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  • Laddawn increasing sales through online design tool

    July 18, 2017

    Packaging materials manufacturer Laddawn is a few months into offering online product design services to customers, and so far, they're taking off and boosting business.

  • LCU assets reached $643M in 2016

    July 14, 2017

    Assets increased by almost 3 percent in 2016 at Leominster Credit Union, which is currently ranked as the 13th largest nonprofit financial institution in Massachusetts.

  • Broadband service coming to Princeton

    July 13, 2017

    Broadband internet access will be expanded to Princeton and four towns in Western Massachusetts following a grant to Charter Communications, Inc. from a semi-public institution.

  • Central Mass. doctors groups scooped up

    Emily Micucci July 12, 2017

    Large parent companies are moving in on Central Massachusetts doctors groups.

  • Local breweries among the country's fastest growing

    Laura Finaldi July 12, 2017

    Two Central Massachusetts breweries that increased production substantially over a four-year period were listed among the country's top regional breweries.

  • Fitchburg Kmart one of dozens closing in the U.S.

    July 10, 2017

    Several Kmart locations nationwide, including the store in Fitchburg, will close by early October, the company announced Friday.

  • EcoTarium, Antiquarian Society among eight to split $947K in cultural funding

    July 5, 2017

    Eight destinations in Central Massachusetts, including Old Sturbridge Village and Worcester's EcoTarium, were among those receiving funding from the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

  • The future of Atlantic Union College

    June 26, 2017

    Atlantic Union College in Lancaster is at an impasse, and it would be easy to predict the school will soon join the ranks of Central New England College of Technology and Worcester Junior College as institutes of higher learning forced to shut the…

  • Atlantic Union relying on faith in seeking college revival

    Grant Welker June 26, 2017

    At a time when many small schools have closed, been forced to merge or not expected to survive, Atlantic Union is trying to re-establish itself after shutting down classes for four years once it lost its accreditation and ability for students to use…

  • MBTA to study new ways to attract commuter rail riders

    June 22, 2017

    The MBTA is launching a study to look at the commuter rail system's needs and potential improvements in the years ahead.

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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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