Judge Rules Prime Discriminates For Female Training Delays

They probably don't have enough women trainers because they don't employ enough women. I can only imagine that most of the women applicants do not meet with their requirements....just maybe. But then if you ask for a woman trainer and you are told you would have to wait for one to become available, why sue? Unless there was more involved???

More of a patter/example of how things roll nowadays.

After a couple of sexual harassment suits, Prime decided to pair females with only female trainers.

While there are a lot of women in the industry, probably not a whole lot working for Prime AND willing to train. As much of an issue as men would have, sharing (the equivalent of) a rolling walk-in-closet with another man, I can see how women might even have more of an issue with it.

That and the "litigious society" we live in now - where if someone even gives you a sideways glance - you SUE THEM. While I'm sure there have been instances of sexual harassment - there are probably as many where the trainee just didn't like the trainer, and the easiest way to screw them (pardon the pun) is to cry harassment.

Don't know where this suit is going to really accomplish anything positive though (aside from the PAYOUT to the people that are suing). Prime can't FORCE women to be trainers, or they can - by insisting that women TEAM - but that gets them yet another discrimination suit (unless they insist that EVERYONE TEAM - and not everyone WANTS TO).

What I think this might have happen - is not hiring women in as many numbers, due to the availability of female trainers. Again, perhaps litigable - but it's better than hiring a women, making them sit and wait for a trainer, and getting sued behind it.

Any way you slice it - doesn't bode well for the industry.

Rick

My 2 cents as a woman. I should be able to choose my trainer male or female and reasonably expect a professional outcome. Yes i am an idealist lol.

As a Man, I agree with you. It's sad that we still live in a world where we have to keep dealing with this issue. If a Woman is comfortable with a Male trainer then I'm all for it but let it be their choice and give them options. If they don't like the trainer, then give them an option to find a new one but its obviously gotta be a valid reason.

Unfortunately the only way you're going to make significant changes in the way training is done is to legislate new requirements.

That is true. I am afraid we (truckers, male and female) are on a path that will result in the real freedom of the road being regulated into history. Oh well, I will keep rolling.

While the ruling is just out Prime made changes last year to fix the problem. They are making the students sign a waiver now and explains what is expected, in detail of student and trainer, and the possible risk of mixed sex training trucks. Females are aloud to choose male trainers but you do so and accept the risk.

Now to be quite frank I think this lawsuit is total BS and the people that filed it should have been made to pay all the lawyer fees. You can not force current female employees to become trainers or future employees to be trainers hence the reason for the waiver now. Basically boils down to money hungry spoiled little pains get ****ed because they knew before hand there was a shortage but chose to wait anyway so the fault lays on their heads. Not the companies.

While the ruling is just out Prime made changes last year to fix the problem. They are making the students sign a waiver now and explains what is expected, in detail of student and trainer, and the possible risk of mixed sex training trucks. Females are aloud to choose male trainers but you do so and accept the risk.

Now to be quite frank I think this lawsuit is total BS and the people that filed it should have been made to pay all the lawyer fees. You can not force current female employees to become trainers or future employees to be trainers hence the reason for the waiver now. Basically boils down to money hungry spoiled little pains get ****ed because they knew before hand there was a shortage but chose to wait anyway so the fault lays on their heads. Not the companies.

That, folks, is truth from the inside. I 100% Agree.