Boston's paid parental leave to get statewide look

Boston city councilors unanimously voted to give its non-union employees paid parental leave, a standard many advocates are hoping lays the foundation for such a change statewide. While federal law mandates that companies offer employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to care for a newborn, adopted child, foster child, or to care for an immediate family member or one’s own serious health condition, the law does not give paid leave. “When I took a maternity leave, I worked for the state. I took…