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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 ...

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 ...

Wearable technology is as old as the common wristwatch, which allowed people to tell time nearly any time they pleased, without having to guess, find a clock, or listen and count the sound of a clock ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...