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Rousmaniere: Predictions

20 Nov, 2019 Peter Rousmaniere

This will be my final regular column writing in the workers’ compensation community. I began in 2003. I want to conclude this wonderful experience by making some predictions: two things which will happen and one […]

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    About The Author

    • Peter Rousmaniere

      Peter Rousmaniere is widely known throughout the workers’ compensation industry, both for his writing and consulting experience. Based in the picture perfect New England town of Woodstock, VT, he is a regular on the conference circuit, and is deeply in tune with trends and developments within the industry. His passion is writing and presenting on issues largely related to immigration, and he maintains a blog on the subject at www.workingimmigrants.com.

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