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Technology

  • Caliper Awarded $1.8M Under EPA Testing Program

    Matthew L. Brown November 11, 2009

    Hopkinton-based Caliper Life Sciences Inc. has been awarded $1.8 million to continue a chemical screening program for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

    Matthew L. Brown November 11, 2009
  • Wright Line Lands Patent

    Shaun Tolson November 10, 2009

    Wright Line, a Worcester-based designer of office furniture and systems, recently received a patent for its system to reduce heat from office data centers.

    Shaun Tolson November 10, 2009
  • Casual Male Calls On Netezza

    Christina Davis November 10, 2009

    Marlborough-based Netezza Corp., which specializes in data warehousing and analytics, landed clothing retailer Casual Male as a client.

    Christina Davis November 10, 2009
  • Paid Inc. Looks Up In Q3

    Christina Davis November 10, 2009

    Worcester-based Paid Inc., which runs fan-based services for bands and celebrities, eked out a profit during the third quarter, but still reported a loss for the first nine months of 2009, according to its latest

    Christina Davis November 10, 2009
  • Caliper Reports Shrinking Q3 Loss

    Matthew L. Brown November 9, 2009

    Hopkinton-based Caliper Life Sciences Inc. reported a $3.4 million net loss for the third quarter on $32.2 million in revenue.

    Matthew L. Brown November 9, 2009
  • CWE Receives $10K Grant For Training

    Matthew L. Brown November 9, 2009

    The Center for Women & Enterprise, which has an office on Elm Street in Worcester, has received a $10,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation.

    Matthew L. Brown November 9, 2009
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  • The Rise Of The E-Book | Cushing Academy leads the way in new tech adoption, but will anyone follow?

    Brandon Butler November 9, 2009

    Stand and watch the circulation desk at Cushing Academy’s library in Ashburnham and before long a student will come up and request to check out not a book, but a Kindle.

    Brandon Butler November 9, 2009
  • The Dangers Of The CC:

    Christina Davis November 9, 2009

    I hope that this column generally provides our readers with some practical advice about the ever-evolving digital world. But this column will be more about getting something off my chest.

    Christina Davis November 9, 2009
  • Hopkinton Biotech Faces Legal Trouble

    November 9, 2009

    A former CEO and current sales managers with Hopkinton-based Stryker Biotech were charged in federal court with participating in an alleged fraudulent marketing scheme of medical devices.

    November 9, 2009
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  • IDG Renews Framingham, Boston Leases

    November 9, 2009

    IT media and research firm International Data Corp., and its parent company International Data Group, have renewed leases totaling 142,754 square feet in Framingham and Boston.

    November 9, 2009
  • GTC Announces Layoffs

    November 6, 2009

    GTC Biotherapeutics of Framingham said it will reduce its work force from 154 to 109 people as part of an effort to improve its financial position and meet Nasdaq compliance requirements.

    November 6, 2009
  • BSX Settles Case

    November 6, 2009

    Natick-based medical device maker Boston Scientific has agreed to pay $296 million to settle a U.S. Department of Justice case against a company that it acquired in 2006.

    November 6, 2009
  • Acquisition For Virtusa

    November 6, 2009

    Westborough-based global IT services company Virtusa Corp. has acquired privately held technology consulting firm InSource LLC for $7.3 million.

    November 6, 2009
  • New CEO At RXi

    November 6, 2009

    RXi Pharmaceuticals Corp. of Worcester has hired biopharmaceutical industry veteran Noah D. Beerman to replace company co-founder Tod Woolf as president and CEO.

    November 6, 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.