Executive Order 6916—Amendment of Civil-Service Labor Regulation VIII to Permit Reinstatement Without Time Limit in Certain Cases

Clause (a), regulation VIII, of the civil-service regulations for appointment of unclassified laborers, is hereby amended to read as follows:

"(a) Unless otherwise provided hereinafter, an unclassified laborer may be reinstated only upon certificate of the Commission and upon requisition made within 1 year from the date of separation. In its discretion the Commission may authorize waiver of the 1-year limit herein prescribed under the following time limitations: 2 years where service has been 2 years but less than 3 years; 3 years where service has been 3 years but less than 4 years; 4 years where service has been 4 years but less than 5 years; and without time limit where service has been 5 years or more, provided that the applicant for reinstatement who has been separated for more than 5 years is otherwise eligible as set forth under the conditions of the Executive order of June 2, 1920, and provided, further, that he passes a thorough physical examination."

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

The White House,
December 7, 1934.