These Were Some of the Huge Shifts in Parental-Leave Policies in 2015

This month, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that all nonunion employees will get six weeks of paid parental leave starting Jan. 1, 2016. The policy will allow employees — moms, dads, adoptive parents, and foster parents — to receive their paycheck in full and to combine this time off with any sick days or vacation days that they have available for a leave of up to 12 weeks.