. And it’s the DFEH recently making noise in a private class action against Riot Games over gender discrimination at that company. That effort had a lawyer representing female employeesThe EEOC and DFEH may have had a deal with each other to split civil rights work, but it appears that both agencies pursued Activision upon receiving complaints.
According to the EEOC, it had completed its three-year investigation by June 15 and was ready for resolution. The feds say they invited the California agency to participate. Instead, without reply nor notice, the DFEH filed its bombshell case the following month. And the complaint included harassment allegations.
What caused them to make this career move? Was there something going on at the EEOC that upset them? That’s unclear. Even the attorney names are redacted in the court filing. But regardless of their motivations, it appears they continued working on the Activision case and contributed to the DFEH’s July 20 strike against the video game giant. Afterward, Viramontes complained to Kish about a “surprise” lawsuit that was “contrary” to the interagency work-sharing agreement.
On Sept. 27, more than two months after California’s DFEH launched its legal grenade at Activision, the federal EEOC made its own move: A