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Class-action sex harassment suit against trucking company backfires
Memphis Commercial Appeal ^ | 4/5/12

Posted on 04/05/2012 12:51:05 PM PDT by SmithL

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To: BitWielder1
A pair of drivers on the open road with no witnesses means he-said/she-said testimony only. It would have taken sting operations with the women wearing a wire or the truck cab itself setup for audio/video.

Perhaps the company should have anticipated these problems and wired every truck — I think legally any employer can surveil the workplace. Just knowing they were under surveillance would probably have put these “training” drivers on their best behavior.

21 posted on 04/06/2012 12:57:00 PM PDT by Kellis91789 (The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools.)
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To: Hodar

“The more Gov’t “helps” women, the more incentive employers have to simply hire men for the same job.”

Also, as large corporations simply become quasi-government agencies with their social policies, etc. tied to government contracts, smaller firms often have few enough employees to avoid many regulations, allowing them to hire the best employees without regard for token representation and such.


22 posted on 04/06/2012 5:23:05 PM PDT by kearnyirish2
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To: SmithL

this is really about shutting down the class action collective suits the government uses for shock and awe. Claims SHOULD be investigated INDIVIDUALLY.

Individual claims prevent “consent decrees” where a company submits to the jurisdiction of the unelected pencil pushers.


23 posted on 04/09/2012 8:40:55 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: BitWielder1

the premise of class actions is that ONE anecdote means ALL are similarly situated. What if it turns out this woman is lying? does that mean a class action case exists because “all men are pigs” doctrine?


24 posted on 04/09/2012 8:44:13 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: longtermmemmory
There is a problem there indeed.
You have to prove individual cases to sue individuals.
You only need to prove ONE anecdote to sue a company.
Or so it seems.

25 posted on 04/09/2012 9:13:08 AM PDT by BitWielder1 (Corporate Profits are better than Government Waste)
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