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TOOLKIT LEGISLATION FOR EMPLOYEES DEALING WITH NON-COMPETE/NON-SOLICITATION ISSUES

Part 3

Provided below are several items of passed Illinois legislation that attorneys and non-attorneys should be aware of toward being aware of the rights of employees and protecting the rights of those employees  –  and toward having certain strategies/ additional strategies to protect those rights.

Effective January 1, 2020 the Illinois Workplace Transparency Act (the “Act”) became effective. This Act provides major protections for Employees – and happily provides pitfalls for unwary Employers who try to squeeze Employees (as they have been doing for many years) – in the areas of:

  • Employment agreements, severance agreements, and settlement agreements containing non-disclosure and non-disparagement clauses;
  • Sexual harassment training;