By Brooke Seipel @ TheHill.com, May 2

The CEO of an Ohio-based real estate investment firm made $1.6 million in just eight days as the volatile stock market fluctuated drastically in response to the coronavirus pandemic. But rather than keep the money himself, he is giving it out as bonuses to his employees.

Larry Connor, the founder and owner of The Connor Group, announced the decision in a video to employees. "I started to think about probably our most important core values: Do the right thing and people count," he says in the video. "I'm taking the entire $1.6 million and dividing it up among all of you. In my view, this is not a gift. You have earned it."

According to a report by the Cincinnati Enquirer, the company will give the funds out in bonuses ranging from $2,000 to $9,000, and they'll go to all "non-highly compensated associates." There is a tiered system of bonuses, based on how long people have been with the company and their position. 

Associates who make more than $150,000 annually were not eligible [....]