Here’s a tip that can save needless hassle: Tell managers and supervisors they should greet every pregnancy announcement with a big smile and a hearty “Congratulations!” That’s because at least one federal court in Ohio has used a supervisor’s silence as possible circumstantial evidence that the pregnant employee was discharged because she was expecting.
Worker pregnant? At least say, ‘Congratulations!’
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