Under the law, if you are injured at work and you file a workers’ compensation claim, your employer is prohibited from discriminating against you, punishing you, firing you, or retaliating against you in any way. When an employee files a workers’ compensation claim, the employee gives up the right to file a lawsuit against the employer or any co-workers for additional compensation. Employers are not held liable in workers’ compensation claims — fault is not a factor — so both the employer and the employee are essentially protected from any further actions from the other party.