Activision Blizzard Settles Gender Discrimination Lawsuit for $54M

The settlement will provide monetary relief to women who were employees or contract workers at the company between 2015 and 2020, and will also see the company take additional steps to ensure fair pay and promotion practices.

Activision Blizzard has agreed to pay $54 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) alleging widespread gender and pay inequality.
The settlement is the second largest that the CRD has negotiated and will provide monetary relief to women who were employees or contract workers at the company between October 12, 2015 and December 31, 2020.
Activision Blizzard will also take additional steps to ensure fair pay and promotion practices at the company.
The CRD had originally estimated Activision's liability to be at nearly $1 billion based on 2,500 employees who might have claims against the company.
The settlement comes after a series of controversies for Activision Blizzard, including mass walkouts, protests, petitions, and class action lawsuits.