Additional circumstances under which a covenant not to compete is valid and enforceable provided.

HF 1768 amends Minnesota Statutes section 181.988 to allow non-compete agreements to be enforced for employees earning $120,000+ annually if their work involves research, development, or confidential information (like trade secrets), or for any employee earning $500,000+ regardless of job duties. It preserves existing rules permitting non-competes in business sales or dissolutions, and adds that employees winning enforcement cases can recover reasonable attorney fees. The bill affects only high-earning workers in specific roles, not most employees. This changes the legal standard for enforceable non-competes under Minnesota law.