A Manhattan federal judge has denied Bloomberg LP’s motion to stay a class action lawsuit as the business media giant lobbies the U.S. Court of Appeals for permission to appeal orders certifying two classes in the case.

U.S. District Judge Denise Cote of the Southern District of New York wrote that Bloomberg alleges only a “vague reputational harm,” and not irreparable harm, if the class action suit, focused on analytics representatives’ unpaid overtime, were to proceed to the class-notice stage while the company petitions the Second Circuit to hear its appeal.