Bill Text: IL SB2737 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Provides that the enforcement of a covenant not to compete or covenant not to solicit described in the amendatory Act shall not be enforceable if it is likely to result in an increase in cost or difficulty for any veteran or first responder seeking mental health services (rather than would result in an undue burden on veterans or first responders seeking mental health services). Defines "licensed mental health professional" as a person licensed under the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act, the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act, the Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act, the Nurse Practice Act, or the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act (rather than a person who is licensed or registered to provide mental health services by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation or a board of registration duly authorized to register or grant licenses to persons engaged in the practice of providing mental health services in Illinois). Changes the effective date to January 1, 2025.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-5)
Status: (Passed) 2024-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0915 [SB2737 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB2737-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 103-0915 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning employment.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Freedom to Work Act is amended by | ||||
changing Section 10 as follows:
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(820 ILCS 90/10) | ||||
Sec. 10. Prohibiting covenants not to compete and | ||||
covenants not to solicit. | ||||
(a) No employer shall enter into a covenant not to compete | ||||
with any employee unless the employee's actual or expected | ||||
annualized rate of earnings exceeds $75,000 per year. This | ||||
amount shall increase to $80,000 per year beginning on January | ||||
1, 2027, $85,000 per year beginning on January 1, 2032, and | ||||
$90,000 per year beginning on January 1, 2037. A covenant not | ||||
to compete entered into in violation of this subsection is | ||||
void and unenforceable. | ||||
(b) No employer shall enter into a covenant not to solicit | ||||
with any employee unless the employee's actual or expected | ||||
annualized rate of earnings exceeds $45,000 per year. This | ||||
amount shall increase to $47,500 per year beginning on January | ||||
1, 2027, $50,000 per year beginning on January 1, 2032, and | ||||
$52,500 per year beginning on January 1, 2037. A covenant not | ||||
to solicit entered into in violation of this subsection is | ||||
void and unenforceable. | ||
(c) No employer shall enter into a covenant not to compete | ||
or a covenant not to solicit with any employee who an employer | ||
terminates or furloughs or lays off as the result of business | ||
circumstances or governmental orders related to the COVID-19 | ||
pandemic or under circumstances that are similar to the | ||
COVID-19 pandemic, unless enforcement of the covenant not to | ||
compete includes compensation equivalent to the employee's | ||
base salary at the time of termination for the period of | ||
enforcement minus compensation earned through subsequent | ||
employment during the period of enforcement. A covenant not to | ||
compete or a covenant not to solicit entered into in violation | ||
of this subsection is void and unenforceable. | ||
(d) A covenant not to compete is void and illegal with | ||
respect to individuals covered by a collective bargaining | ||
agreement under the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act or the | ||
Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act and individuals | ||
employed in construction. This subsection (d) does not apply | ||
to construction employees who primarily perform management, | ||
engineering or architectural, design, or sales functions for | ||
the employer or who are shareholders, partners, or owners in | ||
any capacity of the employer. | ||
(e) Any covenant not to compete or covenant not to solicit | ||
entered into after the effective date of this amendatory Act | ||
of the 103rd General Assembly shall not be enforceable with | ||
respect to the provision of mental health services to veterans | ||
and first responders by any licensed mental health | ||
professional in this State if the enforcement of the covenant | ||
not to compete or covenant not to solicit is likely to result | ||
in an increase in cost or difficulty for any veteran or first | ||
responder seeking mental health services. | ||
For the purpose of this subsection: | ||
"First responders" means emergency medical services | ||
personnel, as defined in the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) | ||
Systems Act, firefighters, and law enforcement officers. | ||
"Licensed mental health professional" means a person | ||
licensed under the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act, the | ||
Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act, the | ||
Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act, the Nurse Practice | ||
Act, or the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional | ||
Counselor Licensing and Practice Act. | ||
(Source: P.A. 102-358, eff. 1-1-22.)
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