Football Coach Claims He Was Fired for Taking Paternity Leave

By Christopher Calnan   A former Ohio college football coach claimed in a lawsuit recently that he was fired for taking paternity leave.   Paul Harker, former strength and conditioning coach for Miami University, alleges in the suit that officials told him after his twins were born in January 2017 his contract wouldn’t be renewed. It also alleges that after he took unpaid leave following the births, head coach Chuck Martin told Harker he needed to be either a coach or a “family man