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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Avonte Oquendo Memorial Scholarship is Just Weeks Away

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 18, 2018
The deadline to apply for the Avonte Oquendo Memorial Scholarship for Autism is just a few weeks away! The deadline to submit your application is Tuesday, July 31. Every year, the Perecman Firm offers ...

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 ...

Supreme Court Ruling Deals Massive Blow to Public Sector Unions

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jul 2, 2018
The United States Supreme Court ruled in a 5-to-4 decision that government workers who choose not to join unions may not be required to pay to help those union’s collective bargaining efforts. At The ...

The Perecman Firm Included in NY Magazine's List of Leaders in the Law

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jun 29, 2018
We are excited to announce that the Perecman Firm has been listed as one of NY Magazine’s Leaders in the Law, a biannual honor given to the top law firms across the nation. “Every client’s case is ...

Can an Undocumented Worker File a Personal Injury Claim?

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jun 27, 2018
Undocumented workers face unrelenting and increasingly severe challenges, but they are still protected by many of the same safety laws and regulations as documented workers in the United States. These ...

NY State Assembly Approves Bill Creating Prosecutorial Misconduct Commission

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jun 25, 2018
The State Assembly voted to send the bill to create a commission tasked with investigating prosecutorial misconduct to the Governor’s desk with an 86-35 vote. The State Senate passed the bill last ...

The Perecman Firm Proudly Sponsored the Children's Smile Foundation's Children's Festival

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jun 12, 2018
The Perecman Firm joined the Children’s Smile Foundation on Saturday, June 9 at the Foundation’s Children’s Festival. Children and families were invited to take part in the festivities which included ...

OSHA Proposes Crane Operator Qualification Rule Change

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| Jun 1, 2018
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently proposed an update to its crane safety rules by changing certain provisions and adding new minimum operator competency requirements. ...

The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C. Sponsors Brooklyn Mother's Day Soccer Tournament

Posted by The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.| May 18, 2018
The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C. was recently a proud sponsor of a Mother’s Day soccer tournament held this past weekend in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The full day soccer tournament was organized by Gram-X ...

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