In Gilberg v. Cal. Check Cashing, Ninth Circuit extends Syed, holding that FCRA precludes all surplussage in background check disclosures

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In Gilberg v. California Check Cashing Stores, LLC (9th Cir. Jan. 29, 2019), the Ninth Circuit confirmed that Syed v. M-I, LLC, 853 F.3d 492 (9th Cir. 2017) applied to any surplussge in employment background check disclosures required by the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

I did that. Weird flex, but okay.

Slip opinion available to download here.