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  • Wayland Mixed-Use Project Nets Equity Partner

    January 31, 2012

    Wayland Town Center, a $140 million mixed-use development in Wayland, has taken on a joint-venture equity partner, according to

    January 31, 2012
  • Dover Rug Expands In Natick

    January 31, 2012

    Dover Rug & Home has opened a new showroom in Natick that is more than double the size of its previous location down the street.

    January 31, 2012
  • Staples Opening Cambridge E-Commerce Office

    January 26, 2012

    Framingham office supply giant Staples Inc. is opening a Cambridge office to house its e-commerce activities.

    January 26, 2012
  • New Stores For Northborough Crossing

    January 26, 2012

    Another major retailer, Carter's, is opening its doors at Northborough Crossing today.

    January 26, 2012
  • BJ's Opens Three Stores In New York, Virginia

    January 25, 2012

    Westborough-based BJ's Wholesale Club, bought last year by two private equity firms, announced it has opened three new stores on the East Coast.

    January 25, 2012
  • Retail Use Of Tablets Growing

    January 16, 2012

    A new study by Retail Info Systems News finds that more than half of retailers are using or preparing to use tablet computers to help them run their stores.

    January 16, 2012
  • Walmart Tax Shift Means Higher Bills For Others

    January 12, 2012

    Walmart, which has stores in 13 Central Massachusetts communities, will be paying hundreds of thousands of dollars less in local property taxes in the current fiscal year.

    January 12, 2012
  • New Shopping Center Planned For Webster

    January 12, 2012

    Galaxy Development LLC of Auburn plans to build a 75,000-square-foot shopping center in Webster at the site of Cranston Print Works Co., according to Kelleher

    January 12, 2012
  • Staples Hires Hershey Exec

    January 12, 2012

    Framingham office supply giant Staples Inc. has hired Kirk Saville, a former vice president at The Hershey Co., as vice president of global communications.

    January 12, 2012
  • H&R Block Opens Walmart Locations

    January 9, 2012

    Tax service provider H&R Block has opened three new locations inside Walmart stores in West Boylston, Sturbridge and Hudson.

    January 9, 2012
  • U.S. Adds 200K Jobs As Unemployment Falls

    January 6, 2012

    The country's unemployment rate fell in December to 8.5 percent from a revised 8.7 percent in November as 371,000 part time workers found more work, according to the U.S.

    January 6, 2012
  • Bulbs.com Predicts 2012 Growth

    January 6, 2012

    Worcester-based online lighting retailer Bulbs.com said today it had record sales in 2011, exceeding $12.1 million the year before.

    January 6, 2012
  • Stock Split For TJX

    January 5, 2012

    The TJX Cos. Inc. of Framingham has approved a two-for-one stock split, saying the decision reflects its confidence in its ability to continue growing.

    January 5, 2012
  • Framingham Shopping Plaza Sold For $23.2M

    December 27, 2011

    A Florida-based real estate investment trust has purchased Old Connecticut Path Marketplace in Framingham for $23.2 million.

    December 27, 2011
  • Retailers Recall Infant Formula

    December 23, 2011

    Price Chopper Supermarkets and Wal-Mart have both removed Enfamil Newborn formula from their store

    December 23, 2011
  • Restaurant And Weight Clinic Lease Worcester Space

    December 9, 2011

    Joey's Bar and Grill, formerly of Mill Street in Worcester, has moved to 344 Chandler St.

    December 9, 2011

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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.