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<a href="https://www.jimmyjohns.com/franchising/why-franchise/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=jimmy-johns-sued-by-illinois-attorney-general-over-non-compete-clause-4901" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jimmy John&#8217;s</a>, one of the largest sandwich chains in the country, is typically known for its menu and &#8220;freaky fast&#8221; delivery service. But right now, the brand is making headlines for being at the center of a lawsuit in Illinois. Nation&#8217;s Restaurant News notes that the sandwich chain has been sued by Illinois&#8217; attorney general Lisa Madigan for using non-compete clauses in its employee contracts. The clauses restrict where workers can get jobs after they leave the company&#8212;specifically, Jimmy John&#8217;s employees cannot get a job from any employer that gets at least 10 percent of its revenue from sandwiches and are located within two miles of any Jimmy John&#8217;s location in the U.S. Madigan released a statement saying, &#8220;Preventing employees from seeking employment with a competitor is unfair to Illinois workers and bad for Illinois businesses. By locking low-wage workers into their jobs and prohibiting them from seeking better paying jobs elsewhere, the companies have no reason to increase their wages or benefits.&#8221; The brand responded to the lawsuit by saying it no longer uses those non-compete clauses in its contracts, and that it wouldn&#8217;t enforce a non-compete agreement against any hourly worker than signed one. Jimmy John&#8217;s also released a statement saying the non-compete clauses were removed from their worker agreements online. However, the company didn&#8217;t tell its local owners and franchisees that a change had been made. &#8220;When we learned that, through an administrative error, certain company stores were using outdated, pre-printed paperwork, we immediately corrected the error and voluntarily informed the Attorney General,&#8221; the company said. &#8220;We remain committed to resuming productive discussions with the Attorney General.&#8221; Click <a href="http://nrn.com/quick-service/illinois-attorney-general-sues-jimmy-john-s-over-non-compete-clauses?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=jimmy-johns-sued-by-illinois-attorney-general-over-non-compete-clause-4901" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> to read the full article.

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The sandwich chain responded to the lawsuit by saying it no longer uses those clauses in its employee contracts.

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