Should I be concerned that my new employer has a pay structure that uses both biweekly wage checks and weekly reimbursement checks to equal my $20/hr?

The biweekly paychecks will be for a base salary of $11 per hour. Then, the weekly reimbursement stipends in the set amount of $360. Which equals out to the $20 an hour. They call the reimbursement a weekly housing and travel allowance. I just want to make sure that this is an okay practice before I get in too deep with this job. Its a great opportunity and will look great on a future resume, so I would like it to work out. At the same time, I am worried about the legality as I have never heard of this before.

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