When Sears Flourished, So Did Workers. At Amazon, It’s More Complicated

Re:When Sears Flourished, So Did Workers. At Amazon, It’s Mo... by bildung on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @07:39AM (#18291497)

Is there no legal minimum number of paid vacation days in the US?

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Re:When Sears Flourished, So Did Workers. At Amazon, It’s Mo... by boomboomsubban on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @07:49AM (#18291551)

There is no required paid leave in the US. No paid vacation, no paid sick leave, no paid parental leave.

*edited a typo.

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Re:When Sears Flourished, So Did Workers. At Amazon, It’s Mo... by leesalminen on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @08:59AM (#18291974)

> paternal

Parental? Maternal leave is also unpaid AFAIK.

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Re:When Sears Flourished, So Did Workers. At Amazon, It’s Mo... by boomboomsubban on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @09:21AM (#18292132)

I think I typed parental and went "no, the other one" and changed it to paternal. My mistake.

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Re:When Sears Flourished, So Did Workers. At Amazon, It’s Mo... by leesalminen on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @09:31AM (#18292207)

No worries! Just wanted to note for anyone else that comes across this that mother’s also go unpaid for leave in the US. Sad state of affairs. I just got back from South America and folks were shocked when we talked about US labor laws.

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Re:When Sears Flourished, So Did Workers. At Amazon, It’s Mo... by CydeWeys on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @08:04AM (#18291655)

The US places last in worker protections among all developed nations on a number of axes, including this one :(

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Re:When Sears Flourished, So Did Workers. At Amazon, It’s Mo... by anticensor on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @09:35AM (#18292239)

None for private employers. Government is different.

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Re:When Sears Flourished, So Did Workers. At Amazon, It’s Mo... by hiram112 on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @07:45AM (#18291529)

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