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In case you needed one, here\u2019s another reason to be careful about what you post on Facebook. An age discrimination case that originates back to 2010 between Patrick Snay and the Miami-based Gulliver Preparatory School began when \u201cGulliver declined to renew Snay\u2019s contract following years of employment\u201d (Smiley, Miami Herald, 2014<\/a>). The case took a surprising turn when Mr. Snay\u2019s daughter, Dana Snay posted an antagonistic comment on Facebook. The comment, which was seen by Dana Snay\u2019s approximately 1,200 Facebook friends, stated \u201cMama and Papa Snay won the case against Gulliver. Gulliver is now officially paying for my vacation to Europe this summer. SUCK IT\u201d (Stucker, CNN, 2014<\/a>). Unfortunately for the Snays, Dana\u2019s comment was posted just days before the deal was set to be finalized.<\/p>\n

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The age discrimination case was originally settled back in November of 2011, when the school \u201cagreed to pay checks of $10,000 in back wages, another $60,000 to Snay\u2019s attorneys, and an $80,000 settlement to Snay\u201d (Smiley, Miami Herald, 2014). Included in the settlement agreement between Snay and the school was a stipulation that Patrick Snay and his wife keep confidential the details of the settlement. When Mr. Snay discussed a part of the settlement details with his daughter, he violated the \u201cterms and existence\u201d for the confidentiality agreement (Smiley, Miami Herald, 2014). There wasn\u2019t much time between when Dana posted her comment and Gulliver Preparatory School caught wind of it. The post \u201cmade its way back to the school\u2019s attorneys, who told the Snays they\u2019d violated the deal\u201d (Smiley, Miami Herald, 2014). This resulted in further legal action.<\/p>\n

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Patrick Snay reported in court documents that \u201che and his wife had to say something because [Dana] suffered \u2018psychological scars\u2019 from issues during her enrollment at the school and was aware that they were in mediation with Gulliver attorneys\u201d (Smiley, Miami Herald, 2014). Nonetheless, the school\u2019s attorneys argued that Snay\u2019s actions had directly violated the confidentiality agreement. Though Snay \u201cwon a ruling to enforce the settlement, Gulliver appealed and won\u201d (Smiley, Miami Herald, 2014). The final ruling on the case came last week when the \u201cThird District Court of Appeal for the State of Florida agreed that Snay had, in fact, violated confidentiality and reversed the Circuit Court Ruling\u201d (Stucker, CNN, 2014). One can only wonder how Dana Snay\u2019s parents feel about the results, but she might not be going on that vacation after all.<\/p>\n

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