In adopting the California workers’ compensation laws, the legislature recognized certain claims that additional remedies should be allowed when someone is injured on the job. Some of the primary exceptions to the workers’ compensation system are when:  There is a dual capacity between you and your employer that goes beyond employer/employee: For example, if you worked for Walmart, but you were off duty and shopping in the store and were injured, you may be able to sue your employer. Your employer fraudulently conceals your injury: You were exposed to a blood-borne illness, and the employer lied to you about your exposure. Your employer physically assaults you or ratifies the assault by a co-employee  There are certain circumstances surrounding an injury while operating a power press.   Your employer was not lawfully insured for workers’ compensation There are also additional remedies for violations of equality laws and the right to be free from unwanted comments and actions based on race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion, and other protected classes.