What Restrictive Covenants Are Enforceable for Illinois Businesses? A restrictive covenant is a business agreement between employers and their employees that limits their right and ability to compete against their employer after they are let go or move on. In January 2022, Illinois law relating to restrictive covenants became more limiting, granting employees more rights...
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Non-Solicitation Agreements: What Are They and How Do They Work?
What is a Non-Solicitation Agreement? A non-solicitation agreement (NSA) is a restrictive covenant utilized by businesses to prevent former employees from grabbing up their most valued customers. Non-solicitation agreements prohibit a recently fired or departing employee from contacting your customer base or attempting to poach your other employees in favor of their new place...
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Steps to Take When Seeking Injunctive Relief
What is Injunctive Relief? In situations where an employee leaves and takes vital business information with them, there is the possibility of that ex-employee using or selling that information elsewhere. In such situations, monetary damages may not be enough to compensate the injured business for the loss they've just endured. Also known as an injunction, injunctive...
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The Pros and Cons of Non-Compete Agreements
What is a Non-Compete Agreement? Non-compete agreement contracts are legally binding 'restrictive covenants' that prevent an employee from joining a competing company for a certain length of time after their position at a company ends. Industries that most commonly use non-compete agreements include the corporate...
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What is a Severance Package and When Do You Need One?
What Are Severance Agreements? Many employers offer severance packages to prospective employees, laying out the terms and policies for how matters will play out if and when a worker departs a company. While many skilled workers know the importance of negotiating salary and other benefits for their jobs,...
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The Pros and Cons of Restrictive Covenants for Employers
What Are the Four Most Commonly Used Types of Restrictive Covenants? When an employer takes on a highly skilled worker, they do so knowing that the worker may not always be under their employ. A common concern that arises from such a situation is that the worker may...
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Illinois Non-Competes: Are Two Years of Employment Required?
What Are Non-Compete Agreements and Why Are They So Important to Businesses? Non-compete agreements are utilized by businesses looking to ensure that an ex-employee does not leave their company and immediately join the workforce of a direct competitor. These clauses are often part of the initial contract negotiations and are included in the hiring process....
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Types of Damages Available in Breach of Non-Compete Agreement Cases
What Is a Breach of Non-Compete Agreement? A non-compete agreement, when done correctly, is a legally binding agreement between an employer and an employee which specifies that the employee will not work for a competing employer for a period of time. Likewise, that employee is not allowed to sell or otherwise reveal important company...
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What Is A Restrictive Covenant?.
What Is the Purpose of a Restrictive Covenant? While the term "restrictive covenant" might be a bit esoteric, it is easy to understand what it means. Many people don't realize that the word covenant means an agreement. With that piece of the puzzle in place, it is easy to see that a restrictive covenant is...
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How are Transactional Law and Litigation Different? 
When you own a business, it always helps to work with an attorney to ensure that everything runs smoothly. In most cases, business owners are going to find themselves working with transactional lawyers primarily. The skills that a transactional lawyer brings to the table can really provide a lot of benefits to employers. Yet even...
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