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Technology

  • Eric Guerin, Assistant Director of Social Media, JCSI

    October 21, 2009

    Westborough-based recruiting company JCSI recently hired Eric Guerin as assistant director of social media.

    October 21, 2009
  • Ireland Moves to Sunshine Sign Front Office

    October 21, 2009

    Grafton's Sunshine Sign Co. has moved Thomas P. Ireland from sales coordinator to technical sales consultant.

    October 21, 2009
  • Protonex Powers Record Flight

    Matthew L. Brown October 15, 2009

    Using a fuel cell system built by Southborough-based Protonex Technology Corp., the U.S. Navy has set a flight endurance record for small, unmanned aerial vehicles.

    Matthew L. Brown October 15, 2009
  • Patrick, Murray Launch STEM Council From The Mathworks

    Shaun Tolson October 15, 2009

    For years, Massachusetts, and the United States in general, has been criticized for failing to cultivate the necessary workforce to fill jobs in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) industries.

    Shaun Tolson October 15, 2009
  • Boston-Power Powers New HP Notebook

    Matthew L. Brown October 14, 2009

    Westborough-based Boston-Power Inc. said its lithium-ion battery cells will be used in a new HP "entertainment" notebook computer.

    Matthew L. Brown October 14, 2009
  • Report: Salary Prospects Better In Some Fields

    Matthew L. Brown October 14, 2009

    Salaries are expected to remain flat or decline in 2010, but prospects for some positions are better than others, according to Robert Half International.

    Matthew L. Brown October 14, 2009
  • Marlborough Computer Co. Hires Two

    October 14, 2009

    International Computerware Inc. of Marlborough has hired two new employees, Ryan Shooltz and Mark Ewert.

    October 14, 2009
  • IT Guy In Auburn

    October 14, 2009

    Auburn IT company Cinch It Inc. has promoted Mirand Lamani to executive vice president.Lamani has worked for the company for the past four years, most recently as director of engineering.

    October 14, 2009
  • Funder Adds New Directors At GTC

    October 14, 2009

    As part of a funding agreement, GTC Biotherapeutics Inc. of Framingham has appointed Evelyne Nguyen, Jean-François Prost, Bertrand Merot, and William Heiden as directors, replacing four other board members.

    October 14, 2009
  • Tech Update Time

    October 14, 2009

    Human resources professionals spend most of their time focused on humans: employees' needs, ways of appealing to potential recruits, guarding against interpersonal problems.

    October 14, 2009
  • Westborough Firm Drives Next Wave | Tech firm helps cut costs for struggling daily newspaper industry

    Shaun Tolson October 12, 2009

    Wave2 Media Solutions in Westborough is doing what many people might say is impossible: making a profit within the print/newspaper industry.

    Shaun Tolson October 12, 2009
  • Dailies Look To E-Editions | New delivery method to stop bleeding of print subscribers

    Christina Davis October 12, 2009

    Declines in print circulation at dailies in Central Massachusetts range from an annual drop of 4.5 percent at the Worcester Telegram & Gazette to a 9.8 percent drop at the Milford Daily News, according to the most recent annual Audit Bureau of

    Christina Davis October 12, 2009
  • Stimulus Funding, Innovation The Focus Of Economic Outlook Discussions

    October 12, 2009

    Two regional groups recently held economic outlook panel discussions that brought experts together to give their takes on region’s future.

    October 12, 2009
  • Tracking The Chatter In The Twittersphere

    Christina Davis October 12, 2009

    From my perspective as a newspaper editor, social media is an exciting, but daunting task.

    Christina Davis October 12, 2009
  • IT Firm Moves To Shrewsbury, Triples Space

    Matthew L. Brown October 7, 2009

    Swiftec IT has moved from Northborough to Shrewsbury, tripling its space.

    Matthew L. Brown October 7, 2009
  • Raytheon Tests New Soldier Communication System

    Matthew L. Brown October 7, 2009

    Raytheon Co. in Marlborough successfully tested a wireless networking system that gives mobile platoon soldiers wireless access to web-based services previously available only at fixed locations.

    Matthew L. Brown October 7, 2009

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Should Massachusetts implement more private employee whistleblower protections?
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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.