re: Is it legal to have a full time job and a consulting company at the same time?

I am a business management consultant for a firm based out of Chicago. I do have an employment contract with them that specifically forbids me to do any type of consulting on the side.

It's not a law though. Worse case scenario I get sued....

I copy and pasted it directly from my contract here:



IV. OTHER EMPLOYMENT
A. Employee agrees that throughout the duration of the Agreement, he/she will not, absent prior
written consent from the Company, directly or indirectly engage in any employment, consulting,
or any other activity other than for the Company relating to any business in which the Company
is now or at such time is engaged, or which would otherwise conflict with his/her employment
obligations to the Company.

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Only if you signed a Non Compete does it tricky but just dont frick with their clients and you're good.

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I also have a non compete in my contract. I copied and pasted it here:

VI. COVENANTS OF EMPLOYEE AND NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT
A. At no time during their employment, and for twelve (12) months after the termination of the
Agreement, shall the Employee, either individually or in conjunction with any other person and/or
entity, directly or indirectly;
1. Solicit or attempt to solicit, directly or indirectly, any Protected Parties to which Employee
has been assigned or has knowledge, with whom the Company has initiated contact,
and is performing such acts designed to lead to the development of a business
relationship; or
2. Solicit or attempt to solicit, directly or indirectly, any employee, agent, or contractor of
Protected Parties to leave the employment of, or terminate the contractual relationship
with, Protected Parties.
B. Upon termination of employment, Employee shall:
1. Promptly return all Confidential Information and Intellectual Property, including all
copies of documents, notes, or materials made by Employee or at the Company's
direction to the respective Protected Party; and
2. Certify in writing to the Company that Employee has so complied.

It is not illegal, unless you have a direct contract with your employer stating so.

Been doing this for years. I work my 40 hours a week and do side work some nights or weekends. Cost of living has become so high that I have no option.

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That's not a non-compete in VI.A. That's a non-solicit.

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Interesting. I'm assuming you're a lawyer. We have tons of lawyers working for my company though. Why do they call that section "Non-Competition"?

Also, what are the specific differences between non compete and non solicit?

I'm not going to do this job forever and will eventually leave and I'll probably start my own business.

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normal employee contracts

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What dis is?

keep them separate and no side hustles on company time.

We had a lady who spent most of her day running her travel business out of her office instead of doing her actual job. It was no secret around the office.

I was indirectly dependent upon this lady for information to do my job and she was always holding me up. One of her travel travel clients accidently landed at my extension and I forwarded them on to the new VP of my group at the time. He was not amused and she was let go about a month later during a staff reduction.