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     611A.54 Amount of reparations. 

    Reparations shall equal economic loss except that: 

    (1) reparations shall be reduced to the extent that 
 economic loss is recouped from a collateral source or collateral 
 sources.  Where compensation is readily available to a claimant 
 from a collateral source, the claimant must take reasonable 
 steps to recoup from the collateral source before claiming 
 reparations; 

    (2) reparations shall be denied or reduced to the extent, 
 if any, that the board deems reasonable because of the 
 contributory misconduct of the claimant or of a victim through 
 whom the claimant claims; and 

    (3) reparations paid to all claimants suffering economic 
 loss as the result of the injury or death of any one victim 
 shall not exceed $50,000.  

    No employer may deny an employee an award of benefits based 
 on the employee's eligibility or potential eligibility for 
 reparations. 

    HIST: 1974 c 463 s 4; 1977 c 356 s 1; 1983 c 262 art 1 s 6; 
 1Sp1985 c 4 s 12; 1986 c 444; 1986 c 463 s 16; 1989 c 264 s 5 

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