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This executive order, signed by President Harry S Truman on 1945-08-21, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Revocation of Executive Order 9240 as Amended, Entitled "Regulations Relating to Overtime Compensation"." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: Evaluated against the Fifth Amendment, this action touches upon property or economic rights. An early statesman would insist upon strict adherence to due process of law and the constitutional guarantee that private holdings shall not be encumbered or taken for public purposes without just compensation and lawful process.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes, it is ordered that Executive Order No.
▪9240, as amended, entitled "Regulations Relating to Overtime Wage Compensation" is hereby revoked, effective as of the date of this order.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
51
304 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
11.2
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 9601, Harry S Truman (Aug 21, 1945). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9601-revocation-executive-order-9240-amended-entitled-regulations-relating.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes, it is ordered that Executive Order No. 9240, as amended, entitled "Regulations Relating to Overtime Wage Compensation" is hereby revoked, effective as of the date of this order. HARRY S. TRUMAN THE WHITE HOUSE, August 21, 1945
