Burger King, run in Puerto Rico by Caribbean Restaurants LLC, said on Nov 2 it is recruiting 500 employees for all restaurant roles across the island.^[1] The hiring push lands the same day the Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources activated support services for workers displaced by the closures of KFC and Taco Bell locations on the island.^[2] Taco Bell announced it is closing all its restaurant locations in Puerto Rico,^[3] and KFC said on Monday it is closing all of its as well.^[4] KFC also ended its franchise operating agreement with island license holder Encanto Restaurants.^[5] The 500 openings appear to give displaced staff a concrete place to land, though the facts do not say how many workers the KFC and Taco Bell closures put out of work, nor how fast Caribbean Restaurants LLC intends to fill the roles. The Labor Department framed its role as support for employees affected by the shutdowns.^[6]