Effective October 1, 2010, The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will implement amended provisions of its drug testing procedures to create consistency with many of the new testing requirements established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The primary laboratory requirements in the DOT’s final rule, published Aug. 16, 2010, include testing for MDMA (Ecstasy), lowering the cutoff levels for cocaine and amphetamines, and conducting mandatory initial tes... [More]
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Audrey Grabarkiewicz, left, and Sarah Lindsay (CBS/WSPA) SPARTANBURG, S.C. (CBS/AP) Audrey Grabarkiewicz and Sarah Lindsay, two South Carolina teachers who worked with pre-school children, have been arrested and accused of corrupting teens at several parties that included drugs, alcohol and sex. Multiple media outlets reported that 42-year-old Lindsay and 44-year-old Grabarkiewicz of Boiling Springs, S.C. were arrested Monday by Spartanburg County sheriff's deputies. The a... [More]
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Actor Lindsay Lohan could be sent back to jail if judge rules she violated terms of probation Lindsay Lohan during a court hearing in July. Photograph: Al Seib/AP A warrant for the arrest of Lindsay Lohan was issued today after the actor admitted failing a drug test. The Mean Girls star faces a hearing on Friday that will determine whether she has violated her probation and, if so, whether she will be sent back to jail. Superior court judge Elden Fox issued the arrest... [More]
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Did you know that, in a recent survey, over 69% of Human Resources professionals said their recruiting/applicant-tracking processes were ineffective and that they were spending too much time on transactions and record-keeping? An Electronic Application Process can save your business both time and money by letting applicants enter the pre-employment information via the Internet. The information is captured securely and must be valid and legible. This benefit alone reduces phone calls for ... [More]
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Randy Quaid and Wife Found Squatting in Home They (Used to) Own [More]
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