Issue Position: Implement Mandatory Paid Leave Policy

Issue Position

The United States is the only industrialized nation without a mandatory minimum employee leave policy. While we don't work more than every other industrialized country, we work more, on average, than most of them. This puts stress on families when they don't spend time together and workers when they don't get time to relax.

We should join the rest of the industrialized world and institute a mandatory leave policy. All full-time workers should be guaranteed a minimum of four weeks. Contractors too should be given paid time off if they work for the same company consistently and reliably. This policy will help create jobs at the margins, decrease stress, and allow people to spend more time with their families.

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