Lanzetta v. Florio's Enterprises, Inc.

OPINION

CHIN, Circuit Judge.

In this employment action, plaintiff Carmela Lanzetta seeks to recover unpaid wages from defendants Florio’s Enterprises d/b/a Florio’s Restaurant (“Florio’s”), Ralph Amoruso (“Ralph”), and Lawrence Amoruso (“Lawrence”) under the Fair Labor Standards Act (the “FLSA”) and the New York State Labor Law (the “Labor Law”). Lanzetta worked as a waitress at Florio’s, a restaurant in Little Italy in New York, for approximately four years. She contends that she worked only for tips, and seeks to recover wages required by state and federal law. Defendants tell a…