Regulators have widened their probes into how Activision Blizzard handled workplace misconduct claims, while the videogame giant works to complete a planned $75 billion sale to Microsoft
The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, a state watchdog agency, has subpoenaed Activision’s directors related to the company’s handling of the workplace issues, according to people familiar with the matter.
It also has subpoenaed police departments in the Los Angeles-area for any records they have related to longtime Chief Executive Bobby Kotick and 18 other current and former Activision employees, according to the people and to documents viewed by The Wall Street Journal.
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