(“Isn’t that remarkable…..”) The Plaintiff in Brne v. Inspired eLearning, 2017 WL 4263995, worked in sales for the corporate publisher defendant. His employment contract called for arbitration in San Antonio, Texas. When defendant failed to pay plaintiff his earned commissions, plaintiff sued in Federal court in his home state of Illinois under the Illinois Wage …
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Contractual Arbitration Clauses and Unconscionability – IL 4th Dist. Case Note
Courts generally favor contractual arbitration clauses. The reason is that they (in theory at least) save litigants’ time and money and also reduce court congestion. Arbitration provisions appear in varied business settings ranging from franchise agreements and personal services contracts to employment agreements and most everything in between. Willis v. Captain D’s , 2015 IL App (5th) 140234-U examines an arbitration clause in the employment contract …
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Illinois Wage Payment Act Doesn’t Apply to Future Payments – Ill. 1st Dist.
It’s likely a sign of the economic times that there seems to be an uptick* in published cases involving the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act, 820 ILCS 115/1 (IWPCA). The IWPCA offers a powerful remedy for unpaid wages allowing a separated employee to recover money damages from his ex-employer. Specifically, the IWPCA plaintiff can …
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