Getting hurt at work should be simple: you report it, you get treated, and benefits cover your bills and part of your missed pay. Unfortunately, the process rarely goes that smoothly. Hiring an experienced personal injury lawyer in Fountain is the best way to protect your right to benefits and ensure your recovery goes according to plan.
At Heuser & Heuser, we’ve represented injured people in the Fountain and Colorado Springs area since 1996. We’re proud to serve our neighbors and military families in Fort Carson and the surrounding area. We’ve recovered hundreds of millions for our clients and are prepared to pursue the benefits you need to get back on your feet and back to work.
If you were injured in the course and scope of your employment, you may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. Contact us today to schedule a free consultation and get started on your case with a skilled Fountain workers’ compensation lawyer from our firm.
Steps to Take After a Workplace Injury
Workers’ compensation is a no-fault system, so you don’t have to prove anyone did anything wrong to get compensation. What you do have to do is follow a few specific steps, and the insurer will look at whether you did.
To give yourself the best chance possible at getting benefits, we recommend taking the following steps:
- Get medical attention right away, and go to the emergency room if your injury is serious
- Tell your supervisor about the injury as soon as you can
- Report your injury to your employer in writing ASAP
- Ask for a copy of the report your employer files
- Use a doctor from your employer’s designated provider list, or your medical treatment may not be covered
- Follow your treatment plan and go to every appointment
- Keep copies of medical records
- Write down what you can’t do at home and at work
- Don’t give a recorded statement to the insurer before talking with a lawyer
- Hire a knowledgeable workers’ compensation attorney and get started on your claim
How a Fountain Workers’ Compensation Lawyer Can Help You
Workers’ comp looks like a straightforward system from the outside, but it can be difficult to face on your own, especially while you’re recovering from a painful injury. Having a dedicated lawyer by your side can help you avoid procedural mistakes and protect your right to the benefits you’re owed.
Here’s what our workers’ compensation attorneys in Fountain will do to help you during this challenging process:
- Review the details of your situation and explain what benefits you’re entitled to
- Handle the paperwork and keep your claim on track
- Appeal a denied claim
- Make sure your wage benefits are based on the correct average weekly wage
- Handle the insurer’s questions and communicate with them on your behalf throughout your case
- Look at whether someone outside your employer also shares fault
- Fight to get the benefits you need to support your recovery
If someone other than your employer contributed to the injury, such as a subcontractor, a driver, or another party, you may have a separate claim on top of workers’ comp. We’ll determine if there are any other sources of compensation and pursue everything you’re entitled to receive.
Fountain Workers' Compensation Lawyer Near Me (719) 520-9909Workers’ Compensation Benefits in Colorado
Workers’ comp doesn’t replace everything you lose after a workplace injury, but it covers the essentials while you’re recovering. Which benefits apply depends on how serious the injury is and how much of your ability to work comes back.
Depending on your unique situation, our team may pursue any of the following benefits for you:
- Medical benefits
- Prescription and medical equipment costs
- Temporary total disability benefits
- Temporary partial disability benefits
- Permanent partial disability benefits
- Permanent total disability benefits
- Death benefits, if your loved one has passed away in a workplace accident
Our team will help you understand potential benefits and pursue what you’re owed. Schedule a free consultation with us today to learn more about the benefits that workers’ compensation provides and get started on your case with a skilled attorney.
Click to contact our Fountain Personal Injury Lawyers todayWhy Choose Heuser & Heuser for Your Claim
On your side is Gordon Heuser, our senior partner. Gordon has practiced workers’ compensation and personal injury law since 1985, and he co-founded this firm in 1996.
He has argued before the Colorado Court of Appeals and the Colorado Supreme Court, belongs to the Workers’ Injury Law and Advocacy Group, a national organization of attorneys who represent injured workers, has held the Super Lawyers designation every year since 2011, and was named a Top Attorney by Colorado Springs Magazine in 2025. After four decades of these cases, he knows how adjusters build their side of a file, and he builds yours to answer it.
Our workers’ compensation law firm in Fountain, Colorado, will fight to get the best results possible for you, handling every aspect of your claim so you have the time you need to recover.
Complete a Free Case Evaluation form nowSchedule a Free Consultation With a Fountain Workers’ Compensation Lawyer
Whether your claim was denied, your benefits stopped, or you’re just not sure the process is going the way it should, we’re here to help. Plus, it costs you nothing to have our team look at your claim. We’ll go over where things stand and tell you straight what we think.
If you hire us, there’s nothing up front and no fee unless we recover benefits for you. Contact Heuser & Heuser today to schedule a free consultation and get started on your case. We’ll answer any questions you have about workers’ comp and explain exactly what our dedicated Fountain workers’ compensation lawyer will do to help you.
Reviewed by Brennan Heuser | August 2026
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