Teh One Who Knocks
08-13-2012, 11:17 AM
By Barbara Ross , Larry Mcshane AND Natalie Musumeci / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
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A foul-mouthed boss from hell unzipped more than his lip in torturing his young assistant.
Brash real estate broker Jack Terzi urinated on the underling’s clothes during a three-year reign of terror in their Manhattan office, according to a astonishing new lawsuit.
The allegedly abusive broker was accused by ex-employee Albert Sultan of abuse that included cutting four-letter insults, sharp flying objects and bizarre fines.
Sultan, hired shortly after Terzi launched his company in 2009, “became emotionally distraught, was humiliated and embarrassed ... by the systematic and continuous unlawful harassment,” charged the 15-page suit filed Wednesday.
Court papers contain a cruel recital of Terzi’s perverse management style, including the time he “urinated on a garment” belonging to Sultan as others watched.
Terzi was accused of throwing a shoe and a pair of scissors at his young assistant, hurling insults like “f------ idiot” and “piece of s---“ — and repeatedly “sneezing in (Sultan’s) face in a contemptuous fashion.”
Terzi, in a countersuit, charged Sultan was a conniving backstabber who launched his own business with confidential information stolen from Jack Terzi Real Estate.
Sultan, of Eatontown, N.J., declined further discussion about his ex-boss.
“It’s not the right time for me to talk about any of the case,” Sultan told the Daily News — adding that “I'm going to settle with him.”
At the 10th floor Fifth Ave. suite where Terzi does business, an employee declared his boss was out of the country before slamming the door on a reporter.
But a Terzi attorney, in a statement, insisted the entrepreneur was targeted by a bitter former employee.
“In an attempt to distract the court from his wrongdoing, Mr. Sultan has responded with a baseless and personal attack on Mr. Terzi,” said an attorney at the firm of Sills Cummis & Gross.
“The allegations are unfounded and untrue.”
According to the Manhattan Supreme Court Lawsuit, Terzi ran his six-person outfit like a sweat shop — particularly when dealing with Sultan.
In his first industry job out of college, Sultan’s gofer chores included parking Terzi’s car and fetching his coffee. And then there were the more distasteful duties.
Sultan claims that he was forced to work a 60-hour week, plus 26 Sundays annually, with no sick days or vacation.
And, the plaintiff charges, he was stiffed for six months pay and commissions worth $129,320. Sultan is seeking more than $5 million in damages along with the unpaid money.
Terzi also instituted an unforgiving series of fines for office transgressions: $15 a minute for arriving late, $30 a minute for leaving early, $1,000 for missing a full Sunday shift.
Sultan resigned from the company on June 12, but only after using his last weeks “actively soliciting JTRE clients, prospects, locations and deals,” Terzi charged.
Both men agree Sultan signed a four-year non-compete clause with JTRE. Sultan claims he was duped into signing the deal by Terzi’s “illegal, unethical, immoral ... conduct.”
A hearing on the dueling lawsuits was set for Aug. 23, where Supreme Court Justice Charles Ramos will rule on Sultan’s future in the real estate business.
Despite his alleged bad humor, Terzi is an investor at three Brooklyn frozen yogurt shops — and he’s well-regarded by workers there.
“He’s quiet,” said Miriam Moreno, supervisor at one of the 16 Handles stores on Coney Island Ave. “He’s strictly business. He’s humble.”
http://i.imgur.com/xJw4E.jpg
A foul-mouthed boss from hell unzipped more than his lip in torturing his young assistant.
Brash real estate broker Jack Terzi urinated on the underling’s clothes during a three-year reign of terror in their Manhattan office, according to a astonishing new lawsuit.
The allegedly abusive broker was accused by ex-employee Albert Sultan of abuse that included cutting four-letter insults, sharp flying objects and bizarre fines.
Sultan, hired shortly after Terzi launched his company in 2009, “became emotionally distraught, was humiliated and embarrassed ... by the systematic and continuous unlawful harassment,” charged the 15-page suit filed Wednesday.
Court papers contain a cruel recital of Terzi’s perverse management style, including the time he “urinated on a garment” belonging to Sultan as others watched.
Terzi was accused of throwing a shoe and a pair of scissors at his young assistant, hurling insults like “f------ idiot” and “piece of s---“ — and repeatedly “sneezing in (Sultan’s) face in a contemptuous fashion.”
Terzi, in a countersuit, charged Sultan was a conniving backstabber who launched his own business with confidential information stolen from Jack Terzi Real Estate.
Sultan, of Eatontown, N.J., declined further discussion about his ex-boss.
“It’s not the right time for me to talk about any of the case,” Sultan told the Daily News — adding that “I'm going to settle with him.”
At the 10th floor Fifth Ave. suite where Terzi does business, an employee declared his boss was out of the country before slamming the door on a reporter.
But a Terzi attorney, in a statement, insisted the entrepreneur was targeted by a bitter former employee.
“In an attempt to distract the court from his wrongdoing, Mr. Sultan has responded with a baseless and personal attack on Mr. Terzi,” said an attorney at the firm of Sills Cummis & Gross.
“The allegations are unfounded and untrue.”
According to the Manhattan Supreme Court Lawsuit, Terzi ran his six-person outfit like a sweat shop — particularly when dealing with Sultan.
In his first industry job out of college, Sultan’s gofer chores included parking Terzi’s car and fetching his coffee. And then there were the more distasteful duties.
Sultan claims that he was forced to work a 60-hour week, plus 26 Sundays annually, with no sick days or vacation.
And, the plaintiff charges, he was stiffed for six months pay and commissions worth $129,320. Sultan is seeking more than $5 million in damages along with the unpaid money.
Terzi also instituted an unforgiving series of fines for office transgressions: $15 a minute for arriving late, $30 a minute for leaving early, $1,000 for missing a full Sunday shift.
Sultan resigned from the company on June 12, but only after using his last weeks “actively soliciting JTRE clients, prospects, locations and deals,” Terzi charged.
Both men agree Sultan signed a four-year non-compete clause with JTRE. Sultan claims he was duped into signing the deal by Terzi’s “illegal, unethical, immoral ... conduct.”
A hearing on the dueling lawsuits was set for Aug. 23, where Supreme Court Justice Charles Ramos will rule on Sultan’s future in the real estate business.
Despite his alleged bad humor, Terzi is an investor at three Brooklyn frozen yogurt shops — and he’s well-regarded by workers there.
“He’s quiet,” said Miriam Moreno, supervisor at one of the 16 Handles stores on Coney Island Ave. “He’s strictly business. He’s humble.”