Armendariz v. Found. Health Psychcare Servs., Inc

In Armendariz v. Found. Health Psychcare Servs., Inc., 24 Cal. 4th 83, 99 Cal. Rptr. 2d 745, 6 P.3d 669, 696 (Cal. 2000), the court applied its illegal contract provision severability analysis to unconscionable provisions of an arbitration agreement. 6 P.3d at 695-96. The Armendariz court did not look solely to see if the central purpose of the employment arbitration agreement was illegal or unconscionable. The court noted that employment arbitrations may be valid if they meet certain requirements, id. at 674, but invalidated the entire agreement due to the unlawful provisions' inability to be severed. Id. at 696-97.