Judge orders former Elmhurst pre-school to reimburse employee retirement, health plans $43K

Summary:

On February 28, 2024, a default judgment was entered in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, against Elmhurst Academy of Early Learning Inc. and its owner, Colleen Odegaard, for failing to pay $22,758 in employee contributions to the Elmhurst Academy of Early Learning Simple IRA Plan and $10,282 in employee contributions to the Elmhurst Academy of Early Learning Health Plan between 2016-2021. The judgment requires Elmhurst Academy of Early Learning Inc. to remit a total of $44,305 to the plans, including lost opportunity costs, within 14 days. The default judgment was sought after the defendants failed to respond to the court or participate in the litigation despite several court orders to do so.