You should report the potential violation to the Minnesota Department of Human Rights. Minnesota law does not require private employers to hire or give preference to a person with a criminal record.It is illegal in Minnesota for a potential employer to ask about your criminal background on an initial job application. If you believe you have a criminal record discrimination case, you will need to prove the employer was discriminatory regarding your record. Criminal Convictions. Violent, sexual, drug, and theft-related convictions disqualify you from working in the health care field. The Ban the Box law aims to give job applicants with arrest records or criminal convictions better chances of gainful employment. Second, you have to give signed consent before a credit, employment, or criminal background check can be run. Under the law, an employer cannot ask about a candidate's criminal history on a job application. Employers are still able to perform background checks, just at a later point in the hiring process.