That's true, but the circumstances to which she is entitled the bonus are probably well defined. The article made it sound as if she was still entitled to the b

That's true, but the circumstances to which she is entitled the bonus are probably well defined. The article made it sound as if she was still entitled to the bonus, but was asked to not accept it. In this case, being asked to do something is a pretty loose definition, there's usually fallout from refusing these kinds of things.