The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says it is suing Dillon Companies, which does business in Colorado as King Soopers, Inc., a large retail food company, for refusing to accommodate and unlawfully firing a receptionist at its company headquarters because of her bipolar condition.

According to the EEOC lawsuit, the employer refused to accommodate her need for sufficient time off to manage her bi-polar condition, and that she was discharged while on the fifth month of medical leave under the company’s 18-month medical leave policy, and that this was a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The company allegedly fired her for failing to report to work without permission.

The EEOC seeks monetary damages on behalf of the complainant, training on anti-discrimination laws, an injunction, posting of anti-discrimination notices at the work site and other injunctive relief.