The U.S. is the only industrialized nation without a minimum annual leave statute.

137 countries have paid vacation leave, including all developed countries

Only 14% of Americans will take a vacation of two weeks or more this year (Harris poll)

43% of Americans did not take a single week off last year (Conference Board study)

25% of Americans receive no paid leave

Only 69% of lower-wage workers get any paid vacation leave (Center for Economic Policy Research)

30% of workers in small enterprises receive no paid vacation leave (CEPR)

37% of American women earning less than $40,000 a year receive no paid annual leave (AFL-CIO “Ask a Working Woman” poll)

Vacations have been found to reduce the risk of heart attack in men by 30% and in women by 50% (Brooks Gump/Karen Mathews; Framingham studies)

Companies that have adopted the vacation benefits endorsed here have dramatically increased productivity and profits

A Department of Labor-appointed Committee on Vacations with Pay called for a national minimum paid leave law as far back as 70 years ago