Governor Hochul has announced that paid parental leave is going to be expanded in the Empire State. The governor said yesterday that thanks to an agreement with unions, more than 80-percent of state workers will soon have access to paid leave. Employees will be offered up to 12 weeks of full paid leave so they can spend time with a newborn, fostered, or adopted child. Earlier this year, the state began offering paid leave to some state employees who were not members of unions.