Payroll data that was recently released by the Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity revealed that the Ocean State may be in need of a new employee tracking system and additional workers, given that its existing staff pocketed more than $89 million in overtime during 2011. The figures showed that nine employees raked in over $100,000 in additional wages over the course of the year, in some cases more than doubling an employee's earnings, according to the Ocean State Current.

Stella Adeniyi, a nurse for the Behavioral Healthcare, Development, Disabilities & Hospitals, was a top overtime earner in 2011, the Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity reported. On top of her $97,460 annual salary, Adeniyi brought in $172,398 in premium rates for working more than 40 hours in a single workweek.

Adeniyi wasn't the only staff member of the department to cash in on overtime earnings. Collectively, employees earned an additional $20 million, the data showed.

When government organizations are paying workers far beyond their allocated salaries, there is often a push to install better regulatory measures. This ensures that taxpayer dollars aren't being spent inappropriately or being used to pad the pay of overworked employees. Installing a timeclock and payroll processing system in tandem can prevent these issues because they can be set to alert department heads if an individual's overtime exceeds permitted limits.

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