An employee working for a firm has a significant amount of personal debt due to a recent real estate purchase. Which of the following statements is correct regarding whether this employee could be considered under duress?
A) The employee could be considered to be under duress, as the extra debt is likely to be very stressful and may affect decision making at work.
B) The employee cannot be considered to be under duress, as the employee voluntarily entered into the agreement that incurred the extra debt.
C) The employee could be considered as being under duress because the employee has an increased need for the job in order to keep the house payments current.
D) The employee cannot be considered as being under duress as the employee is free to quit the job at any time.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Because the employee voluntarily incurred the extra debt, he or she is unlikely to be considered as being under duress.

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