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1st District Rules Insurance Broker’s Non-Compete Clause Overbroad and Unenforceable

A state appeals panel in the 1st District recently ruled, in Assured Partners, et. al. v. Schmitt, that several provisions in an insurance broker’s non-compete clause were too broad and unreasonable, and therefore unenforceable. The ruling provides another reminder to employers that, since the Illinois Supreme Court’s holding in Reliable Fire Equip. v. Arredondo, in

Building a Case with Social Media

Back in 2014, a Miami area prep school failed to renew its principal’s employment contract. The principal filed suit for age discrimination resulting in a settlement for $150,000.00. However, $80,000.00 of the settlement would be surrendered if the principal were ever to disclose the terms of the settlement to anyone other than his wife. Unfortunately

Expanding the Wage Payment Collection Act – Shifting the Burden to Employers

In 2010, Illinois overhauled the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act (the “Act”) in an effort to aid employees in their attempts to seek compensation from employers. Unfortunately, that overhaul may have unforeseen, far reaching consequences that the General Assembly originally intended. In particular, the Illinois Department of Labor (the “Department”) has found itself with

Illinois Implements Act Requiring Certain Small Businesses to Provide Retirement Plans to Employees

The Illinois Secure Choice Savings Program Act (“Act”) (S.B. 2758, Pub. Act 098-1150), which requires certain small businesses to implement retirement plans for employees, took effect on June 1, 2015. Here are just a few highlights of what Illinois employers need to know about the Act and how it will impact their businesses and employees

Employers’ Duty to Provide Reasonable Accommodations to Pregnant Employees: Recent Developments in Federal and State Law

On July 14, 2014, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued new guidance on its interpretation and application of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (“PDA”). Amongst other things, the EEOC’s guidelines relate to an employer’s obligation to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant employees. The PDA was a 1978 amendment to Title VII of the Civil Rights

Corporations, Sexual Harassment, and the IGVA

In 2003, the Illinois General Assembly passed the “Gender Violence Act” (“IGVA”). The act stated that any person subjected to gender-related violence as defined by the act could bring a civil action for damages against a “person or persons.” While the Act appears to be relatively straightforward on its face, recent Supreme Court cases such

White Collar Wage Wars

There has been an exponential boom in the amount of cases being filed against corporations.  In 2006 and 2007, the likes of Citigroup, UPS, IBM, Sony, and Carnival Cruise Lines paid out over $260 million in settlements for unpaid overtime cases.  While overtime lawsuits are not new, multi-million dollar settlements have been in the past

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