Suspension of the Eight-Hour Law as to Laborers and Mechanics Employed by the Department of the Interior on Public Work Essential to the National Defense

Signed by Harry S. Truman on Aug 29, 1951.

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Vote Files. "Executive Order 10282: Suspension of the Eight-Hour Law as to Laborers and Mechanics Employed by the Department of the Interior on Public Work Essential to the National Defense." Last modified September 24, 2026. Accessed September 26, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-10282.

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  author       = {{Vote Files}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 10282: Suspension of the Eight-Hour Law as to Laborers and Mechanics Employed by the Department of the Interior on Public Work Essential to the National Defense}},
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  howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-10282}},
  note         = {Citation ID eo-10282; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1951.html; last checked 2026-09-24; accessed 2026-09-26}
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Supersedes EO 9360, July 7, 1943; EO 9368, August 9, 1943

Amended by EO 10416, December 2, 1952

Note See Public Law 94-412 (90 Stat. 1255; 50 U.S.C. 1601), which terminates, effective September 14, 1978, all powers and authorities, except those expressly cited, possessed by the President and/or other Federal officials as a result of any declaration of a national emergency in effect on September 14, 1976.

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