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  • Staples Dividend Unchanged

    Brandon Butler June 8, 2011

    Staples, the Framingham-based office retailer, issued a $0.10 dividend on its stock for the second quarter, which is unchanged from the first quarter of 2011.

    Brandon Butler June 8, 2011
  • Big Y Offers Deal Through Groupon

    Christina Davis June 7, 2011

    Springfield-based supermarket chain Big Y, which has four locations in Central Massachusetts, is partnering with the online coupon company Groupon to bring discounts to its shoppers.

    Christina Davis June 7, 2011
  • Q&A with Paul Butka, president of Sophelle

    Christina Davis June 6, 2011

    By the time Paul Butka was in the fourth grade, he was already learning how to apply price stickers to cans of vegetables at his father’s Marlborough store, Chicago Beef.

    Christina Davis June 6, 2011
  • Rotmans: Designing A Business

    Susan Shalhoub June 6, 2011

    The site of the former Whittall Carpet Mill in College Square in Worcester has a longstanding tradition of providing floor coverings for people's homes.

    Susan Shalhoub June 6, 2011
  • TJX May Sales Up 7 Percent

    June 2, 2011

    Framingham-based discount retailer The TJX Cos. Inc. had sales of $1.7 billion for the four weeks ended May 28, up 7 percent from the same period last year.

    June 2, 2011
  • Staples Europe Names Two Execs.

    June 2, 2011

    The European division of Framingham-based Staples Inc. has appointed two new executives.

    June 2, 2011
  • Net Zero Energy For Milford Co.

    May 23, 2011

    Kitchen appliance company Clarke Corp. says it will produce as much energy as it uses at its Milford headquarters by the end of the summer.

    May 23, 2011
  • Business Owners Take Swipe Fee Debate To D.C. | Retailers lobby in the nation's capital

    Brandon Butler May 23, 2011

    Alan Lavine, owner of Percy’s TV and Appliance in Worcester, is frustrated by swipe fees and he’s taken his fight all the way to Washington, D.C.

    Brandon Butler May 23, 2011
  • Franchisees: No Worries On Dunkin' Donuts' IPO

    May 23, 2011

    Like most Dunkin’ brands franchise owners, Rob Branca had been expecting to hear about an initial public offering from the company for the past several years.

    May 23, 2011
  • Staples Pessimistic On Macro Economy

    Brandon Butler May 18, 2011

    Sales for Staples Inc., the Framingham-based office retailer, were up 2 percent to $6.2 billion in the first quarter compared to last year while profits w

    Brandon Butler May 18, 2011
  • BJ's Wholesale Rolls Through Q1

    Brandon Butler May 18, 2011

    Natick-based BJ's Wholesale Club exceeded its earnings estimates in the first quarter with revenues increasing 10 percent year-over-year to $2.8 billion.

    Brandon Butler May 18, 2011
  • TJX Earnings Down In Q1

    May 17, 2011

    Framingham-based TJX Cos.

    May 17, 2011
  • Fine For Sturbridge Gas Station

    May 12, 2011

    The state Division of Standards has upheld a fine of a Sturbridge gas stat

    May 12, 2011
  • Retail Hiring Rises

    May 9, 2011

     Good news for job applicants trolling the malls and big-box stores: Over the past month, U.S. retail hiring rose, while the volume of applications for jobs fell.

    May 9, 2011
  • April TJX Sales Up

    May 5, 2011

    Discount clothing and home goods retailer the TJX Cos. Inc. of Framingham saw its April sales numbers rise 9 percent, to $1.7 billion.

    May 5, 2011
  • Sales Rise At BJ's Wholesale

    May 5, 2011

    April sales at Westborough-based BJ's Wholesale Club rose 12.2 percent to $871.7 million.

    May 5, 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.