One state government entity is getting an up-close and personal look at the challenges posed by the laws it must enforce. Ironically, the Utah Anti-discrimination and Labor Division (UALD), the state agency charged with enforcing the state’s employment discrimination laws, now has been accused of committing employment discrimination and retaliation itself.

In a lawsuit filed recently in Utah federal court, a former UALD claims investigator says she was subjected to discrimination and sexual harassment along with other female employees. She also alleges the UALD retaliated against her by terminating her employment after she registered her complaints.

According to the filed court complaint, the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) considered the matter and decided there was reasonable cause to believe that the UALD violated the law in its conduct towards the plaintiff. The case will now play out in federal court.