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The U.S. Department of Labor has reinstated approximately 120 employees who were previously facing termination under the Trump administration's workforce reductions. These probationary employees had been placed on administrative leave but have now been instructed to return to work. This reinstatement follows a directive from the Merit Systems Protection Board, which recently ordered the temporary reinstatement of nearly 6,000 probationary employees at the Department of Agriculture amid challenges to their dismissals. The American Federation of Government Employees, the largest federal employee union, welcomed the decision, emphasizing the importance of fair treatment for workers. Moving forward, other federal agencies may face pressure to reconsider recent workforce reductions and potentially reinstate affected employees.