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Government & Politics

  • Sterling installing $2.7M battery storage

    Sam Bonacci October 13, 2016

    Riding the wave of a national and state push towards energy storage in addition to renewable resources, NEC Energy Solutions broke ground on a 3.9MWh battery storage unit for the Sterling Municipal Light Department yesterday.

    Sam Bonacci October 13, 2016
  • National Grid to refund $1.5M in overcharges

    Sam Bonacci October 13, 2016

    National Grid has agreed to refund more than $1.5 million to over 4,500 residential gas customers who were charged the wrong rate.

    Sam Bonacci October 13, 2016
  • Shrewsbury attorney confirmed to superior court

    State House News Service October 13, 2016

    The Governor's Council voted 8-0 to support Gov. Charlie Baker's pick of a Shrewsbury attorney to a Superior Court judgeship on Wednesday.

    State House News Service October 13, 2016
  • DeLeo: Short-term rentals 'can't operate in a vacuum'

    State House News Service October 12, 2016

    House Speaker Robert DeLeo said Tuesday that whether to regulate short-term private room rental businesses, like Airbnb, will be the "next test" of the Legislature.

    State House News Service October 12, 2016
  • AG pushes for transparency, competition in new report

    Laura Finaldi October 12, 2016

    As spending in the pharmaceutical industry shifts further towards specialty drugs, new steps have to be taken to create competition, according to the Massachusetts Attorney General's office.

    Laura Finaldi October 12, 2016
  • As funding flows, home care waitlist ends

    State House News Service October 11, 2016

    With a supplemental budget now steering more federal funds into the state's account for elder home care, a waitlist for certain applicants seeking the services came to an end on Friday.

    State House News Service October 11, 2016
  • MassDevelopment seeking applications for grant program

    October 11, 2016

    MassDevelopment is accepting matching grant applications for organizations that create educational programs surrounding advanced manufacturing for adults and students.

    October 11, 2016
  • Creative Hub mustering $3.5M to buy new home

    Sam Bonacci October 10, 2016

    In a move to create affordable space for artists in Worcester, the Creative Hub has partnered with the Arts and Business Council of Greater Boston to buy the former Ionic Avenue Boys and Girls Club.

    Sam Bonacci October 10, 2016
  • Making an impact with elected officials

    October 10, 2016

    How to make an impact with elected officials.

    October 10, 2016
  • State weighs destruction, retention of toll records

    State House News Service October 6, 2016

    If you used an old Fastlane transponder on the Massachusetts Turnpike 18 years ago, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation likely has a record of that trip.

    State House News Service October 6, 2016
  • Drought impact unchanged by recent rain

    State House News Service October 6, 2016

    Over half of Massachusetts remains in a state of extreme drought.

    State House News Service October 6, 2016
  • $30K in fines for Worcester cleanup violations

    Sam Bonacci October 6, 2016

    Two Worcester companies have been accessed a $30,000 penalty for violating state oil and hazardous materials cleanup regulations at their properties in the Greendale neighborhood of Worcester.

    Sam Bonacci October 6, 2016
  • Westminster company criminally charged in $19M scheme

    Sam Bonacci October 6, 2016

    Westminster-based Rite Way LLC, its owner, and three managers have been indicted in connection with an alleged scheme involving $19 million in false claims billed to the state's Medicaid program (MassHealth), Attorney General Maura Healey announced

    Sam Bonacci October 6, 2016
  • NORESCO nets $25M energy contract

    Sam Bonacci October 6, 2016

    Westborough's NORESCO has been awarded a $25 million contract that will cover improvements to two federal prisons.

    Sam Bonacci October 6, 2016
  • Healey to sue feds over land ownership

    State House News Service October 5, 2016

    It appears Massachusetts is headed for a legal showdown with the federal government over ownership of submerged lands off Monomoy in Nantucket Sound.

    State House News Service October 5, 2016
  • Treasurer poised to push online lottery bill

    State House News Service October 5, 2016

    Treasurer Deborah Goldberg next session will file and champion legislation to allow the Lottery to offer its products online and on smartphone apps.

    State House News Service October 5, 2016

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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.