Chapter 16, titled “Challenges Facing Compensation Professionals,” covers more pertinent issues than included in the seventh edition. This chapter informs students that there is much more to consider besides the fundamentals of compensation design that are detailed in Chapters 1 through 15. Chapter 16 also addresses seven key issues among many that will shape the work of compensation and benefits professionals in the future: Fallout from the “Great Recession” Underemployment: Implications for compensation Executive compensation Rising wages in China Challenges in health care reform Workforce demographic shifts Marriage between same-sex individuals and the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act Chapter 7 adds a section on pay policy mix, which is a key element that compensation professionals must consider when designing market competitive pay systems. Chapter 2 describes the main provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. All chapters have been thoroughly revised to describe current statistics and issues of importance for compensation professionals. The Building Strategic Compensation Systems case is now available online in MyManagementLab and includes the CompAnalysis Software necessary to complete sections of the project. The software is compatible with Windows and Mac platforms.