# My boss announced my pregnancy... **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 25, 2013, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-announced-my-pregnancy/648345 "2013-01-25T18:33:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![WayToGo7600](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@WayToGo7600](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WayToGo7600)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2013, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-announced-my-pregnancy/648345/1 "2013-01-25T18:33:17Z")
I need to know if this is illegal. My boss asked why I’ve needed so many doctors appointments in the past while, and why I am continuing to make new ones. I broke down and told her that I’m 2 months pregnant (even though I didn’t want to tell anyone until at least the 3 month mark, but I felt she was pressuring me). She told me that she couldn’t believe I had been keeping that from her, and that she would have to make some changes with the staff. After our talk I found out she let everyone on staff know about my pregnancy, and everyone is now talking about how careless I am behind my back. Is what my boss did (announcing my pregnancy to all my co-workers) illegal? My location is New Jersey. I am new to this site and am learning about how to use it, so please bare with me. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2013, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-announced-my-pregnancy/648345/2 "2013-01-25T18:37:35Z")
reported duplicate ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2013, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-announced-my-pregnancy/648345/3 "2013-01-25T18:43:07Z")
Closed duplicate.