In Eagle v. Morgan, 11-4303 (E.D. Pa. Mar. 12, 2013), an employee sued her employer for seizing the employee’s LinkedIn account and blocked her from it for several weeks. After trial, the court ruled in Plaintiff’s favor on the following three state law claims: (1) Claim: Statutory unauthorized use of name Ruling and Reason: Plaintiff’s …
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Post-Employment Restrictive Covenants – Illinois Law Basics
In Northwest Podiatry Center, Ltd. v. Ochwat (2013 IL App (1st) 120458), the First District reversed key elements of a trial court’s preliminary injunction order in a lawsuit filed by a podiatry center against two former doctor employees. The plaintiffs – the podiatry firm and its founder – sued two former podiatrists who left to form a competing firm and …
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The Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act: Some Basics
There seems to be an almost palpable out-of-sight, out-of-mind dynamic at play when an employee is either fired or quits. This often results in the employer not compensating the departed employee for pre-departure/firing services. This post attempts to provide some basics on the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act, 820 ILCS 115/1 et seq. (the Wage Payment …
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