>>•AT&T is paying bonuses of $1,000 to more than 200,000 U.S. employees.
>>•AT&T's CEO said it was in response to tax reform.
>>•Fifth Third is paying employees special bonuses after getting tax cuts under the Republican tax plan.
>>•Wells Fargo said Wednesday that it would boost minimum wages for employees to $15 an hour, following Fifth Third's similar announcement.
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And a special for Victor:
•First Hawaiian Bank said it will give out $1,500 cash bonuses to 2,264 employees, or all but 11 members of its senior management team. The state’s largest bank also will increase its minimum wage to $15 an hour from $12.75 an hour for 613 employees.
•Bank of Hawaii, the state’s second-largest bank, said it will give out $1,000 cash bonuses to 2,074 employees, or 95 percent of its workforce. The bonuses affect all employees below the senior vice president level. The bank also will increase its minimum wage to $15 an hour from $12 an hour.