Jennifer Ann Abruzzo[1] is an American attorney and former government official who served as General Counsel at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from 2021 to 2025.
Abruzzo began her nearly 23-year career at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) as a field attorney in Miami, eventually rising to the position of Deputy General Counsel during the Obama administration.
[13] The confirmation of Abruzzo received support from unions, and she is expected to improve the investigative and enforcement capacity of NLRB lawyers by reversing budget cuts and staffing reductions implemented during the tenure of her predecessor,[11] as well as ratify actions taken by acting general counsel Peter Sung Ohr after Robb was fired.
[4] In October 2021, Abruzzo stated that employees who participated in Black Lives Matter protests were protected under federal labor law.
[16] The success of the Amazon Labor Union organizing drive at the company's JFK8 facility in Staten Island, New York has been attributed in part to Abruzzo's leadership at the NLRB.