Minnesota § 181.9881 - RESTRICTIVE EMPLOYMENT COVENANTS; VOID IN SERVICE CONTRACTS
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 181.9881 — RESTRICTIVE EMPLOYMENT COVENANTS; VOID IN SERVICE CONTRACTS, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 181.9881. RESTRICTIVE EMPLOYMENT COVENANTS; VOID IN SERVICE CONTRACTS
Subdivision 1.Definitions.
(a) "Customer" means an individual, partnership, association, corporation, business, trust, or group of persons hiring a service provider for services.
(b) "Employee," as used in this section, means any individual who performs services for a service provider, including independent contractors. "Independent contractor" has the meaning given in section 181.988, subdivision 1, paragraph (d).
(c) "Service provider" means any partnership, association, corporation, business, trust, or group of persons acting directly or indirectly as an employer or manager for work contracted or requested by a customer.
Subd. 2.Restrictive employment covenants; void and unenforceable.
(a) No service provider may restrict, restrain, or prohibit in any way a customer from directly or indirectly soliciting or hiring an employee of a service provider.
(b) Any provision of an existing contract that violates paragraph (a) is void and unenforceable.
(c) When a provision in an existing contract violates this section, the service provider must provide notice to their employees of this section and the restrictive covenant in the existing contract that violates this section.
Subd. 3.Exemptions.
This section does not apply to workers providing professional business consulting for computer software development and related services who are seeking employment through a service provider with the knowledge and intention of being considered for a permanent position of employment with the customer as their employer at a later date.
History:
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 181.9881 ("RESTRICTIVE EMPLOYMENT COVENANTS; VOID IN SERVICE CONTRACTS") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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