Case Study: Rochester University achieves compliance protection and streamlined HR & payroll with Paycor

Rochester University Mitigates Compliance Risk and Modernizes their HR & Payroll Processes with Paycor

Rochester University, a Michigan-based institution that processed payroll in-house for nearly 60 years, faced mounting compliance risk and operational strain when its long-time payroll administrator retired. With an HR team of one, the university relied on manual data entry, lacked employee self-service and access to compliance expertise, and required the CFO to spend 2–3 hours each pay period verifying payroll accuracy.

By adopting Paycor’s integrated HR and payroll suite — including Paycor Time, the Mobile App and ACA filing — Rochester automated payroll, enabled employee mobile punching and self-service, and gained dedicated payroll, tax and compliance support. The result: error-free payroll with paygrid previews, seamless ACA reporting, streamlined scheduling and time-off management, and a 2–3 hour reduction in CFO payroll verification time, freeing staff to focus on strategic priorities.

Rochester University

Ginny May

Director of HR