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  • 101: Out-of-area recruiting

    Susan Shalhoub October 2, 2017

    There are many reasons not to limit a company recruiting effort to local potential employees.

  • Mass. looks to retain its solar power status

    Grant Welker October 2, 2017

    Overcoming its latitude and climate disadvantages compared to other states, Massachusetts has become a national leader in solar energy production, largely thanks to state incentive programs, which are due to make a major transition next year.

  • AMSC buys Washington cryo company for $4M

    September 27, 2017

    Global energy solutions provider AMSC has acquired a Washington cryo-cooling company for $3.75 million, the company announced Tuesday.

  • Product repair technicians want legislative help

    State House News Serivce September 27, 2017

    Like auto mechanics a few years ago, technicians who fix everything from iPhones to MRI scanners are feeling squeezed by equipment manufacturers.

  • Boost Fitness opens in Fitchburg

    Zachary Comeau September 26, 2017

    Boost Fitness has opened its eighth location, at 130 Water St. in Fitchburg in a 18,000-square-foot space previously occupied by the grocery store.

  • Business group says Mass. transportation needs independent review

    State House News Service September 26, 2017

    The state needs a new blueprint to address its transportation infrastructure, which faces new threats and remains in problematic condition despite major investments in recent years.

  • Woman indicted for stealing $30K from nonprofit

    Zachary Comeau September 22, 2017

    A Wayland woman and former treasurer at a Royalston nonprofit has been indicted for stealing $30,000 from the organization.

  • Food Hub has served as incubator for 16 tenants

    Grant Welker September 22, 2017

    In little more than a year, the Worcester Regional Food Hub in Shrewsbury has attracted 16 tenants.

  • MassDOT to build new Worcester location

    Zachary Comeau September 21, 2017

    A Waltham construction company and a Groton architecture firm have been chosen to build a 78,000-square-foot state Department of Transportation building in Worcester.

  • Fidelity Bank, Colonial Co-operative announce $870M merger

    Zachary Comeau September 19, 2017

    Leominster-based Fidelity Bank and Gardner-based Colonial Co-operative Bank will merge to create a financial institution with assets of $870 million.

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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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