Illinois Questions and Answers

Overtime for salary
I was hired two years ago by my current employer. I received a letter confirming I was hired at a specified salary but I would receive overtime for any time over 46 hours. The overtime would be paid q...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 8, 2003 11:35 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Non-Compete Length of Service
If I enter into a non-compete agreement with a new employer, is there a typical amount of time that I would need to stay employed by that company in order for it to be binding, enforceable? For instan...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 4, 2003 8:32 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Overtime exemptions and job setting
I am a "salaried" reporter in a single-person bureau. No labor contract. I receive no overtime. I file timecards and have them all. I am on the same vacation schedule as all hourly reporters. I do not...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 3, 2003 9:44 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Overtime for salary
When my pay was changed from hourly to salary I was verbally told it would be based on a 45 hour work week but would be paid overtime on a quarterly basis for time work over 45 hours. Over the past fe...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 3, 2003 6:42 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Is this non-compete still valid?
I started with my company as a computer consultant in 1999. I was verbally told there wasn't a non-compete to sign the day I was hired. A year later I was asked to sign one in consideration of a salar...
1 answer  |  asked May 29, 2003 4:24 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

back pay in il
My name is Eric i work for a video store. I was told by my supervisor that i can not get retroactive pay. The company does not do that. I was wondering if that was legal or not to refuse back pay.
3 answers  |  asked May 14, 2003 5:44 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Can an employer change their mind about eliminating your position after giving you a letter?
I've recently received a letter indicating that my position is being eliminated, which gave general terms of severance pay I'm to be paid later on this month. I need to know two things: 1. Can the com...
1 answer  |  asked May 7, 2003 5:09 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Non-compete
I am a software consultant and I have been in the country 6 years. I was a on H1B but have gained my green card in 2001. The company that put me out to a client in ILLINOIS that I have been at for the...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 30, 2003 7:42 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Nonsolicitation in Consultant Agreement
A few years ago I signed an agreement with the following restrictive covenant (below), for occasional 1-day consulting assignments for Company X in New Jersey. Is there anything in the terms of this c...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 24, 2003 3:25 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Employment contract, "Loyalty" clause
An employer offer letter I've received has a section titled "DUTY OF LOYALTY DURING EMPLOYMENT". "I understand .. my employment requires my full attention and effort [...] I will not engage in any bus...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 23, 2003 4:25 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois