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Showing unable to flee a long-running sequence of scandals, Activision Blizzard faces one other lawsuit in its newest alleged sexual harassment case.
As reported by the Day by day Mail, a former Activision Blizzard worker recognized as Jane Doe has filed a go well with in Los Angeles Superior Court docket claiming to have been groped, blackmailed and belittled by product supervisor Miguel Vega.
Doe began out with Activision Blizzard in 2016, taking up unbiased contractor work till she was employed into the Participant Help Division in 2020.
An enormous downside
“Activision Blizzard is an enormous online game firm with an enormous sexual harassment downside,” the plaintiff acknowledged within the lawsuit.
The go well with additionally alleges sexual battery, failure to forestall harassment, gender discrimination and extra, with an unspecified quantity of compensation being sought in recompense. While Vega has been fired from Activision Blizzard, Doe can be in search of punitive damages in opposition to her former supervisor and the corporate.
The newest menace, in keeping with the go well with, was in August 2021; allegedly, Vega had “compromising photographs” of Doe from earlier than her employment at Activision Blizzard and had threatened to launch them on a couple of event, stating: “Perhaps I will blackmail you with these footage I’ve to get you to depart your husband so you’ll be able to come stick with me.”
Activision Blizzard shareholders re-elected CEO Bobby Kotick to the corporate board this June, however Doe has known as for his removing as CEO; underneath Kotick’s watch greater than 700 reported incidents have occurred, the go well with states.
“We take all worker issues critically,” mentioned a consultant for Activision Blizzard. “When the plaintiff reported her issues, we instantly opened an investigation, and Mr. Vega was terminated inside 10 days. We’ve got no tolerance for this sort of misconduct.”
In March this yr, Activision Blizzard acknowledged that it could create an $18 million fund to compensate eligible claimants on account of its lawsuits.
