Stop us if you’ve heard this one before.   A medical service provider is accused of violating the Pregnancy Discrimination Act.  Sound familiar?

In a new lawsuit the EEOC has accused a Maryland internal medicine practice of firing a receptionist because she did not disclose her pregnancy when she was hired.  When she told the company one day after hiring that she was pregnant (when she was being  administered a flu shot) she was accused of not being “honest about her condition,” treated harshly, subjected to unwarranted disciplinary action, verbal abuse and physical intimidation, and fired after she complained about her hostile treatment.

An EEOC attorney said that “It is not somehow ‘dishonest’ if a woman does not reveal her pregnancy during a job interview.  The law is clear  –  a woman simply does not have to disclose her pregnancy before or after being hired and an employer shall not make employment decisions based on pregnancy (emphasis added).”

Employers take note:  The law is clear – a woman simply does not have to disclose her pregnancy before or after being hired and an employer shall not make employment decisions based on pregnancy.