A federal court in Texas temporarily blocks the US government's ban on noncompete agreements that was set to take effect September 4 (Andrea Hsu/NPR)

Andrea Hsu / NPR: A federal court in Texas temporarily blocks the US government's ban on noncompete agreements that was set to take effect September 4  —  A federal court in Texas has partially blocked the government's ban on noncompete agreements that was set to take effect September 4.

A federal court in Texas temporarily blocks the US government's ban on noncompete agreements that was set to take effect September 4 (Andrea Hsu/NPR)

Andrea Hsu / NPR:
A federal court in Texas temporarily blocks the US government's ban on noncompete agreements that was set to take effect September 4  —  A federal court in Texas has partially blocked the government's ban on noncompete agreements that was set to take effect September 4.