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Court: Fidelity investment advisers not covered by federal whistleblower law
By adamg - 2/3/12 - 5:56 pmA federal appeals court today tossed a lawsuit by two people working for a Fidelity subscontractor who alleged they were fired for bringing up possible accounting irregularities, because a federal law intended to protect the public from securities fraud is limited to employees of companies that are publicly traded.
Editors are so passe
By adamg - 1/28/12 - 10:00 amSome educational publishing startup in the South Station area is looking for people who can hire and supervise writers and take charge of the company's content in their subject areas. You know, content leaders. Also, among the job requirements:
Incredible work output, like a force of nature, or like The Beast from X-Men.
Harvard libraries steal page from BPL: Announce transformational change and, oh, yeah, layoffs
By adamg - 1/19/12 - 11:29 pmLibrarians at the world's second largest private library system learned today they're now playing musical chairs. At a "town hall" meeting on the U's plans to build the 21st century library, workers learned some of them will no longer be needed, although which ones were not announced, according to the chatter on #hlth on Twitter and a report by Library Journal.
Some may recall that BPL officials made similar statements about entering the 21st century even as they proposed cutting branches and services.
Keystone XL was not an American jobs bonanza
By Anonymous - 12/24/11 - 2:09 pm
Read more here from author Brad Johnson, a Boston native, who writes about climate and public policy for ThinkProgress.
East Boston clammers ready suit against Massport, fuel company over clam-killing oil spill at Logan
By adamg - 12/22/11 - 10:04 amThe East Boston Times-Free Press reports on efforts by clammers for compensation for lost wages caused when a large spill at the airport last year that caused the death of clams in beds around the airport.
State unemployment rate holds steady, remains well below national average
By adamg - 11/17/11 - 9:15 amThe state Office of Labor and Workforce Development reports preliminary October numbers show a statewide unemployment rate of 7.3%, compared to the national average of 9%.
Massachusetts employers reported adding a total of 10,800 jobs last month, the state says. The reason this is not reflected in the unemployment rate is because the state uses two different surveys for each - it samples households to determine the unemployment rate and surveys business owners to determine the total number of jobs.
State Street tower evacuated due to water leak
By adamg - 11/14/11 - 12:25 pmThe Boston Fire Department reports firefighters had to evacuate all 38 stories of 60 State St. when a second-floor leak sent water flowing into the building's electrical system in the basement.
The building normally has 2,300 or so workers on a weekday, the department says, adding the evacuation went smoothly.
At least they're not asking for urine samples
By adamg - 9/15/11 - 7:28 amBrookline considers requiring people who operate ice-cream trucks to supply fingerprints, Wicked Local Brookline reports.
For second day in a row, news comes out of cutbacks by major local employer
By adamg - 7/21/11 - 8:10 amYesterday it was State Street. Today it's Fidelity.
Kids with disabilities could get caught in contract dispute between city, bus drivers
By adamg - 6/27/11 - 12:22 pmThe Herald reports Boston school-bus drivers could strike as soon as school gets out tomorrow, which could leave kids in year-round programs for students with disabilities could be left on the sidewalk.
The article doesn't explain why members of Local 8751 might want to strike. For that, you need to look at the union Web site.
