Andrew Beckett's ADA Claim

Here, we must determine if Andrew qualifies for an ADA claim. The initial consideration in an ADA claim analysis is whether or not the plaintiff has a major disability. In this case, Andy did not tell the firm of his illness. However, an employee in the firm noticed a small lesion on Andrew’s forehead, which in the time was clear indication of AIDS. Rather than further analyzing Beckett’s illness and making him reasonable accommodation, he was called in a meeting room and is fired from the firm. Here, the firm violates the ADA claim, as it requires the firm to modify his work schedule and make every possible arrangement once they knew he had AIDS. But instead, the firm fired him without giving him an adequate reason. The firm was not economically

The facts that supports he was discriminated because of his sexual orientation is that, the firm fired him on the ground of incompetence right after he was promoted. Since, Andrew never did anything significant offense after being promoted, firing him on the ground of incompetence did not make much sense in the eye of the law. Since, the law firm also denies firing him because of his contraction to AIDS, then the only possible reason for firing him could be Beckett’s sexual orientation. In the movie, Andrew even tells the whole court how the management team made homophobic jokes in the sauna which convinces him to not tell his employers that he was gay. As for the defenses for the law, they can use the Business Necessity claim. The movie depicts the time when there wasn’t any gay rights, and it was considered a sin by many people to be a gay. So, the firm might make a case by saying that many other employees’ felt uncomfortable and were complaining working alongside Andrew. But, in context of the modern society of today, that defense is not relevant in this case. But given the time frame of the movie, many people discriminated against the homosexual including the employers of Andrew