Cooksey v. Alliance Bank

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION HEATHER COOKSEY, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 1:20-CV-219-SNLJ ) ALLIANCE BANK, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Plaintiff Heather Cooksey brought this lawsuit against defendant Alliance Bank, alleging retaliation under the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (“EPSLA”). Defendant has moved to dismiss, and the motion has been fully briefed and is ready for disposition. I. Factual Background For the purposes of this motion to dismiss, the facts alleged in the complaint are presumed true. In the spring of 2020,…