To our valued employeesLayoffs:Were sorry to inform you, but we need to adjust our workforce in this difficult time.Effective Monday 4/6, we will regretfully be laying you off. This is not intended to be permanent.Our goal is to return to normal operations ASAP, but must make sure we can keep the ship afloat until then.If the ship isn’t floating no one will be coming back.As the situation improves, we will begin reaching out to employees to fill needs.Unemployment:Steps to take going forward to insure income.You are all eligible for NYS unemployment insurance through Dec. 2020, as well as federal stimulus of $600/week for 4 months on top of NYS unemployment. Once you register for NYS, that should automatically sign you up for the federal stimulus.You will need to go to NYS Dept of labor at www.labor.ny.gov and apply on-line starting Monday 4/6.Once you have registered, the 1 week waiting period has been waived, though unclear how long it will take to get the first check.Healthcare:To help with the sting of the challenges we are all facing, Buell will continue your existing healthcare coverage until 4/30/20.After April 30th your health insurance will end. If you wish to continue the same coverage through Buell, Cobra is the primary option. We strongly suggest you continue/have coverage if you get sick. The costs to you to continue your existing plan, which are payable directly to Buell are:Gold 4 Plan/MonthFamily 2006.242 person 1407.89Single 703.94Sub + child 1196.70 MVP Platinum/MonthFamily 2296.062 person 1611.27Single 805.64Sub + child 1369.58Excellus/MonthFamily 1802.762 person 1265.10Single 632.54Sub + child 1075.32Other healthcare options are on the web if you choose not to continue with Cobra through private or government sponsored programs that may be less expensive.Attached is an overview of Cobra. Please read it carefully as there are time restriction for signing up.After you read the Cobra information, and you want to continue with your existing coverage through Buell, please contact Jeanne Allen at Jeanne@buellautomatics.com to get Cobra coverage setup.PDF: COBRA OverviewWe are very sorry for having to make these decisions, and hope we get through this challenging time safe and healthy!SincerelyManagement
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