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Dec. 22, 2025

Instacart denies firing executive aide for running for Congress

A former Instacart executive aide alleges she was fired for running for Congress and her policy views, while Instacart contends conflicts of interest made her job incompatible with a federal campaign.

The former chief of staff for an Instacart executive says she was wrongfully fired over her decision to run for Congress, although the company says her campaign would have left her unable to perform her job due to conflicts of interest.

In a lawsuit filed Dec. 15 and moved to federal court in San Francisco on Dec. 18, Andrew M. Adelman of Correia & Puth alleges that Instacart initially supported Elizabeth Khanna's decision to enter the Democratic primary for a congressiona...

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