The earlier example that I mentioned was another company. I guess that
wasn't clear.

Thanks everyone for the discussion. (Particularly to gleff for the laugh.)
I decided to point out the excess in an email to them. (We'll see what happens, if anything.) But I would feel pretty justified to let it slide. I
have a nagging worry that they'll take away both the excess bonus and
the bonus in the first place.

Several people have used analogies, and I guess the point to me now is the amount, and not the absolute principal. If I found $50 on the street (and I
have), I think that turning it in would be unrealistic. But a larger amount
should be turned in. Of course, I don't know where to draw the line. A
young man got quite a bit of attention when he found a bag in my
community with $9,000 and turned it in.
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showth...hreadid=368149

It had fallen off a Brinks truck!