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Manufacturing

  • The Hair Doesn't Lie - Psychemedics Sails On Drug Detection

    Emily Micucci October 4, 2012

    Applying to work for a Fortune 500 company? The odds are pretty good that you'll be subject to drug testing before hire. And there's a decent chance that Acton-based Psychemedics Corp. will conduct the test.

    Emily Micucci October 4, 2012
  • Fighter Planes Seen As Mission Critical To Local Economy

    October 1, 2012

    The U.S. military's embattled F-35 program is a matter of significance for the entire country, with a promise to replace thousands of aging fighter planes and a budget of $1.45 trillion over the next 50 years.

    October 1, 2012
  • Education, Training Keys To Mass. Manufacturing Future

    October 1, 2012

    Notable numbers from the recent manufacturing report out of Northeastern University clearly spell out the significant changes the sector has gone through in Massachusetts over the last four years.

    October 1, 2012
  • What's A Green Job? It Depends On Whom You Ask

    October 1, 2012

    It sounds like the setup line for a joke: What do the driver of a hybrid bus, a sustainability coordinator and an electronics recycler have in common?

    October 1, 2012
  • October 1, 2012
  • Report Lifts Outlook For Central Mass. Manufacturers

    Emily Micucci October 1, 2012

    When the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern University released a report last month measuring the health of manufacturing in Massachusetts, industry champions had reason to feel encouraged.

    Emily Micucci October 1, 2012
  • Industrial Jobs Down Statewide, Up In Central Massachusetts

    Emily Micucci September 27, 2012

    Industrial employment dropped less than 1 percent in Massachusetts between August 2011 and August 2012, but increased 1.5 percent in Central Massachusetts, according to a report by Illinois-based Manufacturers' News.

    Emily Micucci September 27, 2012
  • Siemens Announces 3rd Contract In 2 Weeks

    September 26, 2012

    Siemens VAI Metals Technologies said it will supply a Chinese steelmaker with a wire rod mill that will help expand annual production by more than 30 percent.

    September 26, 2012
  • Navy Adds $8.7M To Raytheon Deal

    September 19, 2012

    Raytheon Co. of Marlborough has received an $8.7-million addition to a previously awarded contract that will supply the U.S.

    September 19, 2012
  • Siemens Wins Another China Contract

    Rick Saia September 19, 2012

    Siemens VAI Metals Technologies, which has a facility in Worcester, has won a deal that will supply a new wire rod mill to a Chines

    Rick Saia September 19, 2012
  • Boston Scientific Acquires Minn. Firm

    Rick Saia September 19, 2012

    Boston Scientific of Natick has agreed to buy a Minnesota company that makes catheters to treat chronically blocked coronary arteries.

    Rick Saia September 19, 2012
  • Milford Firm Buys Its Property

    September 18, 2012

    A sheet metal manufacturer in Milford has bought the building from which it has been operating for the last two years, according to the company that brokered the transaction.

    September 18, 2012
  • Report Cites Manufacturing Growth In Mass.

    Emily Micucci September 17, 2012

    Manufacturing has taken a hard hit over the last decade but there are signs that it's making a modest comeback across Massachusetts, according to a manufacturing report card released by Northeastern University last week.

    Emily Micucci September 17, 2012
  • L.S. Starrett Sales Rise

    September 13, 2012

    Although its sales benefitted from a rebound in manufacturing activity, Athol-based tool maker L.S. Starrett Co., saw its profits fall in fiscal year 2012, thanks to a higher pension liability.

    September 13, 2012
  • Report Shows Optimism For Manufacturing In Mass.

    September 13, 2012

    A new report out today shows optimism for the manufacturing industry in Massachusetts, which has shown significant growth since 2009.

    September 13, 2012
  • Stow Tech Firm Signs Clinton Lease

    September 12, 2012

    Radant Technologies Inc., a Stow-based maker of radar domes, reflectors and antennas, has leased nearly 59,000 square feet in Clinton, according to Hackman Capital and Calare Properties.

    September 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.