Melanie Regine Hack

Melanie Regine Hack is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Bergen's Faculty of Law, focusing on labor and social security law with an emphasis on European and international legal frameworks. Her research explores how legal systems adapt to societal challenges like demographic shifts, digitalization, and migration, particularly in protecting vulnerable groups through anti-discrimination measures.

• Affiliations: University of Bergen (Faculty of Law), Centre on the Europeanization of Norwegian Law (CENTENOL), and LaW-BALANCE project leader.
• Research Projects: LaW-BALANCE (work-life balance in crisis contexts), CENTENOL (EU-Norwegian legal dynamics), and REFLEX (work time flexibility).

Her work involves comparative legal analysis between EU and national laws, with notable contributions on mandatory retirement, digitalization impacts on social security, and work-family balance directives. She has held visiting roles at institutions like George Washington University and the Max Planck Institute, and actively participates in policy discussions through conferences and advisory roles.

Recent publications address sector-specific hiring bans under German law, EU compliance in Norwegian paid leave frameworks, and legal responses to caregiving challenges. She co-leads initiatives like the EU Work-Life Balance Directive implementation analysis and comparative studies on academic staff rights across Nordic nations.