20 CFR 1002.36 - Can an employer be liable as a successor in interest if it was unaware that an employee may claim reemployment rights when the employer acquired the business?

Regulations last checked for updates: May 01, 2025

Title 20 - Employees' Benefits last revised: Mar 17, 2025

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§ 1002.36 - Can an employer be liable as a successor in interest if it was unaware that an employee may claim reemployment rights when the employer acquired the business?

Yes. In order to be a successor in interest, it is not necessary for an employer to have notice of a potential reemployment claim at the time of merger, acquisition, or other form of succession.

authority: Section 4331(a) of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA), 38 U.S.C. 4331(a) (Pub. L. 103-353, 108 Stat. 3150)

source: 70 FR 75292, Dec. 19, 2005, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 20 CFR 1002.36