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Ethics & accountability · Balancing user vs business interest

During an intake call, a candidate discloses in confidence that they're pregnant and worried it'll hurt their search. Your client separately asks you point-blank whether the candidate has "any life stuff that might affect availability soon." What do you say?

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I don't disclose it, full stop, because her pregnancy is confidential protected-class information and passing it along would be both a breach of her trust and a set-up for unlawful discrimination.

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