Trump's personal driver sues for unpaid overtime wages

NEW YORK: Donlad Trump's personal chauffeur for over 20 years has filed a lawsuit against him, alleging that the US President owes him a whopping USD 200,000 in unpaid overtime wages.

Noel Cintron, 59, claims in a Manhattan Supreme Court suit filed on Monday that "in an utterly callous display of unwarranted privilege and entitlement" Trump "exploited and denied significant wages to his own longstanding personal driver".

According to court papers, Cintron served as President Trump's personal driver for more than 20 years until mid2016, when the real estate tycoon became the Republican presidential nominee and the Secret Service took over.

In his suit, Cintron says he would start at 7 am and stay on duty until the Trump family no longer needed him in the evening. That added up to at least 50 hours a week, 'The Washington Post' reported.

Trump's longtime personal driver filed a lawsuit against his company on Monday alleging that Trump owes him more than USD 200,000 in unpaid overtime wages, it said.

"The proverbial straw hits the camel's back. He finally says 'Enough is enough', " said Larry Hutcher, Cintron's attorney, explaining why Cintron had filed the suit.

Cintron is suing for about USD 350,000 which would cover the unpaid wages, penalties, interest and attorneys' fees, Hutcher said.

In his lawsuit, Cintron alleges "he was forced to work thousands of hours of overtime without compensation. President Trump's further callousness and cupidity is further demonstrated by the fact that while he is purportedly a billionaire, he has not given his personal driver a meaningful raise in over 12 years!".