Dallas, TX/Latham, NY – September 12, 2019 Lexipol, the leading content, policy and training platform for public safety agencies, and Public Employer Risk Management Association (PERMA), provider of New York State workers’ compensation coverage and risk management services to municipal…

The 2019 Municipal Clerks Honor Roll was comprised of 228 nominations across the United States. These clerks or staff members were nominated for the efforts of serving their community by going above and beyond each day and were acknowledged for…

Yesterday, John Hanson of Willis Towers Watson presented information on the NYS VFF Enhanced Cancer Benefit Act, which goes into effect January 1, 2019. John is one of the foremost national experts on cancer presumption legislation, and he will be…

March 14, 2018  11:00 am-12:00 pm Beneficial for any municipality with volunteer firefighters, this webinar will address New York State’s recently passed Volunteer Firefighter Enhanced Cancer Disability Benefits Act. Going into effect on January 1, 2019, the act requires all…

February 14, 1-2pm In October 2017, the PERMA Board of Directors approved a revised Program Agreement to unify all PERMA members under the same language, and all members have been asked to execute new agreements. To help clarify many of…

To help members plan ahead, PERMA would like to issue our upcoming events schedule. February 14 Webinar-New Program Agreement changes March 14 Webinar-Volunteer Fire Fighter Cancer Benefit April April 10-Regional Meeting-Suffolk County (This meeting is scheduled to be simulcast live…

For those who missed the Current Cybersecurity Threats webinar presented October 23, the recorded stream can be accessed here. Below are a list of links that were mentioned in the webinar: https://www.cisecurity.org/ms-isac – Panelist Eugene Kipness’s employer’s website, which offers…

In conjunction with the New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA), PERMA is presenting its first webinar in four years on Monday, October 23. Participants will hear from three experts from different fields of information technology as they discuss the…

Workplace Violence – Understanding the law and its applications New York State municipalities are required to provide annual workplace violence training to their employees. In this fact-packed webinar, Joseph Fuller, Supervising Safety and Health Inspector, and Joseph Cook, Jr., Senior…

John Usher presents a PESH Overview of Injury & Illness Recordkeeping Requirements available as a recorded webinar here. There are also two reference materials that accompany the presentation: Part 801 Regulation 901 Instructions Please note: there are mentions in this webinar…