Sometimes, "authorized" absence due to the death of one's immediate family member allows an employee to still be eligible for an attendance bonus.

Attendance bonuses, too, will be prohibited.

As O'Malley became more involved in affairs, he became critical of Rickey, the highest-paid individual in baseball, counting salary, attendance bonuses, and player contract sales commissions.

But drivers in Ridgefield remain scarce, even though Mr. Clinkard offers drivers in that area a $10-a-week bonus for perfect attendance bonus and the opportunity to buty health benefits at a discount.

A 37-year-old worker at Componentes Mecanicos who asked that his name be withheld, said in an interview outside his two-room Matamoros home that if he qualified for a weekly attendance bonus, he earned about $1.90 an hour.