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September 26, 2016

Making space for Worcester's makerspaces

Sam Bonacci

Spaces that give tinkerers, students and entrepreneurs access to a new field of technology are asserting themselves throughout Central Mass.

  • The Rainmaker
    The Rainmaker

    The mismatch of jobs and education – 1:2:7

    Ken Cook

    Matching education to jobs is the answer for both employees and employers.

  • Editorial
    Editorial

    Preparing for the ups and downs

    You don't need to be a weather wonk to recognize that in the last several years the weather has become increasingly erratic and businesses must prepare.

  • Advice
    Advice

    How to create a learning culture

    Susan Shalhoub

    Crafting a culture of learning within your organization goes deeper than a seminar or Skype presentation. It means to create organizational practices and processes that hold development of knowledge and new skills as a top priority.

  • FLEXcon's 60-year evolution

    Laura Finaldi

    FLEXcon achieves latest milestone by changing with the market but staying true to its values.

  • Focus On Law
    Focus On Law

    A guide to legal crisis do's and don'ts

    Laura Finaldi

    What to do – and what not to do – when your company comes under fire.

  • Focus On Law
    Focus On Law

    Horse-trading tax payments

    Sam Bonacci

    A Leominster firm is growing by offering exotic & mundane exchanges to clients looking to avoid paying taxes.

  • Focus On Law
    Focus On Law

    Getting ahead of a crisis

    Laura Finaldi

    When a legal issues hit, companies need to cover their liability while winning in the court of public opinion.

  • Briefing
    Briefing

    Welcome to the redesigned WBJ

    Peter Stanton

    Welcome to the newly designed Worcester Business Journal.

  • Fidelity Bank builds on merger momentum

    Sloane M. Perron

    Thanks mostly to its merger with Barre Savings Bank in April, Fidelity Bank has grown to the second largest mutual bank in Worcester County.

  • Incorporations
    Incorporations

    Business Incorporations

    These businesses were incorporated with the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office from June 1-16. Listed are corporate name, address and president. 

  • Advice
    Advice

    How to make the perfect cupcake

    Renee King

    Cupcakes are a part of life, and so are businesses. Without either of them, the world would be a lot less sweet. So here are some tips to the perfect "cupcake."

  • Pot compliance

    Michelle Drolet

    10) Nothing hazy about the laws

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Today's Poll

Should Massachusetts implement more private employee whistleblower protections?
Poll Description

Massachusetts whistleblower laws predominantly safeguard public employees from retaliation when they report violations, abuse, or risks to public health and safety. However, private employees have far more restrictions in regards to their state-provided whistleblower protections, but there are still ways they file retaliation complaints, including federally through the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Act.

In January, the state agency Cannabis Control Commission suspended a whistleblower featured in a WBJ investigation. Without providing reasoning, the CCC put Business Operations Manager Meghan Dube on paid administrative leave. Dube subsequently resigned from her role.

In May, Carla LeBlanc, a nurse at Saint Vincent Hospital was fired for her appearance on a local podcast in which she spoke out about long-documented concerns regarding working conditions and interpersonal dynamics at the Worcester facility. She then filed a lawsuit against the hospital and its operator under the Massachusetts Healthcare Whistleblower Protection Act, which offers protections to private healthcare workers. 

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