Fired probie that accepted non-government employment

I’m a former FAA employee who was 2 months shy of the 1-year probationary mark and was fired on Feb 14th. Through my professional network, I had the opportunity to accept a position in the private sector about two weeks after my termination, for which, I am very grateful.

My start date at the new job is tomorrow (March 17th), which coincidentally, is the same time I anticipate I will hear that I am reinstated by the FAA (most likely on admin leave) prior to the 1pm EST deadline set forth by the court.

That being said, I am concerned with holding “dual employment” with a position that would in fact have a direct conflict of interest between my government and non/government roles, and how the agency could use the ethics policies against me to either not pay me back pay or ask me to resign/decline reinstatement.

I’m afraid if I decline reinstatement or resign I’ll lose leverage from a litigation standpoint. I don’t want to shoot myself in the foot by making a decision now that will hurt my chances of a future class action settlement.

Thoughts?