Illinois Legislator Proposes Unique Employment Noncompete Agreement Act

Rep. Thomas Morrison, a Republican member of the Democratic-controlled Illinois General Assembly, has introduced HB 2782 (98th G.A.) – the “Employment Noncompete Agreement Act.” The bill would create a new Illinois statute, not simply an amendment to an existing one, that differs markedly from every current state non-compete statute. Rep. Morrison introduced the identical bill in the previous session of the General Assembly (HB 5570, 97th G.A.), but it never passed out of committee.

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