Overview
Jeff is an advocate for businesses and employers throughout the Midwest. A significant portion of Jeff’s practice is devoted to litigating restrictive covenant, unfair competition and trade secret cases, including prosecuting and defending actions involving emergency injunctive relief in state and federal courts.
Working with the firm’s Labor & Employment & Benefits Service Group, Jeff advises employers on compliance with state and federal employment laws; hiring, firing and discipline issues; wage/hour disputes, and employment contracts.
On the commercial side, Jeff represents banks, construction firms, manufacturers, and other businesses in their breach of contract, landlord-tenant, and general commercial litigation matters.
Jeff is active in the Rockford community. He has served as a board member of Transform Rockford, the Rockford Public Library, the Literacy Council of Rockford, and Next Rockford. Jeff regularly gives speeches and webinars to the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, the Rockford Area SHRM, and various business and continuing legal education organizations.
Experience
Membership & Involvement
- Past Trustee: Rockford Public Library
- Past Board of Directors: The Literacy Council of Rockford; Rockford Public Library; Transform Rockford
- Past Strategy Team: Next Rockford
- Past Member: Chamber of Commerce Leadership Rockford Program
- Past Appointment: Rockford, IL City Budget and Finance Advisory Group and Joint Task Force on Intergovernmental Efficiency
Resources & Insights
Speaking Engagements
Published Works
Blog
Contributing Author, SmithAmundsen's Labor & Employment Law Update, a labor and employment advisory blog.
Contributing Author, Illinois Chamber of Commerce's Chamber Dispatch, an HR advisory blog.
Blog Posts
- New Illinois Non-Compete Legislation: What You Need to Know
New Illinois Non-Compete Legislation: What You Need to KnowJoin Jeff Glass to learn about the new amendments to the Illinois Freedom to Work Act, which establish new rules for restrictive covenant contracts entered into after January 1, 2022.
- Important Changes in Illinois Non-Compete Law: What Employers Need to KnowImportant Changes in Illinois Non-Compete Law: What Employers Need to Know
Illinois is set to pass new amendments to the Right to Work Act that will greatly change the laws regarding non-compete agreements in Illinois.
- Illinois Employment Forms-Online Version
Illinois Employment Forms-Online VersionMembers of SmithAmundsen's Labor and Employment team provide insight into the Illinois Chamber of Commerce’s Employment Law Forms. This section includes 169 forms in a 390 page book for Illinois employers to use in managing their human resources. Topics range from interviewing potential employees, to terminating departing employees.
- Drafting and Litigating Restrictive Employment CovenantsDrafting and Litigating Restrictive Employment Covenants
Join Jeffrey Glass as he provides the information employers need to protect their customer relationships and business information through restrictive covenants.
Services
- Banking & Finance
- Business Litigation
- Employment Advice & Counsel
- Employment Litigation
- Equal Pay Compliance
- Government Regulation, Audit & Compliance
- Labor, Employment, Benefits & Immigration
- Mandatory Training
- Public Sector
- Staffing Agency, Independent Contractor & Contingent Workforce
- Unfair Competition Counseling & Litigation
- Vaccine Mandates in the Workplace
- Wage & Hour
- Workplace Investigations
Education
University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1991
University of Illinois, B.A., 1988, high honors
Admissions
- Illinois