Friday, July 6, 2012

Only in New York: Son Sues Parents for OT





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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