Commonwealth v. Haynes, R.

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• holding that “neither § 216(b) nor any other provision of the FLSA precludes an award of costs to a prevailing defendant”
• “Notwithstanding th[e] presumption, the word ‘should’ [in Rule 54(d)(1)] makes clear that the decision whether to award costs ultimately lies within the sound discretion of the district court.”
• “Because § 216(b) addresses only an award of costs to a prevailing plaintiff and neither § 216(b

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