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"it is negative in more ways than one: it just furnishes (legitimate) ammunition to those economically ignorant who want more regulation"

It is not "economically ignorant" to look at situations like this, and the firing of pregnant women (commonplace, in the past), age discrimination, purposeful firing of employees a year before retirement, etc., and realize that the law has to provide recourse against bad acts of employers.

The economic impact of abusive firings is catastrophic on the individuals affected and their families, most people are workers, look at these things, realize that they are just as exposed to it, and RATIONALLY turn to government to protect THEIR OWN economic interests.

Oh, and there's plenty of regulation in the United States, but the unemployment rate is only 4.8% and growth is over 3%, so the complaints that business "can't handle the regulation" are baseless. Business can. And does. And is doing very well. It just doesn't WANT to.
Which is too damned bad, because people have to protect their own interests against abuse by employers.

You are absolutely right. Also, the best companies also have some of the best policies and benefits for their employees. A highly educated, gifted employee is not going to work for some dumbsh*t company that doesn't understand value, respect and decency. Overwhelming greed (and stupidity) can sometimes be the ruin of many a business.

Sheesh, can't anyone on this forum read? Read again what I said. You're arguing with someone who, mainly, agrees with you.

Notwithstanding that, yes, it is economically ignorant. You can cite all the bogus unemployment numbers you want, but I'll wager that you'll read the next thread about outsourcing and write complaining about how we're regulating companies to death.

realize that the law has to provide recourse against bad acts of employers.

Nonsense. It doesn't, and it didn't for 200 years. The point was that irresponsible--voracious? mendacious?--companies make that sort of legislation inevitable for all of us. The decision makers should be horse-whipped.