Minnesota Ban The Box Law: On May 13, 2013, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton signed a new law prohibiting Minnesota’s private (nongovernmental) employers from inquiring into, considering or requiring an applicant for employment to disclose his/her criminal history until (1) after the applicant has been selected for an interview or (2) if there is no interview, after a conditional offer of employment has been made to the applicant. (Most public (governmental) employers have been subject to this requirement for some time.) This new law takes effect January 1, 2014 for private employers and is in keeping with Minnesota’s long stated public policy of encouraging and contributing to criminal offenders’ rehabilitation and return to the workforce. The new law means most Minnesota employers must remove all questions or “check-the-box” inquiries regarding an applicant’s criminal history from their employment applications. Importantly for bankers, however, the new law includes some exceptions allowing for earlier inquiry into an applicant’s criminal history, including employers who have a statutory duty to conduct a criminal background check or otherwise take into consideration an applicant’s criminal history during the hiring process.
Posted on: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 13:25:06 +0000
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