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I was recently in the same position. I am 12 weeks pregnent (and single), and I was looking for a job. I DID NOT tell potential employers about the pregnancy, and was oferred a position, which I accepted. I feel a little guilty about it, but I am fairly certain that I would have been "out of the running" for most jobs if I had been up front about the pregnagcy (even though the type of work that I do is completely "doable" while pregnant. My assumption is that they would be concerned RE my needing time off to go to doctors appointments leading up to the birth, wanting time off after giving birth (which I can not afford since it would be unpaid leave), and needing time off later to deal with issues like a sick child who can;t go to day care, etc.

I plan to tell my employer in about a month, and plead ignorance.

My big wuestion is this: i know that the law states that employers can not fire you for being pregnant. Does this still hold true if you KNEW you were pregnant when you were hired and did not divulge the information? In the long run, I don't think it really matters. From reading some of these postings, I gather that disreputable employers will come up with some other reason for firing a pregnant women, knowing full well that they will probably never be "called" on it.

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