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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1934-12-07, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amendment of Civil-Service Labor Regulation VIII to Permit Reinstatement Without Time Limit in Certain Cases." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪Clause (a), regulation VIII, of the civil-service regulations for appointment of unclassified laborers, is hereby amended to read as follows: "(a) Unless otherwise provided hereinafter, an unclassified laborer may be reinstated only upon certificate of the Commission and upon requisition made within 1 year from the date of separation.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
170
1,031 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
25.8
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 6916, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dec 7, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6916-amendment-civil-service-labor-regulation-viii-permit-reinstatement.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Clause (a), regulation VIII, of the civil-service regulations for appointment of unclassified laborers, is hereby amended to read as follows: "(a) Unless otherwise provided hereinafter, an unclassified laborer may be reinstated only upon certificate of the Commission and upon requisition made within 1 year from the date of separation. In its discretion the Commission may authorize waiver of the 1-year limit herein prescribed under the following time limitations: 2 years where service has been 2 years but less than 3 years; 3 years where service has been 3 years but less than 4 years; 4 years where service has been 4 years but less than 5 years; and without time limit where service has been 5 years or more, provided that the applicant for reinstatement who has been separated for more than 5 years is otherwise eligible as set forth under the conditions of the Executive order of June 2, 1920, and provided, further, that he passes a thorough physical examination." FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, December 7, 1934.
