It's legal, but is it ethical?
Having a child is one of the—if not the—most life-changing
moments in life. And while we’d all like to think that day a woman finds
out she’s pregnant is a happy one, it’s often accompanied by hours of
agonizing about when to break the news to her employer.
Questions like, “What if this gives them an excuse to fire me?” and
“What if they pass me up for this promotion?” may creep into her mind,
despite the explicit laws that protect against pregnancy-related discrimination.
But what if an employer were find out that an employee is pregnant
before she’s ready to disclose that information? While that sounds like
it should be illegal, it isn’t—and it’s happening right now, according
to the Wall Street Journal.
Health care analytics companies can mine workers’ medical claims,
pharmacy claims, and search queries to figure out if an employee is
trying to conceive or is already pregnant. One such company is Castlight
Health CSLT 8.82% , which counts major employers such as Walmart WMT 0.32% and Time Warner TWX 2.15% among its biggest clients.
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