She says she has backup accounts. SUggests it's just an accounting snafu.
...or maybe M.A.D.O.F.F. is her accountant.
And considering the stuff they're working on looks to be at least a little bit like the kind of stuff you'd see in Eureka ... I'm not even sure they deserve pay.
Yes, because when someone is hired to invent new technology for you, and they work on new technology for you, the last thing they deserve is compensation.