Mr. Zirkin, the Baltimore County Democrat who heads the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee, told The Baltimore Sun that he thought his fellow lawmakers should support the compromise even if it didn't accomplish all they hoped.
Maryland 'sanctuary state' bill pulled →
"I don't pay everybody the same based on what their job is. I pay based on what they bring experience-wise, certainly not based on gender or anything else," said Sen. Robert A. Zirkin, Baltimore County Democrat. "I know that's OK under the bill, but 15 years later, if I don't have the records, how do I possibly defend that?"
Three-year lawsuit window could sink Maryland equal pay bill →
