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[quote=Anonymous]OP, let me tell you the reality of how this works:

First, do they really want your skills and can they afford not to have those skills for the period you are on maternity leave?

Do they have any other applicant who they can hire who will not need maternity leave and who would compare with you in terms of your skill set and experience?

How they will react depends on these two factors.

Having said this, I would disclose your pregnancy after they make you an offer and negotiate the best deal you can but as a hiring manager, I can tell you that depending on the position who I would offer a position to would be influenced by whether the position is one where I can function without the individual present for a period of time during maternity leave.

Not to hire someone because she is pregnant is illegal but it is not illegal to permit maternity leave only in accordance with company policy and the requirements of FMLA. Even after the job offer is made, the hiring manager can effectively sabotage the offer through how much leeway they would give the pregnant applicant. So depending on how much you want the job, you should be willing to accept the minimum that the company allows its employees in the way of leave unless your skill set is such that you have the leverage to be aggressive in your demands.

From the standpoint of the hiring manager he/she cannot use the pregnancy of an employee as a reason for why goals have not been satisfied.

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