MN HF4376

Declares all covenants not to compete void and unenforceable in Minnesota employment agreements, with narrow exceptions.

Permits non-compete agreements only if the employee earned annual salary at least equal to the median family income for a four-person family in Minnesota and the employer pays at least 50 percent of the employee's highest annualized base salary during the entire restricted period.

Prohibits employers from requiring Minnesota-based employees to agree to provisions that would require disputes to be adjudicated outside Minnesota or deprive them of substantive Minnesota law protections.

Allows courts to award reasonable attorney fees to employees enforcing rights under the statute and voids any violating contract provisions at the employee's request.

Effective the day following final enactment and applies to contracts and agreements entered into on or after that date.