7th Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Employer on Claim for Breach of Employment Separation Agreement
On November 1, 2018, the 7th Circuit affirmed an order of summary judgment in favor of an employer-defendant on a breach of contract claim […]
7th Circuit Remands $10 Million Award in Collective Arbitration of FLSA Wage Claims for Threshold Determination by District Court of Whether Employment Contract Permits Class or Collective Arbitrations of Employment-related Claims.
On October 22, 2018, the 7th Circuit ruled that the district court erred in invalidating a waiver clause in the parties’ arbitration agreement, vacated […]
7th Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment on Title VII and Section 1981 Race Discrimination Claims
On September 4, 2018, the 7th Circuit affirmed an order of summary judgment in a lawsuit filed by an assistant professor against a state […]
7th Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment on Claim for Breach of Employee Compensation Plan but Reverses Summary Judgment on Illinois Wage Claim
On June 25, 2018, the 7th Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment on a claim for breach of an employment compensation […]
7th Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment on Section 1981 Employment Discrimination and Retaliation Claims
On June 19, 2018, the 7th Circuit affirmed an order of summary judgment in favor of a defendant employer in a federal lawsuit in […]
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Employment Arbitration Agreements that Require Individualized Arbitration of Labor Law Disputes
On May 21, 2018, the United States Supreme Court, in a landmark employment law decision, held that arbitration agreements providing for individualized arbitration proceedings […]
Covenant not to Compete Held Unenforceable under Illinois Law
On April 17, 2018, a U.S. District Court judge for the Northern District of Illinois ruled that under Illinois law, a covenant not to […]
Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Dismissal of Retaliatory Discharge Claim
On April 16, 2018, the Illinois Appellate Court, First District, reversed the dismissal of an Illinois common law retaliatory discharge claim. Roberts v. Board […]
Federal Judge Rules that Non-solicitation Provision of Employment Agreement is Enforceable
On October 20, 2017, a federal district court judge for the Northern District of Illinois held that a non-solicitation restrictive covenant contained in an […]
Illinois Appellate Court Affirms $2,838,968 Judgment for Executive Severance Pay and Bonus
On July 18, 2017, the Illinois Appellate Court, First District, affirmed the trial court’s judgment in favor of an executive employee against his employer […]