News reports from Florida tell us that confidentiality clauses in settlement agreements are enforceable. From the opinion in Gulliver Schools, Inc. v. Snay, which can be found here. And, a tip of the cap to Lowering the Bar
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On November 3, 2011, the parties executed a general release and a settlement agreement for full and final settlement of Snay’s claims, with the school to pay $10,000 in back pay to Snay with “Check # 1”; $80,000 to Snay as a “1099”...
So Dana Snay, a Miami teenager, is probably in big trouble right now. As the Miami Herald reports, an appeals court just tossed out her father’s $80,000 age-discrimination settlement because she violated the confidentiality agreement by bragging about it on Facebook. The offending post:
Mama and Papa Snay won the case against Gulliver. Gulliver is now officially paying for my vacation to Europe this summer. SUCK IT.
“TMI,” cried Gulliver's lawyers. Patrick Snay had served...