Blog Posts in 2018

The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C. is a proud supporter of the Bergen Family Center’s 2018 Wish for the Holidays Toy Drive! Bergen Family Center is the oldest continuously operating family service agency in ...

The holidays are upon us, and for many Americans that means more than just time with friends and family. It also means an influx of various consumer products, and increased risks for accidents and ...

A recent survey commissioned by The Center for Construction Research and Training, known as CPWR, indicates construction companies which employ at least some union-member workers are more likely to ...

A federal jury in Tennessee ruled in favor of workers, many of whom fell ill and died after the company in charge of a coal ash spill cleanup failed to keep them safe during the project earlier this ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...