Karen J.

VanderWerff

• Partner

My advice to an employer has to be more than simply “correct” according to the letter of the law. It also has to take into account numerous other factors, including the human element – a company’s comfort level with implementing legal advice that may look perfectly good on paper but still isn’t a good fit. I take the time to learn and understand our clients, so that I can give them practical, actionable options.  

Karen VanderWerff focuses her practice on employment and occupational health and safety (OSHA) law. She counsels employers, large and small, on labor and policy matters – including state and federal health and safety compliance, charges of discrimination and employee misconduct. A former forensic scientist, Karen also has unique experience assisting businesses that have experienced a catastrophic or fatal event, and in conducting workplace investigations in the event of alleged harassment or discrimination.