervention - Exhibit A (EEOC)
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.832570/gov.uscourts.cacd.832570.15.6.pdf
EEOC v Activision Blizzard
Opposition to Intervention (EEOC)
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.832570/gov.uscourts.cacd.832570.15.5.pdf
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