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It's Labor Day, time to remember that Finland, Brazil, Tunisia and France mandate 30 days off a year for their working citizens -- which doesn't count federal holidays.

Labor Day weekend is considered by many to be the last gasp of summer. It's the final day of the year when you can wear white without the fashion police glaring at you. It's a time for picnics, parades and pools. After Labor Day, there are no more picnics, no more parades, and the pools close for the season — at least in most parts of the country.

And, it's the end of the summer vacation season.

In the United States, we recognize 10 public holidays for which many have a paid day off from work (Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day). In other parts of the world those days vary in number. India and Colombia, for example, provide the greatest number of public holidays (18), while workers in Mexico receive the least, only seven.

But listen to this: Most countries around the world have labor laws that mandate employers give a certain number of paid time-off days per ...