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Government & Politics

  • Antonia G. McGuire: Providing access to health care for all

    Laura Finaldi October 24, 2016

    Antonia G. McGuire was fresh out of high school and working at a hospital when she realized the healthcare field was for her.

    Laura Finaldi October 24, 2016
  • Westborough developer fined $7,000

    Sam Bonacci October 21, 2016

    The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has assessed a $7,000 penalty to a Westborough developer for violations at a site in Southborough.

    Sam Bonacci October 21, 2016
  • Baker creates autonomous vehicle working group

    State House News Service October 20, 2016

    Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday announced he's forming a working group of high-level state government officials to help prepare Massachusetts for automated vehicles.

    State House News Service October 20, 2016
  • Mass. unemployment at 15-year low

    State House News Service October 20, 2016

    The Massachusetts unemployment rate in September fell to 3.6 percent, its lowest level since June 2001.

    State House News Service October 20, 2016
  • Mass. retailers say lack of sales tax holiday hurt

    State House News Service October 19, 2016

    The state's decision not to hold a weekend-long sales tax holiday in August led to "dramatic drops in local sales and hours worked," according to a Retailers Association of Massachusetts survey.

    State House News Service October 19, 2016
  • Poll results show marijuana support, charter expansion opposition

    State House News Service October 19, 2016

    Voters favor legalizing marijuana for adults and oppose a broad expansion of charter schools in Massachusetts, according to new poll results that could be a harbinger of a disappointing election day for Gov. Charlie Baker.

    State House News Service October 19, 2016
  • Mass. robotics businesses employed 4,700, generated $1.6B in 2015

    Sam Bonacci October 19, 2016

    Research released Tuesday by the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative has found 122 companies making up the state's robotics cluster employed more than 4,700 workers and generated more than $1.6 billion in revenue in 2015.

    Sam Bonacci October 19, 2016
  • Worcester chamber opposes recreational marijuana

    Sam Bonacci October 19, 2016

    The Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce has taken a stance against the regulation and taxation of recreational marijuana but chose to avoid coming down with an opinion on the expansion of charter schools in the state.

    Sam Bonacci October 19, 2016
  • Legislators will travel to other states to find health price solutions

    State House News Service October 19, 2016

    With cost increases outpacing economic growth here, Massachusetts senators will travel to states around the country to study how they are working to control costs in the health care delivery system.

    State House News Service October 19, 2016
  • UMass Medical School joins Obama's $5.5M precision partnership

    October 19, 2016

    The University of Massachusetts Medical School has joined a $5.5-million phase of a White House program centered around personalized medicine.

    October 19, 2016
  • Prescription drug prices singled out as health care cost driver

    State House News Service October 18, 2016

    The president and CEO of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care made perfectly clear who he thinks bears significant blame for health care spending that is growing faster than state policymakers would like.

    State House News Service October 18, 2016
  • Wells Fargo removed as Mass. Treasury underwriter

    State House News Service October 18, 2016

    Massachusetts Treasurer Deb Goldberg has instructed her debt management deputies to immediately remove Wells Fargo from their approved list of underwriters for one year.

    State House News Service October 18, 2016
  • Worcester receives perfect score for LGBTQ equality

    Sam Bonacci October 18, 2016

    The city of Worcester has received a perfect score of 100 from the annual Municipal Equality Index (MEI).

    Sam Bonacci October 18, 2016
  • Wine recorking bill returned to Baker's table

    State House News Service October 17, 2016

    The Legislature on Monday shipped a bill dealing with the re-corking of wine back to Gov. Charlie Baker's desk after agreeing with a wording change he proposed last month.

    State House News Service October 17, 2016
  • Railers rank 14th in ECHL for corporate sponsorships

    Brad Kane October 17, 2016

    With a year before the puck drops on its first game, the Worcester Railers HC is already among the top half of ECHL hockey teams in corporate sponsorship sales, the club's owner announced.

    Brad Kane October 17, 2016
  • Saint Vincent found at fault in wrong kidney removal

    Sam Bonacci October 14, 2016

    The federal government has found Saint Vincent Hospital at fault in a recent instance of wrong-kidney removal and threatened to cut the hospital from the Medicare program unless changes are made.

    Sam Bonacci October 14, 2016

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Should Massachusetts implement more private employee whistleblower protections?
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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.