Tatum v. Labor & Industry Review Commission

Beverly Tatum (Tatum) appeals two orders of the trial court dismissing her claims of race and handicap discrimination against her employer, FDL Foods, Inc. (FDL). FDL cross-appeals those parts of the orders denying its request for reasonable attorney fees. Because the trial court correctly held that the Labor and Industry Review Commission's (LIRC) findings were supported by substantial evidence, and because the court correctly declined to award FDL attorney fees for Tatum's arguably frivolous race discrimination claim, we affirm the trial court.

Tatum worked for FDL and its predecessor…