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Re:Court handcuffs employees with non-compete agreements – a... by razakel on Wednesday September 04, 2024 @06:54AM (#41444151)
>In some states, they are required to work.

>It's not the same as being forced to work.

That's exactly the same thing.

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Re:Court handcuffs employees with non-compete agreements – a... by flanked-evergl on Wednesday September 04, 2024 @07:00AM (#41444196)
No it's not. There is no physical or legal coercion, i.e. no force, i.e. not forced.
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Re:Court handcuffs employees with non-compete agreements – a... by razakel on Wednesday September 04, 2024 @07:02AM (#41444204)
What happens if you refuse?
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Re:Court handcuffs employees with non-compete agreements – a... by flanked-evergl on Wednesday September 04, 2024 @07:15AM (#41444291)
They may lose privileges and good time credits, and it may impact their parole. They do not lose rights as one may happen when one is convicted of a crime.
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Re:Court handcuffs employees with non-compete agreements – a... by batch12 on Wednesday September 04, 2024 @08:12AM (#41444739)
> They do not lose rights as one may happen when one is convicted of a crime.

So you get more time in prison, losing all rights, which is what happens when you're convicted of a crime? Just because you don't want there to be legal slavery doesn't mean there isn't legal slavery.

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Re:Court handcuffs employees with non-compete agreements – a... by flanked-evergl on Wednesday September 04, 2024 @08:39AM (#41444935)
Incorrect. You don't get more time in prison. The sentence is the sentence, and refusing to work does not increase the sentence.
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Re:Court handcuffs employees with non-compete agreements – a... by batch12 on Wednesday September 04, 2024 @09:44PM (#41452711)
You're playing with words. Early release means less time spent in prison.
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Re:Court handcuffs employees with non-compete agreements – a... by razakel on Wednesday September 04, 2024 @11:25AM (#41446884)
In what world is "work or we'll make your life even more miserable" not coercion?
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