Bulldog Benefits Summary

Employees’ needs are many and varied and benefit programs must be as accommodating as possible. At Bulldog, we strive to provide a benefits package that meets the needs of our diverse employee base. The Bulldog benefit plan lets you choose from among a number of benefits and coverages to establish your own personal plan. Bulldog provides some core-level coverage and then adds company-provided benefit dollars to help defray other individual costs.

Medical

  • Bulldog adds $200/mo to each employee's pay to help defray the cost of health insurance.
  • Bulldog will assist you in locating health insurance that meets your needs.

    Flexible Spending

  • Employee elects an amount up to $5,000/year to be deducted from pay to use tax free for allowable medical and certain other expenses.
  • Allowable expenses include medical deductible amounts, dental expenses, child care expenses, insurance premiums.
  • Participation in the Flex$ystem Plan is optional.

    • Paid Holidays
  • Nine company-paid holidays per year.
  • New Years Day, Martin Luther King Birthday, President's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day

    • Vacation
  • Two weeks (80 hours) per year, 3 weeks per year after 5 years of employment.
  • Six months of continuous employment are required before taking vacation.
  • Unused vacation hours may accrue up to a maximum of one year of vacation hours.
  • Accrued vacation is paid at separation for employees aboard for at least one year.

    • Sick Leave

  • Six company-paid sick days per year (48 hours).
  • May be used in the event of illness or doctor's appointments.
  • Hours accrue to a maximum of 80 hours.

    • 401K Plan
  • First Global plan offers choice of over 30 mutual funds.
  • Available choices range from money market funds to aggressive growth funds.
  • Company matches the first 4% of employee contribution at 50%--i.e., employee must save 4% of salary to get full company matching of 2% of salary.

    • Life Insurance
  • $50,000 term life insurance is provided as a company-paid benefit.
  • The benefit amount is reduced to 65% for employees 65-69 years old, 50% for employees 70-74 years old, and 35% for employees 75 and over.

    • Short-Term Disability

  • Provided as a company-paid benefit.
  • Starts 14 days after disability and extends for 90 days after disability.

    • Long-Term Disability

  • Provided as a company-paid benefit.
  • Starts 90 days after disability and extends to a period of between 3-1/2 years if under 61 years of age, or to 1 year if 69 or older (see policy for exact coverages).