A forum selection clause is a contract term that specifies where (as in what state) a lawsuit must be filed if there is a future dispute. In Fabian v. BCG Holdings, 2014 IL App (1st) 141576, Plaintiff sued his ex-employer (a spin-off of the Cantor Fitzgerald security firm whose NYC office was decimated in the …
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Two-Year Continuous Employment Rule to Support Non-Compete Validated by Illinois Appeals Court
Fifield v. Premier, 2013 IL App (1st) 120327 is rightly regarded as a watershed case in Illinois employment and non-compete law circles for squarely stating that two years of continuous employment is the required consideration to support a non-compete agreement in an at-will setting. Prairie Rheumatology Associates, SC v. Francis, 2014 IL App (3d) 140338 represents an appeals court’s …
Corporate Officer Liability Under The Illinois Wage Payment And Collection Act
The Illinois’ Wage Payment and Collection Act, 820 ILCS 115/1 et seq. (the “Act”) provides some strong recourse to an employee who isn’t paid by his employer. Not only can a corporate employer be liable to the employee claimant, but so can individual corporate officers in some cases. See Act, ss. 2, 13. In addition, Act Section …
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