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Walmart gives Florida employees $12.2 million worth of bonuses

Nationwide, the retail giant handed out $180 million in bonuses to its associates, who have been working during the pandemic.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — There was a nice surprise for Walmart employees when they got their paychecks today -- a bonus!

In a press release, Walmart said Florida associates received bonuses totaling $12.2 million statewide.

Nationally, Walmart gave associates $180 million worth of bonuses.

"When combined with the $365 million announced earlier this month, the company has committed close to $550 million in bonus payouts to its men and women serving on the front lines of these unprecedented times," a Walmart spokesperson wrote in an email.

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The retail giant said Friday it had reached its goal of hiring an extra 200,000 associates nationwide. 

"Not only has the company helped provide work for almost a quarter million people impacted by COVID-19, they did so in less than six weeks," Walmart wrote in a statement. 

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