Moms, how does three months off with pay sound?

Hooray! The Family Leave Insurance Act is up for a vote in Congress. If it passes, workers will have 12 weeks a year of paid leave to care for a new baby or sick family member, treat their own illness, or deal with complications of a family member deployed by the military. Yes, PAID! What a concept.

The United States is one of only four countries out of 170 that don't offer new Moms fully paid maternity leave. The other three are Papua New Guinea, Swaziland, and Liberia. Ouch!

MomsRising.org, an advocacy group, is moving full speed ahead to get this bill passed. Click here to add your voice to the cause! Knowing you could take three months off would sure beat a Sunday brunch for Mother's Day.