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From what I can tell, employees would still be totally culpable. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duress_in_American_law#Requirements https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki

• product50 6y ago
  Stop being a lawyer and making assumptions.
  • gamblor956 6y ago
    He's right... The employees are still be culpable for their own actions since economic forces do not constitute "duress." However, it is extremely unlikely that local prosecutors would pursue charges against the employees. Rather, if they were to pursue this case, the prosecutors would likely just grant them immunity to testify against the boss that forced them to break the law or lose their jobs.