"The Norwegian government violated Minnesota's equal-pay laws by paying a female former employee $30,000 less than a male counterpart, a federal judge has ruled. In a 191-page decision issued Wednesday, Norway was also ordered to pay Ellen Ewald $170,594 — double her lost wages — plus $100,000 for emotional distress, the Star Tribune reported. U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson of St. Paul also ruled that Norway must pay $1,000 to Minnesota's general fund for violating the state's Human Rights Act." - rønin

more and more i am tempted to move my family to Minnesota. main drawback is the winters they have, cos my wife cannot abide deep cold and snow. - Big Joe Silenced

Wow. It is shocking that Norway did something abroad they wouldn't do at home. - Spidra Webster

That duality is at the heart of Norwegian culture, Spidra. Behave at home, but anything goes abroad. That's why we go to Syden; it's a break from behaving like decent human beings. - Eivind

"Behave at home, but anything goes abroad." Did Jenny know this before you snared her? - Mark H

Probably not :) - Eivind