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Sinclair Broadcast says it will pay special $1,000 tax reform bonus to almost 9,000 employees

Key Points
  • Sinclair Broadcast will pay a one-time $1,000 bonus to full and part-time employees.
  • The company says the special bonus is due to the tax reform bill's passing.
  • It will go to nearly 9,000 employees and excludes senior level executives.
Sinclair Broadcast Group's subsidiary Tennis Channel rings the NASDAQ bell, led by President Ken Soloman.
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Sinclair Broadcast Group announced Friday it will pay a one-time $1,000 bonus to nearly 9,000 of its employees as a result of the recent tax reform bill's passage in Washington.

The special bonus will go to both full and part-time employees and excludes senior level executives.

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--Reuters contributed to this report.