The U.S. Is Nearly Alone in No Paid Time Off

“The U.S. is one of only nine countries in the world that doesn’t guarantee workers some kind of paid annual leave, according to a comprehensive new analysis of all 193 United Nations member states,” Axios reports.

“Why it matters: These policies have become fairly standard around the world — they’re not merely some European August vacation thing — but paid vacation in the U.S. is seen more as a privilege managed privately by employers.”