"[A] few employers apparently have made some rather foolish decisions lately when terminating the employment of an expectant parent, and it's making the rest of us look like we don't care much for moms and dads or, for that matter, the next generation.... The Timing of a Termination Decision is Important no matter what you think the courts say... When you terminate an employee shortly after they make a request for FMLA leave, please make sure you can back it up! ... Be mindful of the new EEOC guidance regarding pregnancy discrimination.... Moms and Dads make for sympathetic plaintiffs." [Rice v. Kellermeyer Company, No. 13-263 (N.D. Ohio July 15, 2014)]  MORE >>