Zooey Deschanel’s Ex-Employee Demands $4 Million Over Alleged Wrongful Termination In Court Battle
Nov. 1 2021, Published 6:14 p.m. ET
A former employee of Zooey Deschanel’s company is demanding millions in damages after she was allegedly fired for speaking up about wrongdoing going on.
According to court documents obtained by Radar, Felicia Collins, who worked for Zooey’s food sustainability company Lettuce Grow, is asking the court to award her $4,185,000 in damages.
The breakdown is listed as $500k for emotional distress, $63k for loss of earnings, $250k per year for loss of future capacity and $24k in attorney fees.
Zoeey started the company with her ex-husband Jacob Pechenik and a man named Greg Campbell. The business sells Farmstands that let people grow lettuce at home. Lettuce Grow says they donate one Farmstand to a nonprofit.
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As we first reported, Collins claims she was fired after calling out execs for misleading the public about their charitable donations.
In the suit, the former employee says she was hired as Chief of Communications and Social Responsibility in 2020. Her job duties included providing, “leadership for the Company's social responsibility initiatives, and to supervise the Company's social giving program.”
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