Netflix Ups the Ante on Parental Leave

The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 10, 2015

Netflix recently announced a big change to its parental leave policy: any new parent can take up to a year of paid leave in the first year of their child's birth or adoption. Rebecca Rosen, senior editor of business at The Atlantic, discusses the pros and cons of the new policy.

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