Deceitful

Yesterday I fired one of the new girls I hired. In the afternoon, I received a call from the other new girl. She started off the conversation by saying, "I am not sure if you noticed...". I was waiting for her to say what was wrong but I was not ready for what I heard. The end of her sentence was, "that I am pregnant". I was furious. She did not look pregnant so I asked her how far along she was. She said six months but she was carrying small. If I knew she was pregnant I never would have hired her. Now, since we live in such a politically correct world, I am stuck. I told her that I was not happy with her and that she deceived me by omitting important information. It was her responsibility to be truthful. I cannot ask a new employee to pee on a stick before I hire them. She said she would work until the end of the pregnancy and then be back after a month. She said she really wants this job and that her husband will take care of the baby while she works. I took a minute to regroup. I asked her who she thought would be sitting at the front desk when she was out for a month? She had no answer. I said that while I am happy for her having a baby, I am running a business. I informed her that her hours are now being cut to 8 a week instead of 15 and a new person will be hired to do the job she was supposed to. She seemed disappointed but I told her that this is what happens when you are not upfront about a situation. No matter how good or how nice she is, I will never trust her. She did the wrong thing and I do not easily forget.