Illinois Questions and Answers

Selective enforcement of non-compete
I am a consultant who left my former employer 8 months ago and began working directly for my client. While at first encouraging, my former employer later learned that my 'opportunity' was for contract...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 2, 2004 09:34 AM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Legal Actions by Employer?
I have a friend who doesn't speak English who signed an agreement entitled "Independent Contractor, Non-Competition and Confidentiality Agreement." She works for a cleaning service and is not at all a...
2 answers  |  asked Feb 19, 2004 6:43 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

enforceable geography
Can an employer enforce a non-compete in their entire coverage area even if the individual employee never worked in the territory they are seeking to work in now? That is to say that the employer is a...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 30, 2004 2:01 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Payroll lost check, someone cashed it
I work in IL for a company based out of WI. I went to pick up a check dated 12/26, and was told that the check was not there. Over a week later, after I had send in a request for a stop payment, I was...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 23, 2004 11:39 AM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Company taking away earned vacation after employee has enjoyed this vacation time for many years
Is a company allowed to take vacation time away from an employee after the time has been earned and the employee has been using this time for many years? My dad has worked for a certain company since ...
3 answers  |  asked Jan 22, 2004 10:52 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Bonus Eligiblity
I was recently terminated from my job. The company has a policy regarding bonus payout that states you need to be employed with the company at the time the checks are distributed. My term date was Jan...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 17, 2004 9:52 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Is Non Compete Enforcable when laid off
I was laid off from a shoftware Company in December and have a non compete agreement signed in Feb 2001. As I was laid off is the non compete enforceable as I have since been contacted by a previous c...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 9, 2004 07:48 AM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Severence contract still in force?
I worked for a company for 1 year, I was considered a "mission critical" employee. The company was having financial problems and to entice me to stay offered a very lucrative severence agreement Signe...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 8, 2004 8:20 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Ex-Employer owes me $10,000+ in payroll & expenses
I was laid off in February 2003. As of today, 1/6/04, my ex-employer still owes me approximately $10,000+ - payroll & expenses. My question is should I file a claim at Department of Labor or sue him i...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 6, 2004 11:01 AM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Salary questions
My employer pays us two weeks in arrears. Currently we are behind by one paycheck. Although we are in the computer field, and called "salaried", we must keep time records. In certain circumstances, we...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 17, 2003 10:14 AM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois