Originally Posted by 180ToAJ

Yeah, the company won’t take that into account… Will the company consider it a freebie?
No, it’s now a bargaining chip for them.
“You ask on xyz (vacation, raise, 401k contributions, etc) is a little high, when you take into account the additional we are paying for LTD.”
“That value went up due to federal mandate.”
“Yes the value went up. We can raise xyz by (fraction of offer) or adjust LTD.”

All prices are taken into account. There are no freebies in negotiations and there is a cap on value. There is some flex in how much we can get an increase in total value or where it goes, but this idea that we get it for free is just unrealistic.