The Stabilization Act of 1942 (), formally entitled "An Act to Amend the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, to Aid in Preventing Inflation, and for Other Purposes," and sometimes referred to as the "Inflation Control Act", was an
act of Congress
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that amended the
Emergency Price Control Act of 1942
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The Act authorized and directed the
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to issue an order stabilizing prices, wages and salaries to the levels they had had as of September 15, 1942,
[ and to issue additional regulations related to the Act. The Act excluded from stabilization "insurance and pension benefits in a reasonable amount to be determined by the President".
The Act also extended the expiration date of the Emergency Price Control Act by a year, to June 30, 1944.]Franklin Roosevelt
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issued Executive Order
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no. 9250, fixing wages and salaries in accordance with the Act, and establishing the Office of Economic Stabilization The Office of Economic Stabilization was established within the United States Office for Emergency Management on October 3, 1942, pursuant to the Stabilization Act of 1942, as a means to control inflation during World War II through regulations on ...
. On April 8, 1943, President Franklin Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9328 which was a hold the line on further increases in prices affecting the cost of living and increases in wages and salaries with the exception where there were substandard living conditions. On September 25, 1943, President Franklin Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9381 directing the National War Labor Board to stabilize salary and wages per annum paid by any United States employer.
One consequence of the wage stabilization under the Act was that employers, unable to provide higher salaries to attract or retain employees, began to offer insurance
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plans, including health care packages, as a fringe benefit
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, thereby beginning the practice of employer-sponsored health insurance.
Economic Stabilization Extension
Stabilization Extension Act of 1944 extended the price controls and economic stabilization authorities established by the Emergency Price Control and Stabilization Acts for the duration to June 30, 1945. The S. 1764 legislation
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was passed by the 78th U.S. Congressional session and enacted into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 30, 1944.
See also
* George W. Taylor
* Office of Price Administration
The Office of Price Administration (OPA) was established within the Office for Emergency Management of the United States government by Executive Order 8875 on August 28, 1941. The functions of the OPA were originally to control money (price contr ...
* Wage Stabilization Board
References
External links
Executive Order no. 9250
October 3, 1942
1942 in American law
1942 in the United States
77th United States Congress
United States federal legislation
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