OA581: The Activision-Blizzard Settlement Is Happening and It Sucks

<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>If you're a regular listener you've heard us break down the ongoing weirdness between DFEH and EEOC over the Activision-Blizzard misconduct. It's been... unprofessional, and bad for basically everyone involved. Unfortunately, it looks like the pitifully inadequate settlement that EEOC negotiated with Activision-Blizzard is going to go through. Get the details, and what if anything can still be done about it.<br /> Before that, Andrew gives us an update on Eastment. He's still slow walking the documents, but now wants early discovery? What? Get the breakdown!</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Links: <a href= "https://openargs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022.03.17-Eastman-motion-early-discovery.pdf"> Eastman motion for early discovery</a>, <a href= "https://openargs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022.03.18-Chapman-opp-Eastman-motion-early-discovery.pdf"> Chapman opposition</a>, <a href= "https://openargs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022.03.24-Eastman-reply-sup-motion-early-discovery.pdf"> Eastman reply brief</a>, <a href= "https://openargs.com/wp-content/uploads/2021.12.20-DFEH-deny-intervention-file-objections.pdf"> DFEH motion to intervene denied 12/20/21</a>, <a href= "https://openargs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022.01.04-Activision-proposed-amended-consent-decree.pdf"> 1/4/22 amended decree substantively the same</a>, <a href= "https://openargs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022.01.18-DFEH-Objections.pdf"> 1/18 DFEH objections</a>, <a href= "https://openargs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022.03.04-activision-motion-to-intervene.pdf"> 3/4 employee moves to intervene</a>, <a href= "https://openargs.com/wp-content/uploads/Attachment-C.pdf">attachment C to amended decree</a>, <a href= "https://openargs.com/wp-content/uploads/Order-denying-Jessica-Gonzalez-motion-to-intervene.pdf"> 3/22 motion to intervene denied</a>, <a href= "https://openargs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022.03.22-Activision-order-on-PACD.pdf"> 3/22 order on PACD</a></p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:block {"r