Yes. The workers’ compensation insurance company will have a “lien”, or claim, against any money you recover from a negligent third party. A negligence case will entitle you to recover for all of your lost earnings, medical expenses and pain and suffering. Since part of your lost wages and all of your medical expenses were paid by workers’ compensation, you are required to reimburse the insurance company that paid your benefits from any money you receive in your negligence case. In this manner, you do not collect twice for the same claim and the workers’ compensation insurance company gets reimbursed by the party who was ultimately found responsible for your injury. Very often, the amount to be reimbursed is subject to negotiation.