(820 ILCS 96/1-35) (Text of Section from P.A. 101-221) Sec. 1-35. Costs and attorney's fees. An employee, prospective employee, or former employee shall be entitled to reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred in challenging a contract for violation of this Act upon a final, non-appealable action in favor of the employee, prospective employee, or former employee on the question of the validity and enforceability of the contract.(Source: P.A. 101-221, eff. 1-1-20.) (Text of Section from P.A. 104-23) Sec. 1-35. Compensatory damages, costs, and attorney's fees. An employee, prospective employee, or former employee shall be entitled to compensatory damages, in addition to reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred in challenging a contract for violation of this Act upon a final, non-appealable action in favor of the employee, prospective employee, or former employee on the question of the validity and enforceability of the contract or defending an action for breach of a confidentiality agreement pursuant to this Act.(Source: P.A. 104-23, eff. 1-1-26.) (Text of Section from P.A. 104-320) Sec. 1-35. Consequential damages, costs, and attorney's fees. An employee, prospective employee, or former employee shall be entitled to consequential damages, in addition to reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred in challenging a contract for violation of this Act upon a final, non-appealable action in favor of the employee, prospective employee, or former employee on the question of the validity and enforceability of the contract or defending an action for breach of a confidentiality agreement pursuant to this Act.(Source: P.A. 104-320, eff. 1-1-26.) |