A federal judge told the Trump administration late Monday that fired probationary workers must be returned to their old jobs, not just placed on administrative leave, as many departments have been doing.

California-based U.S. District Judge William Alsup previously ordered the Trump administration to return the fired workers to their posts, writing Monday that simply placing them on administrative leave flouted his earlier order.

“The Court has read news reports that, in at least one agency, probationary employees are being rehired but then placed on administrative leave en masse. This is not allowed by the preliminary injunction, for it........

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