Activision Blizzard Employees To Protest Working Conditions, Sexual Harassment Amid Gaming Company’s Discrimination Lawsuit

Former Disney Channel star Leigh-Allyn Baker is not happy about the mask mandate enforced in her children’s Tennessee school district. A video surfaced on Thursday reportedly showing the "Good Luck Charlie" actress attending the Williamson County Board of Education meeting on Tuesday — and where she went on an anti-mask rant.

Caitlyn Jenner kicked off a month-long campaign tour Thursday in her bid to become California’s next governor and raised fresh questions about her motive for entering the contest.

Former Disney Channel actress Leigh-Allyn Baker is going viral because of the anti-mask speech she gave at a recent school board meeting in Tennessee.

video surfaced on Thursday reportedly showing the “Good Luck Charlie” actress attending the Williamson County Board of Education meeting on Tuesday — and where she went on an anti-mask rant.“My name is Leigh-Allyn Baker, and I’m a California refugee,” the 49-year-old began her speech. “I gave up everything there: a really successful Hollywood career, television shows.

Meghan Markle! The Duchess of Sussex turns 40 on Wednesday and her family across the pond decided to publicly celebrate on social media hours before the mother of two was likely even awake due to the eight-hour time difference in Montecito, California. Prince William and Kate Middleton posted a photo of Markle from her 2018 Royal tour of Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, and Tonga. «Wishing a Happy 40th Birthday to the Duchess of Sussex!» the account wrote. The Royal Family account, which represents

Activision Blizzard is being sued by an investor for allegedly hiding the severity of an investigation into sexual harassment, which led to a lawsuit from the state of California.An Activision Blizzard investor has filed a federal securities fraud claim against the company, stating shareholders were “economically damaged” after Activision Blizzard reportedly downplayed and buried California’s investigation into sexual harassment from investors.The suit, noted by Bloomberg Law, alleges that

As celebrities know, it’s so important to wear sunscreen to protect against the sun’s damaging effects on the skin. The American Academy of Dermatology recommends that, regardless of skin type, a broad-spectrum (protects against UVA and UVB rays), water-resistant sunscreen with SPF of at least 30 should be used year-round.

Marcia Nasatir, an film executive producer who shattered barriers as Hollywood’s first VP Production, working on back-to-back Best Picture Oscar winners One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Rocky and many other pics, died Tuesday morning at the Motion Picture & Television Fund hospital in Woodland Hills, CA. She was 95.

Blizzard Entertainment president J.Allen Brack has stepped down from his post, nearly two weeks after an investigation by the  California Department of Fair Employment and Housing exposed numerous allegations of harassment and a “frat boy” work place culture within Activision Blizzard.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorActivision Blizzard said that longtime exec J. Allen Brack, president of Blizzard Entertainment division, is leaving the company.Brack’s exit comes less than two weeks after Activision Blizzard was sued by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, which alleged the company’s “pervasive frat boy workplace culture” resulted in women employees being continuously subjected to sexual harassment and being paid less than men.

Riot Games is being sued by the state of California for gender discrimination, sexual harassment and pay decisions, according to a recently discovered document. The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) litigation notice was spotted by a Reddit user (thanks, PC Gamer), and the class case is “not subject to arbitration.

Activision Blizzard has since cancelled all future meetings.An initial all-hands meeting was chaired on July 26, but due to a scheduling error, was only attended by around 500 employees.Another all-hands meeting was scheduled for today but has since been cancelled.According to Uppercut, Activision Blizzard is offering “discussion sessions” limited to 30 participants each for employees to raise issues and grievances surrounding the State of California lawsuit.“Any future all hands style meetings

Ubisoft employees have released an open letter showing support for the Activision Blizzard walkout, and asking for their employers to do more.The letter comes shortly after Activision Blizzard employees announced a walkout to protest the company’s response to allegations laid out in a lawsuit from the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing.

sued by the state of California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing last week for cultivating a culture of work that was, according to the suit, “akin to working in a frat house.” Alleged misconduct and gender discrimination at Activision are rampant, according to the lawsuit, including inappropriate commentary on female employees’ bodies, rape jokes and unwanted touching or groping at work.The “Call of Duty” and “Overwatch” publisher is also accused of paying female employees less than

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterLos Angeles officials announced Tuesday that city employees must either get vaccinated or submit to regular COVID-19 testing, joining the state of California, New York City and other localities in an effort to goad public workers to take the vaccine as cases surge.Mayor Eric Garcetti and Council President Nury Martinez announced the policy in a joint statement, saying they will push for a full vaccine mandate once the COVID vaccines are fully authorized by the

Activision Blizzard staff will hold a strike to show their collective frustration with the company’s response to the lawsuit highlighting bullying, sexual harassment and more within the workplace. As originally reported by Bloomberg, the decision to strike has been building since the lawsuit was filed by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing on July 22.

Activision Blizzard staff have signed an open letter criticising the company for its response to the ongoing discrimination lawsuit.Staff circulated the letter, which Bloomberg initially reported, yesterday following the news last week that the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing was suing Activision Blizzard over allegations of sexism and discrimination.Almost 1,500 former and current employees criticised Activision Blizzard’s official response to the lawsuit.

According to the State Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Human Resources, California will soon become the first state in the union to require all state employees and health care workers — both public and private — to verify their vaccination status, either through a vaccine card or vaccine code, which is issued by the state. Officials stress the move is not a “mandate.”

World Of Warcraft developer says that “no work” is being done on the game amid the Activision Blizzard lawsuit.Activision Blizzard is currently facing a lawsuit filed by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing following accusations from employees who have said they’ve been the victim of “constant sexual harassment” in the workplace, along with many more allegations.Activision Blizzard has denied the accusations, with the company executive, Fran Townsend, saying in an email sent