You’ve almost certainly read about the girl who cost her father an $80,000 settlement by posting about it on Facebook. If you’ve been living under a rock, here’s the short version: The plaintiff reached an $80,000 settlement for alleged age discrimination with his former employer, but before the settlement is paid, his daughter posts “Mama and Papa Snay won the case against Gulliver. Gulliver is now officially paying for my vacation to Europe this summer. SUCK IT.” When the employer found out, it refused to pay the settlement, and the court agreed. This case provides a good example to employers, or any defendant for that matter, why they should include confidentiality clauses in settlement agreements. After all, one of the main purposes[…]