Metaverse vs employment law: the reality of the virtual workplace
It is unclear how employee protections apply in the universal digital realm. What counts as harassment? And can an avatar be discriminated against?
✒ The physical world of work is regulated by national legal frameworks.
But there is no national boundaries in the metaverse, so where is the jurisdiction with the greater connection to the work? The law of the country where the company owning the platform is? The law of the country where the servers are based? The law of the country where the employee is?