Articles From Peter A. Steinmeyer | Illinois State Bar Association

Beware of the newly enacted Illinois Employee Credit Privacy Act By Peter A. Steinmeyer & Mark M. Trapp Corporate Law Departments, October 2010 The recently enacted Illinois Employee Credit Privacy Act prohibits most Illinois employers from basing employment decisions or benefits on an applicant’s or employee’s personal credit information.

Drafting enforceable non-competition agreements in Illinois By Peter A. Steinmeyer & Jake Schmidt Corporate Law Departments, May 2010 Read the author's six practical steps to improve the odds that a court will enforce a non-competition agreement.

Preventing the misappropriation of trade secrets through proactive policies and procedures By Peter A. Steinmeyer Labor and Employment Law, May 2009 While there is no magic wand that will prevent a theft or stop a thief in his tracks, a company can substantially lower the risk of trade secret misappropriation through proactive policies and procedures.

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