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Executive Order 9290
Suspension of Eight-Hour Law as to Laborers and Mechanics Employed by the War Department on Public Works Within the United States
Signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on December 28, 1942.
Later revoked or supersededThe Federal Register edition of the order.
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Power & Politics. (2026, October 26). Executive Order 9290: Suspension of Eight-Hour Law as to Laborers and Mechanics Employed by the War Department on Public Works Within the United States [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 27, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-9290
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author = {{Power & Politics}},
title = {{Executive Order 9290: Suspension of Eight-Hour Law as to Laborers and Mechanics Employed by the War Department on Public Works Within the United States}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-9290}},
note = {Reference number eo-9290; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1942.html; last checked October 26, 2026; accessed October 27, 2026}
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Superseded by
EO 9898, October 14, 1947
See
Proc. 2352, September 8, 1939; Proc. 2487, May 27, 1941
The National Archives records of later actions cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.