Engineer A ADA Non-Disclosure Non-Deception Compliance Present Case
O · Obligation
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/146#Engineer_A_ADA_Non-Disclosure_Non-Deception_Compliance_Present_Case
Properties
Instance of
ADA-ProtectedConditionNon-DisclosureNon-DeceptionComplianceObligation
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#ADA-ProtectedConditionNon-DisclosureNon-DeceptionComplianceObligation
Case context
Engineer A has practiced successfully for 25 years across multiple employers and four state licensures without disclosing his autism diagnosis. He is now questioning whether this silence violates the NSPE Code's prohibition on deceptive acts.
Compliance status
met
Confidence
0.9
Importance
high
Obligated party
Engineer A
Obligation statement
Engineer A is obligated to recognize that his 25-year non-disclosure of his autism (Asperger's Syndrome) to current and prior employers does not constitute a 'deceptive act' under NSPE Code III.2.a, provided he has made no affirmative misrepresentation about the condition, and to refrain from making any such misrepresentation if directly asked.
Temporal scope
Throughout the 25-year period of non-disclosure and continuing into any future employment relationships
Relationships
competesWith
BER 75-5 Personal Misconduct Ethics Code Jurisdiction Application, Engineer A Authentic Self-Advocacy Permission Exercise Present Case, Engineer A Voluntary Autism Disclosure Prudential Weighing Present Case, Present Case Engineer A ADA Condition Non-Disclosure Ethics Code Deception Provision Non-Overextension
defeasibleUnder
Engineer A Privacy vs Deception Tension State
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer A considered the language in the NSPE Code of Ethics, which requires engineers to 'avoid deceptive acts.'
Text references
Engineer A considered the language in the NSPE Code of Ethics, which requires engineers to 'avoid deceptive acts.'
Engineer A has kept this fact not only from his current employer (which he has worked for 5 years) but also previous employers.
Engineer A, a professional engineer licensed in four states, specializes in air pollution control and air emissions permitting and has practiced professional engineering successfully for 25 years for multiple employers.
TTL
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case146:Engineer_A_Authentic_Self-Advocacy_Permission_Exercise_Present_Case,
case146:Engineer_A_Voluntary_Autism_Disclosure_Prudential_Weighing_Present_Case,
case146:Present_Case_Engineer_A_ADA_Condition_Non-Disclosure_Ethics_Code_Deception_Provision_Non-Overextension ;
proeth-core:defeasibleUnder case146:Engineer_A_Privacy_vs_Deception_Tension_State ;
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proeth:casecontext "Engineer A has practiced successfully for 25 years across multiple employers and four state licensures without disclosing his autism diagnosis. He is now questioning whether this silence violates the NSPE Code's prohibition on deceptive acts." ;
proeth:compliancestatus "met" ;
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proeth:confidence "0.9" ;
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case146:Personal_Privacy_Right_Invoked_By_Engineer_A_Autism_Non-Disclosure ;
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proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:obligatedparty "Engineer A" ;
proeth:obligationclass "ADA-Protected Condition Non-Disclosure Non-Deception Compliance Obligation" ;
proeth:obligationstatement "Engineer A is obligated to recognize that his 25-year non-disclosure of his autism (Asperger's Syndrome) to current and prior employers does not constitute a 'deceptive act' under NSPE Code III.2.a, provided he has made no affirmative misrepresentation about the condition, and to refrain from making any such misrepresentation if directly asked." ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer A considered the language in the NSPE Code of Ethics, which requires engineers to 'avoid deceptive acts.'" ;
proeth:temporalscope "Throughout the 25-year period of non-disclosure and continuing into any future employment relationships" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer A considered the language in the NSPE Code of Ethics, which requires engineers to 'avoid deceptive acts.'",
"Engineer A has kept this fact not only from his current employer (which he has worked for 5 years) but also previous employers.",
"Engineer A, a professional engineer licensed in four states, specializes in air pollution control and air emissions permitting and has practiced professional engineering successfully for 25 years for multiple employers." ;
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Extraction details
Discovered in case
146
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-02-27T12:14:23.860263+00:00
First case
146
Generated
2026-02-27T12:14:23.860263+00:00
Attributed to
Case 146 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-27T12:23:29.910881
Generated by
ProEthica Case 146 Extraction