a. vested rights are normally for a longer period of employment than are accumuÂlated rights.
b. vested rights are not contingent upon an employee ' s future service.
c. vested rights are a legal and binding obligation on the company, whereas accumulated rights expire at the end of the accounting period in which they arose.
d. vested rights carry a stipulated dollar amount that is owed to the employee; accumulated rights do not represent monetary compensation.