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Ariella Kupetz

Associate


Los Angeles

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Ariella Kupetz is an associate in the Los Angeles office, where she represents employers in all areas of labor and employment. Ariella also advises employers in compliance and preventative strategies, including providing advice on the status of changing laws, employer policies and procedures, employment and severance agreements, and drafting and updating employee handbooks.

Ariella earned her B.A. from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and her J.D. from U.C. Hastings College of the Law.  

While in law school, Ariella served as an extern to the Honorable Paul L. Abrams of the United States District Court. Ariella received significant hands-on experience in litigation and employment law, participating in the UC Hastings Workers’ Rights and Wage Claim Clinics. During law school, Ariella competed on the nationally-ranked Moot Court Team and served as the Executive Notes Editor of the Constitutional Law Quarterly.  

Recent Experience

Experience

  • Defeated class certification in wage and hour case where employees sought millions of dollars in damages for a security company’s alleged failure to compensate for all hours worked, including overtime and vested vacation time; to grant rest and meal breaks; and to provide accurate wage statements.  

Credentials

Education

  • J.D., 2020, University of California, Hastings College of the Law
  • B.A., 2016, University of Michigan

Bar Admissions

  • California

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Recognitions

  • Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch (2025)

Affiliations

Professional Activities

  • Member, California Young Lawyers Association
  • Member, California Lawyers Association Privacy Law

Community Activities

  • Member, Bet Tzedek New Leadership Council

Insights

  • Insights

    10/17/24

    California Court Expands Tools for Invalidating Arbitration Agreements: 3 Steps Employers Can Take Now

    Ariella Kupetz, Serineh Terzyan, Harrison Thorne

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  • Insights

    05/02/24

    How Will Psychedelics Impact the Workplace as Therapeutic Treatment Gains Popularity? 4 Things Employers Should Know

    Nazanin Afshar, Nicole Kamm, Ariella Kupetz, Lisa Nagele-Piazza

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  • Insights

    03/20/24

    What California Employers Need to Know About New Leave Rights for Reproductive Loss: Your 5-Step Compliance Guide

    Nazanin Afshar, Ariella Kupetz, Todd B. Scherwin

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  • Publication

    03/11/24

    California Attorneys Provide Compliance Guide on the State’s New Leave Rights for Reproductive Loss

    Nazanin Afshar, Ariella Kupetz, Todd B. Scherwin

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  • Insights

    02/01/24

    New Year, New Employment Protections for Cannabis Consumption in California: A 3-Step Guide for Employers

    Nazanin Afshar, Ariella Kupetz, Todd B. Scherwin

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  • Insights

    12/05/22

    Top 10 Workplace Law Updates from November 2022

    Steven M. Bernstein, James S. Bradbury, Melissa Camire, Janet M. Himmel, Ariella Kupetz, Emily N. Litzinger, Eleanor F. Miller, Joshua D. Nadreau, George A. Reeves III, Todd B. Scherwin, Craig P. Siegenthaler, Lauren M. Sobaski

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  • Insights

    12/01/22

    The Los Angeles Fair Work Week Ordinance – 10 Key Points Retail Employers Need to Know

    Ariella Kupetz, Todd B. Scherwin

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  • Insights

    11/08/22

    The Top 14 Workplace Law Stories from October 2022

    Alba V. Aviles, Steven M. Bernstein, Dennis C. Cuneo, Patrick M. Dalin, Scott Fanning, Alyssa Graf, Jason A. Geller, Alexa Greenbaum, Edward F. Harold, Nicole Kamm, Ariella Kupetz, Aymara Ledezma, Todd A. Lyon, Eleanor F. Miller, Hannah Sweiss, A. Kevin Troutman, Jeremy F. Wood

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  • News

    10/28/22

    Fisher Phillips Attorneys Pen Key Chapters in “California Employment Law” Treatise

    Todd B. Scherwin, Andrew J. Hoag, Ariella Kupetz, Nazanin Afshar

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  • Insights

    10/17/22

    What Employers Need to Know About California’s Updated COVID-19 ‘Close Contact’ Definition

    Alyssa Graf, Ariella Kupetz, Hannah Sweiss

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