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, 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

Samantha Prince PROFESSOR SAMANTHA PRINCE AND STUDENTS FILE PUBLIC COMMENTS WITH U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

December 2022 — Professor Samantha J. Prince joined members of her student research team, Taylor Haberle and Lauren E. Stahl, in a public comment responding to the Department of Labor’s proposal to modify the test for determining employee or independent contractor classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Full story

Samantha Prince PROFESSOR SAMANTHA PRINCE TO PRESENT AT THE 2023 AALS ANNUAL MEETING

September 2022 — Professor Samantha J. Prince will present her article on employer-provided abortion-related travel benefits at the Association of American Law Schools’ Annual Meeting as part of the New & Emerging Voices in Workplace Law program. Full story

Samantha Prince PROFESSOR SAMANTHA PRINCE TO PRESENT AT THE COLLOQUIUM ON SCHOLARSHIP IN EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR LAW

September 2022 — On October 21, 2022, Professor Samantha Prince will present her article on abortion-related travel benefits provided by employers at the Colloquium on Scholarship in Employment and Labor Law (COSELL). Read more

Sign PROFESSOR PRINCE LEADS VETERAN ENTREPRENEUR LEGAL POP-UP CLINIC

September 2022 — Professor Samantha Prince led the inaugural Veteran Entrepreneur Legal Pop-up Clinic held at Dickinson Law. The clinic was a collaboration with the Dauphin County Bar Association and the Eastern Pennsylvania Small Business Association district of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Full story