According to the New York Post he’s suing mom and pop —
literally! A Staten Island NY man has filed suit against his father and
stepmother, claiming they never paid him overtime for working at the family
ice-cream company.
Nicholas Piazza, 29, of Tottenville, says that because the
ice-cream business is seasonal, he often was required to work as many as 80
hours at Piazza’s Ice Cream & Ice House. But he claims he earned only $10
an hour at the ice-cream distribution firm.
His dad, Salvatore Piazza, and stepmom, Patricia — co-owners
of the Staten Island-based business — say Nicholas’ Brooklyn federal suit is an
icy dagger to their hearts and counter that his allegations of being underpaid
are laughable given Nicholas was their firm’s vice president.
They say the suit is a smoke screen for a grab at control of
the family business.
“I love Nicky, but he went behind our backs and bought an
ice-cream truck, and then he lied to all our customers. He told our customers
we were dead or we were retired,” Patricia Piazza told The Post. “This is very
hurtful,” she said as she began to cry....
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