Bloomberg Law
Jan. 10, 2019, 9:57 PM UTC

USA Gymnastics Employees Shouldn’t Get Bonuses, Victims Say

Daniel Gill
Daniel Gill
Reporter

Survivors of sexual abuse perpetrated by individuals acting under the aegis of USA Gymnastics are objecting to the bankrupt organization’s motion for permission to pay bonuses totaling $88,000 to 39 employees, calling it “beyond belief.”

The objection filed Jan. 9 by the Sexual Abuse Survivors Committee appointed in the case acknowledges that the $88,000 is a small amount “compared to amounts otherwise at issue in the case” but says that the case involves issues that are “not reducible simply to dollars and cents.”

The proposed bonuses are for either $1,000 or $5,000 per employee.

USAG filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy Dec. ...

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