1. An employee, or an employee’s dependents, shall not be entitled to benefits under this chapter ifthe employee or the employee’s dependents have initiated a judicial proceeding or acontested case or other similar proceeding for the same injury, disability,or death pursuant tothe laws of another state or country concerning workers’ compensation, and the employee or the employee’s dependents receive benefits following final resolution of the proceeding pursuant to a settlement, judgment, or award. 2. If an employee, or an employee’s dependents, initiate a judicial proceeding or a contested case or other similar proceeding for benefits pursuant to the laws of another state or country concerning workers’ compensation, any proceeding initiated by an employee, or an employee’s dependents, for workers’ compensation benefits under this chapter for the same injury, disability, or death shall be stayed, without prejudice, pending resolution of the out-of-state claim for benefits. 3. Ifbenefitsare paid under thischapter and were payable, at any time, for thesame injury, disability, or death pursuant to the laws of another state or country concerning workers’ compensation, the employer shall have a credit toward the benefitspayableunder this chapter for any benefits paid in another state or country. Benefits paid in another state or country constitute weekly compensation benefits for the purposes of sections 10A.315 and 85.26.
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