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Are ‘No Employee Poaching Agreements’ Anti-Trust Violations?
The Department of Justice is actively exploring, investigating and challenging no-poach and wage-fixing agreements between employers. The Department of Justice asserts that: that when “companies agree not to hire or recruit one another’s employees, they are agreeing not to compete …
Client Prevails in TRO Hearing Over Non-Solicitation of Surgeons and Hospitals
Our client, a former senior sales representative of a large publicly traded Swiss medical device manufacturer, prevailed in a temporary restraining order hearing before Judge Tharpe in Chicago federal court on Thursday. The company alleged that our client violated his …
Client Prevails in $2.75 Million Jury Trial
On July 12, 2019, a DuPage County, Illinois jury returned a verdict in our client’s favor in a breach of contract claim that also sought to pierce the corporate veil under an alter ego theory. The Plaintiff requested approximately $2.75 …
Sexual Harassment Decision Provides Guidance To Discrimination Claims In State Court
A recent case arising out of Rock Island County, Illinois (Zoepfel v. Black Hawck College, 2019 IL App (3d) 180524 (August 7, 2019)) provides useful guidance to how sexual harassment cases will be treated in state court under the Illinois …
