{"id":2704,"date":"2013-12-27T10:00:14","date_gmt":"2013-12-27T16:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/injury.robertkreisman.com\/?p=2704"},"modified":"2014-07-27T09:03:15","modified_gmt":"2014-07-27T14:03:15","slug":"illinois-non-competition-agreement-valid-enforceable-employee-fired-resigns-within-two-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/illinois-non-competition-agreement-valid-enforceable-employee-fired-resigns-within-two-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Non-Competition Agreement is Not Valid and Enforceable if Employee is Fired or Resigns Within Two Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Non-competition agreements are usually a part of an employment agreement that the company develops; employees have access to company secrets, trade secrets and customer lists, all of which can be detrimental if known by those outside the company, including competitors.\u00a0It has long been the case that the traditional non-competition agreements are difficult to enforce.\u00a0In the case of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.state.il.us\/court\/opinions\/supremecourt\/2011\/december\/111871.pdf\"><i>Reliable Fire Equipment Co. v. Arredondo, <\/i>2011 Ill. 111871<\/a>, the Illinois Supreme Court reaffirmed the three-part rule of reason test courts have used to determine enforceability of an employment-based non-compete clause.\u00a0In <i>Reliable<\/i>, it was held that a restrictive covenant is reasonable if it:\u00a0 (1) is not greater than is required for the protection of a legitimate business interest of the promissee (usually an employer); (2) does not impose an undue hardship on the promisor (usually an employee); and (3) does not injure the public.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Illinois courts have held that traditional business interest requires a company to show a support for the non-competition agreement, but that is ill-defined.\u00a0The test set out in the <i>Reliable Fire<\/i> case would require that extensive pretrial discovery be conducted in order to know if the employer has the facts to make out a case.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/illinois-non-competition-agreement-valid-enforceable-employee-fired-resigns-within-two-years\/#more-2704\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Non-competition agreements are usually a part of an employment agreement that the company develops; 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