2024-11-15T19:44:29-05:00 2023-12-31 842087320 WERNER & COMPANY INC 9587 ARROW ROUTE SUITE G RANCHO CUCAMONGA CA 91730 990 2023-01-01 261077468 THE WAGE JUSTICE CENTER WAGE 2132738400 8605 SANTA MONICA BLVD SUITE 70081 WEST HOLLYWOOD CA 90069 TANIA MILLAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2132738400 2024-11-15 true false JEFF L WERNER P00532715 9097273076 2024-11-15 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z TANIA MILLAN 8605 SANTA MONICA BLVD SUITE 70081 WEST HOLLYWOOD CA 90069 1034074 false X WWW.WAGEJUSTICE.ORG X 2007 CA THE WAGE JUSTICE CENTER PROVIDES LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO LOW-INCOME WORKERS AND EXTENSIVE LEGAL INFORMATION AND CONSULTATION ABOUT RECOVERY OF UNPAID WAGES. THE CENTER ALSO PROVIDES EDUCATION AND MATERIALS REGARDING WAGE RIGHTS TO LOW-INCOME WORKERS, ADVOCATES, AND OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS. 3 3 7 2 0 449451 724923 199187 307717 135 1210 2136 224 650909 1034074 0 0 376601 507778 0 31228 128433 226896 505034 734674 145875 299400 2350515 1969709 751555 71349 1598960 1898360 X THE WAGE JUSTICE CENTER PROVIDES LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO LOW-INCOME WORKERS AND EXTENSIVE LEGAL INFORMATION AND CONSULTATION ABOUT RECOVERY OF UNPAID WAGES. THE CENTER ALSO PROVIDES EDUCATION AND MATERIALS REGARDING WAGE RIGHTS TO LOW-INCOME WORKERS, ADVOCATES, AND OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS. false false 123273 DEFEND WORKERS' RIGHTS IN CALFORNIA THE WAGE JUSTICE CENTER (WJC) PROVIDES CRITICAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW- WAGE WORKERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED WAGE THEFT, A FORM OF EXPLOITATION WHERE EMPLOYERS FAIL TO PAY WORKERS FOR ALL EARNED WAGES. AS CALIFORNIA'S ONLY NONPROFIT SPECIALIZING IN JUDGMENT ENFORCEMENT, WJC OFFERS FREE LEGAL REPRESENTATION, FOCUSING ON WORKERS WHO LACK ACCESS TO LEGAL SUPPORT. LEVERAGING INNOVATIVE LEGAL STRATEGIES-INCLUDING COMMERCIAL COLLECTION TOOLS-WJC HOLDS EXPLOITATIVE EMPLOYERS ACCOUNTABLE AND SEEKS TO RECOVER UNPAID WAGES FOR WORKERS ACROSS DIVERSE SECTORS. WJC COLLABORATES CLOSELY WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INCLUDING DAY LABOR CENTERS, TO EXTEND OUR SERVICES AND ENSURE COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT FOR WAGE THEFT VICTIMS. ADDITIONALLY, WJC EDUCATES WORKERS ON THEIR RIGHTS AND PROVIDES TRAINING FOR LEGAL ADVOCATES, ORGANIZERS, AND COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS IN APPLYING CORPORATE COLLECTIONS LAW TO ADDRESS WAGE THEFT. OUR WORK NOT ONLY HELPS SECURE COMPENSATION FOR INDIVIDUAL WORKERS BUT ALSO ADVANCES BROADER ACCOUNTABILITY IN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES STATEWIDE. WJC HAS RECOVERED APPROXIMATELY 20.7 MILLION IN BACK WAGES FOR ABOUT 6,687 WORKERS IN OUR 16 YEAR HISTORY. 52831 DAY LABORER PROJECT THE WAGE JUSTICE CENTER PROVIDES SPECIALIZED LEGAL SERVICES FOR DAY LABORERS WHO EXPERIENCED WAGE THEFT. CALIFORNIA LAW PROVIDES A TOOL REFERRED TO AS A "MECHANICS LIEN", WHICH ALLOWS A LABORER TO PLACE A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY ON WHICH THEY WORKED AND WERE NOT PAID FOR THEIR LABOR. WE RECORD MECHANIC'S LIENS AND USE OTHER SPECIALIZED CONSTRUCTION LAW REMEDIES TO COLLECT UNPAID WAGES FOR DAY LABORERS AND CONSTRUCTION WORKERS. WE'VE RETURNED ABOUT 370,000 IN BACK WAGES TO ABOUT 309 DAY LABORERS, IN THE ELEVEN YEARS SINCE WE'VE PIONEERED USE OF THIS LEGAL STRATEGY FOR DAY LABORERS AND ONCSTRUCTION WORKERS. 480119 WAGES FOR RENT PROJECT THIS PROJECT FOCUSES ON THE TIE BETWEEN SUDDEN FINANCIAL LOSS AND HOUSING INSECURITY. THE WAGE JUSTICE CENTER PROVIDED LEGAL SERVICES, EDUCATION AND CONDUCTED OUTREACH GEARED TOWARD PREVENTING WAGE THEFT AND PROMOTING WAGE RECOVERY TO HOUSING INSECURE AND HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS. THROUGH THIS WORK WJC SUPPORTED INDIVIDUALS IN AVOIDING OR OVERCOMING HOMELESSNESS THROUGH EDUCATION AND LEGAL SERVICES TO RECOVER UNPAID WAGES. WE OUTREACHED TO OVER 500 INDIVIDUALS, 25 COMMUNITY SERVICES PROVIDERS, AND PROVIDED SERVICES TO OVER 50 WORKERS. 