The Legal Aid Society - Employment Law Center

“By resolution on 5/26/11 the Board of Directors ratified and confirmed that it had in the past and continued to delegate authority to the Executive Committee to act on its behalf in all matters except those specified in that resolution. At year-end 2015 the Executive Committee had 27 members.”

“The LAS-ELC 990 is prepared by the auditor, with information provided by the Finance Director and Chief Operating Officer. During the drafting process the 990 isreviewed by the Finance Director, Chief Operating Officer, and President. Uponcompletion of the final draft, the 990 is presented to the Audit Committee of theBoard for review, comment and approval and to the full Board. The Chief OperatingOfficer, Finance Director, and Finance Manager respond to any questions posed by Audit Committee members, and obtain the Committee's approval. The chair of the Audit Committee reports to the Board of Directors at the appropriate quarterly meeting regarding the substance and completion of the 990 filing.”

“Each director signs the following statement upon election to the Board. Signed statements are kept in the LAS-ELC offices.Adopted by the Board of Directors on July 30, 2009:We, the Directors of the Legal Aid Society Employment Law Center, resolve that no member of the Board of Directors shall participate in any discussion or vote on any matter in which he or she or a member of his or her immediate family has potential conflict of interest due to having material economic involvement regarding the matter being discussed. When such a situation presents itself, the director must announce his or her potential conflict, disqualify him or herself, and be excused from the meeting until discussion is over on the matter involved. The President or Chair of the meeting is expected to make inquiry if such conflict appears to exist and the board member has not made it known.”

“Refer to description in 15b of Compensation Committee process.”

“The LAS-ELC's Compensation Committee is comprised of at least three members of the Board of Directors who are not related to and not subject to the control of the individuals whose compensation the Committee reviews, and who are free of any relationship that would interfere with their exercise of independent judgment as a committee member. The committee annually reviews, approves and recommends to the Executive Committee the annual compensation levels, benefits and retirement programs of the President and other key individuals who are deemed to be Disqualified Persons. In order to establish reasonable compensation levels, the committee engages in the following process: Assesses the nature and scope of each position under its review. Considers factors which might be referenced in setting compensation for each individual in such positions; including for example, exceptional performance, additional duties, unique background, relevant experiences, personal skills, and particular abilities. The committee also considers the business challenges facing the organization that require the use of these or other attributes or skills. Obtains appropriate and comparable compensation market data, including data on the following: compensation of similarly situated organizations, both for-profit and tax-exempt, for functionally comparable positions nature and scope of benefits and retirement programs; the location of the organization; the availability of similar specialists in the geographic area; compensation surveys by recognized independent firms.The Committee documents the basis for its determination of reasonable compensation by including an assessment of the individual's contribution to the LAS-ELC, and the basis for determining that the individual's compensation was reasonable in light of that evaluation and the market data.”

“Financial statements are available upon request and on LAS-ELC's website.”