A look at the Montana "return-to-work" bonus program A look at the Montana "return-to-work" bonus program By: Jonathon Ambarian and last updated 2021-07-15 20:07:00-04 HELENA â Governor Greg Gianforteâs administration announced in May a measure to encourage Montanans to re-enter the labor force: providing $1,200 return-to-work bonuses for people who were on unemployment but took a job and maintained it for at least four weeks. Now, two months after that announcement, we are getting the first indication of how many people are using the new bonus system. MTN asked the Montana Department of Labor & Industry for initial statistics on the program, and they provided numbers as of last Friday, July 9: