MOVIE REVIEW: Philadelphia

The homosexual Andrew has contracted AIDS but fears informing his firm about the disease. The firm's senior partner, Charles Wheeler assigns Andrew a case involving their most important client. Andrew begins diligently working on the case, but soon the lesions associated with AIDS are visible on his face. Wheeler abruptly removes Andrew from the case and fires him from the firm. Andrew believes he has been fired because of his illness and plans to fight the firm in court. But because of the firm's reputation, no lawyer in Philadelphia will risk handling his case. In desperation, Andrew hires Joe Miller, a black lawyer who advertises on television, mainly handling personal injury cases. Miller dislikes homosexuals but agrees to take the case for the money and exposure. The law firm partners lie, cover up their behavior, and attach Andy. Several characters also make derogatory comments about gay people, calling them disgusting. but the Film also humanizes people with a dreaded and stigmatized disease and has at its heart a message of love and acceptance of all people, regardless of sexual orientation or STD status.

The movie humanizing the homosexual discrimination. The scene where Andrew and Joe talking in the library about handicapped meaning earning capacity is impaired by age or physical mental deficiency or injury that relates to what Andrew has. That is classified as one of the special workers that are subject for Labor Code. The employer terminated Andrew for the cover up reason that he has an attitude and incompetent. Just like that. But the law says the employer should have a notice of charge and notice of dismissal. And that is subject to Illegal Dismissal. The presence of Negligence meaning the failure of a duty to exercise reasonable people should act. The employer broke the law the moment they carelessly fired Andrew. The scene where the judge enumerate such part of discrimination. Race, creed, color, religion and sexual orientation. Andrew undergone such humiliation verbally, innocently and unknowingly. Therefore, the employer is liable for Moral Damages. The part where the copy of complaint Andrew is working, is missing. It was Sabotage among employees, their process of firing Andrew. There is Exemplary Damages, are imposed by way of example or correction for the public good. Loss of Confidence arising from fraud or wilful breach of trust by employee of the trust reposed in him by his employer or his duly authorized representative is a just cause for termination of employment. Joe Miller won the case and the employers are liable for Back Pay ($140, 000), Mental Anguish / Humiliation ($100, 000) and Pubitive Damages ($4.7 M).