The housing outlook is brighter, but the Obama administration is still looking for answers for millions of homeowners struggling with underwater mortgages.
Federal and state agencies are continuing to combine efforts to fight misclassification of workers as independent contractors or overtime-exempt employees
New proposed updates from the International Code Council to the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) would increase energy efficiency in new homes and commercial buildings by about 15%.
Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down three provisions of Arizona's immigration law while upholding a provision that requires police to check the immigration status of people they have arrested if the police think they may be in the country illega
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to propose rules to give consumers a more complete and understandable “good faith estimate” of mortgage costs.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has launched its 2012 Heat Illness Prevention Campaign to educate employees and their employers about the hazards of working outdoors in heat, and how to prevent heat-related illnesses.