Yet Carolyn Kepcer, then vice president of Trump Golf Properties, said on Dateline in 2004 that she decided not to tell her boss, Donald Trump, that she was pregnant until she was six months old. “Maybe he might think it might be a setback or `maybe I need to bring someone in to replace her during her pregnancy or if she`s taking maternity leave,`” she said at the time. “If I tell him at six months, it will be over in three months.” “If I had a choice again, I think I`d keep my next pregnancy private,” Alexander said. Ms. Paras had had traumatic experiences in previous pregnancies. She had a number of miscarriages and a newborn daughter died. (In addition to Harlow, she has a 2-year-old son.) Covid added to the fear she already had before she got pregnant, and she didn`t want to. “With Covid and the vulnerability of pregnant women, throughout pregnancy, I was afraid to die or she to die,” she said. “I felt it was too good to be true.” Lord Justice Thorpe described the case as “exceptional in every way”. “I only have to highlight the mother`s success in hiding the pregnancy from her family, employers and colleagues,” he said.

“Her immediate request that her daughter be put up for adoption as soon as possible was entirely consistent with everything she had done before giving birth and what she had not done.” Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump thinks pregnancy is “wonderful” — unless you`re a boss whose employee is about to get a baby out. The real estate mogul has been criticized for his 2004 claim that pregnancy is “an inconvenience to a business,” a position that, coming from a businessman, can limit women`s autonomy and mobility at work, and even entice them to hide the fact that they are waiting for fear of consequences. Years ago, a Trump aide did just that to avoid professional repercussions — even though this kind of discrimination is illegal under federal law. A woman would certainly have the ammunition for a lawsuit if she was fired from her job because she is pregnant, but can you be fired for hiding a pregnancy? Let`s say I was with a girl and we broke up. 7 months pass and I discover that she is pregnant and that she hid it from me. I think it`s legal because she can do with her own body what she wants and who she wants and who she doesn`t want? Some women, especially frontline workers, still do not have that choice. But the pandemic has changed reality for many others, allowing pregnant women to stay out of sight of their colleagues (when working remotely), friends, and family, because socialization is so limited. With this comes the freedom to talk about their pregnancy when they feel comfortable and when they feel it won`t hurt them professionally or psychologically.

Legally, however, Trump could not have attempted to take adverse action against Kepcher. But that doesn`t make the decision to tell a boss about the pregnancy any less treacherous. Although they cannot legally release pregnant women who are informed in advance of their condition, the situation becomes much more complicated when the boss learns of the pregnancy, for example, through office gossip, and not from the employee herself. Usually, it is up to the mother to tell the father that the child exists. He has no legal obligation. If she decides she doesn`t want to tell the father, she can keep the message to herself — although this may limit her options for social services and other benefits. “I wish there was a way for women to hide that they are pregnant, even without a pandemic,” she added. Of course, in pre-pandemic times, most pregnant women didn`t have the luxury of deciding when to share their news. They had to go to work and social events, and when they started showing, it was obvious that they expected it. Pregnancy can be a life-changing experience. Unfortunately, for many women, pregnancy can also change their career. When you`re trying to decide whether to hide your pregnancy to protect your job or career, you`re not alone.

While the choice is ultimately personal and it`s yours, in this article we`ll provide some guidance on the legal protections that exist for pregnant people in the workplace. This general information can help you make a decision. If you would like feedback on your individual case, contact Costanzo`s experienced employment lawyers to arrange a personal consultation. According to New York Magazine, if a boss learns about the pregnancy through these “unofficial channels” — an employee who tells a colleague who tells a responsible colleague about it — he can fire the worker, probably without legal consequences. That`s because it would be incredibly difficult to prove pregnancy-related discrimination if the boss was never officially notified of the pregnancy. And that negates the good work that PDA has set out to do. Pregnancy-related discrimination is widespread. It affects women in low-wage, high-wage jobs, and even in workplaces that are supposed to help pregnant women.

(In 2018, Planned Parenthood was accused of abusing its pregnant workers.) Visibly pregnant women are hired less often, and those who refuse to disclose their condition during an interview are often seen as dishonest. Pregnant workers are less likely to receive promotions and are sometimes fired as soon as they announce their pregnancy. Under the ADA, your employer may ask you to submit a letter from your doctor documenting that you have a pregnancy-related condition and therefore need housing. Your doctor may also be asked if there are any accommodations that meet your needs. You can help your doctor understand the law of reasonable precautions by bringing a copy of the EEOC publication Helping Patients Cope with Pregnancy-Related Limitations and Restrictions at Work to your appointment. But before you worry about all that, you need to get that job first. Don`t give a potential employer a flimsy reason not to hire you based on factors they aren`t legally entitled to.