A man in Florida is learning the hard way that this old adage is
true.
Patrick Snay, the ex-headmaster of Gulliver Schools Inc. settled
an age discrimination and retaliation suit he brought when his
contract was not renewed. The settlement agreement contained
a rather standard confidentiality agreement that prohibited the
disclosure of the existence or terms of the agreement to anyone
besides Snay's wife and attorneys. Despite the strict
confidentiality clause, Snay told his daughter that the case was
resolved and they were happy with the settlement.
The $150,000 settlement was split up as $10,000 for back pay,
$60,000 for attorneys' fees and another $80,000 that would be
1099′d. Gulliver Schools paid the back pay and
attorneys' fees but before they could issue the $80,000 check,
Snay's daughter did what college-age kids sometimes do best
— post to Facebook without thinking. Snay's daughter
posted to her 1200 friends the following on Facebook:
