[Salesdude]

Geniune question: Assume you sued and won. You get paid an amount of money. This is most likely leaked to the press or somewhere online. Wouldn't you be basically avoided by recruiters like a plague because they worry you'd do the same for your future employer?

[hackermailman]

Since I didn't actually do the thing they accused me of it would've been worse to do nothing, I'd be blacklisted for being known as the guy fired for supreme idiocy instead of the guy who received a signed apology letter and compensation clearing me of any involvement. You also get a reference letter to give to future employers and the company is legally bound to not tell anybody calling anything besides confirmation of employment. I would assume you could sue for potential earnings loss if some company is vindictively leaking your settlement details.