Esports employment contracts

Leonid Shmatenko, Oleksandr Volkov and Rodolphe Ruffié-Farrugia

Chapter Chapter 13 in Esports Law and Practice, 2025, pp 294-307 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: The first section of the chapter discusses the general composition of an esports employment contract. The section covers mandated and advisable provisions and clauses. Additionally, this section covers contractual provisos related to choice of law, restrictive covenants, and dispute resolution. The chapter goes on to explore the differences between the independent contractor and employee classification. Then the issues of immigration, minor employees, unionization, anti-discrimination, -harassment, -retaliation, and doping issues are explored in the context contracts in the esports industry.

Keywords: Choice of law; Anti-doping; Minor employees; Restrictive covenants; Contract components (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781803925998
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