(MCLEANSBORO, IL) — A Franklin County miner has filed a class action suit against Alliance Resource Partners and Hamilton County Coal after he says the company did not provide 60 day advance Worker Adjustment and Retraining or WARN Act notice that layoffs were coming. According to KFVS-TV, Carl Leeper said through his attorney that workers were given less than 24 hours notice of the layoffs. In the suit, Leeper is asking for back pay, restoration of benefits, and to recoup attorney’s fees, all of which are part of the WARN Act. On Friday, Feb. 5 Hamilton County Coal, LLC announced the temporary layoffs of around 200 employees.