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US securities regulator probes Activision over employment matters

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US securities regulator probes Activision over employment matters
The investigation comes at a time when Activision is embroiled in a lawsuit that alleges equal pay violations, sex discrimination and sexual harassment at the company

Activision Blizzard said on Monday, September 20, that the US securities regulator was investigating the videogame publisher’s disclosures regarding employment matters and related issues.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has also issued subpoenas to the company and several of its current and former employees, seeking information regarding the matter, the owner of Call of Duty and Candy Crush franchises said in a statement.

The investigation comes at a time when Activision is embroiled in a lawsuit that alleges equal pay violations, sex discrimination and sexual harassment at the company.

Shares of Santa Monica, California-based Activision were flat in trading after the bell. They closed down 4.2% after the WSJ first reported on the SEC probe.

The regulator has also issued a subpoena to Activision’s Chief Executive Officer Bobby Kotick, the Journal reported, citing people familiar with the investigation and documents viewed by the newspaper.

The SEC declined to comment.

California’s anti-discrimination agency has accused Activision of suppressing evidence of sexual harassment and bias against female workers, alleging that the firm allowed a “frat boy” culture in its workplace.

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The SEC has asked for documents including minutes from Activision’s board meetings since 2019, personnel files of six former employees as well as Kotick’s communications with other senior executives about sexual harassment or discrimination complaints by employees or contractors, the WSJ report added. – Rapppler.com

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