Just to kill the debate, here's the math to prove it:
Assumptions for our example:
Salary: 52,000/year
Start Date: 11/7/2009
End Date: 2/24/2011 (just to show overlap over 3 years)
Total Weeks Worked: 34 weeks, total pay should equal 68,000.
Date.....Pay period.....Pay
2009
11/20.....11/7-11/119.....2,000
12/4.....11/20-12/3.....2,000
12/18.....12/4-12/17.....2,000
2010
1/1.....12/18-12/31 1925.93
1/15.....1/1-1/14
1/29.....1/15-1/28
2/12.....1/29-2/11
2/26.....2/12-2/25
3/12.....2/26- 3/11
3/26.....3/12-3/25
4/9......3/26-4/8
4/23.....4/9-4/22
5/7.......4/23-5/6
5/21.....5/7-5/20
6/4.....5/21-6/3
6/18.....6/4-6/17
7/2.......6/18-7/1
7/16.....7/2-7/15
7/30.....7/16-7/29
8/13.....7/30-8/12
8/27.....8/13-8/26
9/10....8/27-9/9
9/24.....9/10-9/23
10/8.....9/24-10/7
10/22.....10/8-10/21
11/5.......10/22-11/4
11/19......11/5-11/18
12/3.......11/19-12/2
12/17......12/3-12/16
12/31.....12/17-12/30
2011
1/14.....12/31-1/13 2,000
1/28.....1/14-1/27
2/11.....1/27-2/10
2/25.....2/11-2/24
Total 2009 Salary: 6,000
Total 2010 Salary: 52,000
Total 2011 Salary: 8,000
Total Salary over the employment: 66,000. Total salary owed: 68,000.
Of course your % will differ on salary.
I would certainly fight this. Best of luck.