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Re:Non-Compete Can Be Imposed Mid-Employment with No New Con... by ori_b on Monday August 17, 2015 @02:49PM (#10075237)
If that's the case, wouldn't that imply that a huge class of transactions for basic life necessities -- rent, most bills, etc -- be under duress as well?

That seems like a useless and counterproductive interpretation to me.

Re:Non-Compete Can Be Imposed Mid-Employment with No New Con... by kd0amg on Monday August 17, 2015 @04:35PM (#10075930)
"Under duress" seems to be a somewhat fuzzy classification, but most of these necessities have either very low costs for switching to another counterparty (if I don't like one grocer's offer, there are plenty of others around I can go to instead on the spot) or some limitation on what they can require (e.g., no kicking a tenant out without a month's notice). At-will employment seems to be the odd one out here, in that switching to a new job normally takes quite a bit of time and hassle.