TJX, the parent company of department stores TJ Maxx, Marshalls and Homegoods, has continued to pay its employees in Puerto Rico, despite their inability to work.
The Massachusetts-based company told Fox 25 that it is paying workers at stores that remain closed due to hurricane damage.
The Boston Globe reports that there are 29 stores owned by TJX on the island. The company did not say how many stores are still closed after the storms.
More than 60 percent of the island remains without electricity six weeks after Category 4 Hurricane Maria made landfall and knocked out power.
A social media post by the father of a Marshalls employee in Puerto Rico has gone viral, with over 41,000 shares. Iván Meléndez wrote that he is thankful his son’s employer is still providing him with a paycheck in addition to food and water.