Free Beacon Washington Free Beacon Staff

Brad Mete, a managing partner at Affinity Resources, a temporary staffing company, left, talks new recruiter Obed Blanco, right, through procedures on his first day at work at their Miami Lakes, Fla., office. Complying with the Affordable Care Act is costing small businesses like Mete's thousands of dollars that they didnít have to spend before the new regulations became law.