The change comes amid concerns that accepting money from program could make affected employees ineligible for unemployment benefits.
Paradigm extended a deadline on Monday (April 13) that will allow furloughed employees more time to opt in to a relief fund the agency created to support its more than 200 employees laid off on March 20.
This follows growing concerns that accepting money from the program could make affected employees ineligible for unemployment benefits.
Two weeks after implementing furloughs and pay cuts in a company-wide call, agency chairman and CEO Sam Gores announced last week that he was setting up a $1.1 million relief fund for those affected.