NEW YORK - A new report on Metropolitan Transportation Authority overtime shows large work load and out of date rules have contributed to a surge in employee pay.  

An independent report says overtime across the agency hit $1.3 billion last year. 

New York City Transit, which operates the city's subways and buses, saw a 16 percent increase in overtime last year, to nearly $900 million.

The report says the Subway Action Plan is partly to blame since it relies on workers to put in extra hours. 

It also cited an MTA rule allowing subway workers overtime for time spent traveling back to where they started their shift. 

To crack down on overtime, the agency started installing biometric time keeping devices in place of paper and punch cards.