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At what point does my wife need to tell potential employer she is pregnant?

Wife is 5 months pregnant and wants to switch jobs. She’s interviewed for one and might get an offer on Friday. When does she tell them she’s pregnant? Before accepting the offer? For context, it’s a small firm that (1) isn’t required to follow FMLA, and (2) does not kick in maternity leave until 9 months in. Oddly, the first interviewer mentioned to her that IF someone was pregnant at time of hire (she said “don’t tell me if you are”), then the company has worked with those people in the past. I don’t think there’s any way she could have known, as my wife’s social media is private and her face doesn’t show it (the interview was via zoom). But the whole company (not sure how big, maybe 8 people?), is run by women and so maybe she is just aware that my wife is of child bearing age.…


Wife is 5 months pregnant and wants to switch jobs. She’s interviewed for one and might get an offer on Friday.

When does she tell them she’s pregnant? Before accepting the offer? For context, it’s a small firm that (1) isn’t required to follow FMLA, and (2) does not kick in maternity leave until 9 months in.

Oddly, the first interviewer mentioned to her that IF someone was pregnant at time of hire (she said “don’t tell me if you are”), then the company has worked with those people in the past. I don’t think there’s any way she could have known, as my wife’s social media is private and her face doesn’t show it (the interview was via zoom). But the whole company (not sure how big, maybe 8 people?), is run by women and so maybe she is just aware that my wife is of child bearing age.

Anyway, back to the question. At what point does she say something?

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