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Non-Compete Agreements

Rulings in two cases have substantially defined the landscape of non-competition law in Illinois, and have a profound impact on employers' use of restrictive covenants with their employees.

24 minute read September 26, 2013 at 09:24 AM
By
Chad W. Moeller And William J. Tarnow II
Non-Compete Agreements

The increasingly transient nature of today's workforce has prompted many employers to turn to non-competition agreements to protect their businesses. Non-competition clauses, and other such restrictive covenants (e.g., non-solicitation clauses), are contract terms designed to prevent employees from engaging in a wide variety of competitive, and potentially destructive, behavior.

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