) (emphasis in original); Grassick v. Holder, No. 09-cv-00587, 2012 WL 1066691, at *3 (D.R.I. Mar. 28, 2012) (WPEA “protects certain federal employees from agency reprisals for whistleblowing activities”).
. . . We see no manner in which employees of a Commonwealth-affiliated utility company could be classified as federal employees under the Whistleblower Protection Act."); Grassick v. Holder, No. 09-cv-587-PB, 2012 WL 1066691, at *3 (D.R.I. Mar. 28, 2012) (Whistleblower Protection Act "protects certain federal employees from agency reprisals for whistleblowing activities"). D. Unfair and Deceptive Practices under M.G.L. c. 93A