
St. Louis Blues to Temporarily Furlough Some Employees During COVID-19 Pandemic
With the NHL season still suspended because of the coronavirus, the St. Louis Blues have began furloughing employees starting Monday, according to Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic.
"Staff identified for this program will be part of a temporary layoff with healthcare benefits in full effect,"ย CEO Chris Zimmerman said in a letter.
Other staffers and contractors who will keep working have taken a 20 percent reduction in salary, per Rutherford.
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The Blues had previously announced they would pay game-day workers atย Enterprise Center during the suspension, while ownerย Tom Stillman, Blues captain Alex Pietrangelo and others worked together to create a fund for those in need, viaย KMOV.
The NHL season has remained paused through April without an official return date yet announced.
According toย Pierre LeBrunย of The Athletic, the league is considering using four cities as centralized locations to resume play. St. Louis was not on that list.
Teams were also asked aboutย availabilityย in their stadiums through August.
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