Executive Order 8316 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 8316—Authorizing the Initial Appointment to a Certain Position in the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor, Without Compliance With the Civil Service Rules, and Revoking in Part Executive Order No. 8027 of December 23, 1938

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Wednesday, December 27, 1939

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1 min read (190 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.

This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1939-12-27, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Authorizing the Initial Appointment to a Certain Position in the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor, Without Compliance With the Civil Service Rules, and Revoking in Part Executive Order No. 8027 of December 23, 1938." 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

▪ 8027 of December 23, 1938, entitled "Authorizing Initial Appointments to Certain Executive and Policy Forming Positions in the Wage and Hour Division in the Department of Labor without Compliance with the Civil Service Rules" is hereby revoked in so far as it relates to the positions of Director of Regional Offices, and Chief of Policies and Standards Section.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

190

1,190 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 8316, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Dec 27, 1939). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-8316-authorizing-the-initial-appointment-certain-position-the-wage-and.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

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 requisite qualifications, the initial appointment to the position of Assistant to the Assistant Administrator in Charge of the Cooperation and Inspection Branch of the Wage and Hour Division in the Department of Labor may be effected without compliance with the competitive requirements of the Civil Service Rules: Provided , that the person so appointed shall not thereby acquire a competitive classified civil service status. Executive Order No. 8027 of December 23, 1938, entitled "Authorizing Initial Appointments to Certain Executive and Policy Forming Positions in the Wage and Hour Division in the Department of Labor without Compliance with the Civil Service Rules" is hereby revoked in so far as it relates to the positions of Director of Regional Offices, and Chief of Policies and Standards Section. This order is recommended by the Secretary of Labor. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, December 27, 1939.