Sentences with phrase «testing policies in»

Undeterred by the result in Entrop, employers continued to implement random drug and alcohol testing policies in the years following the decision and unions continued to challenge these polices at arbitration.

The opt - out movement has led to changes in state and local testing policies in other states like New York.

This brief provides information about K — 12 testing with the goal of helping parents, educators, policymakers, and others make decisions about testing policies in their community and state.

Gary Natriello and Aaron Pallas, of Columbia's Teachers College, show that under high - stakes testing policies in New York, Texas, and Minnesota poor and minority students will be less likely to receive a high school diploma.

Katrina Karkazis and Rebecca Jordan - Young call for an end to current sex - testing policies in international athletics and the Olympics (21...

On Tuesday, the Park City School Board began discussing implementing a drug testing policy in the district.

The decision demonstrates the importance of having a well - prepared fitness for duty policy and a proper alcohol and drug testing policy in place in dangerous workplaces, as well as the need to get legal advice before terminating workers for substance use.

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A company that designs tests that it uses only in its own labs, as Theranos does, doesn't need to get them approved, but the FDA is considering changing its policy.

As they like to say (repeatedly), they have been testing «uncharted waters» since the moment the U.S. Federal Reserve dropped its policy rate to zero in 2008.

Home sales across the country have dropped in the wake of several government policy measures, including a stress test for home buyers with a down payment of more than 20 per cent, that were implemented to cool the country's hot housing market.

Worsening trade ties will test China's policy of» strategic composure» in dealing with Trump's America First ethos.

Other than making vague promises to place more police officers on the streets, encouraging DNA testing for death - row inmates and calling for the need to reduce recidivism by investing in «proven community - based law - enforcement programs,» the Democrats» policy solutions over the past eight years have done little to dismantle the carceral state that they helped create.

Tree — who said the policy change restored a price support for growers by reintroducing a «federal risk premium» — told Business Insider that while consumers in states were marijuana was legal were probably used to a high - quality and tested product, he suspected cracking down on legal marijuana production and sales would incentivize trafficking of lower - quality marijuana to states where the drug is still illegal.

The Philippine central bank has set up a separate cyber security surveillance division to craft cyber security policies and conduct surveillance work, monitor cyber threats and test the ability of supervised institutions to manage cyber security issues, Nestor Espenilla central bank deputy governor in charge of banking supervision, said in a lecture organized by the bank.

Grindr later proceeded to publish a full statement, which included a defense that users are given the «option to post information about themselves including HIV status and last test date, and we make it clear in our privacy policy that if you choose to include this information in your profile, the information will also become public.»

Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward - looking statements include, among others, the following: our ability to successfully and profitably market our products and services; the acceptance of our products and services by patients and healthcare providers; our ability to meet demand for our products and services; the willingness of health insurance companies and other payers to cover Cologuard and adequately reimburse us for our performance of the Cologuard test; the amount and nature of competition from other cancer screening and diagnostic products and services; the effects of the adoption, modification or repeal of any healthcare reform law, rule, order, interpretation or policy; the effects of changes in pricing, coverage and reimbursement for our products and services, including without limitation as a result of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014; recommendations, guidelines and quality metrics issued by various organizations such as the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the American Cancer Society, and the National Committee for Quality Assurance regarding cancer screening or our products and services; our ability to successfully develop new products and services; our success establishing and maintaining collaborative, licensing and supplier arrangements; our ability to maintain regulatory approvals and comply with applicable regulations; and the other risks and uncertainties described in the Risk Factors and in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations sections of our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and our subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10 - Q.

During my testing period, I mentioned how it would be helpful if my assistant worked earlier in the day, starting at 9AM; the company changed its policies.

Patricia Walker's suit tested Neiman's famously generous return policy and inspired a 12 - page feature last year in the Morning News» luxury magazine.

As winter sets in, Merkel's «all refugees welcome» policy will need to weather its toughest test yet.

In a recent interview, Harper laid out new policy considerations that form part of the «net benefit test» for proposed foreign acquisitions.

For example, according to a report by the Office of National Drug Control Policy, 86 percent of people arrested in Cook County in 2012 tested positive for at least one illegal narcotic — the highest percentage of any big city.

Why, in circumstances where Canada's security, policies and companies are already as fully protected as they can be, do we maintain a net - benefit test that does not show a bottom - line impact on Canada, imposes an unnecessary burden on investors and gives Canada a dubious (if generally undeserved) international reputation?

The bottom line is that the American public is being fed a carefully crafted mythology (no doubt «market tested» on «response groups» to see which images fly best) to mislead the American public into misunderstanding the nature of today's financial problem — to mislead it in such a way that today's policies will make sense and gain voter support.

Muted monetary policy is just one of the key themes in Morgan Stanley's 2016 US Economic Outlook, «Testing the Waters.»

Some services such as Coinbase claim that all the currency that they hold in their exchange are insured against theft and that this insurance policy would cover any customer funds lost, but it's probably not something that you want to put to the test.

In some jurisdictions, monetary policy is already testing its outer limits, to the point of stretching the boundaries of the unthinkable.

Based on the near - term outlook for real rates, as well as uncertainty over Brexit, rising populism in Europe and Trump's trade and foreign policies, Metals Focus analysts see gold testing $ 1,475 an ounce this year.

The research provides insight into the policy options under consideration in Ottawa and how federal officials are testing various ways that those ideas could be sold to the public.

