On October 2, 2024, Ms. Chomiac de Sas participated in the Gaming Campus immersion week for students and future professionals in the video game and communications sectors.
PCS Avocat led a seminar dedicated to the health of esports players. Reviewing the general legal framework applicable to esports law, the training focused on a practical presentation of all the stakeholders likely to be involved in or influence players’ working conditions, in order to guarantee them the best possible health protection.
A form of co-regulation is emerging to effectively address this recurring issue, given the tragedies the sector regularly faces.
Health and safety of esports players: worker protection
Any structured professional activity generates risks for the person performing it. A continuous challenge in labor law, the best protection of employees in terms of their working conditions, their physical and mental health, is confronted with the specificities of the esports sector, at the crossroads between several professions and specific issues: video game publishers and studios, clubs and players, event organizers, online broadcasters, etc.
Esports players: underage children, particularly vulnerable and protected
While the impact of child labor is now largely addressed by the Labor Code, the effects of esports on players are less well understood. They therefore deserve special attention.
Read our study on this topic, particularly concerning underage players.
A specialized legal publication is available in the LexisNexis Family Law journal, issue no. 7-8, July-August 2024.
