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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They can't legally refuse to interview you because you're pregnant; they can make a decision, though, that you were not forthcoming prior to the interview and that for that reason, they don't want to hire you.  So, call and tell them.  The worst that can happen is that you don't get the job (even if the subconscious or conscious reason is because of the pregnancy).  The best is that they respect you as an honest, forthright employee who has the whole picture (for everyone) in mind from the fore.

Good luck with both the search and the new addition![/quote]

No. This may be well meaning, but bad advice and not legally true.  You cannot be discriminated against for being a female, and being pregnant is something only a female can be, so it is considered gender discrimination to not hire someone who is pregnant unless it can be proven that pregnant person cannot reform essential tasks of the job.  This doesn't qualify.  Would a man feel the need to disclose that his wife is pregnant? No.

If you are not interested in being employed until after the baby is born and you have taken some time with the baby, then that needs to be disclosed.  But if you are willing and ready to work now, I would not bring it up until you have an offer in writing.  Then you tell them.  There is no legal obligation to inform them in the interview process, you cannot be deemed unfit to be hired because you didn't disclosed it.  And they cannot ask you either.[/quote]

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