Encantos Restaurants has temporarily closed 50 out of its 56 Pizza Hut restaurants located in Puerto Rico. ^[1] Encantos Restaurants is experiencing a worsening ongoing operational crisis. ^[2] Encantos Restaurants faces over 70 active court cases with total combined claims of $4.1 million. ^[3] Encantos Restaurants operational decline stems from supplier debt, supply chain failures and active legal claims. ^[4] IHOP temporarily closed two of its eight Puerto Rico locations at Montehiedra San Juan and Plaza del Mar Hatillo. ^[5] Carlos Ríos Pierluisi, Secretary of Puerto Rico's DDEC, stated that Encantos Restaurants did not notify the agency about closures of KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and IHOP locations ^[6] Approximately 700 additional jobs will be affected by the temporary Pizza Hut closures in Puerto Rico. ^[7] Nearly 2000 employees were already laid off by Encantos Restaurants prior to these closures. ^[8] The two IHOP closures resulted in approximately 30 employee layoffs. ^[9] The Puerto Rico government will provide labor guidance and support services to employees laid off from the closed IHOP locations ^[10] A DDEC support and job fair event will be held November 10 at the Palacio de Recreación y Deportes in Mayagüez ^[11] Both scheduled support events will run from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and include employment fairs ^[12]