Rio Gonzalez is an associate in the Miami office of K&L Gates and is a member of the labor, employment, and workplace safety practice group. His practice focuses on defending employers in the full spectrum of labor and employment matters, including employment discrimination, wage and hour violations, harassment claims, and wrongful discharge disputes before state and federal courts as well as before administrative agencies. Mr. Gonzalez provides solutions in day-to-day employment counseling, advises clients with respect to their employee handbooks and personnel policies to ensure compliance with state and federal law, and assists with workplace investigations.
Additionally, Mr. Gonzalez maintains a commercial litigation practice, representing companies in breach of contract and trade secret disputes, among others. He also supports the firm’s corporate immigration practice by providing counsel to multinational corporations and foreign nationals on all major employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant visa categories, family-based permanent resident applications, and immigration compliance.