But in usual Washington fashion, the policies were designed top - down, never tested, and consequently triggered a litany of perverse and unintended consequences.

This book explores the political economy of transition cost mitigation strategies in a wide variety of policy contexts including public pensions, U.S. home mortgage interest deductions, immigration, trade liberalization, agricultural supply management, and climate change, providing tested examples and realistic strategies for genuine policy reform.

Their arrival could test Bangkok's international pledges to treat the Rohingya humanely, two years after Thailand faced international condemnation over secret policies of towing Rohingya back out to sea in unpowered boats with little food and water.

This attack can only intensify as black liberal leaders find it more and more difficult to pass the conservative litmus tests for pro-Americanism in foreign affairs: uncritical support for U.S. policy toward Israel and U.S. intervention in Central America.

The birth of a cloned human being or the attempt to gestate a genetically engineered baby, the development of an artificial womb (currently in animal testing), or some other such sudden breakthrough — any of these could awaken the sleeping giant and spark an intense policy brouhaha.

I lean liberal, but I am very willing to listen to what you have to say if I see that you make your decisions and policy in the real world based upon tested observations in the real world.

A total of 16 pupils were affected by the school's policy of «grade exclusion» because they didn't achieve at least three B - grades in their first year tests.

But it ruled that the school board nonetheless passed muster under the secular purpose test of Lemon because the school board stated two other valid secular purposes for its policy: «disclaiming any orthodoxy of belief that could be inferred from the exclusive place of evolution in the curriculum, and reducing offense to any student or parent caused by the teaching of evolution.»

The Cornucopia Institute, a U.S. - based progressive farm policy outfit, had samples of soy oil, soy meal and soy grits tested, and both the soy meal and soy grits exceeded the hexane limit in food of 10 parts per million.

Key staff members who help the company's operations run smoothly include General Manager Sherry Hibshman, who carries out company policies and supervises other managers; Food Scientist Brandy Kendig, who tests flour to make sure it conforms to government regulations; and Mike Gingrich, who is in charge of the milling operations.

The new testing policy «will significantly increase the threshold for a positive marijuana test and reduce the punishments for violations involving that drug» in exchange for league - wide Human Growth Hormone (HGH) testing, according to a report from ESPN's Dan Graziano.

He has been up front in discussing the seasonlong feud with the Patriots that involved his violating the NFL's substance abuse policy by missing a drug test, New England's withholding $ 8.5 million of his $ 11.5 million signing bonus, and his filing a grievance against the Patriots and a lawsuit against the league (both of which, along with the team's countergrievance, were dropped when the trade was made).

Recently in a post about quest to break the home run record, we listed the schedule of penalties for baseball's drug testing policy.

The university is expected to be charged with a «failure to monitor» for part of its athletics program, according to sources, who told NJ Advance Media other possible violations include allegations of wrongdoing with regards to football recruits and the program's recruiting host / hostess program as well as what's been described by sources as «inconsistencies» in the administration of the athletic department's drug testing procedures and policies.

Yet in the wake of the collapse of your drug - testing policy, you appointed still another committee, only this time — you must be getting really serious now — the committee was supplemented by a «special task force» charged with reviewing the activities of the entire athletic department.

This policy was tested in October before the Boston Bruins arrived for an exhibition game.

In the first real test of the policy, Goodell went relatively easy on the Broncos after they illegally videotaped the 49ers» Oct. 30 walkthrough before the teams» game in LondoIn the first real test of the policy, Goodell went relatively easy on the Broncos after they illegally videotaped the 49ers» Oct. 30 walkthrough before the teams» game in Londoin London.

The UFC looked bad, because it had exempted Lesnar of four months of drug testing prior to his comeback fight, exercising a loophole in its anti-doping policy.

This includes: 1) teaching coaches and their staff what to look for in the potentially concussed athlete, 2) developing a concussion policy for teams and leagues, and 3) helping to provide pre-injury baseline ImPACT testing as well as post-injury evaluations for athletes.

If an LEA adopts a policy permitting random drug testing of students in voluntary extracurricular activities, it must notify the parents and guardians that the student may be subjected to random drug testing prior to a student participating in an extracurricular activity, with the parent or guardian providing written consent.

Sports - Related Drug Testing: N.J.S.A. 18A: 40A - 23 (2005) allows boards of education to adopt a policy for the random testing of the districts students in grades 9 - 12 who participate in extracurricular activities, including interscholastic athletics, or who possess parking permits for the use of controlled dangerous substances, including as defined in N.J.S.A. 2C: 35 - 2 and 24:21 - 2 or alcoholic beverages, as defined in N.J.S.A. 33Testing: N.J.S.A. 18A: 40A - 23 (2005) allows boards of education to adopt a policy for the random testing of the districts students in grades 9 - 12 who participate in extracurricular activities, including interscholastic athletics, or who possess parking permits for the use of controlled dangerous substances, including as defined in N.J.S.A. 2C: 35 - 2 and 24:21 - 2 or alcoholic beverages, as defined in N.J.S.A. 33testing of the districts students in grades 9 - 12 who participate in extracurricular activities, including interscholastic athletics, or who possess parking permits for the use of controlled dangerous substances, including as defined in N.J.S.A. 2C: 35 - 2 and 24:21 - 2 or alcoholic beverages, as defined in N.J.S.A. 33:1 - 1.

Under the NJSIAA policy, students are required to consent in writing to random testing before participating in interscholastic sports.