{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-1002.36","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 1002.36","heading":"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?","body":"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.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER IX—OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","PART 1002—REGULATIONS UNDER THE UNIFORMED SERVICES EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS ACT OF 1994","Subpart C—Eligibility For Reemployment"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"c5a9484df2b5717baa2bcba61282d75ea26f6acfd8ebbf791c9c201d2634f32b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-1002.35","next":"us/20-cfr-1002.37"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}