Unpaid Bonuses Lead to Big Legal Headache – and Seven-Figure Award

Sometimes, the payment of bonuses is at the discretion of the employer. But at other times, bonus payments are required under the terms of an applicable employment agreement. When that is the case – and the bonuses aren’t paid – employers can find themselves in some pretty serious trouble.A case from South Carolina shows just how costly it can be for employers to improperly withhold employee bonuses. A state appeals court upheld a verdict of more than $1.5 million in back pay f