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Green Business

  • Casella Posts Q1 Losses

    Emily Micucci August 31, 2012

    Vermont-based Casella Waste Systems Inc., which provides waste management services in several Central Massachusetts towns, posted year-over-year losses for its first quarter of 2013, which ended July 31.

    Emily Micucci August 31, 2012

  • World Energy Moves To Downtown HQ

    August 21, 2012

    Worcester-based World Energy Solutions celebrated its move to a new location Monday and announced it recently hired its 100th employee.

    August 21, 2012

  • 3 Central Mass. Communities Win Green Grants

    Rick Saia August 14, 2012

    The state presented more than $542,000 in grants Monday to fund clean energy projects in three Central Massachusetts communities: Leominster, Berlin and Townsend.

    Rick Saia August 14, 2012

  • Worcester Firm Wins Clean Energy Grant

    Emily Micucci July 27, 2012

    A $1 million U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) grant has been awarded to the Unity Power Alliance (UPA), a partnership between Worcester's ThermoEnergy and an Italian company, for the development of clean coal energy technology.

    Emily Micucci July 27, 2012

  • Firm Says LED Bulbs Will Cost Nearly Half As Much By 2020

    Emily Micucci July 10, 2012

    The cost of LED bulbs will decrease by half by the end of the decade, thanks to technology advances, according to Boston-based Lux Research.

    Emily Micucci July 10, 2012

  • Polar Among Food And Drink Cos. Backing Recycling Effort

    June 21, 2012

    Legislation that would have put deposits on plastic juice bottles and other drink containers in Massachusetts is dead for now, but some of the companies who opposed the bill because of projected cost increases have launched a statewide recycling i

    June 21, 2012

  • Holy Cross Dorm Is LEED-Certified

    June 5, 2012

    Figge Hall, the newest residence hall at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, has earned LEED Gold certification from the U.S

    June 5, 2012

  • Trash To Cash

    May 29, 2012

    At Metech Recycling, housed in an 80,000-square-foot warehouse on Blackstone River Road in Worcester, workers hack at old television sets and telecom electronics cabinets with long hammers.

    May 29, 2012

  • Government Aid To Business
    Requires Exceptional Rigor

    May 29, 2012

    Less than two years ago, the commonwealth came under criticism for letting a Maynard-based maker of video games move to Rhode Island, where it said it expected to more than triple its employee base, thanks to a $75 million loan guarantee from the

    May 29, 2012

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Should Massachusetts should 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. 

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