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State workers' overtime up $50M in 2012; 4 of 10 top earners from LI

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli is shown in

Photo credit: Newsday / Audrey C. Tiernan | State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli is shown in this file photo. (Oct. 9, 2012)

ALBANY -- As the Cuomo administration tries to rein in costs, one element of state spending has grown dramatically in the past year: overtime pay.

Overtime paid to state employees jumped $50 million to $520 million in 2012 -- increasing 11 percent -- according to state records obtained through a Freedom of Information request.

Four of the top 10 earners work on Long Island.

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