http://www.pittsburgh.bbb.org/WWWRoot//SitePage.aspx?site=84&id=a824b759-3137-43b5-aedf-a38056bcce73&debug=False 10 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT Below are some of the most requested inquiries by local Pennsylvanians at your BBB last month. Information is based on our research as of September 1, 2009. For updated BBB information and a current report on the companies, click on their name. To access over four million companies nationwide, visit www.bbb.org. Please take into consideration the importance of the practice and the total performance of the company. http://www.pittsburgh.bbb.org/article/bbb-hot-topics--12451 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT In October 2008 Pennsylvania legislature approved the Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act (HICPA) requiring contractors to register with the Bureau General of Consumer Protection of the Pennsylvania Attorney General (Attorney General). The new law also requires that certain terms and language be used in contracts. Contractors will be required to bring their contracts into compliance and to register with the Attorney General by July 1, 2009. http://www.pittsburgh.bbb.org/article/new-pa-law-regulating-home-improvements-starts-july-1-2009-9704 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT Better Business Bureau is alerting consumers and businesses about a new phishing attack that resembles an e-mail confirmation claiming the recipient has filed a complaint with BBB about a business. The malicious e-mails first came to the attention of BBB on Thursday, October 15. http://www.pittsburgh.bbb.org/article/bbb-warns-of-new-phishing-e-mail-posing-as-bbb-complaint-confirmation-13054 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:00:00 GMT Better Business Bureau is alerting consumers and businesses about a new phishing attack that resembles an e-mail confirmation claiming the recipient has filed a complaint with BBB about a business. The malicious e-mails first came to the attention of BBB on Thursday, October 15. http://www.pittsburgh.bbb.org/article/bbb-warns-of-new-phishing-e-mail-posing-as-bbb-complaint-confirmation-13079 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:00:00 GMT The Better Business Bureau announced the winners of the 2009 Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics. They are Empire Carpet, Monroeville PA and Legacy Remodeling, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA. http://www.pittsburgh.bbb.org/article/2009-bbb-torch-awards-for-marketplace-ethics-13553 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:00:00 GMT An Omaha company has contacted BBB to report that it was a victim of a malware scam. http://www.pittsburgh.bbb.org/article/omaha-company-retrieves-50000-lost-in-malware-fraud-13522