Puerto Rico’s bankruptcy and the crippling blow of Hurricane Maria won’t deprive the government’s employees of their Christmas bonuses.
Governor Ricardo Rossello said Monday that he would cover the payments, despite the financial strains that have been made even more severe since the September storm that caused much of the economy to grind to a halt. Both the government and businesses are required to pay such bonuses under a decades-old Puerto Rican law, providing a year-end boost that workers have come to rely upon.
