Goins and Butler, who both continue to work at the veterans home, also say they were punished for speaking out after Patricia Simms, the acting administrator, allowed unauthorized people to care for a resident. The two state workers are seeking compensation of at least $50,000, as well as other fina
In the suit, two workers at the Anna Veterans' Home in far southern Illinois claim they received poor evaluations and were targets of harassment after filing complaints against the facility's acting director, Patricia Simms, who is named as a defendant with Duckworth.
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