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 SAMANTHA PRINCE MODERATED PANEL “ERISA AT 50” CONFERENCE

September 2024 — Professor Samantha Prince moderated one of five panels at the “ERISA At 50 Employee Benefits at a Crossroads” conference held at The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law. Full story

Samantha Prince PROFESSOR PRINCE’S WORK ON BENEFITS TRANSPARENCY AND BENEFITS WASHING FEATURED IN TWO FORBES ARTICLES

August 2024 — Professor Samantha Prince’s work on Benefits Transparency and Benefits Washing was spotlighted in two Forbes articles in July. As a “leading advocate for stronger benefits disclosure laws,” she was quoted throughout both articles. Full story

Samantha Prince PROFESSOR PRINCE’S ESSAY ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION BY GEORGETOWN LAW JOURNAL ONLINE

August 2024 — “Benefits Washing,” written by Professor Samantha Prince, was accepted for publication by Georgetown Law Journal Online. The article is slated for publication in December 2024/January 2025. Full story

Samantha Prince PROFESSOR SAMANTHA PRINCE QUOTED IN BUSINESS POST ARTICLE

June 2024 — Professor Samantha Prince was recently quoted in the Business Post (Korea) article titled [노후, K퇴직연금을 묻다 미국⑥] 미국 교수 2인 “401K도 접근성, 해고자 기여분 포함 제도 보완 필요” (loosely translated to [Retirement, ask about K-retirement pension, USA], Two American Professors say, “401(k) is also accessible and the system needs to be improved to include contributions for laid-off workers.)” Full story

Samantha Prince PROFESSOR SAMANTHA PRINCE AND RESEARCH ASSISTANT TIM AZIZKHAN FILE RECOMMENDATION WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY FOR TOPICS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE IRS’s 2024-2025 PRIORITY GUIDANCE PLAN

May 2024 — Professor Samantha J. Prince, joined by a member of her research team, Tim Azizkhan ’25, authored a public comment responding to the Internal Revenue Service’s invitation for recommendations on items to be included in its 2024-2025 Priority Guidance Plan. Full story

Samantha Prince PROFESSOR SAMANTHA PRINCE AND RESEARCH ASSISTANT ALYSSA BOOB FILE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON EFFECTIVENESS OF PUBLIC DISCLOSURES WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY

May 2024 — Professor Samantha J. Prince, joined by a member of her research team, Alyssa Boob ’25, authored a public comment responding to the Department of Treasury’s, Department of Labor’s and the PBGC’s request for information to improve the effectiveness of existing reporting and disclosure requirements for certain Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) governed and Internal Revenue Code qualified plans. Full story

Samantha Prince PROFESSOR SAMANTHA PRINCE INTERVIEWED ON KCBS ABOUT FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION’S BAN ON NON-COMPETES

May 2024 — Professor Samantha Prince was recently interviewed live on KCBS News Radio, San Francisco about the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) recent ban on non-competition agreements. Prince fielded questions varying from which industries are impacted to what legal challenges will surface. Full story

Samantha Prince PROFESSOR SAMANTHA PRINCE QUOTED IN MARKETWATCH ARTICLES DISCUSSING 401(k) PLANS WITH VESTING SCHEDULES

April 2024 — Professor Samantha Prince was recently quoted in two MarketWatch articles this month. Full story

Samantha J. Prince PROFESSOR PRINCE’S CO-AUTHORED PAPER ON THE EFFECTS OF 401(k) VESTING SCHEDULES ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION BY YALE LAW JOURNAL

April 2024 — Professor Samantha Prince’s co-authored article, The Effects of 401(k) Vesting Schedules — in numbers, written with Timothy Azizkhan ’25, Luke Gorman ’25, and Cornell Ph.D. candidate Cassidy R. Prince, has been accepted for publication by Yale Law Journal’s online Forum. Full story

Samantha Prince PROFESSOR PRINCE CO-AUTHORS PAPER ON THE EFFECTS OF 401(k) VESTING SCHEDULES

April 2024 — Professor Samantha Prince together with two members of her research team, Timothy Azizkhan ’25 and Luke Gorman ’25, and Cornell Ph.D. candidate, Cassidy R. Prince, wrote a paper entitled, The Effects of 401(k) Vesting Schedules — in numbers. Full story