For the last decade, one of the biggest issues in Illinois noncompete law has been what constitutes adequate consideration for a post-employment restrictive covenant, apart from employment lasting at least two years after the...more
On Thursday, January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) made headlines with its announcement that it is proposing a new rule that would ban employers from using noncompete clauses (the “rule”)....more
COVID-19 has not only created a plethora of workplace safety, accommodation, and leave issues, it has also created new employee mobility challenges for employers:
- How can employers maintain the “trade secret” status of...more
10/29/2020
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Confidential Information ,
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Employee Relocations ,
Employment Litigation ,
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Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Involuntary Reduction in Force ,
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Presidential Elections ,
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Restrictive Covenants ,
State Labor Laws ,
Trade Secrets ,
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A federal judge in Chicago recently held that an individual can be convicted of attempting to steal a trade secret, even if the information at issue did not actually constitute a trade secret, so long as the individual...more
In the past six months alone, roughly 30 employment class actions have been filed in Illinois claiming violations of a state law that some employers may have never even heard of, or are only vaguely familiar with—the 2008...more
1/4/2018
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Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
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Corporate Counsel ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Personal Data ,
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Restrictive covenants are an important tool for businesses concerned about the protection of their confidential business information and the costs of employee training and turnover. When properly crafted and utilized,...more
4/21/2016
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Blue Pencil Contract Modification ,
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Consideration ,
Corporate Counsel ,
FLIR System ,
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Private Right of Action ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Trade Secrets