Free Blank Illinois Employment Agreement / Offer Letter (2026)
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Illinois rules that this document follows
| Non-compete rule | Limited — void below $75,000.00/yr (2026); 14 calendar days' advance noticeSource: 820 ILCS 90/1 et seq. (Freedom to Work Act, as amended eff. Jan. 1, 2022) |
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| Invention-assignment carve-out | Statute limits assignment to work-related inventions; written notice to the employee requiredSource: 765 ILCS 1060/2 (Employee Patent Act) |
| Pay frequency | at least semimonthly (monthly for executive, administrative and professional employees); wages due within 13 days after the period endsSource: 820 ILCS 115/3, 115/4 |
| Final paycheck | Discharged: next regular payday. Resigned: next regular payday.Source: 820 ILCS 115/5 |
| Paid sick leave | Paid Leave for All Workers Act — 1 hour per 40 hours worked, up to 40 hours per year (all employers (Chicago and Cook County ordinances substitute))Source: 820 ILCS 192 |
| Pay transparency | Pay range required in job postings (15+ employees)Source: 820 ILCS 112/10(b-25) |
| New-hire wage notice | Notice of rate and payday: rate of pay and time and place of payment, at the time of hiring (written where possible)Source: 820 ILCS 115/10 |
| Exempt salary floor | $684.00/week ($35,568.00/yr, 2026) — federal FLSA levelSource: 29 C.F.R. § 541.600 |
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