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Few people have read all 3,000-plus pages of the recently enacted Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (Act) and the ensuing Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, but no one doubts the compliance headaches these contentious pieces of legislation will present for human resource personnel for years to come. This article discusses the broad brushstroke requirements under the health care legislation which will go into effect on various dates over the next several years, and provides guidance for HR personnel to both understand and prepare for the changes ahead.