Call for Submissions: The Penn State Dickinson Law Review

Dear Authors,

The Penn State Dickinson Law Review (PSDLR) invites legal scholars and practitioners to submit proposals for consideration for its 2027 Symposium, entitled "The Future of Work: Legal Perspectives on an Evolving Workforce."

Over the past two years, the modern workplace has continued to undergo rapid transformation. Advances in artificial intelligence and automation, evolving workforce demographics, shifting economic conditions, and continued globalization of labor have reshaped how work is viewed, performed, and regulated.

Our Symposium seeks to foster an interdisciplinary conversation about the legal challenges and opportunities presented by these developments since 2025. With employment and labor law serving as the cornerstone of the event, we welcome submissions from all areas of legal scholarship that bear on the evolving nature of work and the workplace.

Illustrative topics include, but are not limited to:
• Worker classification and the gig economy
• Immigration and international law
• Constitutional issues affecting the employment relationship
• Wage and hour law
• Workplace health and safety
• Tax and administrative law
• Artificial intelligence, automation, and emerging technologies
• Workplace privacy, surveillance, and data governance
• Disability accommodation and accessibility
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives
• Employee benefits, retirement, and workforce security
• Collective bargaining and labor organizing
• Remote, hybrid, and flexible work arrangements
• Any other legal issue addressing the changing workforce or workplace

Submission Guidelines

If you are interested in presenting and publishing, please submit a one-page proposal or unpublished paper by Sunday, September 27, 2026, via our Scholastica page or email to DickinsonLRev@psu.edu or Ariana Bignotti at amb8664@psu.edu.

Your submission should include:

* Abstract. An abstract of approximately 500 to 1,000 words describing the proposed paper;

* Curriculum Vitae. A current curriculum vitae; and

* Contact information.