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New Harassment Complaint from Current Blizzard Employee
New Harassment Complaint from Current Blizzard Employee
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A current Blizzard Entertainment employee has leveled the latest scathing sexual harassment claim against the company: "I was told not to go to HR. I was told that the harassing men were just trying to be friends with me. I was told they did nothing wrong by law," the accuser said in a press conference Wednesday. Read more >>
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