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Employee Non-Competes: Where We Stand Today

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A little less than a year ago, businesses were scrambling to get ready for the then-impending Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final rule that would have blocked nearly all non-compete agreements between employers and...more

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Restrictive Covenants in Michigan: A Cent, a Peppercorn, or Continued At-Will Employment

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A business dispute in Michigan may provide insight into the consideration required to support a noncompete contract restricting future employment. Innovation Ventures, LLC v. Liquid Manufacturing, LLC, No. 150591, Michigan...more

Laner Muchin, Ltd.

New Development In The Enforceability of Non-Compete Agreements

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As many of our readers may recall, the Illinois Appellate Court in the First District dramatically changed (in our view) the law two years ago in its infamous Fifield decision, by holding that if employment (or continuing...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Wisconsin Supreme Court: Continued Employment Is Lawful Consideration for a Non-Compete

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On April 30, 2015, the Wisconsin Supreme Court took a stand on a hot-button for employers by holding that continued at-will employment is legal consideration that will support a reasonably drafted restrictive covenant signed...more

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Fifield Update: Two Federal District Courts Conclude That The Illinois Supreme Court Will Ultimately Reject Fifield's Two-Year...

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In the last issue of The Fast Laner, we reported that the Illinois Court of Appeals, Third District, followed Fifield v. Premier Dealer Servs. and held that, in the absence of other consideration, continued at-will employment...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Illinois Federal Court Rejects Bright-Line Rule on Consideration Needed for Competition Restrictions

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On February 6, 2015, the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago rejected the bright-line rule, created by the Illinois Appellate Court in the often maligned Fifield v. Premier Dealer Servs.,...more

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Illinois Supreme Court Lets Ruling Stand Requiring Two Years of Employment to Support Restrictive Covenant

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The enforceability of post-employment restrictive covenants in Illinois suffered a set back on October 14, 2013, when the Illinois Supreme Court refused to review an appellate decision that held that two years of employment...more

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