HB 4007 Illinois House · 102nd Regular Session

FREEDOM TO WORK ENFORCEMENT

Summary
Amends the Illinois Freedom to Work Act. Provides that an employer that elects to enforce a covenant not to compete under the Act must pay to the employee subject to the covenant full compensation, including all benefits, that the employee would have received had his or her employment not been discontinued for the time specified in the covenant not to compete or until the separated employee is employed full-time at a commensurate rate of pay and benefits in a field of work not subject to the covenant not to compete. Provides that an attempt to enforce a covenant not to compete in a manner that does not comply with the payment requirements voids the covenant not to compete. Effective immediately.
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Mar 2021
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Introduced Mar 1, 2021 Last action Jan 10, 2023
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Mar 27, 2021
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Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
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Mar 16, 2021
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Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
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Mar 4, 2021
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Referred to Rules Committee
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