11th Circuit Majority Upholds Dismissal Of Non-FLSA Claims In CBD Franchisee Suit

( February 19, 2026, 8:39 AM EST) -- ATLANTA — An 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals majority held that a federal judge in Florida was correct in dismissing a fired CBD retail franchisee’s non-Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) claims of fraudulent transfer following a settlement agreement, finding that the enforceability of the release of the claims “is a matter of state contract law, not federal FLSA law.”...