The Illinois Appellate Court for the First District ruling
In order to ensure that an employer gets the full benefit of the restrictive time period in its non-competition, non-disclosure or non-solicitation agreements, employers in Illinois should make sure that such agreements contain “extension clauses.” An extension clause states that the time period of the restrictive [...]
Illinois General Assembly considers Illinois Not to Compete Act
Illinois businesses should be aware that Illinois House Bill 4923 would radically alter the law regarding non-competition agreements in Illinois by creating the Illinois Not to Compete Act. This Act would restrict the enforceability of non-competition agreements in several key respects and create numerous rebuttable presumptions [...]