Florence CK, LLC, a Comfort Keepers franchisee providing in-home caregiving in Florence, agreed to pay $324,200 and furnish other relief to resolve a discrimination charge filed with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced. In its charge investigation, the EEOC found reasonable cause to believe that the company, which provides services across South Carolina, discriminated against a new employee attending orientation in November 2023, violating four different federal anti-discrimination laws. During orientation, the employee notified Comfort Keepers of her pregnancy and the company instructed her to obtain medical clearance. The EEOC found reasonable cause to believe that when the employee then notified the company of a pregnancy-related limitation, the company failed to accommodate and eventually fired her although the employee could perform the essential functions of the position with or without a reasonable accommodation.