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10 Tips for Winter Driving in New York City

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Nov 14, 2018
While many people enjoy the winter for its many adventures, there are some who dread to think of the various problems it causes. The majority of these individuals travel the roads on a daily basis ...

Bureau of Labor Statistics Releases Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses for 2017

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Nov 12, 2018
The United States Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics recently released its findings on nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses as reported by private industry employers in 2017 on ...

New York City Pushes Construction Safety Training Deadline Back to June 2019

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Nov 8, 2018
The New York City Department of Buildings announced that it is pushing back the first major construction safety training deadline to the summer of 2019. Before this change, all construction workers ...

New York City Council Passes New Bill Closing Loophole for Large Commuter Vans

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Nov 5, 2018
The New York City Council passed new legislation on October 31 closing a loophole that allowed large vans to get around a commuter law. The recently passed bill, Intro 925-A , updated the definition ...

The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C. Selected to the 2019 List of the Best Law Firms

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Nov 1, 2018
The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C. is excited to announce that the firm has been listed in the 2019 Best Law Firms rankings by U.S. News – Best Lawyers. Check out our press release here for more information ...

Happy Halloween from The Perecman Firm!

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Oct 31, 2018
All of us here at The Perecman Firm would like to wish you a super Halloween! You’re going to need some big muscles to carry around all the candy you pick up tonight, and don’t forget to keep a ...

New York City Construction Expected to Set Record High in 2018

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Oct 23, 2018
NYC is set to break records for new construction projects in the history of the city in 2018. The New York Building Congress recently released a new report that estimates construction spending for ...

New Law to Keep Cyclists Safe Lacks Financial Bite

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Oct 18, 2018
A new bill from the New York City Council is set to require construction companies to provide cyclists with safe detours around construction sites, but critics say that it lacks the financial power to ...

Growing Number of 9/11 First Responders Afflicted by Breast Cancer

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Oct 15, 2018
30 men exposed to the air around Ground Zero after 9/11 have reported being diagnosed with breast cancer. Men only account for one percent of all breast cancer cases in the United States every year. ...

OSHA Updates National Emphasis Program in Response to Surge in Trench-Related Deaths

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Oct 11, 2018
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) updated its National Emphasis Program on trenching and excavation safety (PDF) after a spike in the number of workers who died in ...

Department of Transportation Begins Planning for Safer Intersections

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Oct 9, 2018
A new NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) study found that despite concerns from cyclists, combining bicycles and cars at crossroads in a “mixing zone” is the safest way to manage these traffic ...

Construction Map Tracks All Projects Across New York City

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Oct 3, 2018
Earlier this year, the New York City buildings department released an online map tracking every single major construction project across the city, including estimated size, cost, and number of ...

New Study Shows that Construction Workers are Incredibly at Risk of Opioid Dependency

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Sep 26, 2018
A recent study conducted by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) discovered that construction workers were six times more likely to die from an opioid overdose than an average worker in ...

Attorneys David Perecman, Zachary Perecman, Sagar Chadha, Erica Colon, Edward Guldi, and Carissa Peebles Selected to the Lists of Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers Rising Stars 2018

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Sep 24, 2018
The Perecman Firm is excited to announce that six of our attorneys, David Perecman, Zachary Perecman, Sagar Chadha, Erica Colon, Edward Guldi, and Carissa Peebles were selected to the 2018 lists of ...

Fatal Construction Accidents on the Rise in New York City

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Sep 19, 2018
According to a report recently released by the New York City Department of Buildings, there has been a spike in the number of construction-related accidents, deaths, and injuries in the first half of ...

Deaths Caused by Toxic Exposure from 9/11 Attacks Expected to Outnumber Deaths from the Day of the Attack

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Sep 12, 2018
Almost 10,000 first responders and people in the areas surrounding the World Trade Center at the time of the 9/11 attacks have been diagnosed with cancer, and more than 2,000 people have already died ...

The Perecman Firm Congratulates Scholarship Winner John Dutan

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Aug 30, 2018
The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C. is excited to announce that University of Maryland student John Dutan is the 2018 Avonte Oquendo Memorial Scholarship for Autism winner! It’s never easy to select a winner ...

OSHA Extends Public Comments on Proposed Crane Operator Qualification Rule Change Again

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Aug 23, 2018
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced that it is giving its stakeholders 30 more days to submit comments on the proposed crane operator qualification rules, extending the ...

David Perecman Selected to the List of the Best Lawyers in America 2019

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Aug 16, 2018
The Perecman Firm is proud to announce that founding attorney David Perecman was selected to the 2019 list of the Best Lawyers in America. He has been selected to this list every year since 2008. To ...

The 12 Most Dangerous Areas for Pedestrians and Cyclists in New York City

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Aug 9, 2018
Localize Labs recently published a report about the 12 most dangerous areas for cyclists and pedestrians in New York City. The website works to provide information about every address in the city, ...

New Protected Bike Lane Opens in the Northwest Bronx

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Aug 3, 2018
New York City recently unveiled its latest protected bike lane, located next to Van Cortlandt Park on Broadway. This brand new two-way protected lane is the first of its kind in the area, and bikers, ...

Submissions Officially Closed for the 2018 Avonte Oquendo Memorial Scholarship

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Aug 1, 2018
Applications for the 2018 Avonte Oquendo Memorial Scholarship are officially closed! Thank you to everyone who sent in an application this year! Like always, we have an incredibly difficult decision ...

Can Fault Be Determined By Car Accident Damage?

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 30, 2018
Determining who is at fault in a car accident is essential to deciding who will pay for any damage caused by the accident. In general, the person at fault is the person whose negligence caused the ...

Speed Cameras in New York City Shut Off This Week

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 26, 2018
After failing to reach a final solution when the state legislative session ended on June 20, speed cameras across New York City shut down on Wednesday, July 25. These cameras were first introduced to ...

What You Need to Know About the New Site Safety Training Guidelines

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 25, 2018
The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) recently published its additional course requirements (PDF) for required training curriculums for workers and supervisors in the construction industry ...

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