Boston Scientific starts planned layoffs of workers

Boston Scientific Corp., which recently said it will eliminate 2,300 jobs worldwide, has begun letting workers go. But both the Natick medical device maker and the state have declined to say how many of the cuts are being made in Massachusetts. The state Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development rejected a written request from the Globe to release records related to the cuts, saying it promised to keep the data confidential. Spokeswoman Linnea Walsh declined to say why the state made the promise. Walsh said the agency is working with the company's outplacement firm to help workers who lose their jobs, but declined to name the firm. (Todd Wallack)


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