Annual IBA Employment and Diversity Law Conference

26 Apr - 28 Apr 2023

Session information

Employment law in the metaverse

Committee(s)

Diversity and Equality Law Committee (Lead)
Employment and Industrial Relations Law Committee (Lead)

Description

Limitations on in-person meetings caused by the Covid-19 pandemic have triggered a rapid acceleration of pre-existing technical trends, including the metaverse, which raise a number of legal questions in the employment context. During this session, we will examine some of the potential challenges related to the use of the metaverse from an employment context, including in terms of employee training, enforcement of non-competition clauses, occupational health and safety, identifying the applicable legal jurisdiction and considering potential new harassment and discrimination risks as well as algorithmic surveillance and data protection concerns.

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Szymon Kubiak Wardynski & Partners, Warsaw, Poland; Communications Officer, Employment and Industrial Relations Law Committee
Mikael Pelan Lusis Avocats, Paris, France; Co-Chair, Disability Rights Working Group

Speakers

Alvaro Galli Beccar Varela, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Katie Marble modCounsel, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA
Juan Ilich Perez Garcia Samsung, Mexico City, Mexico
Enrique Stile Marval O'Farrell Mairal, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Pulina Whitaker Morgan Lewis, London, England