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Activision Blizzard said Tuesday a federal court will approve its $18 million settlement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over a lawsuit charging sexual harassment and retaliation. The EEOC filed its case last September, following a separate suit by California's Department of Fair Employment and…

UPDATED with the letter: EXCLUSIVE: In a letter to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) under Chair Rep. Joaquin Castro is urging them to update their report “Diversity in the Media: A Chart Book for Selected Industries” which hasn’t been touched since 2004. The…

UPDATED with statement from Duban’s lawyer: Deborah Dugan, the recently fired president and CEO of the Recording Academy, has filed a discrimination complaint with the EEOC, claiming that she was sexually harassed by Joel Katz, the Academy's general counsel. The complaint also alleges that she witnessed "egregious…

There were 667 sexual harassment complaints filed with the EEOC by workers employed in the arts, entertainment and recreation industries from 2005-15, according to the latest data provided by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, but the federal agency charged with preventing workplace harassment has taken very…

EXCLUSIVE: The ongoing reshuffling of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission could have dire consequences for female film and TV directors who've been hoping that the EEOC's ongoing investigation would address Hollywood's discriminatory hiring practices. "We're all talking about it," said director Rachel…