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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, a few things:

- You are not entitled to ANY maternity leave at all per law. They can ask you to come back right away. FMLA protection doesn't kick in until you've been on the job 1 year. I'm not saying they will, but I wouldn't go in expecting to get that 6 months paid, or even 6 months unpaid leave as a new employee.

- They can't legally have you work for them unpaid during your maternity leave. That violates FLSA and it's foolish and you shouldn't even bring it up as an option. You could offer to be responsive to communication during that time, though.

- You have probably identified the best strategy for potentially maximizing your salary and chances of getting the job, but PP is right that it's essentially dishonest and could leave people upset that you weren't straightforward. It's a trade-off. If it's a small organization where people are close and need good relationships to get things done, I'd err on the side of disclosing early. If it's a big organization and you can be assured people work on project teams wherein there is less reliance on personal relationships, I'd err on the side of hedging my best by telling later (at negotiation).

- Please at least ask for a range that includes the former employee's salary. Don't undervalue yourself just because you are expecting.[/quote]

OP here.

I realize that I'm not entitled to any maternity leave, but if I get an offer I am planning on negotiating a leave package as part of the salary negotiations.   I didn't lowball my salary b/c I am pregnant, but rather I lowballed the salary because the person (who has been in the job for 5 years) is making 105 so I assumed I would be making less than that.

Thanks for the information re: working unpaid during maternity leave.  That is super helpful.  I balked at that suggestion but it's helpful to know that it is illegal.

It is a fairly big organization and the person I would be working with (who would shoulder the burden when I'm on maternity leave) just took several months paternity leave so I think he would understand. [/quote]

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