---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 1002.36"
title: "20"
number: "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?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/1002.36"
---

# §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.


## Notes

### Authority

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

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