More Than 2 Million Workers Received Bonuses After Tax Bill

Business leaders continue to reward their employees and customers

Walmart employee Dayngel Fernandez works in the produce department stocking shelves at a Walmart store in Miami, Florida on February 19, 2015. Walmart announced that it would increase the minimum wage for its workers to $11 after the passage of tax reform bill. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

WASHINGTON—Millions of people have already started seeing the perks of tax reform. As of Jan 16, the number of companies offering financial benefits to their employees and customers in response to tax cuts reached more than 170.

The benefits include pay raises, bonuses, hiring, investments, fee cuts, and 401(k) increases, according to the conservative lobby group Americans for Tax Reform, which tracks corporate news on tax reform.