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  • Westborough ups the effort to reduce auto traffic

    Emily Micucci June 3, 2014

    Westborough town officials took aggressive action to reduce the number of cars on the road during peak commuting hours when it launched shuttle service between the MBTA commuter rail station and major office parks on Route 9 last fall. Town Planner

    Emily Micucci June 3, 2014
  • Colleges: More prospective students checking schools’ energy efficiency

    Emily Micucci April 14, 2014

    Gone are the days when high school students chose a college solely based on the quality of sports and academic programs, and perhaps even the quality of the party scene. It seems that millennials — the generation born between the early 1980s and

    Emily Micucci April 14, 2014
  • A123 owner wins auction for Fisker Automotive

    February 18, 2014

    The owner of lithium-ion battery maker A123 Systems, which has operations in Westborough and Hopkinton, won an auction Friday for hybrid car maker Fisker Automotive with a $149.2 million bid.

    February 18, 2014
  • Butler buys Ga. cleaning and garment firms

    January 28, 2014

    Marlborough-based Butler Home Products has acquired garment and cleaning care businesses in Georgia.

    January 28, 2014
  • Brookfield Celebrates New Solar Array

    Emily Micucci November 4, 2013

    Virginia-based Washington Gas Energy Systems unveiled its fourth Central Massachusetts solar array at a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Brookfield on Nov. 1, marking the start of a 20-year power purchasing agreement between Washington Gas and the town.

    Emily Micucci November 4, 2013
  • DCU to provide $100 million in loans for solar projects

    September 26, 2013

    Digital Federal Credit Union signed an agreement Tuesday to provide up to $100 million in financing for residential solar loan projects.

    September 26, 2013
  • Aspen Aerogels Withdraws IPO

    May 21, 2013

    Aspen Aerogels made headlines in 2011 when it was one of a handful of Massachusetts companies to register for an initial public offering.

    May 21, 2013
  • Green Energy Experts: Incentive Program Cuts Will Spur Industry Shifts

    Emily Micucci April 15, 2013

    Jump-starting the green energy industry in the United States was a goal of the Obama Administration when it took office in 2009, and federal incentives designed to meet that goal have buoyed green energy companies in Central Massachusetts and beyo

    Emily Micucci April 15, 2013
  • Free Website Aids Recycling By Business

    December 11, 2012

    Massachusetts and six other Northeast states have launched a free web-based recycling clearinghouse that can help businesses and other organizations save money on items that would otherwise be tossed in the trash.

    December 11, 2012
  • State Awards Central Mass. Communities $181K In Grants

    Emily Micucci November 16, 2012

    In honor of America Recycles Day, Gov. Deval Patrick announced $2.07 million in grants to help cities, towns and organizations invest in recycling programs. Central Massachusetts communities received a total of $181,000.

    Emily Micucci November 16, 2012
  • Ameresco Sales, Profits Drop In Q3

    November 8, 2012

    Ameresco Inc. of Framingham said budgetary concerns and political uncertainty of customers negatively impacted its third quarter of 2012, with revenue falling 28 percent over last year, to $163.9 million.

    November 8, 2012
  • Milford Co. Earns EPA Certification

    Emily Micucci October 19, 2012

    Verallia North America's Milford plant earned Energy Star plant certification from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the company announced today.

    Emily Micucci October 19, 2012
  • Energy-Efficient Stop & Shop Coming To Wayland

    Emily Micucci October 19, 2012

    Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. announced it will open an energy-efficient store in Wayland at 6 a.m. on Nov. 16, marking the Quincy-based grocer's entrance into the Wayland-Sudbury area.

    Emily Micucci October 19, 2012
  • UMass Med School Building Wins LEED Status

    October 16, 2012

    The ambulatory care center at the University of Massachusetts Medical School has earned a

    October 16, 2012
  • A123 Files Chapter 11, Sells Part Of Business

    Rick Saia October 16, 2012

    Waltham-based A123 Systems, the battery and energy-storage systems maker with operations in Westborough and Hopkinton, has filed for federal bankruptcy

    Rick Saia October 16, 2012
  • Mass Audubon To Present Green Conference In Devens

    Emily Micucci October 12, 2012

    The Massachusetts Audubon Society will present a conference designed to showcase the economic, environmental and community impacts of sustainable development at the Devens Common Center on Oct. 18.

    Emily Micucci October 12, 2012

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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.