my wife works in human resources here in germany, so its not exactly the US perspective but from what I've read the regulations are fairely similiar b/t EU and

my wife works in human resources here in germany, so its not exactly the US perspective but from what I've read the regulations are fairely similiar b/t EU and US. Anyway from what she's told me, there are #1 the stuff you mention i.e. lots of extra hassle, costs, and time concerns and if all the tons of paperwork is not filled out perfectly you can expect to pay heavy fines. Also there's the risks @gabriel34 mentions, and on top of all this there are (at least in germany) regulations that require you "prove" the foreign applicant is better than a german or if no germans available other eu applicants. There's a reason these companies have HR departments, it is a convoluted mess especially the legal side. I'd be interested to know what some of the US specific problems are if anyone knows?