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  • Precision Optics lessens losses 90%

    Zachary Comeau November 21, 2017

    Gardner-based Precision Optics is reporting increased revenues and a reduction in net loss for the first quarter of the company's fiscal 2018.

  • Crockett to be next Lamoureux Pagano president

    Zachary Comeau November 20, 2017

    When President Mike Pagano retires at the end of the year from Worcester architecture firm Lamoureux Pagano, executive vice president Katie Crockett will take over as its new leader.

  • Steward, Nashoba Valley sign on to MassHealth ACO

    Emily Micucci November 15, 2017

    Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer and Steward Health Care Network have joined forces to form a MassHealth accountable care organization.

  • Russia museum in Clinton receives largest donation of artifacts

    Zachary Comeau November 15, 2017

    The Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton has received a donation of items from a Massachusetts couple constituting the largest and most valuable gift since the museum was established in 2006.

  • Petersham looks to market 118-year-old inn

    Zachary Comeau November 13, 2017

    Petersham town officials are again looking to take the burden of the 30,000-square foot, 118-year-old Nichewaug Inn and Academy property off its books.

  • Ayer medical food company acquired for $64M

    Zachary Comeau November 13, 2017

    Ayer-based Cambrooke Therapeutics has been acquired by a Japanese amino acid-based product manufacturer for $64 million.

  • Senate passes Mass. healthcare bill

    State House News Service November 13, 2017

    A sweeping package of reforms that supporters said will fix broken elements of the state's health care system while saving consumers money passed the Senate after a 33-6 vote at midnight Thursday.

  • Harvard firm going on 43 years strong in solar industry

    Brad Kane November 13, 2017

    From designing the first house to export electricity onto the power grid, Solar Design Associates has worked on projects large and small as the industry has evolved in fits and starts.

  • DiNatale energizes Fitchburg's economy

    Salvatore Emma Jr. November 13, 2017

    His connection to the community is precisely why Mayor Stephen DiNatale has been so successful in his first years serving the community of Fitchburg.

  • Get Devens a proper workforce

    November 13, 2017

    Can Devens fulfill its promise as a place where Boston and Cambridge technological firms want to expand their manufacturing capabilities in a less costly, but still easily accessible location?

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Today's Poll

Should Massachusetts implement more private employee whistleblower protections?
Poll Description

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. 

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