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 number of paid vacation days generally accrues to employees based on their years of service to the organization and the level of their position. 1  For example, employees accrue 3.0769 hours per pay period worked in the case where they are eligible for ten days or two work weeks of vacation. (This calculation assumes that there are 26 pay periods for the employee.) For most jobs, paid vacation days are standard across jobs and employee longevity.