Activision Braces for Crucial Ruling in Harassment Deal Turf War

A federal judge is set to weigh in on the fight over Activision Blizzard Inc.‘s proposed $18 million sexual harassment and discrimination settlement, a decision that could raise the financial costs on the company and more broadly lay the ground rules for how competing regulators tackle the gaming industry’s workplace issues.

Activision reached the proposed settlement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which sued the company over its alleged unlawful treatment of women in the workplace. But in October, California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing, which has its own suit against Activision, said it would seek to ...