NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, a laboratory contracted with the Department of Energy, has adopted a restructuring plan that requires a reduction in its current workforce, according to a WHRO report.

Specifically, WHRO reports that the laboratory is seeking a 7% reduction, which is rougly 65 workers. Workers who voluntarily resign will be offered up to $50,000 in severance pay, depending on the employees' performance and time spent at the lab.

The deadline to apply for voluntary separation is Aug. 26 — applicants have eight days to reconsider this decision. WHRO reports that the employee's skill set and the impact of their departure will be taken into consideration.

A plan for employee layoffs will be implemented by January if this goal isn't met,

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