Dad, labor lawyer, GW Law adjunct prof, patriot, pannapictagraphist, he/his. W&M Law/Brandeis alum, first gen college. Opinions are my own and not the views of my employers. www.fredbjacob.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/fredbjacob.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/fredbjacob.bsky.social/post/3mu3l2khmas2ySome professional news. https://www.nlrb.gov/news-outreach/news-story/fred-b-jacob-appointed-chief-counsel-to-board-member-david-m-prouty27 Aug 2026 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:ebruwkyvav2nwmtqedu3ob7m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3l2khmas2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/fredbjacob.bsky.social/post/3mpljigx6722tNow that we've had a couple of days with Slaughter, some thoughts to build on my article, Zones of Independence at the NLRB after Humphrey's Executor. (Read it here! https://ssrn.com/abstract=6338079)(1/7)01 Jul 2026 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:ebruwkyvav2nwmtqedu3ob7m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpljigx6722thttps://bsky.app/profile/fredbjacob.bsky.social/post/3mpgqq54fkk2zWhile we’re all digesting the implications of Trump v. Slaughter, I offer my article, “Zones of Independence at the National Labor Relations Board after Humphrey’s Executor” as a glimmer of comfort for NLRB adjudication.29 Jun 2026 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:ebruwkyvav2nwmtqedu3ob7m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpgqq54fkk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/fredbjacob.bsky.social/post/3mov4llyrls2wThe great @erincarroll.bsky.social getting a shout out! [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jun 2026 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:ebruwkyvav2nwmtqedu3ob7m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mov4llyrls2whttps://bsky.app/profile/fredbjacob.bsky.social/post/3mo43ykkfmk2rSo thrilled that @jotwell.bsky.social published my review of @anyabernstein.bsky.social and Cristina Rodriquez's wonderful piece, "Working With Statutes." It's a love letter to civil servants, and I am here for it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Jun 2026 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:ebruwkyvav2nwmtqedu3ob7m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo43ykkfmk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/fredbjacob.bsky.social/post/3ml4mu42xlk2tIn 1989, I helped run the @brandeisuniversity.bsky.social comic-con, and the amazing comic artist Paul Smith contributed an illustration for our charity auction, which was raising money for adult literacy organizations.05 May 2026 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:ebruwkyvav2nwmtqedu3ob7m/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4mu42xlk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/fredbjacob.bsky.social/post/3migv3achkk2wIn celebration of the first night of Passover, I offer the CIO's 1945 comic book, "The Bible and the Working Man."01 Apr 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:ebruwkyvav2nwmtqedu3ob7m/app.bsky.feed.post/3migv3achkk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/fredbjacob.bsky.social/post/3mf2wuenczs2sI can’t wait to read the other contributions! Who doesn’t like tv and labor? [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Feb 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:ebruwkyvav2nwmtqedu3ob7m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf2wuenczs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/fredbjacob.bsky.social/post/3mf2ubsj42s2sI'm trilled to announce that my new article, "Zones of Independence at the National Labor Relations Board after Humphrey's Executor," is slated for publication in the Administrative Law Review this September.17 Feb 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:ebruwkyvav2nwmtqedu3ob7m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf2ubsj42s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/fredbjacob.bsky.social/post/3masvk2gbfk2lWhat's old is new again: As in 1948, hoping Santa loads your stockings with civil rights, full and fair employment, low-cost housing, lower prices, and fair labor laws. Happy holidays to you all!25 Dec 2025 13:37 +0000at://did:plc:ebruwkyvav2nwmtqedu3ob7m/app.bsky.feed.post/3masvk2gbfk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/fredbjacob.bsky.social/post/3m7ixqys57s2bWithout commenting on substance, the most surprising thing about attending argument in Trump v. Slaughter in person this morning was how short the bar line was to get in! Doesn’t everyone find admin law as exciting as I do? (Spring photo for algorithm.)08 Dec 2025 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:ebruwkyvav2nwmtqedu3ob7m/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7ixqys57s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/fredbjacob.bsky.social/post/3m7aotqhd722cThanks @emilysbremer.bsky.social, @beaubaumann.bsky.social, @jedshug.bsky.social, for dropping great papers in the last couple of days about Humphrey's Executor and administrative adjudication that perfectly fill those pesky "ADD CITE HERE" footnotes in my current article draft.05 Dec 2025 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:ebruwkyvav2nwmtqedu3ob7m/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7aotqhd722chttps://bsky.app/profile/fredbjacob.bsky.social/post/3m6mtsm4jhs2cFrom 