Attorney General Raoul Reaches Settlement With Manufacturing Company Over Use Of No-Poach Agreement

Settlement Resolves Lawsuit Against Six Staffing Agencies and Manufacturing Company, Recovering Total of $2.5 Million

Submitted by Office of the Illinois Attorney General

May 5, 2026 12:06 PM

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CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced a settlement with Vee Pak LLC, doing business as Voyant Beauty (Vee Pak) that resolves allegations the manufacturing company entered into no-poach agreements with several temporary staffing agencies. The settlement requires Vee Pak to pay $625,000 to compensate temporary workers impacted by the unlawful activity.

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Vee Pak is the last remaining defendant in a lawsuit Raoul’s office filed against it and six staffing agencies in 2022. The settlement with Vee Pak means that litigation is now fully resolved, with the office recovering a total of $2.52 million from all defendants.

“This settlement holds the defendant accountable for their unlawful no-poach practices, and we look forward to distributing funds to the temporary workers harmed by this illegal conspiracy,” Raoul said. “My office has and will continue to enforce laws that protect workers’ rights to fair wages and opportunities to better provide for their families.”

In 2022, Raoul’s office filed a lawsuit against a group of six staffing agencies and their client, Vee Pak, for entering into a no-poach conspiracy under which the agencies refused to solicit or hire each other’s employees. Vee Pak, a manufacturing company, acted as an intermediary between the parties, facilitating communication about the unlawful agreement and enforcing the no-poach agreement. Raoul’s lawsuit further alleged that the defendants eliminated competition and harmed temporary workers in Illinois by interfering with their ability to seek better employment opportunities, wages and benefits.

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Under the terms of the settlement, which has been submitted to the court for approval, Vee Pak will pay $625,000 that will primarily be used to compensate temporary workers affected by the company’s role in the no-poach agreement. Vee Pak must also take steps to ensure that affected workers will be free to work for the employer of their choice. In addition, the settlement requires Vee Pak to implement compliance measures and prohibits the company from engaging in conduct that violates antitrust laws.

This settlement follows multiple settlements Raoul’s office reached in this matter with the staffing agencies: a $1 million settlement with Alternative Staffing Inc. in February 2026, a $300,000 settlement with Surestaff LLC in December 2025, a $275,000 settlement with Staffing Network LLC in November 2025, a $200,000 settlement with Midway Staffing Inc. in June 2025, and a $120,000 settlement with temporary staffing agencies American Quest Staffing Solutions Inc. and Creative Staffing Inc. in December 2023.

These settlements are the latest actions in Attorney General Raoul’s ongoing efforts to advocate for workers and oppose unlawful employment practices, such as those that restrict employees’ rights and opportunities. Raoul also led a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general acting through federal litigation to oppose no-poach agreements that will impact Illinois workers.

Attorney General Raoul encourages workers who believe their rights have been violated to file a complaint in English or en Español by visiting the Attorney General’s website.

Deputy Bureau Chief Jennifer Coronel, Supervising Attorney Paul Harper and Assistant Attorney General John Milligan handled the case for Raoul’s Antitrust Bureau, and Deputy Bureau Chief Christian Arizmendi handled the case for Raoul’s Workplace Rights Bureau.

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