Quiksilver to lay off 155 more employees

Quiksilver Inc. has announced it will lay off 155 more workers, according to information disclosed to the California Employment Development Dept.

The company will lay off 35 workers by May 2, 115 workers by May 16, and another five by May 23, according to public documents. Those are in addition to another 115 layoffs already reported to the government. Altogether 270 jobs in Huntington Beach will be cut by Aug. 1.

Efforts to reach Quiksilver representatives for comment were unsuccessful.

The company had about 3,900 employees in the U.S. and Canada, with 9,600 worldwide, as of Oct. 31, 2007, according to filings with the federal Securities and Exchange Commission.