What types of cases does Kaplan & Kaplan handle?

We handle workers' compensation claims, personal injury cases, Social Security Disability (SSDI & SSI), and death claims & catastrophic injuries throughout New Jersey.

Can I file a workers' comp claim if the injury was my fault?

Yes. Workers' compensation in New Jersey is a no-fault system. You can receive benefits regardless of who caused the injury, as long as it occurred during the course of employment.

What benefits am I entitled to under workers' comp in NJ?

You may be entitled to medical treatment, temporary disability benefits, permanent disability benefits, and vocational rehabilitation. Our attorneys fight to get you the maximum benefits allowed.

NJ Workers Compensation Practice Areas

Practice Areas

Dedicated pages for each practice — not just a card grid. Start with workers compensation, then personal injury, Social Security disability, and wrongful death.

Workplace Injury Claims

How we support injured workers

·File and navigate New Jersey workers compensation claims before the Division.
·Pursue authorized medical treatment and temporary disability wage replacement.
·Challenge employer and insurance carrier denials, delays, and cut-offs.
·Represent injured employees at hearings, motions, and permanency negotiations.
·Seek permanent partial or total disability awards based on lasting impairment.

Additional legal work

·Investigate third-party liability when a non-employer shared fault.
·Advise on workplace safety violations that support related civil claims.
·Guide return-to-work and light-duty disputes without waiving benefits.

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Personal Injury Representation

Legal help for injury victims

·Free case evaluation covering civil liability and workers compensation overlap.
·Build evidence from police reports, cameras, premises records, and medicine.
·Negotiate with liability and underinsured carriers for full damages.
·Pursue car accidents, slip-and-fall, and workplace third-party claims.
·Seek medical costs, lost wages, and pain and suffering unavailable in comp alone.

How we handle personal injury files

·Plaintiffs only — we never defend insurers or employers.
·Same firm that already knows your Division medical file when both claims apply.
·Contingency representation with clear lien accounting before settlement.

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Social Security Disability (SSDI & SSI)

Guidance for disability benefits

·Help with SSDI and SSI applications built from treating and work records.
·Organize medical evidence and residual functional capacity proof.
·Handle reconsiderations and ALJ hearings after denials.
·Coordinate New Jersey workers compensation offset and settlement language.

How we evaluate disability claims

·Candid evaluation of whether lasting work limits meet SSA standards.
·Hearing preparation that aligns Division restrictions with vocational proof.

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Death Claims & Catastrophic Injuries

Wrongful death and dependency claims

·Pursue civil wrongful-death and survivorship claims against negligent third parties.
·Seek funeral costs, lost support, and related damages when liability exists.
·Guide families through dependency petitions with respectful, plain explanations.
·Handle workplace, construction, and crash fatalities with early evidence preservation.

Related legal work

·Investigate multi-employer and roadway fault while Division benefits proceed.
·Coordinate workers compensation liens with civil recovery so net support is clear.

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Local pages

Workers compensation lawyers in North Jersey

Dedicated pages for injured employees in cities and counties we appear in from our North Haledon office.

Near our office