656223 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 3 0 true 7 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 3 3 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false true false false CA X TANIA MILLAN 2132738400 8605 SANTA MONICA BLVD SUITE 70081 WEST HOLLYWOOD CA 90069 FRANCISCO COVARRUBIAS BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL MORRISON TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PAMELA CHANDRAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TANIA MILLAN EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 150010 0 0 150010 1 false true false 695396 29527 724923 LEGAL FEES 213806 213806 CY PRESS AWARDS 93911 93911 307717 1210 1210 OTHER INCOME 224 224 224 1034074 307941 1210 150010 106988 22088 20934 268118 268118 56881 49522 4346 3013 32769 28675 2729 1365 20512 11723 8193 596 270 270 4395 4337 58 26445 20264 3590 2591 35592 30870 3113 1609 1231 1227 4 3410 3089 214 107 3775 3409 244 122 SUBGRANTEES 100000 100000 RESEARCH SERVICES 9317 9317 TELECOMMUNICATIONS 6813 5827 657 329 PAYROLL FEES 4421 3849 381 191 10715 9008 1606 101 734674 656223 47223 31228 1257201 1296816 200810 452020 145092 174092 3468 5275 38321 30342 11389 7979 732555 33527 2350515 1969709 22641 40411 728914 30938 751555 71349 X 1598960 1748946 149414 1598960 1898360 2350515 1969709 299400 X false true X true false X 664653 646246 423757 449451 724923 2909030 108268 136940 547627 201323 307941 1302099 772921 783186 971384 650774 1032864 4211129 4211129 251 152 40 135 1210 1788 251 152 40 135 1210 1788 773172 783338 971424 650909 1034074 4212917 0.99960 0.99980 0.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 38321 30342 7979 7979 CLIENT TRUST LIABILITY 25659 LEASE LIABILITY 5279 30938 1037874 3800 3800 1034074 1034074 738474 3800 3800 734674 734674 X false false false false false false false false false TANIA MILLAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 150010 150010 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE WAGE JUSTICE CENTER PROVIDES LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO LOW-INCOME WORKERS AND EXTENSIVE LEGAL INFORMATION AND CONSULTATION ABOUT RECOVERY OF UNPAID WAGES. THE CENTER ALSO PROVIDES EDUCATION AND MATERIALS REGARDING WAGE RIGHTS TO LOW-INCOME WORKERS, ADVOCATES, AND OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A DEFEND WORKERS' RIGHTS IN CALFORNIA THE WAGE JUSTICE CENTER (WJC) PROVIDES CRITICAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW- WAGE WORKERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED WAGE THEFT, A FORM OF EXPLOITATION WHERE EMPLOYERS FAIL TO PAY WORKERS FOR ALL EARNED WAGES. AS CALIFORNIA'S ONLY NONPROFIT SPECIALIZING IN JUDGMENT ENFORCEMENT, WJC OFFERS FREE LEGAL REPRESENTATION, FOCUSING ON WORKERS WHO LACK ACCESS TO LEGAL SUPPORT. LEVERAGING INNOVATIVE LEGAL STRATEGIES-INCLUDING COMMERCIAL COLLECTION TOOLS-WJC HOLDS EXPLOITATIVE EMPLOYERS ACCOUNTABLE AND SEEKS TO RECOVER UNPAID WAGES FOR WORKERS ACROSS DIVERSE SECTORS. WJC COLLABORATES CLOSELY WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INCLUDING DAY LABOR CENTERS, TO EXTEND OUR SERVICES AND ENSURE COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT FOR WAGE THEFT VICTIMS. ADDITIONALLY, WJC EDUCATES WORKERS ON THEIR RIGHTS AND PROVIDES TRAINING FOR LEGAL ADVOCATES, ORGANIZERS, AND COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS IN APPLYING CORPORATE COLLECTIONS LAW TO ADDRESS WAGE THEFT. OUR WORK NOT ONLY HELPS SECURE COMPENSATION FOR INDIVIDUAL WORKERS BUT ALSO ADVANCES BROADER ACCOUNTABILITY IN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES STATEWIDE. WJC HAS RECOVERED APPROXIMATELY 20.7 MILLION IN BACK WAGES FOR ABOUT 6,687 WORKERS IN OUR 16 YEAR HISTORY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED A COMPLETE COPY OF FORM 990 TO ALL MEMBERS OF ITS GOVERNING BODY VIA EMAIL FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE CENTER HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AS PART OF ITS BYLAWS. THE CENTER MONITORS THE POLICY BY REQUIRING THE BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE BOARD HAS THE AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT HEARINGS AND INVESTIGATIONS TO ANY SUSPECTED CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD. COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVES AT SIMILIAR ORGANIZATIONS IS USED TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FORM 990 AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE AT THE CENTER OFFICES UPON REQUEST DURING BUSINESS HOURS.