On 6 February 2003 the Federal Labor Court ruled on a question that employers may not ask. Stiftung Warentest summarized the ruling: Die Frage nach der Schwangerschaft ist unzulässig. Wenn ein Arbeitgeber sie dennoch stellt, darf die Bewerberin lügen. The question about pregnancy is not allowed. If an employer asks it anyway, the applicant may lie. This holds even when a pregnant woman may not do the job at first. Questions about membership in a party or a union are also not allowed. The legal news site LTO calls this eine Lizenz zum Lügen, a license to lie. In practice, a job interview may cover the work, but not family plans or political ties.