C.D. Joiner, on Behalf of Himself and Others Similarly Situated, Cross-Appellee v. City of MacOn Cross-Appellant

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• noting that liquidated damages must be awarded “absent a showing of good faith”
• “An employer, who knew or had reason to know that the FLSA applied, c[an] not establish good faith as a defense”
• “Thus, the district court’s decision whether to award liquidated damages does not become discretionary until the employer carries its burden of proving good faith.”
• Thus, the district court’s decision whether to award liquidated damages does not become discretionary until the employer carries its burden of proving good faith.”
• “Before a district court may exercise its discretion to award less than the full amount of liquidated damages, it must explicitly find that the employer acted in good faith.”
• “Plaintiffs may not recover both liquidated damages and prejudgment interest under the FLSA.”

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