Veterans Affairs superiors allegedly punished employees?

The Office of Special Counsel is looking into allegations that Veterans Affairs superiors punished employees who tried to report patient mistreatment. Thirty-seven workers across the nation say managers retaliated against them, often by threatening to suspend them without pay or reassigning them to lesser jobs. The employees had gone to officials or the inspector general with stories about improper scheduling and coding procedures. One tried to blow the whistle on colleagues who used patient restraints, violating VA rules. These new complaints come on top of 49 others that the office is already investigating, for a total of 80 claims.