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Back to Episodes“Community Health: A Call for Transparency” by LauraC
Description
In early 2024, I brought an employment claim against a former employer concerning unpaid work.
Following information provided by my former employer, Community Health became involved and supported decisions excluding me from EA Global and some local EA events. These decisions were made before I was asked for my account.
I subsequently provided Community Health with my account, relevant context and supporting evidence, but was told that this did not change the decision. I was not given a clear explanation of the process followed or the reasons for the exclusion.
The court ultimately ruled in my favour. I was paid for the work I had completed and received compensation, including for my legal costs.
Since then, however, Community Health has not, to my knowledge, confirmed whether it has reviewed its position, whether information previously shared with event organisers has been corrected, or whether any remaining exclusions have been lifted.
I am sharing this not to relitigate the employment claim or ask readers to decide who was right about every aspect of it. My present concern is the separate question of transparency about Community Health's processes and how information was assessed and communicated.
In particular, I would like clarification [...]
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First published:
September 22nd, 2026
Source:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/uP5oDajgqt8jL7Rkt/community-health-a-call-for-transparency
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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.