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City Employees at Fault in More Injury-Causing Car Wrecks

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Nov 5, 2019
According to StreetsBlog , city-employed drivers are causing more injuries this year than in 2018 despite a decrease in city-owned cars on the streets. Drivers are involved in almost 4% fewer ...

Steven Dorfman Discusses Post-Accident Steps on Westchester On the Level Radio

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Sep 17, 2019
The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C. Managing Attorney Steven Dorfman recently appeared on Westchester On the Level radio (WHYT) for a live interview about important steps to take after an accident. The live ...

Attorney Sagar Chadha Discusses the NY Labor Law on Jus Punjabi TV's The Way Forward

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Aug 1, 2019
The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.’s own Sagar Chadha recently appeared on Jus Punjabi TV’s “The Way Forward” to discuss construction accidents and the New York Labor Law with host Harjot Singh. A former ...

Amid New York Heat Wave, New OSHA Heat Standard Could Better Protect Workers

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 23, 2019
The summer of 2019 is shaping up to be a “hot one” of record proportions. Apart from a heat wave in Europe that’s breaking all-time records, the East Coast is also facing sweltering temperatures and ...

Legal Terms Explained: What’s a Personal Injury?

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 18, 2019
Most people are familiar with the general premise of a personal injury case: if another person hurts you, you can sue that person for a financial recovery of your damages. While accurate enough, ...

New DOB Map Shows Which NYC Construction Sites Require Safety Training Under Local Law 196

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 11, 2019
In early July, the New York City Department of Buildings released an interactive map that shows the locations of construction sites where workers, supervisors, and others involved in large ...

Starting July 11, NYC Streets Will Be Getting A Lot More Speed Cameras

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 10, 2019
New York City’s speed camera program will soon be overhauled – both in regard to the numbers of cameras on NYC streets and their hours of use. In fact, Department of Transportation officials say that ...

National Safety Month 2019

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jun 7, 2019
June is National Safety Month, and our team at The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C. want to do our part in sharing resources and information to help our clients and communities stay healthy, happy, and safe. ...

NY Scaffold Law Was Passed in 1885: Here’s What It’s About

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| May 22, 2019
New York looked much different in 1885 than it does today. A year when the (still copper) Statute of Liberty first arrived in New York Harbor and long before skyscrapers shaped the City we know and ...

NYC Sees Spike in Cyclist Injuries, Traffic Deaths in Early 2019

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Apr 10, 2019
The start of 2019 has not been a good one for bicyclists and commuters around New York City. According to documented crash reports from the NYPD, the first month of the year was particularly alarming. ...

Statistics Reveal 2018 as the Most Dangerous Year for Construction Accidents in NYC in Nearly a Decade

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jan 4, 2019
Construction is an industry filled with numerous risks and potential hazards, especially in major metro areas like New York City. While construction accidents happen all the time, statistics collected ...

OSHA Can Cite Contractors for Hazardous Conditions on Multi-Employer Worksites, Appeals Court Rules

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jan 2, 2019
Late last month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit joined seven other federal appellate courts in rejecting challenges to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s ...

Researchers Link Occupational Noise Exposure to Accelerated Hearing Loss

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Dec 27, 2018
Noise exposure in the workplace is a common risk across a wide spectrum of industries. According to a new study from the Canadian research institute IRSST, those risks don’t just post the threat of ...

The 10 Most-Cited Safety Violations According to OSHA

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Nov 28, 2018
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) keeps track of violations committed by contractors, site owners, workers, etc. on worksites, and has published a list of the most common ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

New York City Needs to Protect Its Workers From Excessive Heat

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 24, 2018
Temperatures across the globe are hitting record highs on was seems like a daily basis, and New York City is no exception. In the first three weeks of July, the local temperature hit or exceeded 90°F ...

U.S. Senate Proposes $4 Million Increase to OSHA's Budget

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 17, 2018
The United States Senate proposed a slight increase to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) budget for fiscal year 2019. The Senate Appropriations Committee approved funding for ...

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