The study found that Puerto Rico ranked as the worst region to be laid off in, with a score of 1.07 out of a possible 10. As Lensa noted, there is no guaranteed severance pay in Puerto Rico ...

Fears of a coming recession in 2023 have led to anxieties that companies will start announcing layoffs to deal with the potential loss of business. That could be especially bad news for workers in ...

The tropical island of Puerto Rico has been scrambling for a precious resource: clean, fresh water. Puerto Ricans have faced the worst drought in more than 20 years and the most stringent water ...

How Puerto Rico became the worst grid disaster. By David Ferris | 04/19/2018 07:17 AM EDT . SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A cascade of obstacles and failures, some little known, led to an epic blackout.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The wall pulsed, bowed and finally gave, crashing to the floor and sending Hurricane Maria howling into the lobby of the Courtyard Marriott Isla Verde. It was 8:30 a.m ...

But a short-term waiver doesn’t address the law’s real damage to the island. Puerto Rico faces a staggering array of long-term economic challenges beyond the hurricane, and the Jones Act ...