美国有多少我们根本不知道的事情？

一直被宣传，美国是个法律比较完善人民权益得到极大保障的国家，选民用他们的选票创造了越来越为他们着想的政府，以此来抨击中国政府。
我是自干五类型，有时候也为中国辩解，但对美国的完善还是很认同的。
但我看了龙腾的帖子http://www.ltaaa.com/wtfy/8302.html又晕菜了。
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Vacationshave been shown to benefit sleep, improve mental health and productivityyear-round, cut the risk of heart attack and strengthen connections with lovedones — all good reasons take Stress Awareness Month as a chance to plan one.The problem is, the U.S. doesn't guarantee its workers any paid vacation timeor even paid holidays, making it the only industrialized country not to mandatethis basic benefit. With the exception of Japan and Canada, all countries inthe Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) give theirworkers at least 20 paid days off. If you live in Portugal or Austria, you get35.

一年一度的休假已被证实有利于改善睡眠，提高心理健康水平和工作效率，降低心脏病发作风险，加强和亲人之间的联系——上述所有优点都足以让人增设一个宣传月来鼓励人们休假。问题在于，美国政府没有立法保证劳动者应当享有的带薪休假，这使得它成为了唯一一个不保障这一基本权益的国家。除了日本和加拿大，所有参与经济合作与发展组织（OECD）的成员国都赋予了他们的劳动者至少20天的带薪假期。如果你住在葡萄牙或是奥地利，你将会得到35天的带薪假期。

ManyAmerican workers with higher-paying jobs get vacation time in theircompensation packages, of course, but others may not be able to afford to taketime off even when they're sick, let alone to relax for a week or two.

当然，那些从事高薪工作的美国人可以享有休假，这是他们薪酬待遇的一部分。但是，很多美国人即使生病也不敢请假，更别说是放一两周假来放松一下。

As theU.S. Department of Labor states, "The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) doesnot require payment for time not worked, such as vacations, sick leave orfederal or other holidays. These benefits are matters of agreement between anemployer and an employee (or the employee's representative)."

正如美国劳工部所声称的那样，“公平劳动标准法（FLSA）不保障非工作时间的薪水，包括休假、病假、联邦法定假日及其他法定假日。上述福利待遇应由用人单位与雇员（或雇员代表）之间协商决定。”

Not onlydo many Americans not get paid vacation time, but some people who do don't endup using it — possibly because the recession has left many workers withoutbackup and in fear of losing their jobs. Some companies have decided tominimize this conflict by paying their workers to take vacation time. Thetravel website Expedia.com, which has good reason toget people to use their vacation time, reported survey results showing thatAmericans leave an average of two vacation days on the table each year whilemany Europeans use all their days.

不光是很多美国人无法获得带薪假期，有些人即使有也不敢用——很可能是因为经济衰退已经让很多劳动者失去积蓄，他们害怕再失去工作。一些公司已经决定，通过向雇员提供带薪休假来减少这种冲突。著名旅游网站Expedia.com有着绝佳的理由让人们使用他们的假期，该网站的调查结果显示，美国人平均每年都会有两天的带薪假期不敢使用，而与此同时，欧洲人却把他们的假期用得一干二净。

The U.S.is also the only the only industrialized nation not to mandate paid leave formothers of newborns.

美国也是唯一一个不为新生儿的母亲提供强制带薪产假的工业化国家。

A fewyears ago, Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) introduced the Paid Vacation Act of 2009,which would have required employers to give their workers a minimum of one weekpaid leave per year. It never moved past the committee stage.

数年前，众议员艾伦·格雷森（民主党）曾提出2009年度带薪假期法案，该法案要求雇主每年向雇员提供至少一周的带薪假期。这项法案至今未能通过众议员全体审议阶段。

Meanwhile,Republicans in Congress continue to harp upon the Obama family's vacationhabits — which are modest compared to those of George W. Bush while he was inoffice.

与此同时，国会中的共和党人仍在为奥巴马一家的度假习惯大开方便之门——当然，跟小布什在任时相比，他们的假期安排再恰当不过了。

也就是说美国从法律层面根本不保障普通员工和孕妇的带薪假期福利，在经济景气的前景下问题不大，一旦经济发生危机，公司完全可以取消一切合同外的有薪假期福利？
天呢，到底美国有多少是我们不知道的？？一直被宣传，美国是个法律比较完善人民权益得到极大保障的国家，选民用他们的选票创造了越来越为他们着想的政府，以此来抨击中国政府。
我是自干五类型，有时候也为中国辩解，但对美国的完善还是很认同的。
但我看了龙腾的帖子http://www.ltaaa.com/wtfy/8302.html又晕菜了。
原创翻译：龙腾网 http://www.ltaaa.com 翻译：珈蓝一若叶转载请注明出处
论坛地址：http://www.ltaaa.com/bbs/thread-161005-1-1.html

Vacationshave been shown to benefit sleep, improve mental health and productivityyear-round, cut the risk of heart attack and strengthen connections with lovedones — all good reasons take Stress Awareness Month as a chance to plan one.The problem is, the U.S. doesn't guarantee its workers any paid vacation timeor even paid holidays, making it the only industrialized country not to mandatethis basic benefit. With the exception of Japan and Canada, all countries inthe Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) give theirworkers at least 20 paid days off. If you live in Portugal or Austria, you get35.

一年一度的休假已被证实有利于改善睡眠，提高心理健康水平和工作效率，降低心脏病发作风险，加强和亲人之间的联系——上述所有优点都足以让人增设一个宣传月来鼓励人们休假。问题在于，美国政府没有立法保证劳动者应当享有的带薪休假，这使得它成为了唯一一个不保障这一基本权益的国家。除了日本和加拿大，所有参与经济合作与发展组织（OECD）的成员国都赋予了他们的劳动者至少20天的带薪假期。如果你住在葡萄牙或是奥地利，你将会得到35天的带薪假期。

ManyAmerican workers with higher-paying jobs get vacation time in theircompensation packages, of course, but others may not be able to afford to taketime off even when they're sick, let alone to relax for a week or two.

当然，那些从事高薪工作的美国人可以享有休假，这是他们薪酬待遇的一部分。但是，很多美国人即使生病也不敢请假，更别说是放一两周假来放松一下。

As theU.S. Department of Labor states, "The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) doesnot require payment for time not worked, such as vacations, sick leave orfederal or other holidays. These benefits are matters of agreement between anemployer and an employee (or the employee's representative)."

正如美国劳工部所声称的那样，“公平劳动标准法（FLSA）不保障非工作时间的薪水，包括休假、病假、联邦法定假日及其他法定假日。上述福利待遇应由用人单位与雇员（或雇员代表）之间协商决定。”

Not onlydo many Americans not get paid vacation time, but some people who do don't endup using it — possibly because the recession has left many workers withoutbackup and in fear of losing their jobs. Some companies have decided tominimize this conflict by paying their workers to take vacation time. Thetravel website Expedia.com, which has good reason toget people to use their vacation time, reported survey results showing thatAmericans leave an average of two vacation days on the table each year whilemany Europeans use all their days.

不光是很多美国人无法获得带薪假期，有些人即使有也不敢用——很可能是因为经济衰退已经让很多劳动者失去积蓄，他们害怕再失去工作。一些公司已经决定，通过向雇员提供带薪休假来减少这种冲突。著名旅游网站Expedia.com有着绝佳的理由让人们使用他们的假期，该网站的调查结果显示，美国人平均每年都会有两天的带薪假期不敢使用，而与此同时，欧洲人却把他们的假期用得一干二净。

The U.S.is also the only the only industrialized nation not to mandate paid leave formothers of newborns.

美国也是唯一一个不为新生儿的母亲提供强制带薪产假的工业化国家。

A fewyears ago, Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) introduced the Paid Vacation Act of 2009,which would have required employers to give their workers a minimum of one weekpaid leave per year. It never moved past the committee stage.

数年前，众议员艾伦·格雷森（民主党）曾提出2009年度带薪假期法案，该法案要求雇主每年向雇员提供至少一周的带薪假期。这项法案至今未能通过众议员全体审议阶段。

Meanwhile,Republicans in Congress continue to harp upon the Obama family's vacationhabits — which are modest compared to those of George W. Bush while he was inoffice.

与此同时，国会中的共和党人仍在为奥巴马一家的度假习惯大开方便之门——当然，跟小布什在任时相比，他们的假期安排再恰当不过了。

也就是说美国从法律层面根本不保障普通员工和孕妇的带薪假期福利，在经济景气的前景下问题不大，一旦经济发生危机，公司完全可以取消一切合同外的有薪假期福利？
天呢，到底美国有多少是我们不知道的？？