Last week Governor Mark Dayton signed the “ban-the-box” bill enacting a law that that employers in Minnesota cannot ask an applicant about their criminal record prior to an interview. Several years ago, Governor Pawlenty signed into law a similar bill that prohibited public employers from asking about criminal records. This new law extends to private… Read more »
MN Supreme Court: Courts Cannot Seal Executive Branch Records
***The decision discussed below is not longer applicable in the State of Minnesota. The MN Legislature changed expungement laws as of January 1, 2015 allowing convictions to be expunged. Read about the current Minnesota expungement laws here.*** Today, the Minnesota Supreme Court issued their opinion in State v. MDT. The main question before the Supreme… Read more »
Gun bill passed by MN Senate
The Minnesota Senate passed a bill last week to revise the current version of Minnesota’s gun laws. This bill makes relatively minor changes to Minnesota’s gun laws in comparison to the much more controversial bill proposed earlier this year that included restrictions on certain firearms and magazine capacities. The bill allows officials to gain access… Read more »
NTSB Recommends DWI limit reduced to .05
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced its recommendation to reduce the DWI Blood Alcohol Content from .08 to .05. The NTSB’s lowered legal blood alcohol recommendation is based on evidence in other countries that suggests a the lower limit is attributed to a significant drop in alcohol related highway deaths. _____________________________________________ Coley Grostyan is… Read more »