Can I sue in the regular court system?
Not your employer, but maybe some third party like a manufacturer of a defective product or a negligent driver. If your boss tells you to deliver a package to X and you slip and fall en route, you may have WC plus a lawsuit against a property owner. Similarly, if you are in an auto accident you may have a civil case from the crash as well as regular WC. If a faulty product causes a work injury, the manufacturer of that product may be sued in tort. As far as the employer is concerned, you can only sue it under the WC statute and not for pain and suffering or other civil damages.
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