1950 to today, we still strive for jobs we can be thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving to you all, and especially to the public servants who make the promise of a better life real for our country and its people every working day. (Image courtesy of the National Labor Service, AJC Archives).27 Nov 2025 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:ebruwkyvav2nwmtqedu3ob7m/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6mtsm4jhs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/fredbjacob.bsky.social/post/3m4gqsxsiik2bThat feeling when you're writing an article, have a great idea, then find someone who has reached the same conclusion, and you don't know whether that's good because it reinforces your point or bad because it might look like you're "borrowing" their idea... https://media.tenor.com/ZjJBxJecWC0AAAAC/what-whatever.gif?hh=378&ww=49830 Oct 2025 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:ebruwkyvav2nwmtqedu3ob7m/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4gqsxsiik2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/fredbjacob.bsky.social/post/3m3swvzcplc2dMore dissents like this please. Short, punchy, and to the point.22 Oct 2025 22:55 +0000at://did:plc:ebruwkyvav2nwmtqedu3ob7m/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3swvzcplc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/fredbjacob.bsky.social/post/3m3o7ztau5s2tLawyer and labor friends: Thursday! Thursday! Thursday! At the Thunderdome! "The Role of Unions and Labor-Management Relations in Promoting American Democracy"! Okay, not at the Thunderdome, but on Zoom! To register, email lerachicagochapter@gmail.com.21 Oct 2025 01:55 +0000at://did:plc:ebruwkyvav2nwmtqedu3ob7m/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3o7ztau5s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/fredbjacob.bsky.social/post/3ltox2gdqb22fSo excited to read this 1968 biography of Senator Robert Wagner, the legislative father of the New Deal. It arrived on my doorstep yesterday thanks to unionized federal postal workers, whose representation wouldn’t have been possible without Senator Wagner’s National Labor Relations Act…11 Jul 2025 13:26 +0000at://did:plc:ebruwkyvav2nwmtqedu3ob7m/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltox2gdqb22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/fredbjacob.bsky.social/post/3ltf5uwwcc22tIn 1958, NLRB Chair Boyd Leedom penned an article opposing judicializing administrative process by creating an Article III administrative court. Interesting stuff, given today’s debates. Far cooler, though, is that the NLRB library’s copy of the article is autographed! Leedom v. Kyne nerds unite!07 Jul 2025 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:ebruwkyvav2nwmtqedu3ob7m/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltf5uwwcc22thttps://bsky.app/profile/fredbjacob.bsky.social/post/3lsmhoapsis2dI don’t know who put these in the break room, but my dentist and I thank you.27 Jun 2025 20:20 +0000at://did:plc:ebruwkyvav2nwmtqedu3ob7m/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsmhoapsis2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/fredbjacob.bsky.social/post/3lqwurkzg7s23This is how union officials filed an anti-communist affidavit with the NLRB in 1954, in case you were wondering. If they didn’t, their union lost its right to file for NLRB election petitions or unfair labor practice charges.06 Jun 2025 12:51 +0000at://did:plc:ebruwkyvav2nwmtqedu3ob7m/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqwurkzg7s23https://bsky.app/profile/fredbjacob.bsky.social/post/3lqfcrahukc2qLabor law and NLRB stans, from the depths of the NLRB library, I bring you “Washington World” magazine’s September 1963 primer on the Labor Board. I like the headline, “NLRB bans unfairness by boss or worker.” Just doing our jobs, ma’am.30 May 2025 13:13 +0000at://did:plc:ebruwkyvav2nwmtqedu3ob7m/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqfcrahukc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/fredbjacob.bsky.social/post/3lptpu6hz7c2eProfessors friends who teach Labor and Constitutional Law, here’s your next exam question for *both* classes, courtesy of the Seattle Chief of Police, circa 1935. @charlottegarden.bsky.social @matthewtbodie.bsky.social @alvinvelazquez.bsky.social @patsobkowski.com @cincyannie.bsky.social23 May 2025 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:ebruwkyvav2nwmtqedu3ob7m/app.bsky.feed.post/3lptpu6hz7c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/fredbjacob.bsky.social/post/3lponlhc3ws22Adlaw nerds: contemporaneous coverage of Humphrey’s Executor, as found in a homemade scrapbook of labor unrest from 1935 tucked away in the NLRB library. @jedshug.bsky.social @emilysbremer.bsky.social @tphillips.bsky.social @kexelchabot.bsky.social @charlottegarden.bsky.social21 May 2025 12:55 +0000at://did:plc:ebruwkyvav2nwmtqedu3ob7m/app.bsky.feed.post/3lponlhc3ws22https://bsky.app/profile/fredbjacob.bsky.social/post/3loswzbduuk2jAs a 2L in law school, I wrote Justice Souter a fawning fan letter about his concurrence in a seminal free exercise case, Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye. Rather than ignore it, he actually responded—validating this young wannabe lawyer’s voice and encouraging me to keep speaking.10 May 2025 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:ebruwkyvav2nwmtqedu3ob7m/app.bsky.feed.post/3loswzbduuk2j