Executive Order 7963 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)
Executive Order 7963—Authorizing Initial Appointments to Certain Executive Positions in the Wage and Hour Division in the Department of Labor Without Compliance With the Civil Service Rules
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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1938-08-29, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing Initial Appointments to Certain Executive Positions in the Wage and Hour Division in the Department of Labor Without Compliance With the Civil Service Rules." 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
▪Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Authorizing Initial Appointments to Certain Executive Positions in the Wage and Hour Division in the Department of Labor Without Compliance With the Civil Service Rules.
Exec. Order No. 7963, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aug 29, 1938). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-7963-authorizing-initial-appointments-certain-executive-positions-the-wage.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the provisions of paragraph EIGHTH of subdivision SECOND of Section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403, 404), it is hereby ordered that, subject to the establishment before the Civil Service Commission of the requisite qualifications in each case, initial appointments to the positions of General Counsel, Deputy Administrator, Assistant Administrator in Charge of Compliance, Assistant Administrator in Charge of Wage and Hour Standards, and Assistant Administrator in Charge of Public Relations, of the Wage and Hour Division in the Department of Labor may be effected by the Administrator of said Wage and Hour Division without compliance with the competitive requirements of the Civil Service Rules: Provided , that persons so appointed shall not thereby acquire a competitive classified civil-service status. This order is recommended by the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division in the Department of Labor. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, August 29, 1938.
