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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do the right thing and tell them now.[/quote]

+1 Let chips fall where they may. Best in the long run. [/quote]

OP here, do you think they can revoke my maternity leave if I give them that much advance notice?[/quote]

Why do you think you are entitled to paid leave if you have no intention of returning?  For someone who has gone to law school, you seem entirely lacking in common sense.  Tell them immediately.  The longer you wait, the more bad feelings there will be.[/quote]

This is all a matter of contract, not common sense.  She is entitled to whatever her contract with her employer says she is entitled to.  At this point, OP doesn't seem to know what that is.  That's what she really needs to know.  If it were me, I'd let them know as soon as possible because I wouldn't want to owe my soon-to-be-former employer money.  I was pretty stretched thin after my maternity leaves and paying back several months worth of pay would have wiped me out.  [/quote]

Why do you think she has a contract?[/quote]

Everyone has a contract.  It might not be written and it might not cover everything, but everyone has one.  Your rate of pay, number of hours that you will work, benefits, etc. are all part of that contract.  [/quote]

That is simply wrong.  It is wrong on so many levels.  Most people do not have a contract.  Most people are at-will employees.[/quote]

Still a contract. Work for pay = contract. First year contracts. You are confusing the ability to terminate at will with a contract. A contract doesn't mean what you think it means. What you mean is she doesn't have a written employment agreement covering termination provisions. Associate attorneys just don't get them at big firms. But the firms agreement to pay for maternity leave may or may not include pay back provisions. That's what the person above meant when she said it is a matter of contract = duties that each party owe each other in consideration for percirmaancd and consideration. [/quote]

I sincerely hope that you are not a lawyer. [/quote]

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