Workforce Bulletin

My colleague Peter Steinmeyer published a post on the Trade Secrets and Noncompete Blog that will be of interest to many of our readers: “Chicago District Judge Issues Primer On Declaratory Judgment Actions Regarding The Enforceability Of Non-Compete Agreements.”

Following is an excerpt:

Last week, Chicago district judge Charles Kocoras dismissed a declaratory judgment action challenging the enforceability of a facially broad form non-compete agreement signed by all employees of the Jimmy John’s sandwich chain.  Judge Kocoras held that the dispute was not judiciable ...