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Trump administration ordered to temporarily reinstate nearly 6,000 fired USDA workers

By Emily Hallas
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The Trump administration was ordered Wednesday to temporarily reinstate thousands of probationary U.S. Department of Agriculture employees. 

At the request of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, the directive was issued by Cathy Harris, the chairwoman of the Merit Systems Protection Board, an independent federal agency. Under the new order, the fired workers can return to their jobs for 45 days during the OSC’s investigation.

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