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Also called: non-solicitation agreement; nonsolicit; no-solicit clause.
A search of the chapters that use the phrase turns up no definition of “nonsolicitation agreement.” Minn. Stat. § 181.988, subd. 1(a), names the category once, to carve it out:
A covenant not to compete does not include a nonsolicitation agreement, or agreement restricting the ability to use client or contact lists, or solicit customers of the employer.
A full-text search of the Revisor’s official chapter file for chapter 181 on September 8, 2026 returns exactly one use of “nonsolicitation” — that sentence — and no definition; chapters 177 and 325C do not use the word. This site uses the term for a clause aimed at who you may approach after you leave, as distinct from a covenant not to compete, which is aimed at where and for whom you may work.
Where this comes up
- Minnesota's noncompete ban did not touch your NDA or your nonsolicit — and no Minnesota employment or civil-rights statute voids a settlement NDA about harassment
- If you signed a Minnesota noncompete on or after July 1, 2023, it is void — and that does not touch your NDA
- Minnesota's Trade Secrets Act protects secret information, not what you learned how to do — and the element employers most often fail is one of their own
Sources checked September 8, 2026. Citations independently verified against the primary source September 8, 2026.