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For what it's worth, the state of Illinois has legal restrictions on a company's ability to prohibit and/or retain ownership of work that you do off company tim
by pkilgore 5y ago
For what it's worth, the state of Illinois has legal restrictions on a company's ability to prohibit and/or retain ownership of work that you do off company time and without company reasources.
There might be similar laws in your relevant jurisdictions, regardless, talk to a lawyer to be sure.
- pkilgore 5y agoAlso I have asked for terms remotely close to this to be removed from every engineering employment agreement I've ever signed, and either had them removed or gotten their scope clarified, in writing, and/or subject to a process of pre-clearance for conflicts.
- JustARandomGuy 5y agoWould you have a legal reference I can look up? I tried Googling for more information but couldn’t find anything. Thanks
- pkilgore 5y agoFor IL it's https://ilga.gov/LEGISLATION/ILCS/ilcs3.asp?ActID=2238&ChapterID=62 https://ilga.gov/LEGISLATION/ILCS/ilcs3.asp?ActID=2238&Chapt...