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America: the land of the overworked.
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DC council members introduced a paid family leave bill that would create the most progressive system in the country and serve as a model for other cities that might be interested in paid leave.
DC council members introduced a paid family leave bill that would create the most progressive system in the country and serve as a model for other cities that might be interested in paid leave.
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The data collected in August was analyzed by resume.io.

Work-life balance is negatively impacted by the lack of paid vacation days in the United States.

Half of American workers don't take vacation time. There is a lack of downtime that could lead to stress and depression.

Iran has 27 public holidays and 26 paid leave days.

There are laws governing paid leave and public holidays in over 200 countries. The report states that the countries were ranked based on the number of statutory paid leave days.

There are ten countries that give people the least paid time off. A tie is represented by rankings with a "T" Statutory minimum time off an employee can take is referred to as paid leave. There are paid leave days and public holidays for vacation days.

Insider didn't get a response from resume.io.

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