What is the New Illinois Non-Compete Law?
On August 13, 2021, Governor Pritzker signed the Illinois Freedom to Work Act (the “Act”) into law, which became effective on January 1, 2022, […]
On August 13, 2021, Governor Pritzker signed the Illinois Freedom to Work Act (the “Act”) into law, which became effective on January 1, 2022, […]
Whether a non-competition or non-solicitation agreement is valid and enforceable under Illinois law depends upon the specific terms of the agreement, as well as […]
On December 30, 2019, the Illinois Appellate Court, Second District, issued an opinion that discussed the circuit court’s ruling that an employee confidentiality provision […]
On March 29, 2019, the Illinois Appellate Court, First District, upheld the rule that continued employment for less than two years does not constitute […]
On December 11, 2018, the Illinois Appellate Court, Third District, declined to establish a per se standard of reasonableness for the temporal scope of […]
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 […]
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 […]
On August 7, 2017, the Illinois Appellate Court, First District, held that a former branch sales manager did not violate the noncompetition covenants contained […]
In 2016, several new Illinois employment law statutes as well as a City of Chicago Ordinance were enacted, many of which expand employee leave […]
On August 19, 2016, Illinois Governor Rauner signed the “Illinois Freedom to Work Act” into law which, effective January 1, 2017, will prohibit employers […]