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inlawrev-25114	Adams, Maxwell	Collective Bargaining Challenges in the Rise of Esports and Professional Video Gaming	2021	27	.pdf	application/pdf	12350	572	54	In a multiemployer bargaining situation involving the game developer, esports players, and esports teams, all three parties would have to be involved in discussions over labor disputes. Esports players are subject to a player contract with their team, and both the LCS and the Overwatch League rules require that each player be retained by contract with their team.159 While the Overwatch League’s rules state that each player must be an employee of their respective team,160 the LCS states that each player may not be an employee of Riot Games.161 Despite the difference in language, both provisions either imply or explicitly state that esports players should be considered employees of their respective teams at the very least.	cache/inlawrev-25114.pdf	txt/inlawrev-25114.txt