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Re: slow park openings due to budget constraints

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DaveSwink wrote:
winmag4582001 wrote:If you employ them, they 100% qualify for unemployment after you lay them off. Not sure who told you they don't, but if one of your employees raises a stink about it.
In Colorado, the answer seems to be "it depends".
http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite?c= ... DLEWrapper
Thank you for the link. This explains it pretty good on the state website winmag4582001.

And on a side note. I do not mind unemployment benefits for seasonals or the govt paying for them. It Just depends on the circumstances per each company or job. Thank you to whom ever above that stated Government seasonals do get unemployment benefits, I did not know that. I do know for my industry you cannot qualify for these benefits when hired as a Seasonal worker with start and ending dates.
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EatinHardtack wrote:
DaveSwink wrote:
winmag4582001 wrote:If you employ them, they 100% qualify for unemployment after you lay them off. Not sure who told you they don't, but if one of your employees raises a stink about it.
In Colorado, the answer seems to be "it depends".
http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite?c= ... DLEWrapper
Thank you for the link. This explains it pretty good on the state website winmag4582001.

And on a side note. I do not mind unemployment benefits for seasonals or the govt paying for them. It Just depends on the circumstances per each company or job. Thank you to whom ever above that stated Government seasonals do get unemployment benefits, I did not know that. I do know for my industry you cannot qualify for these benefits when hired as a Seasonal worker with start and ending dates.

I'm guessing you're talking about the ski industry? I can tell you from personal experience that even though they tell you you can't have unemployment after the season is over, that all you have to do is fill out the paperwork and you will get unemployment. Also it does vary by state, but usually the employers pay the majority of unemployment benefits (which is why they make you sign saying that you won't collect unemployment)
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climbingaggie03 wrote:
I'm guessing you're talking about the ski industry? I can tell you from personal experience that even though they tell you you can't have unemployment after the season is over, that all you have to do is fill out the paperwork and you will get unemployment. Also it does vary by state, but usually the employers pay the majority of unemployment benefits (which is why they make you sign saying that you won't collect unemployment)
It is not the ski industry. I also do realize that employers pay the majority of the unemployment benefits. I have had seasonal employees request unemployment before, each has been denied. Not saying that I agree with it though as times are still tough out there for employment.
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Colorado's UE requirement says at least $2500 earned in the previous 12 months. Could be all in one week or $50 a week.
There are two formuals for the weekly benefit: best two quarters divided by 43 or four quarters divided by 104. 10% higher cutoff for the 2nd formula.
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peter303 wrote:Colorado's UE requirement says at least $2500 earned in the previous 12 months. Could be all in one week or $50 a week.
There are two formuals for the weekly benefit: best two quarters divided by 43 or four quarters divided by 104. 10% higher cutoff for the 2nd formula.
](*,) ^^^again if you are designated a Full-time employee. I'm done.
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It's been abundantly obvious for years, and especially on the internet, that there are no basic requirements to be a "journalist" (or an editor who writes headlines). This is not news to me. Of course, there are only a couple of more requirements to be President.
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Dex wrote:Compare medicine, law or accounting to journalism. Medicine, etc require specialized education, advance degrees, testing, and life long education.
And you still get malpractice, insufficient counsel, and high fees to "pay off" all that education and certification from self-regulating bodies. Would you rather someone have to take six+ years of college, join a guild, and navigate regulations before they're allowed to exercise freedom of speech (or post)?
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I'm waiting on pins and needles to hear about a seasonal park ranger job that I've applied for. I had to go through interview process and everything but they can't tell me if they are going to be able to hire me or not for two more weeks. (the pain) It is hard to think that they know who they want to hire but can't say anything until a magical date in March.
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Dex nailed it. Gotta weigh the opportunity cost of not being open (mostly foregone revenues from fees and concessions) vs the cost of not operating the plows.

But I cannot imagine that even the great Yellowstone generates 30k in daily revenues in spring.
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Dex wrote:It isn't an issue of perfection or freedom of speeh. It is an issue of knowledge. When the USA began bloodletting was good medicine. It has grown to specialitist from head to toe. Yet, a journalism hasn't changed from then to now.
Having a journalism background, I can tell you that is just as ill-informed as what you are purportedly decrying (in addition to containing five errors). Seems you're overlooking peer-review journals (for one) and why pseudo-medicine still exists and sells. No matter how much tools advance, human nature ... :wink: Regardless of budget or benefits, if there's a will to open the park roads "on time," there's a way.
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Hungry Jack wrote:Dex nailed it. Gotta weigh the opportunity cost of not being open (mostly foregone revenues from fees and concessions) vs the cost of not operating the plows.

But I cannot imagine that even the great Yellowstone generates 30k in daily revenues in spring.
The government does not work by cost versus benefit analysis. The cuts / actions are intended to be as noticeable to the public as possible to justify the government's existence, growth and desire for higher taxes.
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Dex wrote:And I can tell you from working in TV network news and TV network Sports
Ah, yes. Crème de la crème investigative journalism there rehashing the AP wire with 10-second sound bites followed by the local football scores just like they did in 1776 when ratings were king. Remember when ol' Ben finally got the Pulitzer in 1758 for Poor Richard's Almanac?
Dex wrote:The idea that a journalist, without the proper knowledge can do a proper analysis of a medical issue one day ...
Oh let's just make a Strawman then generalize to the entire profession (not to mention all media) blissfully ignoring the countless journalists who cover beats or specialize in certain areas like medicine. When was the last time Sanjay Gupta gave the latest Broncos recap, Thomas Friedman did the weather, or Anthony Shadid covered the latest traffic accident on I-70?
Dex wrote:This situation will not change so you job is safe.
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