Staff Resources:

We are dealing with events and conditions that none of us have seen in our lifetime. We closed the Ranch to be as responsible as possible from a health standpoint to our guests, employees, and the public. We are hopeful that other businesses do the same with or without government direction so that the effects of the coronavirus can be minimized by limiting personal contacts.

To address the impact of our business curtailment on our hourly employees, we are directing each of you to apply for unemployment insurance benefits from the State of Colorado. You can find the application directions on their website, linked to below, where are you can find instructions on how to apply. If you need help in preparing the application, please have your earnings data available from former employers if you have worked at the Ranch for less than a year, and reach out to the HR department at the Ranch so that we can help you prepare your application. Due to the fact that it will take most likely three weeks to process an application before you get a check from the state, it is very important that you get your application in as soon as possible.

We plan to reopen the Ranch for business on the Friday before Memorial Day weekend (May 22nd) and stay open after that date.  This gives two months for the virus impact to be controlled, which can only be realized by all of us adhering to the direction of health officials and government officials in terms of social distancing (physical distancing) and quarantine if you become ill.  We look forward to your return and please stay in touch with your department manager.

For the months of April and May, for those of you hourly employees living in employee housing, there will be no charge for rent during that period.

If you are currently on our health benefits program and your earnings do not allow you to pay your portion of the bi-weekly deduction due to reduced hours, your benefits will remain intact until you return to work and are able to reimburse the employee portion of the health insurance premium for the April and May period.

Given the communal conditions in employee housing, it is imperative for everyone to exercise extreme caution and practice frequent hand washing, staying a good distance from others, avoiding crowds, and practicing self-quarantining if you have symptoms of any illness.

We will get through this together and get back to our lives as soon as this passes. Thank you for your patience, and please stay healthy and take this seriously.

– Bob and Suzanne