Biden Nominates Jennifer Abruzzo to serve as NLRB General Counsel

On February 17, 2021, the White House announced that President Biden has nominated Jennifer Abruzzo to serve as the next General Counsel (GC) of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Ms. Abruzzo, who currently serves as special counsel for strategic initiatives with the Communications Workers of America, was a long-time career NLRB employee who eventually served as Deputy GC under former Democratic GC Richard Griffin. Ms. Abruzzo served as Acting GC after GC Griffin's term expired and until former Trump-appointee Peter Robb became GC in November 2017.