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Some MTA workers getting overtime when they're off

For some MTA workers, relaxing on the beach comes with a delicious perk: overtime.

The agency is spending $34 million this year on "phantom" overtime paid to workers on vacation, out sick or on holiday, according to documents obtained by amNewYork. Workers on the bus division alone are benefiting from a $22-million windfall this year, MTA estimates show.

Since the 1990s, the transit...

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