Fired workers return to federal agencies — but are put on paid leave

(The Hill) -- As a result of recent court orders, federal employees are returning to their jobs — but are being put on paid leave.A spokesperson for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) told The Hill that as a result of a court restraining order, it was rescinding the terminations of 419 employees.The spokesperson said that these employees are “mostly in an administrative leave status.”The Hill also obtained a notice that the Commerce Department sent to a staffer it had fi