To Connect Or Not To Connect, That Is The Non-Solicitation Agreement Question

Employers often wonder how far a non-solicitation agreement can go. It can frustrate employers, who may pay extra money for an employee to sign a non-solicitation agreement, to later learn that their former employees have violated such agreements.  And with the rise of social media, and its convergence into the business realm, potential violations through communications between current, prospective, and even previous employees have become more complicated than ever.  A recent Illinois appellate court recently considered the complex nature of these communications in the form of a LinkedIn invite.