From The Louisville Courier-Journal: Whistleblower wins $500K, says he reported things Bevin administration didn't want to hear
Berry Craig
By TOM LOFTUS
FRANKFORT — A Franklin County jury on Thursday awarded $500,000 in damages to a former Labor Cabinet employee who claimed he was fired in 2017 for reporting problems with an apprenticeship program promoted by Gov. Matt Bevin.
The jury awarded Michael Donta $133,500 for lost wages plus $366,500 in punitive damages in the whistleblower case.
"I feel vindicated. I told them all along they weren't doing things properly. It was a disservice to the people who were getting these apprenticeship certificates," Donta said after a four-day trial.