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Bates said the rules allow sole proprietors to be counted both as employees as well as employers, a decision he said goes against established definitions under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, known as ERISA.

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Bates says it also runs counter to longstanding federal laws that govern workplace benefits.

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