On December 1, 2016, changes to certain overtime pay regulations under The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) were to go into effect. Based on a federal judge’s ruling, those changes have been put on hold for the time being, as the judge ruled that the…
The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have recently announced new residential construction statistics for August 2016. According to the data, building permits for privately-owned housing units in August were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,139,000, down 0.4…
According to the U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce, total construction spending for July 2016 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,153.2 billion, remaining nearly the same as June’s revised estimate of $1,153.5 billion, and is 1.5 percent above the…
The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have recently announced new residential construction statistics for July 2016. According to the data, building permits for privately-owned housing units in July were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,152,000, down 0.1…
According to the U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce, total construction spending for June 2016 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,133.5 billion, down 0.6 percent from the revised May estimate of $1,140.9 billion. Compared to a year ago, the…
The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have recently announced new residential construction statistics for June 2016. According to the data, building permits for privately-owned housing units in June were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,153,000, up 1.5…
According to the U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce, total construction spending for May 2016 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,143.3 billion. This rate is a decrease of 0.8 percent from the revised April estimate of $1,152.4 billion. Compared…
The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have recently announced new residential construction statistics for May 2016. According to the data, building permits for privately-owned housing units in May were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,138,000, up 0.7…
According to the U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce, total construction spending for April 2016 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,133.9 billion. This rate is a decrease of 1.8 percent from the revised March estimate of $1,155.1 billion. Compared…
During the 2015 Legislative Session, the Maryland General Assembly added to the laundry list of provisions that must be included in a contract for the construction of a new home. Specifically, contractors that build homes anywhere in the State of Maryland, must now include certain…
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