Which of the Following Was the Result on Appeal in Brown

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was the result on appeal in Brown v. Sabre, Inc., the case in the text in which the plaintiff sued on the basis that, after acquiring his employer's business, the new employer failed to honor its statement to employees that the company would honor accrued vacation benefits?

A) That the acquiring employer was bound by federal law to honor the accrued vacation benefits regardless of whether it expressly promised to do so.
B) That the acquiring employer was bound by federal law to honor the accrued vacation benefits only because it had initially agreed to do so.
C) That the acquiring employer was bound by state law to honor the accrued vacation benefits regardless of whether it expressly promised to do so.
D) That the acquiring employer was bound by state law to honor the accrued vacation benefits only because it had initially agreed to do so.
E) That the acquiring employer was not bound to honor the accrued vacation benefits and had reserved the right in its employee handbook to change company policy.