"Even though the employer had some discretion with respect to the form of separation agreement, [a federal district court in Illinois] would not permit the employer to condition the severance payment on compliance with a no compete. To add such a requirement, the employer should have amended the severance plan; the proposed separation agreement was not itself such an amendment." [Pactiv Corp. v. Rupert, No. 11C7247 (N.D. Ill., Nov. 1, 2012)]  MORE >>