Annual IBA Employment and Diversity Law Conference
26 Apr - 28 Apr 2023
Session information
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 | Jones Day, London, England |