The U.S. trails far behind every wealthy nation and many developing ones that have family-friendly work policies including paid parental leave, paid sick days and breast-feeding support.

在这方面，美国远远落后于所有富裕国家和许多发展中国家。这些国家的工作政策都有利于家庭生活，包括带薪育婴假、带薪病假和母乳喂养支持等。

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Miss Smith has asked for a sick leave, and I have to take over her work for a couple of days.

史密斯小姐请了病假，我得接替几天她的工作。

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In most cases, individuals living with depression were forced to use sick days to leave work for their symptoms, even if they needed to leave just a few hours per week.

在大多数情况下，即使患抑郁症的人只需稍微休息一会，缓解抑郁，每周累计仅几小时，但因为公司制度不允许，不得不干脆请病假。

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Business owners are also wary of the possibility of a lapse in their operations if paid sick leave days are abused.

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Although some individual companies offer a paid maternity leave benefit, many parents end up using a combination of short-term disability, sick leave, vacation, personal days and unpaid family leave.

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