Engineer A Autism Non-Disclosure Privacy State
S · State
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/130#Engineer_A_Autism_Non-Disclosure_Privacy_State
Properties
Instance of
PrivacyRightvs.MaterialOmissionTensionState
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#PrivacyRightvs.MaterialOmissionTensionState
Active period
During hiring process and employment; resolved by Board finding that disclosure was not compelled
Affected parties
Employer
Engineer A
Confidence
0.87
Importance
medium
Subject
Engineer A's decision not to disclose autism (Asperger's Syndrome) to prospective employer
Terminated by
Board's determination that NSPE Code does not compel disclosure of medical condition; Engineer A had personal right to privacy
Triggering event
Engineer A's decision not to disclose autism diagnosis from fear of discrimination and career limitation
Urgency level
low
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer A failed to disclose a medical condition from fear of discrimination by the employer
Text references
Engineer A failed to disclose a medical condition from fear of discrimination by the employer
he stopped short of pointing out that he had autism, more specifically, Asperger's Syndrome
the Board found that Engineer A had a personal right to privacy
the NSPE Code of Ethics does not compel disclosure
TTL
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case130:Engineer_A_Autism_Non-Disclosure_Privacy_State a proeth:PrivacyRightvs.MaterialOmissionTensionState,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Engineer A Autism Non-Disclosure Privacy State" ;
proeth:activeperiod "During hiring process and employment; resolved by Board finding that disclosure was not compelled" ;
proeth:affectedparties "Employer",
"Engineer A" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "State" ;
proeth:confidence "0.87" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "130" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "discussion" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-26T09:25:29.369957+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "130" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-26T09:25:29.369957+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "medium" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer A failed to disclose a medical condition from fear of discrimination by the employer" ;
proeth:stateclass "Privacy Right vs. Material Omission Tension State" ;
proeth:subject "Engineer A's decision not to disclose autism (Asperger's Syndrome) to prospective employer" ;
proeth:terminatedby "Board's determination that NSPE Code does not compel disclosure of medical condition; Engineer A had personal right to privacy" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer A failed to disclose a medical condition from fear of discrimination by the employer",
"he stopped short of pointing out that he had autism, more specifically, Asperger's Syndrome",
"the Board found that Engineer A had a personal right to privacy",
"the NSPE Code of Ethics does not compel disclosure" ;
proeth:triggeringevent "Engineer A's decision not to disclose autism diagnosis from fear of discrimination and career limitation" ;
proeth:urgencylevel "low" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 130 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-26T09:45:01.025451"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 130 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
130
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-02-26T09:25:29.369957+00:00
First case
130
Generated
2026-02-26T09:25:29.369957+00:00
Attributed to
Case 130 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-26T09:45:01.025451
Generated by
ProEthica Case 130 Extraction