Legal Question in Employment Law in California

My son suffered a kidney failure recently and will go into routine dialysis for the rest of his life. He has applied short term disability (STD) with his employer which is a wholly owned subsidiary of a division under a US Fortune 500 company. The concern we have is that this past January the company had announced the acquisition of the whole division (including subsidiary) by an European company. The acquisition is planned to be completed by this coming June. My son will prefer to keep the disability benefits with current US company. What kind of legal rights will my son have to protect his disability benefits during the acquisition transition. Your kind advice will be appreciated. Robert L.


Asked on 2/20/17, 9:44 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Disability benefits are determined by the law of the place of employment, not who owns the company. They shouldn't change.

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Answered on 2/21/17, 8:28 am


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