Jimmy John’s Employee Files Class Suit Over Nonsolicitation Agreements

(January 29, 2018, 8:01 AM EST) -- EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — Employee nonsolicitation and no-hire agreements between Jimmy John’s restaurant franchisees have caused employees to suffer from reduced wages and benefits and diminished employment opportunities, a former employee alleges in his class complaint filed Jan. 24 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois (Sylas Butler, et al. v. Jimmy John’s Franchise, LLC, et al., No. 18-1333, S.D. Ill.)....