Are You Taking Enough Vacation?

Are You Taking Enough Vacation?

Americans take less vacation than the rest of the world. That's partly because the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) does not require that employers offer paid time off for vacations, sick days, or holidays.

There are state and local rules that require time off in some markets, but there's no national standard. For most Americans, whether they get vacation time comes down to an agreement between the worker and their employer.

Because of that, only about three-quarters of U.S. workers (73%) actually have vacation time as of March 2016, according to a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). That report shows that white-collar workers are more likely to have vacation time, while service industry workers are dramatically less likely to.

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Source: Fool.com