Minnesota banned noncompetes. A major property manager has a workaround.

When the property management company FirstService Residential Minnesota announced it was dropping noncompete clauses in employment contracts, it said the change aligned with the company’s values.  But a provision persists in its management contracts with condominium associations that says FirstService workers (including desk attendants and caretakers) may not be employed — either directly or indirectly — by the associations for two years after the contract expires.   Read the article………………………..

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