Facebook is at the forefront of a radical workplace shift — and every business in America should take notice

AP

By Rachel Gillett

After his daughter's 5 a.m. feeding during the first few months after she was born, Adam Isserlis would lie back in bed with his newborn child resting on his chest, and the two would doze off together. Thanks to Facebook's parental-leave policy, the first-time father says he enjoyed innumerable "magical" moments like these that helped him foster a bond with his new daughter.

"I say this all the time, but, at least in my perspective, I think it's one of the best benefits that Facebook offers," says Isserlis, a manager of corporate communications at Facebook who took leave following the birth of his daughter in December 2013.

Since the US is the only developed nation that doesn't require companies to provide mothers or fathers any paid parental leave, recent moves by some of the country's biggest tech companies present a radical shift in the workplace that may dictate the future.