Embattled Purdue Pharma asks judge to authorize $34M in employee bonuses

Purdue Pharma executives asked a judge to allow “certain employees” to receive more than $34 million in bonuses after the company filed for bankruptcy amid thousands of lawsuits accusing it of helping facilitate the opioid crisis, The Washington Post reported on Thursday.

Purdue reportedly asked in a filing for permission to pay out the bonuses to employees who had met “target performance goals” over the last three years.