Month: June 2023

Law Legal Update

Minnesota’s Non-Compete Agreement Ban Takes Effect July 1, 2023

Minnesota employers should prepare to rethink their non-compete agreements and begin to update existing employment agreements. Governor Tim Walz signed into law a comprehensive Jobs, Labor & Employment Bill (S.F. 3035). The bill includes a provision which bans the practice of restricting competitive activity by former employees through non-compete agreements. The ban takes effect on July 1, 2023, and applies to non-compete agreements entered on or after that date.

Law Legal Update

What You Should Know About Minnesota’s Survivorship Bill

The 2023 legislative session brought sweeping changes to wrongful death claims in Minnesota. Governor Walz is expected to sign into law the “Survivorship Bill” (S.F. 997) approved by the state legislature earlier this session. The Survivorship Bill could substantially alter the scope of recoverable damages for current and future wrongful death claimants.

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