Mealey's (December 19, 2019, 2:01 PM EST) -- DENVER — The 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Dec. 17 affirmed summary judgment in favor of the franchised operator of an IHOP restaurant in an employee discrimination lawsuit because a former employee failed to provide any direct evidence that a manager’s comments about her pregnancy were “closely linked to an adverse employment decision” (Emori Dodson v. Flying Dove, Inc., d/b/a IHOP #2045, No. 19-3091, 10th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 37316)....