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In my experience Kotaku has not been a reliable source for much of anything, although I don't know the OP domain either

by totony 5y ago

cratermoon 5y ago
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/activision-hires-wilmer-for-sex-harassment-probe-as-workers-howl https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/activision-hires-w...
BeefWellington 5y ago
Is Bloomberg sufficient?[1] Perhaps straight from the horse's mouth?[2] Or is the issue more with the claim they're a union-busting law firm? Because they even basically claim that on their website.[3] That said they otherwise look like not a terrible choice though as with all things like this the optics to something like this are incredibly sensitive. [1]: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/activision-hires-wilmer-for-sex-harassment-probe-as-workers-howl https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/activisi... [2]: https://investor.activision.com/news-releases/news-release-details/letter-ceo-bobby-kotick-all-employees https://investor.activision.com/news-releases/news-release-d... [3]: https://www.wilmerhale.com/en/solutions/labor-and-employment https://www.wilmerhale.com/en/solutions/labor-and-employment -> Executive and Workforce Training: "Throughout the United States we offer a wide range of customized training programs and workshops at our clients’ premises, as well as seminars and innovative programs adapted to clients’ specific needs. Our training programs include: providing a legal-psychological perspective on managing employees through effective communication; preventing, identifying and dealing with sexual and other unlawful harassment; *advising on union awareness and avoidance*; dealing with violence in the workplace; managing the interaction between the FMLA, ADA and workers compensation; enhancing interviewing skills and hiring while minimizing legal risks; and understanding restrictive covenants (e.g. non-competition agreements). "
- leereeves 5y ago
  "Identifying and dealing with sexual and other unlawful harassment" seems more relevant considering the lawsuit.
  - cratermoon 5y ago
    Sure, but that doesn't mean they are on the side of the victims. As we've seen many times in the past 4+ years, "dealing with" can mean throwing money at the victim in exchange for signing an NDA and leaving quietly. That's sort of the default corporate response, and doesn't seem to really ever lead to a change in the behavior of the abusers. Sometimes the person at fault doesn't even lose their job.
- bagacrap 5y ago
  yes, Bloomberg is quite a bit better than some random fly by night website. Also its reporting paints a wildly different picture: "Activision Blizzard Inc., a video game maker coping with an employee revolt over claims of sexual harassment and discrimination, has hired Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr to investigate its corporate culture" Did you want AB to get through this without hiring any lawyers? Because that isn't how the business world works. Lawyers are in charge of this country and they have a way of making themselves necessary.

In my experience Kotaku has not been a reliable source for much of anything, although I don't know the OP domain either

by totony 5y ago

In my experience Kotaku has not been a reliable source for much of anything, although I don't know the OP domain either

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/activision-hires-wilmer-for-sex-harassment-probe-as-workers-howl https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/activision-hires-w...

BeefWellington 5y ago

Is Bloomberg sufficient?[1] Perhaps straight from the horse's mouth?[2] Or is the issue more with the claim they're a union-busting law firm? Because they even basically claim that on their website.[3] That said they otherwise look like not a terrible choice though as with all things like this the optics to something like this are incredibly sensitive. [1]: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/activision-hires-wilmer-for-sex-harassment-probe-as-workers-howl https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/activisi... [2]: https://investor.activision.com/news-releases/news-release-details/letter-ceo-bobby-kotick-all-employees https://investor.activision.com/news-releases/news-release-d... [3]: https://www.wilmerhale.com/en/solutions/labor-and-employment https://www.wilmerhale.com/en/solutions/labor-and-employment -> Executive and Workforce Training: "Throughout the United States we offer a wide range of customized training programs and workshops at our clients’ premises, as well as seminars and innovative programs adapted to clients’ specific needs. Our training programs include: providing a legal-psychological perspective on managing employees through effective communication; preventing, identifying and dealing with sexual and other unlawful harassment; *advising on union awareness and avoidance*; dealing with violence in the workplace; managing the interaction between the FMLA, ADA and workers compensation; enhancing interviewing skills and hiring while minimizing legal risks; and understanding restrictive covenants (e.g. non-competition agreements). "

leereeves 5y ago
"Identifying and dealing with sexual and other unlawful harassment" seems more relevant considering the lawsuit.
- cratermoon 5y ago
  Sure, but that doesn't mean they are on the side of the victims. As we've seen many times in the past 4+ years, "dealing with" can mean throwing money at the victim in exchange for signing an NDA and leaving quietly. That's sort of the default corporate response, and doesn't seem to really ever lead to a change in the behavior of the abusers. Sometimes the person at fault doesn't even lose their job.
bagacrap 5y ago
yes, Bloomberg is quite a bit better than some random fly by night website. Also its reporting paints a wildly different picture: "Activision Blizzard Inc., a video game maker coping with an employee revolt over claims of sexual harassment and discrimination, has hired Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr to investigate its corporate culture" Did you want AB to get through this without hiring any lawyers? Because that isn't how the business world works. Lawyers are in charge of this country and they have a way of making themselves necessary.