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.

Samantha Prince 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

Samantha Prince 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

Samantha Prince 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

Samantha Prince 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

Samantha Prince 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

Samantha Prince 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

Samantha Prince PROFESSOR PRINCE’S ARTICLE ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION BY TULANE LAW REVIEW

March 2023 — Professor Samantha Prince’s article, “Deducting Dobbs: The Tax Treatment of Abortion-Related Travel Benefits,” was accepted for publication by the Tulane Law Review. Her article will appear in its Fall 2023 issue. Full story

Samantha Prince PROFESSOR SAMANTHA PRINCE PRESENTS HER RESEARCH ON POST-DOBBS ABORTION-RELATED TRAVEL BENEFITS AT AALS

February 2023 — Professor Samantha J. Prince presented a draft of her article “Deducting Dobbs: The Tax Treatment of Abortion-Related Travel Benefits” at the Association of American Law Schools’ 2023 Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA. Full story

Samantha Prince PROFESSOR PRINCE PUBLISHES ARTICLE IN YALE LAW & POLICY REVIEW

February 2023 — Professor Samantha J. Prince recently published an article in the Yale Law & Policy Review titled “Megacompany Employee Churn Meets 401(k) Vesting Schedules: A Sabotage on Workers’ Retirement Wealth.” Full story

Samantha Prince PROFESSOR SAMANTHA PRINCE INTERVIEWED ON THE BUSINESS SCHOLARSHIP PODCAST

December 2022 — Professor Samantha J. Prince joined host Andrew Jennings of the Business Scholarship Podcast to discuss her recent article, “Megacompany Employee Churn Meets 401(k) Vesting Schedules: A Sabotage on Workers’ Retirement Wealth.” Full story