Faculty Impact
Our faculty is engaged in a constant quest for knowledge and wisdom it can share with our students as well as with the legal profession, scholars, policy makers, and others, consistent with Penn State’s role as a world-class research university.
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PROFESSOR SAMANTHA PRINCE QUOTED IN MARKETWATCH ARTICLE DISCUSSING IBM’s SHIFT IN RETIREMENT PLANS November 2023 — Professor Samantha Prince was recently quoted in the MarketWatch article titled IBM’s new 401(k) strategy could threaten retirement plans for its workers. The article was written by well-known financial writer, Brett Arends. Full story |
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PROFESSOR SAMANTHA PRINCE TO PRESENT AT THE 2023 AALS ANNUAL MEETING November 2023 — Professor Samantha Prince has been invited to speak on a panel entitled “Emerging Issues in Retirement Equity” at the Association of American Law Schools’ Annual Meeting in January 2024. Full story |
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PROFESSOR SAMANTHA PRINCE INTERVIEWED ON ACCELPRO EMPLOYMENT LAW PODCAST November 2023 — Professor Samantha J. Prince joined host Matt Crossman of the AccelPro Employment Law Podcast to discuss worker classification, apps, and the future of work. Full story |
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PROFESSOR SAMANTHA PRINCE PRESENTS AT THE COLLOQUIUM ON SCHOLARSHIP IN EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR LAW October 2023 — Professor Samantha Prince presented her work-in-progress article on employee benefits transparency at the 18th Annual Colloquium on Scholarship in Employment and Labor Law (COSELL) at the University of Minnesota Law School. Full story |
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PROFESSOR PRINCE’S CO-AUTHORED ARTICLE ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION BY SETON HALL LAW REVIEW September 2023 — “An LLC by Any Other Name is Still Not a Corporation,” written by Professor Samantha Prince and Dean Joshua P. Fershee (Creighton Law School), was accepted for publication by The Seton Hall Law Review. The article is slated for publication in April 2024. Full story |
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PROFESSOR SAMANTHA PRINCE QUOTED IN MARKETPLACE ARTICLE DISCUSSING 401(k) VESTING SCHEDULES August 2023 — Professor Samantha Prince was recently quoted in the Marketplace article titled, “You may be losing out on retirement money if you leave your job early.” The article is part of its “I’ve Always Wondered” series. Full story |
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PROFESSOR SAMANTHA PRINCE PRESENTS HER RESEARCH ON WORKER BENEFITS AND PROTECTIONS AT THE NATIONAL BUSINESS LAW SCHOLARS CONFERENCE June 2023 — Professor Samantha J. Prince presented her research about worker's benefits and protections despite classification at the National Business Law Scholars Conference at the University of Tennessee College of Law in Knoxville. Full story |
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PROFESSOR SAMANTHA PRINCE’S ESSAY FEATURED AS PART OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA REGULATORY REVIEW SERIES ON ESG AND RETIREMENT PLAN INVESTING April 2023 — Professor Samantha Prince was recently invited to write an essay for the University of Pennsylvania’s The Regulatory Review as part of their series on ESG and Retirement Plan Investing. Full story |
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PROFESSOR SAMANTHA PRINCE, LAW PROFESSORS AND LAW STUDENTS FILE PUBLIC COMMENTS WITH THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION April 2023 — Professor Samantha Prince was joined by law professors and law students from across the nation in a public comment responding to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) proposal to ban most non-compete clauses as an unfair method of competition. Full story |
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PROFESSOR SAMANTHA PRINCE QUOTED IN ARTICLES DISCUSSING CALIFORNIA GIG WORK RULINGS March 2023 — Professor Samantha Prince was recently quoted in two Bloomberg Law articles titled, “Independent Contractor Rulings Sharpen Issue of Who Is and Isn’t” and “California Gig Worker Ruling Extends Costly, Fierce Legal Fight.” Full story |