When Two Companies Merge, the Length-Of-Service Principle of Combining Seniority

question 32

Multiple Choice

When two companies merge, the Length-of-Service Principle of combining seniority lists prescribes that:

• A) Employees' length of service is considered regardless of which company they worked for previously; the two lists are combined as one.
• B) Employees are given rank positions on the merged lists equal to their rank position on their prior list.
• C) Employees of the acquired company are added to the bottom of the list of the acquiring company.
• D) Employees are allowed to continue previously earned seniority on separate seniority lists.

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