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Monday, July 02, 2007

What vacation? We've gotten away from getting away

What vacation? We've gotten away from getting away
In StarTribune.com Business
Schools are out. Skies are blue. Beaches beckon. It's vacation time. But for many Americans, even getting July 4th off will be difficult. The United States ranks dead last among 21 of the world's richest countries when it comes to guaranteed days off, according to a new study titled "No-Vacation Nation," by the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington. While other countries guarantee time off from jobs -- Finland 39 days a year, Canada 18 and Japan 10 -- U.S. law gives workers a right to zero days off, even for holidays.

 



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