Employees of a Rochester communications company who were designated “writers” but denied they performed the sort of creative work that would exempt them from overtime have persuaded a Western District judge to certify a class action against their employer.

Judge Charles Siragusa (See Profile) last week directed CGI Communications Inc., one of the top growth companies upstate, to promptly provide the plaintiffs’ counsel with contact information on potential class members and ordered the firm to conspicuously post notice of the case at all its offices.

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