Executive Order 9248 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9248—Amending Executive Order No. 9240 Entitled "Regulations Relating to Overtime Wage Compensation"

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Thursday, September 17, 1942

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1 min read (165 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 1942-09-17, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 9240 Entitled "Regulations Relating to Overtime Wage Compensation"." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes, it is ordered that Section V of Executive Order No.

▪ 9240 of September 9, 1942, entitled "Regulations Relating to Overtime Wage Compensation", be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: "All Federal departments and agencies affected by this order shall refer to the Secretary of Labor for determination, questions of interpretation and application arising hereunder.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants

Total Words

165

1,032 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

22.7

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

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Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9248, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Sep 17, 1942). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9248-amending-executive-order-no-9240-entitled-regulations-relating.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes, it is ordered that Section V of Executive Order No. 9240 of September 9, 1942, entitled "Regulations Relating to Overtime Wage Compensation", be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: "All Federal departments and agencies affected by this order shall refer to the Secretary of Labor for determination, questions of interpretation and application arising hereunder. In any industry or occupation in which the Secretary finds that a wage stabilization agreement approved by a Government department or agency is operating satisfactorily, or in any industry or occupation in which the Secretary finds that the nature and exigencies of operations make such action necessary or advisable for the successful prosecution of the war, the Secretary may determine that any or all of the provisions of this order shall not apply to such industry or occupation or to any classes of employees therein." FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, September 17, 1942.