No. Both federal and state “Human Rights Laws” protect those who complain about discriminatory treatment from retaliation. Legally prohibited retaliation occurs when an employee experiences backlash in the workplace because she previously complained about discriminatory treatment, such as sexual harassment, pregnancy discrimination, or for being paid less than a male co-worker performing comparable work. Once an employee notifies her company that she’s being treated differently because of her sex (or because of race, age, disability, sexual orientation, or another legally-protected classification), a company must investigate and rectify the discriminatory treatment, and may not punish the employee for complaining of the illegal workplace inequality.