Bangura v. Vita Surgical Group, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ASHMATU BANGURA, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 23-2987 (TJK) VITA SURGICAL GROUP, LLC et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER Ashmatu Bangura, a former employee of Vita Surgical Group, LLC, sued her employer and Dr. Henok Araya, her boss, for unpaid overtime wages and backpay. Defendants move to compel arbitration and to dismiss the case, pointing to an agreement that required Bangura to ar- bitrate her employment-related claims. The parties disagree as to whether Bangura’s threshold challenges to the agreement to arbitrate are…