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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Okay well, you might have found out that your candidate was pregnant by looking at her, and your moral and legal responsibilities remain the same.

You can't make hiring decisions based on the pregnancy. You can't ask her about it. I don't see how looking up the registry is a violation of anything, tbh, and googling candidates seems like a good idea to me? But anyway. It makes no difference whether you found out this way or because she teetered in or because she told you. [/quote]

We probably wouldn’t have known. She was interviewing remotely.

As I mentioned, I am aware it’s not a violation to google someone or look at their social media, but as someone who has interviewed dozens and dozens of candidates over many years, I’ve realized it’s just a rather high school thing to do unless there is a specific reason (like they’re in a more brand/front facing role etc)… and it just leads to finding out silly info that the other employees then gossip about, or in this case, something we didn’t need to know but now that people know, they know. It’s not illegal, but it’s caused an annoying wrinkle we didn’t need all because this employee wanted to have fun stalking someone’s personal life. [/quote]

My suggestion is to channel the energies of your young employee. Have her responsible for basic candidate research. Make her develop a policy and process that can be repeated fairly. Require her to cite some sources on inclusive and fair hiring practices. Etc.[/quote]

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