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Retail

  • Hudson Lowe's Opens Friday

    Matthew L. Brown January 25, 2010

    Home improvement retailer Lowe's is set to open a new 117,000-square-foot store in Hudson this week.

    Matthew L. Brown January 25, 2010
  • Bernie's Appliance Stores Going Out of Business

    Brandon Butler January 15, 2010

    Bernie's Audio Video TV Appliances Co., which operates a store in Auburn, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will be closing its 15 stores in the Northeast.

    Brandon Butler January 15, 2010
  • Retailers May Sharpen The Axes

    Matthew L. Brown January 11, 2010

    Retailers are expected to shed seasonal workers hired for the holidays, and may cut even deeper, according to an analysis by Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

    Matthew L. Brown January 11, 2010
  • TJX Reports December Sales Uptick

    Brandon Butler January 7, 2010

    The TJX Cos., the Framingham-based clothing and home fashions retailer, reported December sales increased 21 percent to $2.9 billion compared to a year earlier.

    Brandon Butler January 7, 2010
  • Snow Doesn't Stop BJ's Sales

    Brandon Butler January 7, 2010

    Natick-based BJ's Wholesale Club reported December sales increased by 9.4 percent to $1.16 billion, compared to $1.06 billion in sales last December.

    Brandon Butler January 7, 2010
  • Holiday Sales Show Slight Improvement

    Matthew L. Brown December 28, 2009

    Despite severe weather, high unemployment and tight credit, holiday shoppers spent slightly more this season, according to new data.

    Matthew L. Brown December 28, 2009
  • Evergreen To Supply Panels To Patriot Place

    Matthew L. Brown December 22, 2009

    About 30 percent of the electricity used by the Patriot Place shopping center in Foxborough will be generated by solar panels made by Evergreen Solar Inc. of

    Matthew L. Brown December 22, 2009
  • Netezza Begins Sales Effort In China

    Matthew L. Brown December 16, 2009

    Marlborough-based data storage equipment maker Netezza Corp. has begun a sales and marketing effort in China.

    Matthew L. Brown December 16, 2009
  • Westborough Weighs Removing Liquor License Quotas

    Brandon Butler December 15, 2009

    When a restaurant or liquor store owner wants to open in Westborough, they sometimes have to wait more than a year to get approval from the town and state for a liquor license.

    Brandon Butler December 15, 2009
  • Staples Board Approves Cash Dividend

    Matthew L. Brown December 9, 2009

    Framingham-based Staples Inc. said it would pay a quarterly cash dividend of $0.0825 per share.

    Matthew L. Brown December 9, 2009
  • Seasonal Retail Hiring Improves

    Matthew L. Brown December 8, 2009

    Despite weak sales in November, retailers hired more workers than they did a year ago, according to a Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. survey.

    Matthew L. Brown December 8, 2009
  • December 7, 2009
  • Baked Goods, Smokes Boost BJ's November Sales

    Matthew L. Brown December 3, 2009

    Sales increased by 6.4 percent to $833.6 million in November for Natick-based discount retailer BJ's Wholesale Club Inc.

    Matthew L. Brown December 3, 2009
  • TJX Reports $1.8B In Monthly Sales

    Matthew L. Brown December 3, 2009

    Framingham-based TJX Cos. said it finished November with sales of $1.8 billion, a 15 percent increase over the same month last year.

    Matthew L. Brown December 3, 2009
  • Staples Shows Q3 Growth On Customer Traffic

    Matthew L. Brown December 1, 2009

    Framingham office supplies giant Staples Inc. reported a third quarter profit of $269 million, a 72 percent increase over the prior year.

    Matthew L. Brown December 1, 2009
  • More Than 20% Say They Plan To Shop At Work

    Matthew L. Brown November 23, 2009

    It can be a challenge for a company to keep employees productive during the holiday season, and a recent Accountemps survey found that about 20 percent of employees plan to do some of their shopping online

    Matthew L. Brown November 23, 2009

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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.