Workers’ compensation is a no-fault system. That means you only need to have been an employee who was injured at work (assuming you did not intentionally cause the accident) to qualify—you do not have to prove that anyone did something wrong. Because of this, you are not entitled to certain types of compensation, like compensation for pain and suffering. In a lawsuit, you have to prove that someone else was negligent, which can be very difficult and will almost always require a lawyer’s help.