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  • Fast-Growing Maynard Firm Nets $3.5M In Series A Round

    January 9, 2013

    Maynard-based Kitsy Lane, an online social commerce platform that helps users launch their own jewelry and accessories businesses online, said it has raised $3.5 million in Series A funding led by Data Point Capital.

    January 9, 2013
  • Patrick Sees Biz Relief In Jobless Rate Freeze, Health Fee Plans

    Matt Murphy State House News Service January 9, 2013

    With key provisions of the federal Affordable Care Act getting ready to kick in a year from now, Gov. Deval Patrick on Tuesday proposed to eliminate a cornerstone of the state's 2006 health care access law that penalizes employers who don't make a "

    Matt Murphy State House News Service January 9, 2013
  • Wayland Plaza Sold For $6.3M

    January 9, 2013

    Wayland Village Plaza, a retail center on Route 20 anchored by Whole Foods Market, has been sold to a New York-based Katz Properties, according to the registry of deeds.

    January 9, 2013
  • Snack Foods Maker Doubles Employees In Central Mass.

    January 7, 2013

    Barely more than a year after acquiring Wachusett Potato Chip Co., the last locally owned chip company, Utz Quality Foods Inc. said it's more than doubled its employees in Central Massachusetts from 32 to 67.

    January 7, 2013
  • With Amazon Deal In Hand, State Should Weigh Sales-Tax Cut

    January 7, 2013

    Last month's agreement between Amazon and the Patrick administration that the online retailer will begin collecting Massachusetts sales tax later this year is welcoming news to the commonwealth's retail industry.

    January 7, 2013
  • Ocean State Job Lot Buys Whitinsville Building

    January 4, 2013

    Kingstown, R.I.-based closeout retailer Ocean State Job Lot has purchased its building in the Whitinsville section of Northbridge.

    January 4, 2013
  • TJX Same-Store Sales Up 6% In Dec.

    January 3, 2013

    Framingham-based off-price retail giant TJX Cos. Inc. reported comparable same-store sales in December rose 6 percent, compared to an 8-percent increase in 2011. Year-to-date, sales were up 7 percent.

    January 3, 2013
  • Worcester Opens Expanded Front Street

    Rick Saia December 31, 2012

    For the first time in more than 40 years, Front Street is now open in downtown Worcester, uniting the east and west ends of the city that had been cut off from each other by the former Worcester Galleria shops.

    Rick Saia December 31, 2012
  • Analysts: Holiday Retail Sales Lackluster

    State House News Service December 27, 2012

    Retailers rang in lackluster sales during the holiday shopping season, falling below state and national groups' expectations, according to retail analysts.

    State House News Service December 27, 2012
  • Northborough Crossing Sold For $128M

    December 21, 2012

    The Northborough Crossing shopping mall, which opened in 2011 and is home to such notable anchor stores as Wegmans, Kohl's and BJ's Wholesale Club, has been sold to a New York City-based developer and manager of shopping centers for $128 million.

    December 21, 2012
  • TJX Acquires Wyoming Retailer

    Rick Saia December 21, 2012

    The TJX Companies of Framingham has acquired Sierra Trading Post of Cheyenne, Wyo., an off-price web and brick-and-mortar retailer of clothing and ou

    Rick Saia December 21, 2012
  • Staples President, COO Stepping Down

    December 17, 2012

    Staples Inc. President and COO Michael A. Miles Jr. will be stepping down from his position in February.

    December 17, 2012
  • Harr Motor Group Changing Owners

    December 17, 2012

    Worcester's Harr Motor Group announced Monday that CEO Charles Ribakoff is selling the company to General Manager Mike Gross.

    December 17, 2012
  • Waste Disposal Rules To Impact Hotels, Food Stores

    Colleen Quinn State House News Service December 14, 2012

    To reduce waste disposal by 2 million tons per year by 2020, hotels, grocery chains and other large institutions in Massachusetts will face a ban on food and organic waste and the state's solid waste incinerator moratorium will be modified, under

    Colleen Quinn State House News Service December 14, 2012
  • Amazon To Begin Collecting Mass. Sales Tax In '13

    State House News Service December 11, 2012

    Amazon, the world's largest online retailer, will begin collecting Massachusetts sales taxes starting next fall under a new agreement with the state that cou

    State House News Service December 11, 2012
  • Worcester: A Different Kind Of College Town?

    December 10, 2012

    Worcester is home to nine colleges and universities that educate more than 35,000 full-time students. Yet, many recognize that the city lacks a “college town” feel that many other cities experience.

    December 10, 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.