A biracial woman who worked for a prominent restaurateur in Knoxville has filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against her employer after allegedly experiencing racial slurs.
She worked as an assistant manager and general manager for 40 years at Copper Cellar Restaurant Group, which operates 20 locations across East Tennessee.
On September 15, Tammy Dawn Waller, 63, filed a civil lawsuit against restaurateur Mike Chase, 79, and Copper Cellar Corporation…