The implication is that companies should not be using the aid money to pay dividends or buy back stock, because the aid is intended to help pay employees or oth

The implication is that companies should not be using the aid money to pay dividends or buy back stock, because the aid is intended to help pay employees or otherwise remain operational, not to pass through to stockholders. The article doesn't make clear whether they're using past behavior (what they did with previous government aid), present behavior (are they currently a public company established as paying dividends), or future behavior (an agreement not to pay dividends or buy back stock, in order to receive aid).