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Peter Rousmaniere

Columnist

2009-12-01
A Game Changer
Just as we're entering the college football bowl season, we learn that the sport is more dangerous than we had supposed. MORE

2009-11-01
The Elephant in the Room
Obesity, depression, diabetes, sexual trauma, smoking, drug addiction. These and other personal health conditions and behaviors--"co-morbidities"--derail the recovery of injured workers, and yet we have such a difficult time addressing them. MORE

2009-10-15
Death of the Loss Run
An icon in workers' compensation is now obsolete, deserving a gentle retirement followed by decent burial. It's the claims loss run. MORE

2009-10-01
Premium Abuse Crackdown
Seventy workers at a strip bar in Chelsea, a gaudy town next to Boston, said that their rights were violated by not being treated as employees for workers' compensation purposes. MORE

2009-09-15
Two Different States
The Workers Compensation Research Institute released this summer a valuable study of claimant experience with the workers' compensation systems of 11 states. MORE

2009-09-01
The LOC Conundrum
In the film "Casablanca," a letter of transit, or LOT, was the key that unlocked the door to freedom for people fleeing the Nazis through Morocco. MORE

2009-08-01
Let's Talk Healthcare Reform
Impress your neighbors with your perspicacity on national health reform by drawing on your knowledge of workers' comp. Here are eight pearls of wisdom to impart by the backyard pool. MORE

2009-07-01
Laying off the Risk
Laying off the Risk | Risk & Insurance | Labor Finders International is the granddaddy of day labor temporary staffing companies. Florida and California are its two largest markets. Its workers earn $10 to $13 an hour. MORE

2009-06-01
California in Turmoil (Again)
California in Turmoil (Again) | Risk & Insurance | You need to grasp what is going on today in California to understand the inside game in workers' compensation. MORE

2009-05-01
A Brutal Interpretation
A Brutal Interpretation | Risk & Insurance | Saad Taha came into this world on Nov. 2, 1951. Born in Iraq, he married in 1990 and fathered a son. With the equivalent of a high school degree, Taha held down a relatively good job as a chauffeur. Then the Americans invaded the country in March of 2003. MORE

2009-04-15
Purdue Case Won't be the Last
Purdue Case Won't be the Last | Risk & Insurance | We all hear about claimant fraud, medical provider fraud and premium fraud. Now there is drug manufacturer fraud that has fleeced pretty much every workers' compensation insurer and self-insured employer, and disrupted the lives of many claimants. MORE

2009-04-01
Dare to be Simple
Dare to be Simple | Risk & Insurance | Studying serious injuries and interviewing adults with them reminds me of how drawn I am to the complexity of our work. There are 3 million work injuries a year and each one is unique. MORE

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