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U.S Supreme Court rules on Wholly Groundless Exception in Arbitration Clauses.

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Under a new Illinois law, non-compete agreements must be premised on a legitimate business interest and narrowly tailored in terms of time, activity, and place.  In addition, under the newly enacted Illinois Freedom to Work Act, employers are prohibited from entering into non-competes with employees who make less than $13/hour. To prove the point, the […]

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Are Employee Non-Compete Agreements Still Valid for Low-Level Employees?  Non-compete arguments are staple in every Chicago Business Lawyer’s legal arsenal and a necessary to protect a business under certain circumstances.  A non-compete agreement, also known as a non-competition covenant or clause, is an agreement between an employer and an employee that places restrictions on the […]

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The long-standing conventions governing Realtor commissions and related practices in the realm of home transactions have been radically altered following the recent court settlement reached on March 15th between the National Association of Realtors and various groups of homeowners embroiled in antitrust litigation against the organization. These homeowners contended that purchasers should directly cover their agents’ commissions and have the freedom to negotiate these fees, effectively challenging established norms.

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Most non-compete agreements between employers and employees violate the National Labor Relations Act. Such agreements, which bar employees from taking certain types of positions or running certain types of businesses after leaving their current positions, specifically run afoul of Sections 7 and 8(a)(1) of the act, she wrote.

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To define, establish and ensure protection of trade secrets, 48 out of the 50 states, including Illinois, have adopted the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA), a law initially promulgated in the 1970s by the American Law Institute.

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Employers will no longer be able to require workers to sign upfront non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) pertaining to sexual harassment incidents they have experienced or witnessed under new federal legislation that passed overwhelmingly through Congress and signed into law by President Biden on December 7.

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Stand-alone paralegal services are offering various sorts of assistance to small businesses for significantly less than lawyers generally charge. Does it make sense to hire a lawyer or not?

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A family-owned business can be an excellent means of transferring and preserving generational wealth when run smoothly, but maintaining continuity of family-owned businesses from generation to generation presents many challenges. 

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The “Workers’ Rights Amendment” proposes to amend the Bill of Rights Article of the Illinois Constitution to give employee the ability to bargain collectively, through representatives they select to negotiate wages, hours, working conditions, and worker safety. This affects your business in a. number of ways.