2024-08-13T11:13:09-07:00 2023-12-31 870325228 HAYNIE & COMPANY 1785 WEST 2300 SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY UT 84119 990 2023-01-01 743003521 Equal Justice Center EQUA 5124740007 314 East Highland Mall Blvd 401 Austin TX 78752 William Beardall Executive Dir. 2024-08-13 true true William D Hamilton CPA P00749596 8019724800 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z William Beardall 1014412 false X www.EqualJusticeCenter.org X 2001 TX The Equal Justice Center's mission is to empower low-income workers, families, and communities so workers can achieve fair treatment in the workplace and in the justice system, regardless of their immigration status. Most significant activities consist of legal assistance and advocates for legal and economic fairness for low-income individuals and communities. 6 6 11 30 0 749612 633652 262099 377281 97 135 612 3344 1012420 1014412 0 0 835562 576106 0 3933 305491 319708 1141053 895814 -128633 118598 602571 321360 570158 170349 32413 151011 X The Equal Justice Center's mission is to empower low-income workers, families, and communities so workers can achieve fair treatment in the workplace and in the justice system, regardless of their immigration status. Most significant activities consist of legal assistance and advocates for legal and economic fairness for low-income individuals and communities. false false 480908 335447 EJCs Employment Justice representation of low-income working people has been quite successful in 2023, we recovered a total of $1,016,644 in employment judgments and settlements. This includes $694,974 in unpaid wages and damages recovered by clients who suffered unpaid wages, employment discrimination, workplace sexual assault, labor trafficking, and other employment violations. EJC also recovered from employer/defendants in these cases $321,671 in attorney fees which are critical to sustaining our ongoing legal aid operations. Most importantly our clients have been able to vindicate their dignity by standing up against injustice, enforcing rights that benefit all workers, and changing employers exploitative practices. 109676 23512 A uniquely specialized aspect of EJCs employment rights legal assistance consists of its Legal Aid for Survivors of Sexual Assault. In 2023, EJC continued to help survivors combat sexual assault and sexual harassment in the workplace, obtaining monetary and other legal remedies for victims and providing economic stability vital to their recovery. 76500 Every year, the EJC also helps strengthen the legal profession by cultivating a new generation of public service lawyers through the EJCs Transnational Worker Rights Clinic at the University of Texas Law School. 18226 18322 685310 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 1 0 false 11 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 6 6 false false false false false false false true true false true true true true true true false false true true false X X Bill Beardall 5124740007 314 East Highland Mall Blvd 401 Austin TX 78752 X Bill Beardall Executive Director 2.00 0.00 26220 0 0 Jerome Wesevich President 1.20 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Roman Ramos Board Member 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Michael Murphy Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Regina Hinojosa Board Member 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Malinda Gaul Sec/Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Albert Kaufman Board Member 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 26220 0 false false false 0 633652 633652 Program Service Revenue 377281 377281 377281 135 135 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other Income 3344 3344 3344 1014412 380760 0 0 0 0 26220 23638 2582 0 450131 405814 44317 0 63314 57081 6233 36441 32853 3588 0 0 0 0 0 0 82423 10692 71731 0 13647 10790 2517 340 0 0 160856 126252 34604 3839 2031 1808 0 0 3234 3234 0 659 659 3934 3934 Computer Operations 15495 1045 14450 Litigation 15355 13807 1548 Development & Outreach 10554 312 6649 3593 Miscellaneous 5788 5788 3924 995 2929 895814 685310 206571 3933 100220 205637 0 0 16667 17845 0 0 0 0 0 27688 19838 8509 7850 0 0 0 0 477175 90028 602571 321360 8256 1728 561902 168621 570158 170349 X -9442 136428 41855 14583 32413 151011 602571 321360 118598 X X false true X false false X 950784 1140059 1069730 749612 633652 4543837 0 0 950784 1140059 1069730 749612 633652 4543837 0 4543837 84 41 41 97 135 398 0 7980 4357 612 3344 16293 4560528 0.99630 0.99720 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 9882 2032 7850 17806 17806 7850 OTHER ASSET 2320 RIGHT OF USE ASSET 48806 SECURITY DEPOSIT 38902 90028 Accrued Payroll 11885 Client Trust 5705 LEASE COMMITMENTS - OPERATING LEASE 53328 Line of Credit 50953 Refundable Advance 46750 168621 1014412 1014412 1014412 895814 895814 895814 Form 990, Part III, Line 4d OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: A uniquely specialized aspect of EJCs employment rights legal assistance consists of its Legal Aid for Survivors of Sexual Assault. In 2023, EJC continued to help survivors combat sexual assault and sexual harassment in the workplace, obtaining monetary and other legal remedies for victims and providing economic stability vital to their recovery. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: The EJCs has also had profound ongoing success with the immigration legal aid we provide for working immigrants. EJC has also been at the forefront of developing new legal aid advocacy to obtain immigration relief under the new federal agency initiative, Deferred Action for Labor Enforcement (DALE), drawing on EJCs unique combination of expertise in both employment and immigration law. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Form 990 is reviewed and discussed at regularly scheduled board meetings. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy is provided to each board member, discussed at board meetings, and monitored through conflict checking functions within our electronic management system. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a Compensation process for top official with the assistance and consultation from the Access Justice System Foundation (TAJF), we gathered, reviewed and evaluated comparability data from several sources and adopted a multi-year compensation schedule compatible with similar organizations. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b Compensation process for top official with the assistance and consultation from the Access Justice System Foundation (TAJF), we gathered, reviewed and evaluated comparability data from several sources and adopted a multi-year compensation schedule compatible with similar organizations. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Made available upon request.