A pregnant woman works as a secretary at a large corporation. She states that she wants to take a leave of absence from work for pregnancy but is afraid she will lose seniority standing because of this. You would advise her that
A) medically, it is not wise for any woman to work past the seventh month of pregnancy.
B) legally, her employer cannot penalize her this way.
C) ethically, she has no right to ask for special favors.
D) personally, she is selfish to think of herself ahead of the baby this way.
B
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