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Appeals Court Hands Win to Electrically Shocked Construction Worker Without Trial
An appeals court in Manhattan said a trial was unnecessary to decide if the parties who operated a construction project were responsible for the injuries...
NYC Approves World’s Tallest Building Demolition for JPMorgan Chase’s Manhattan HQ
Officials from New York City’s Department of Buildings have approved demolition of JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s Manhattan headquarters. Demo of the looming 700+ foot, 52-floor...
OSHA Inspections Doing Less to Protect Workers in New York, Nationwide Advocates Say
On the heels of the longest partial shutdown of the federal government in U.S. history, labor advocates are voicing more significant, systemic concerns regarding regulatory...
Top Trends in NYC’s Construction Industry: What to Watch in 2019
New York City has enjoyed a considerable building boom in recent years. In fact, a recent report from the New York Building Congress shows spending on...
Proposed Bill Would Provide Prevailing Wage, Benefits for Construction Workers on City-Funded Projects
New York City’s construction sector may be flourishing in the post-recession boom, buts its workers are suffering injuries and deaths at increasingly alarming rates. Statistics show 2018...
Governor Cuomo Reinstates NYC Speed Camera Program, Doubles Down on Number of Cameras
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is off to an aggressive start in 2019, revealing an ambitious agenda in his recent State of the State address....
The Perecman Firm, Supports Bergen Family Center’s Holiday Toy Drive
The Perecman Firm, is a proud supporter of the Bergen Family Center’s 2018 Wish for the Holidays Toy Drive! Bergen Family Center is the oldest...
Research Project Aims to Assess Safety Benefits of Wearable Tech in Construction
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...
New York City Pushes Construction Safety Training Deadline Back to June 2019
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....
Department of Transportation Begins Planning for Safer Intersections
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...