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Executive Order 8339

Authorizing the Civil Service Commission To Confer a Competitive Classified Civil-Service Status Upon Certain Employees Assigned to the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor

Signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on February 6, 1940.

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Signed recordFebruary 6, 1940

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Publication record5 FR 625

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Power & Politics, "Executive Order 8339: Authorizing the Civil Service Commission To Confer a Competitive Classified Civil-Service Status Upon Certain Employees Assigned to the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor," last checked Oct. 27, 2026, citing National Archives, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8339

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Power & Politics. (2026, October 27). Executive Order 8339: Authorizing the Civil Service Commission To Confer a Competitive Classified Civil-Service Status Upon Certain Employees Assigned to the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8339

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 8339: Authorizing the Civil Service Commission To Confer a Competitive Classified Civil-Service Status Upon Certain Employees Assigned to the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor." Last modified October 27, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8339.

BibTeX
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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 8339: Authorizing the Civil Service Commission To Confer a Competitive Classified Civil-Service Status Upon Certain Employees Assigned to the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8339}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-8339; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1940.html; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}
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Amends EO 6795, July 26, 1934

The National Archives records of later actions cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.

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