Omission Materiality Threshold Invoked for ADA Condition Non-Disclosure
P · Principle
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/146#Omission_Materiality_Threshold_Invoked_for_ADA_Condition_Non-Disclosure
Properties
Instance of
OmissionMaterialityThresholdinProfessionalDisclosure
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#OmissionMaterialityThresholdinProfessionalDisclosure
Applied to
Engineer A's non-disclosure of autism to employer and clients
Balancing with
Faithful Agent Obligation Within Ethical Limits
Honesty
Concrete expression
Engineer A's non-disclosure of his autism diagnosis does not constitute an unethical omission because the condition has little if any apparent impact on his ability to practice engineering — it is not material to the professional competence assessment that employers and clients legitimately rely upon
Confidence
0.92
Importance
high
Interpretation
Materiality for disclosure purposes is assessed by reference to the professional competence and qualification information that employers and clients legitimately need; personal medical conditions that do not impair demonstrated competence fall below the materiality threshold
Invoked by
Board of Ethical Review (present case)
Tension resolution
The non-material nature of the autism condition relative to professional competence means no disclosure obligation arises; the omission is ethically permissible
Source Evidence
Source text
the facts relate to a personal condition with little if any apparent impact on the individual's ability to successfully practice engineering.
Text references
Engineer A functioned as a professional engineer and had a successful professional career, practicing competently, as required by the NSPE Code of Ethics.
the facts relate to a personal condition with little if any apparent impact on the individual's ability to successfully practice engineering.
TTL
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case146:Omission_Materiality_Threshold_Invoked_for_ADA_Condition_Non-Disclosure a proeth:OmissionMaterialityThresholdinProfessionalDisclosure,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Omission Materiality Threshold Invoked for ADA Condition Non-Disclosure" ;
proeth:appliedto "Engineer A's non-disclosure of autism to employer and clients" ;
proeth:balancingwith "Faithful Agent Obligation Within Ethical Limits",
"Honesty" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Principle" ;
proeth:concreteexpression "Engineer A's non-disclosure of his autism diagnosis does not constitute an unethical omission because the condition has little if any apparent impact on his ability to practice engineering — it is not material to the professional competence assessment that employers and clients legitimately rely upon" ;
proeth:confidence "0.92" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "146" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "2" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "discussion" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-27T12:18:23.302560+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "146" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-27T12:18:23.302560+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:interpretation "Materiality for disclosure purposes is assessed by reference to the professional competence and qualification information that employers and clients legitimately need; personal medical conditions that do not impair demonstrated competence fall below the materiality threshold" ;
proeth:invokedby "Board of Ethical Review (present case)" ;
proeth:principleclass "Omission Materiality Threshold in Professional Disclosure" ;
proeth:sourcetext "the facts relate to a personal condition with little if any apparent impact on the individual's ability to successfully practice engineering." ;
proeth:tensionresolution "The non-material nature of the autism condition relative to professional competence means no disclosure obligation arises; the omission is ethically permissible" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer A functioned as a professional engineer and had a successful professional career, practicing competently, as required by the NSPE Code of Ethics.",
"the facts relate to a personal condition with little if any apparent impact on the individual's ability to successfully practice engineering." ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 146 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-27T12:23:29.915171"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 146 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
146
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-02-27T12:18:23.302560+00:00
First case
146
Generated
2026-02-27T12:18:23.302560+00:00
Attributed to
Case 146 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-27T12:23:29.915171
Generated by
ProEthica Case 146 Extraction