Illinois Questions and Answers about Non-competition

DOCTOR WITH A NO COMPETE CONTRACT ISSUE.
Mel, I am a chiropractor in Illinois who is an independent contractor within another chiro's office. (I own my patient base he provides space and staff for a 8900/mo fee) Recently I became injured and...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 10, 2009 7:28 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Employment Restrictions
I currently work as a contract employee at Caterpillar Inc. I am a purchasing analyst and have been offered a position with a supplier to Caterpillar. Upon giving my notice, I was told by my Caterpill...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 29, 2008 10:46 AM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Is this non-compete enforceable?
I have been working ofr a firm based in Stamford, Ct for last 5 years. For the last 2 years I have been working from home office in Roselle, IL. I have been working on IT Security project for a partic...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 23, 2007 11:43 AM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

If I signed a Non-compete agreement in 1987, and now they want me to sign a revised Non-compete in 2
Is the first non-compete agreement still valid.
1 answer  |  asked Oct 29, 2006 8:15 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

IL non-compete legality
We have recieved a new non-compete that we are required to sign by the end of the day. They included a specific list of companies that would prohibit us working for these companies for a period of 12 ...
2 answers  |  asked Aug 7, 2006 11:34 AM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

non compete and last pay check
I put a month notice to the pet store I worked for. After my boss made it impossible to work the whole month I left a few days short. One question I have is about the non compete contract. I signed on...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 14, 2006 5:53 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

4 sentence non-compete. How valid is this?
My non-compete is exactly as follows: "12. Restriction on post employment competition. For a period of (1-1/2) years after the end of employment, the employee shall not control, consult to be employed...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 13, 2006 4:50 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Signed non compete and was fired 6 months later -
I was hired as an independent contractor last October to work for an insurance brokerage. I signed an employment contract which included a non compete clause. I misplaced the agreement and have reques...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 6, 2006 1:31 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Soliciting business from clients
I am an Illinois LLC working as an independent contractor for a N.J. consuting company (X) at a client in Illinois. The contract I signed says: "Contractor shall not, without X's prior written approva...
2 answers  |  asked Dec 13, 2005 1:52 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Non-Compete - Same Industry, different location/customer base
I work in the staffing industry. I had to sign a non-compete agreement in order to be hired at a small private firm to sell our services to companies seeking office/admin. assistance. The agreement st...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 1, 2005 7:58 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois