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Why is the the U.S. approach to paid vacation so different from other countries?

All but one of the 21 richest countries in the world require paid vacation for every worker. The exception is the United States. Why is the U.S. the outlier?

Sarah Gonzalez with NPR’s Planet Money reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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