422 U.S. 405 (1975) Cited 2,623 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that an employment policy cannot stand if another policy, "without a similarly undesirable racial effect, would also serve the employer's legitimate interest"
Holding that post judgment interest is mandatory, and noting that the “[f]ailure to award post[-]judgment interest would create an incentive for defendants to exploit the time value of money by frivolously appealing or otherwise delaying payment.”
Applying Mississippi law, court ruled that clerical mistakes made due to business practices precluded Allstate from denying coverage under its renewal policy
Holding that a court may award interest on the entire amount due "when a prior judgment consisting of both principal and accumulated interest is not paid"