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Clowns.com gets sued by ex employee who says they were not paid overtime

The Independent·Owen Scott·6 months ago
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Children’s entertainment company Clowns.com has been sued by an ex-employee who claims the New York -based company failed to pay him overtime. ​

Oscar Javier Espinoza alleges that he worked more than 40 hours a week during the first 5 years and 9 months at Clowns.com, but was only paid straight time.

​Espinoza worked as a “helper and delivery person” at the company, which rents out bounce houses, costumed character appearances and party staples, according to a federal lawsuit filed on Friday. ​

The lawsuit, obtained by Newsday , contends that Espinoza is a “victim of a uniform, unlawful, companywide compensation policy that has deprived him of proper overtime compensation.”​

Espinoza was hired back in June 2018, although his lawsuit alleges that the company failed to provide him with a wage notice detailing his pay at that time or at any point thereafter.…

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