[codegeek]

Mostly because of 2 reasons:

1. They dont want to deal with complex legal, immigration and employment laws. If you are a US company, you can just deal with IRS and state laws.

2. They want you to be able to easily travel to headquarters if needed. Much easier if you are in the country.

The reality is that remote hiring is awesome but there are legal and HR related risks that most companies dont want to deal with.

[gwbas1c]

3: It's easier to work when everyone's working hours overlap

[quickthrower2]

Many countries share a time zone with the US

[kungtotte]

None of them are in Europe though...