Is it illegal for Loomis to give this woman a reasonable reward?
No, but th4ey are probably too cheap.
Evidently it is, as she is a government employee. Her raises are governed by her contract, and bonuses are apparently verboten. It’d be nice if Loomis ponied up a few bucks, though.
It’s pretty classy, IMO, of her boss to recognize his limitations on how he can reward her and try to figure something out to give her a benefit - the extra time off.
JMHO.
Most likely it is not prohibited for Loomis to provide a reward but depending on who finds it that person might not be able to accept. But for the average joe on the street what’s wrong with 10 per cent? Loomis was looking to lose all of it after, certainly something they did not want to have happen, and maybe a nice reward increases peoples’ honesty? I dunno, what Miss Manners has to say about this but if you lost your wallet wouldn’t it be worth it to you to get your cash and credit cards, identification cards, phone numbers back?
Now that I think about it returning a lost cell phones might be a nice thing to do but tough to leave a tip.