In the Dec. 30 memo, a lawyer hired by Comcast, Miguel Estrada, urged Kenney to veto the legislation, saying it would violate employers' First Amendment right to ask about wage history. He also said there was no evidence that the legislation would narrow the wage gap. He attached alternative legislation that would essentially make it unlawful for an employer to discriminate in pay based on sex, but which lacked the specificity and penalties found in Greenlee's legislation.