Leland Applies for a Position as a Fundraiser in the Alumni

Leland applies for a position as a fundraiser in the Alumni Relations Department of Wayne College.During the interview,he mentions to Callie,the director of the Alumni Relations Department,that his wife has just been diagnosed with leukemia.In spite of Leland having eight years of fundraising experience,he is denied the job.Which of the following holds true in this case?

A) Leland has an associational discrimination claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act because disabled employees or applicants associated with disabled individuals have more rights to a job than do nondisabled applicants.
B) Leland does not have an associational discrimination claim as he is not the one with a disability.
C) Leland does not have an associational discrimination claim as he is not yet an employee of Wayne College.
D) Leland has an associational discrimination claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act if he can prove that the employer assumed his performance would be impaired because of his association with a disabled person.