Olivia Wilde & Jason Sudeikis Come Away With Major Win In Nanny Lawsuit -- But It's NOT Over Yet!
18.08.2023 - 22:15
/ perezhilton.com
The ongoing wrongful termination lawsuit filed by Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis‘ former nanny has taken a turn in the stars’ favor. Except things aren’t totally over! Not quite yet, at least…
On Wednesday afternoon, a Los Angeles judge ruled the wrongful termination suit filed by ex-nanny Ericka Genaro may only be resolved in out-of-court arbitration. In other words, the two A-listers will NOT be going to civil trial to address Genaro’s claims!
Genaro had been seeking punitive damages related to wrongful termination, loss of earnings, loss of employee benefits, and deferred compensation after the Don’t Worry Darling director left Sudeikis back in 2020. At the time, Genaro was watching over their kids — Otis, 9, and Daisy, 6. But with Wilde gone, she claimed in court docs, she was expected to “fill in for Wilde’s absence for the children” to the point where the family’s expectations for her “became debilitating.”
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Genaro said in court docs that she sought help for her anxiety via therapy, but when she went to the Ted Lasso star in 2021 about taking a therapy-suggested mental health break, he fired her. Following her dismissal as the children’s nanny, Genaro then filed her wrongful termination lawsuit. But now, a judge has ruled that it should be heard by an arbiter — and not in a courtroom.
Genaro’s attorney Ron Zambrano of West Coast Employment Lawyers spoke to E! News on Wednesday evening, confirming the judge’s arbitration ruling and explaining how he and his client don’t agree:
Nevertheless, Zambrano added that he and Genaro are still optimistic about what could come in arbitration:
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