Is a Job Duty Reassignment Considered an Adverse Employment Action?

Employers occasionally find themselves in a situation where they must reassign an employee to a different shift or a different duty assignment due to staffing needs or some other legitimate business reason.  Although the reassignment is usually lawful when it can be supported by legit...

Understanding the Mutual Benefit Doctrine in Workers’ Comp

Sometimes activities that would otherwise be non-compensable are covered under the Mutual Benefit Doctrine.  That doctrine covers certain activities when there is “a clear and substantial benefit” to the employer by reason of the permitted activity.  Daus v. Marble, 270 N.J. Super. 24...

Capehart Scatchard Shareholder Interviewed On Fox 29 News

Capehart Scatchard Family Law Shareholder, Amy C. Goldstein, Esq. was recently interviewed on Good Day Philadelphia Weekend on Fox 29.  During the interview, Ms. Goldstein offered her perspective on why divorce rates spike during the month of January.   To view the full interview, fea...

Shareholder Joins Capehart Scatchard’s School Law Department

Capehart Scatchard is pleased to announce that a new Shareholder, Cameron R. Morgan, Esq., has joined the School Law Department in its Mt. Laurel office. A resident of Haddon Heights, New Jersey, Mr. Morgan focuses his practice in the areas of school law, special education, and lab...
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