{"id":6814,"date":"2018-05-14T10:00:06","date_gmt":"2018-05-14T10:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/?p=6814"},"modified":"2018-05-14T11:33:39","modified_gmt":"2018-05-14T11:33:39","slug":"illinois-right-to-work-act-prevents-private-sector-employers-from-requiring-low-wage-employees-from-signing-noncompete-agreements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/illinois-right-to-work-act-prevents-private-sector-employers-from-requiring-low-wage-employees-from-signing-noncompete-agreements\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Right to Work Act Prevents Private-Sector Employers from Requiring Low-Wage Employees from Signing Noncompete Agreements"},"content":{"rendered":"

Noncompete agreements have always been controversial for the way they intend to or unintentionally restrict employees from gaining employment after leaving a job where a noncompete agreement was signed. In 2017, the Illinois General Assembly addressed concerns about noncompete clauses found in low-wage employees. Effective January 2017, the Illinois Right to Work Act<\/a> prohibits private-sector employers from entering into noncompete agreements with low-wage employees, rendering such agreements facially illegal and void.<\/p>\n

This Illinois law is similar to other states that have passed legislation that also limits the employer\u2019s ability to restrict low-wage employees in noncompete contracts in the private-sector.<\/p>\n

For example, in the last couple of years, Alabama, Hawaii, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington have passed laws that restrict the enforceability of noncompete agreements. Other states, including New Jersey and Pennsylvania, have proposed legislation that mirrors restrictions in enforceability of noncompete agreements.<\/p>\n

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Noncompete agreements have always been controversial for the way they intend to or unintentionally restrict employees from gaining employment after leaving a job where a noncompete agreement was signed. In 2017, the Illinois General Assembly addressed concerns about noncompete clauses found in low-wage employees. 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