Former Instacart employee says she was fired over her Democratic congressional campaign

Former Instacart employee says she was fired over her Democratic congressional campaign

The fired employee's lawyers say Instacart's actions align with how corporate America has sought to curry favor with the Trump administration.

Instacart director Lisa V. Khanna, says she was fired for Democratic congressional campaign

A lawsuit against Instacart alleges that the mobile shopping giant fired a corporate employee for running for Congress, citing fears that some of her Democratic positions could lead to backlash from President Donald Trump and Republicans. The lawsuit from Lisa Vedernikova Khanna, a candidate in Virginia, alleges that the California-based company “conditioned” her employment on her ending her campaign and that an internal Instacart “risk assessme…