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Tuesday Aug 02, 2016
August 2 The Hatch Act Enacted
Tuesday Aug 02, 2016
Tuesday Aug 02, 2016
On this day in Labor History the year was 1939. That was the day that the Hatch Act was enacted. The law was named after Senator Carl Hatch, a Democratic Senator from New Mexico. The Hatch Act limits political activity by federal employees. One of the reasons the law was passed was due to allegations of corruption by the Works Progress Administration.
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