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Payroll Compliance Hub, Inc.200 W. Madison Street, Suite 2410
Chicago, IL 60606
United States
§ 01 Continuing-education provider for U.S. payroll professionals
Payroll, taught precisely.
Payroll Compliance Hub is a Chicago training company helping payroll managers, HR generalists, and accounting firms keep up with wage-and-hour law, multi-state tax obligations, and the regulations that change without warning. We are practitioners first; we still calculate gross-to-net every other week.
§ 02 · The Hub, in figures
A small faculty. Lots of cohorts.
- 14,200 Professionals trained Since the first cohort, 2016
- 26+ Live cohorts each year FPC, CPP & bootcamps
- 32/50 U.S. states with active alumni Plus DC and Puerto Rico
- 94% First-time CPP pass rate Industry average: 64%
We were founded in 2016 by a handful of certified payroll professionals who got tired of generic HR training. Curriculum is aligned with the American Payroll Association's Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Statement, and continuing-education credit is accepted by the IRS, SHRM, HRCI, and the APA.
§ 03 · Course catalog
Six programs. Built for practitioners.
Every course is taught by a current or former payroll professional and earns continuing-education credit accepted by the IRS, SHRM, HRCI, and the APA. Tuition includes the live sessions, recordings, materials, and a CE certificate on completion.
- PCH-101 Online · Live cohort 32 hrs Cohort 26-B · June 03
FPC Exam Preparation
Eight-week intensive aligned to the APA Fundamental Payroll Certification body of knowledge. Covers wage calculation, withholding, fringe benefits, and recordkeeping.
- PCH-201 Online · Live cohort 48 hrs Cohort 26-C · September 09
CPP Exam Preparation
Twelve weeks for senior payroll professionals sitting for the Certified Payroll Professional examination. Includes practice exams and a final readiness review.
- PCH-310 On-site · Chicago 24 hrs July 21 — 23
Multi-State Payroll Bootcamp
Three-day intensive on running payroll across multiple state jurisdictions: SUTA dumping, reciprocity, local tax mapping, and remote-worker withholding.
- PCH-330 Self-paced 18 hrs Always open
Wage & Hour Compliance Track
Six modules on the Fair Labor Standards Act, state wage-and-hour overlays, exemption tests, regular rate calculations, and audit-ready timekeeping.
- PCH-450 Webinar 1.5 ea. Q2 · June 12
Quarterly Regulatory Update
A live ninety-minute briefing each quarter covering federal and state changes that affect payroll. Includes a written digest and CE certificate.
- PCH-900 On-site · Custom — scoped By appointment
Custom On-Site Training
Curriculum built for in-house payroll, HR, and accounting teams. Engagements scoped against your processes; delivered at your offices or ours.
Group rates begin at five seats · Custom curricula by inquiry · Talk to enrollments →
§ 04 · Regulatory tracker
We watch the Federal Register, so you can sleep through the comment period.
- 2026.05.01 IL Chicago paid-leave ordinance phase-in: revised accrual schedule. State
- 2026.04.18 DOL Updated Form WH-347 (federal contractor weekly statement). Federal
- 2026.04.04 IRS Notice 2026-21: per-diem rates for high-cost localities. Federal
- 2026.03.27 CA Sacramento expands wage-theft enforcement; record-keeping update. State
The tracker reproduces a small sample of the items issued each month. Hub students receive the full digest by mail every Monday.
§ 05 · Faculty
Practitioners who still run payroll.
Every program is taught by someone who has lived the calendar. Faculty are paid as faculty — not as salespeople — and we keep the roster small for the same reason a good university does.
- No. 01 / 04
Daniela R. Vasquez, CPP
Lead Faculty · Wage & Hour
Twelve years running multi-state payroll for a Fortune 500 manufacturer. Curriculum chair since 2019.
- No. 02 / 04
Marcus Sharpe, Esq.
Faculty · Federal Compliance
Former DOL Wage & Hour Division investigator. Practices employment law in Chicago.
- No. 03 / 04
Junko Takahashi, FPC
Faculty · Operations & Process
Built and ran shared-services payroll for two regional banks. Teaches process design.
- No. 04 / 04
Eli O'Donnell, MBA
Faculty · Multi-State & Remote
Twenty-state remote workforce. Every garnishment edge case you can imagine.
§ 06 · Contact & enrollments
Reach the registrar.
Enrollment opens four weeks before each cohort and closes when the seats are filled. We answer correspondence within one business day. We do not send marketing follow-ups.
200 W. Madison Street, Suite 2410
Chicago, IL 60606
United States
Enrollments
- Course catalog enroll@payrollcompliancehub.com
- Cohort & group seats cohorts@payrollcompliancehub.com
- Telephone +1 (312) 555-0148
Hours
Monday through Friday, 8 to 6 Central. The registrar's desk is closed on federal holidays and on the Friday following Thanksgiving. Enrollment confirmations are sent automatically within ten minutes.