The FMLA has many restrictions. Employees must have worked at their company for more than 12 months. They also must have worked at least 1,250 hours during the previous year. Smaller employers are not required to provide FMLA leave to their employees. If a company employs fewer than 50 people within 75 miles of the employeeâs worksite, the employee does not qualify for FMLA leave.
Austria, which guarantees workers the most time off, has a legal minimum of 22 paid vacation days and 13 paid holidays each year. The average private sector U.S. worker receives 16 paid vacation days and holidays. One in four Americans does not have a single paid day off.
The average number increased by 2 vacation days for 1, 10, and 20 years of service. In contrast, the average number of annual paid holidays declined from 10 days in 1992â1993 to 8 days in 2012.(See table 3.). Paid sick leave for full-time workers became more widespread over the 1992â1993 span, increasing from half of the number of workers in 1992â1993 to about three-fifths of all workers in 2012.n contrast, the average number of annual paid holidays declined from 10 days in 1992â1993 to 8 days in 2012. (See table 3.). Paid sick leave for full-time workers became more widespread over the 1992â1993 span, increasing from half of the number of workers in 1992â1993 to about three-fifths of all workers in 2012.