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Fraudulent Inducement - or oversight?

Last week I signed an offer letter for a new job. There were no employment contingencies on the letter. I signed on a Wednesday, and told them I'd be resigning from my current position the follwing Monday.

After I resigned that morning, I notified the new employer. End of day Monday they send m3 a 2 year non-compete with strict language that they refused to alter, beyond reducing the term by a year. The language would clearly prohibit me from working in my field for a year.

Since they did this after resignation, they've put me in a horrible situation..,either needing to go back to current employer or sign their NS contract. Is there any legal recourse? Even if it's truly the "oversight" they say it is, it's a HUGE problem for me now.
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Their oversight; they are fundamentally altering the terms.

The job WITH the non-compete clause is not worth as much to you...

But these things have been struck down in the US...if they aren't still paying you, they can't keep you from being employed.