Ensure fired worker is not under duress

An employee cannot be extorted or coerced into signing a release; if this is the case, the release is not binding.

Scott Seltzer was 57 years old and had suffered two heart attacks, the first while on the job. After a year off, he returned to work full-time and was fired three days later.

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